Broadcast, Film & Music Africa 2013

Anastasia Mirzoyants-McKnight, PhD
Dr. Mirzoyants-McKnight is an Associate Director of Research at InterMedia Survey Institute, a Global Research and Evaluation Consulting Group. She holds a doctoral degree in Educational Sociolog more...

Ms Angela Ndambuki is the Chief Executive Officer of the Performers Rights Society of Kenya. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a performer in her own right in both audio and audiovisual works. She holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) more...

I have been with GlobeCast for eight years and worked on the news side and planning of large events, such as the broadcast base in Athens (for no- rights holders). Providing facilities, co-ordination of feeds at the World Cup in Germany, Winter Olymp more...

My name is Beatrice Ndung’u. I am the founder of a non-profit called Young Media Foundation and Sema Radio. YOUNG MEDIA FOUNDATION, is a non-profit organization in Kenya whose main mission is to give young people the tools and skills to more...

Prominent marketing specialist with over 14 years of experience in international leadership, senior positions in diverse sectors and now co-founder and director of Bmita Group.
A trusted advisor and marketing consultant to small businesses, who be more...

Chiaka Esther Orjiako is a film enthusiast with a special ability to manipulate a wide range of video cameras, post production software and a skilled social media and print media expert. Chiaka is also the full time Editor of Film Biz Africa Mag more...

 
‘Best-of-breed’ digital thinker, Christopher masters new situations with optimism and resourcefulness. He has excellent communication skills and approach the world with curiosity and openness. Unbeatable at discovering new poss more...

EDUCATION
 
MSc IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA(USC), LOS ANGELES USA
BSc (HONS) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (TELECOMMS) UNIVERSITY OF  NAIROBI, KENYA
 
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
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Derek works with organizations and professionals on improving the necessary soft skills, people branding, communication skills, and image which are crucial ingredients for success today. He calls these strategic communications tools – he works on more...

Ms Doreen Rukaria is a dedicated social worker and community media consultant with over 20 years experience in Media Advocacy and Development Communication. Her areas of special expertise include Community Media; Methodologies in Communications for Dev more...

EDDIE D. OKILA – Lead Consultant
The House of Talent very resourceful and higly competent with a lead consultant and Managing Director Mr. Eddie Okila,  who is a respected businessman with wealth of experience in marketing & commu more...

Current position :Chairman and CEO, TELE10 Group, Media and Communication Group, created in 1992 and present in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya: Satellite and Digital Terrestrial Pay-Tv, FM Radio and TV stations and IP CODE PLATFORM.
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The founder member of the organisation, also a stand up comic but has now ventured in mainstream production 

Consultant: Sport and Media in AfricaTouchSky Media LimitedJuly 2012 – Present, London, United KingdomA freelance consultant in Sport and Media in Africa, driving new African sports content onto air by linking broadcasters, production companies an more...

George Kimani has over 12yrs experience in the broadcast business in East Africa and continues to work and consult with broadcasters on content acquisition and revenue strategies in the digital environment. He is also now a digital migration consultant more...

Guillaume PIERRE, 42 ans, est directeur Afrique de Canal France International depuis l’été 2007.
Avec son équipe, il coordonne la politique de CFI sur l’Afrique, organise chaque année une centaine d&rsqu more...

Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, PhD, JD (Director and Lead Consultant). Dr. Rutenberg holds a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law (California, 2011) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology (2005). He is a Registered Attorney w more...

Jean Diop advises mainly Telecom, Media & High Technology companies internationally. He is also aleading advisor on digital transformation and mobile financial services, for a wide range of sectors,including; telecom, banking, retail, transport, and gov more...

My career in filmmaking benefited greatly from my background in advertising as Creative Director at McCann Erickson, of one of East Africa’s largest agencies, (1992 – December 1999) where I worked on high end commercials for clients such as more...

Julian comes from a music and radio background. As a music producer, music remixer and studio engineer, he has worked with Kenya's best artists, including, Jua Cali, Nonini, and Eric Wainaina.
Julian also has a successful career in radio progra more...

June Gachui is one of the few Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers in Kenya who has opted to specialize in entertainment and the creative industries. She currently serves as the General Manager of the collective management organization (CMO) in Kenya that i more...

Marie Lora-Mungai is a serial media entrepreneur, television producer, writer, and journalist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Buni Media, a multimedia company based in Nairobi, Kenya, and Los Angeles, California. Buni Media is the producer of The more...

Mr. Martin Khamala, is a Multimedia Specialist with extensive experience in animation production. A Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Nairobi, he left the profession, to co-found Mank and Tank limited, a Multimedia and Animation practic more...

Maurice Mwande Okoth is an Advocate of High Court of Kenya of over 10 years standing, a Certified Public Secretary (CPS) and an expert in the field of copyright and related rights. Mr. Okoth is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Music more...

African Media InitiativeKnight International Journalism FellowMeredith Beal is founder and chief executive officer of Lasting Value Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company based in Austin, Texas. In 2007, he was named Texas Broadcaster of the Year by more...

 
Michael Dearham SVP 'Cote Ouest Audiovisuel', Mauritius
Mr. Michael Dearham is Senior Vice President of the Cote Ouest Audiovisuel Group and General Manager of the Mauritian Office.
Mike's principal mandate is to oversee w more...

Nike Awoyinka is currently the interim Head of Marketing and International Development at Ravensbourne. In this role, she is responsible for all marketing, student recruitment and international development activities across the institution. Ravensbourne more...

Ogova Ondego is ‘a full time worshipper at the shrine of arts and culture’.
Currently the Managing Trustee and Creative Director of the Nairobi-based Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media festival, skill development programme and market more...

With over 25 years of work in the media and creative industries, Parminder brings considerable expertise in film and television production, film & media finance, business development in emerging markets, and developing high level strategy and policy more...

Paul is a director of Prescience and has worked in the media since leaving university 28 years ago. He has worked at Video Arts, (the world’s first audio/visual training company), Catalyst, (the world’s first audio-visual publishing company bac more...

Professor Dr. Pushkar Jha Dr Jha is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Strategic Management at Newcastle Business School and a PhD from Cass Business School- one of the top three business schools in the United Kingdom. Prior to his PhD Dr. Jha worked more...

Rachael Diang’a is a lecturer at the Department of Theatre Arts and Film Technology in Kenyatta University. She is the author of African Re-creation of Western Impressions: a Focus on the Kenyan Film (2011) and several academic papers on more...

Risper Muthamia is currently The Regional Manager; M-Net East Africa. In this role; she is responsible for all M-net’s business in East Africa including content creation, licensing, marketing and PR. Before her appointment to the current positio more...

Rodney Benn graduated in 1980, from the University of Cape Town, in Electronic Engineering, and very quickly moved on to Project Engineering and Programme Management, mostly in the Defence industry. He is the recipient of the Houwteq (Armscor) Chairman's more...

Rosemary Nyaole-Kowuor is a proactive computer literate individual with practical experience in marketing, research, teaching, curriculum development, programme monitoring/evaluation, e-learning facilitation and broadcast/film production. She&n more...

Conference Programme Director, Broadcast & Film Africa 2008
 
Russell Southwood is the Chief Executive, Balancing Act, a consultancy and online publishing company specialising in telecoms, Internet and broadcasting in Africa.< more...

Samuel Attah-Mensah is the Managing director of Omni Media Limited, a media outfit that manages Citi 97.3 Fm, www.citifmonline.com and the Weekend Globe Newspaper in Ghana. Samuel is also a fellow of the Aspen Leadership Institute.
Samuel h more...

Santos Okottah: Founder EzikiEziki.tvEziki TV is an online video provider held by Eziki limited. Eziki.TV focuses exclusively on professional video and live content and does not take on User Generated content directly as a viral video destination.Eziki more...

Advertising heavyweight Spero Patricios has been involved in the industry for over 30 years and has accumulated numerous awards including Loeries, London International, New York as well as Greek Businessman of the Year which was awarded by ex-South Af more...

Terryanne Chebet reports  on news and business stories from across the African Continent, interviewing Heads of State, Global Business leaders, Policy makers & Top CEO's. ??Among personalities. Her ultimate goal is to drive home the fact tha more...

Mr Themba Ndlwana is a founding director of Enter Afrika. Having pursued a career in IT, by completing a business IT degree and worked for a large bank in London. His passion and love for sport and its power for socio-economic development culminated i more...

Toni Kamau is a Kenyan trained filmmaker and an alumnus of the Mohamed Amin Foundation School for TV Production. As one of the cofounders of the award winning Kenyan based On Screen Productions Ltd, she has produced TV shows for Zuku and TV documentaries f more...