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TEFFEST 2020 RECAP
Through the pandemic, tourism and entertainment have been the most hit. As the world economy begins to open up again, the entertainment industry worldwide has been struggling to find its feet and stay afloat economically. So as an entertainment business festival, it is inevitable to ask the question “What next?” business wise. We hope to bring together some very needed resources to aid the entertainment industry getting back on its feet economically.
FOCUS POINT
Bringing to fore possibilities and incentives available recovering from the pandemic.
- Support tools towards combating the challenges as a result of the pandemic i.e HMOs, Covid Support.
- Reinstating the ecosystem that has survived in the business of entertainment i.e New jobs created in entertainment business as a result of the pandemic
- Comparing international practices to better the business of entertainment
- Highlighting the rise of New Media due to the pandemic. I.e Virtual Reality, E-commerce, Drive through Cinemas and Virtual concerts.
- With the fair, help showcase a network of businesses from entrepreneurs and entertainers
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Teffest 2020 Film seminar
Teffest 2020 Music Seminar
seminar speakers
ROBERTA ANNAN
ANNAN CAPTITAL PARTNERS
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Roberta Annan is The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) Supporter for the Creative
Economy, an award winning business woman with several leadership awards such as ‘20 under 40
Influential Business Leaders in Ghana’, ‘Feminine Ghana Achievement Award’, ‘Woman 2.1 Summit
Award’; 40 under 40 influential business leader in consulting; 100 Young Influential Africans; she was
the youngest African to be inducted into the African Leadership Hall of Fame and is part of the Young
Leaders Circle for Milken Institute and has been a member of Young Presidents Organization(YPO).
She is also a lifetime member of The Invest Africa Club.
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Roberta Annan is The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) Supporter for the Creative
Economy, an award winning business woman with several leadership awards such as ‘20 under 40
Influential Business Leaders in Ghana’, ‘Feminine Ghana Achievement Award’, ‘Woman 2.1 Summit
Award’; 40 under 40 influential business leader in consulting; 100 Young Influential Africans; she was
the youngest African to be inducted into the African Leadership Hall of Fame and is part of the Young
Leaders Circle for Milken Institute and has been a member of Young Presidents Organization(YPO).
She is also a lifetime member of The Invest Africa Club.
SAMAD DAVIS
PAN AFRICAN GROUP HOLDINGS
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Samad Davis is a U.S based entrepreneur, philanthropist and international film and television financier, content creator and distributor who has been working in various sectors across U.S. and Africa for well over a decade.
He has developed a very robust and influential business network across the United States, Africa, Europe, UAE, Asia and India, with a strong focus on developing business and trade opportunities between the U.S private sector and emerging markets in Africa. Through his various global relationships, he has been able to marry the various business sectors he’s involved in seamlessly. Merging Hollywood with content creation in Africa, content with brands & ad agencies, content & brands with his digital branding integration technology, and then ultimately merging it all with large scale television networks and or streaming platforms for global consumption.
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Samad Davis is a U.S based entrepreneur, philanthropist and international film and television financier, content creator and distributor who has been working in various sectors across U.S. and Africa for well over a decade.
He has developed a very robust and influential business network across the United States, Africa, Europe, UAE, Asia and India, with a strong focus on developing business and trade opportunities between the U.S private sector and emerging markets in Africa. Through his various global relationships, he has been able to marry the various business sectors he’s involved in seamlessly. Merging Hollywood with content creation in Africa, content with brands & ad agencies, content & brands with his digital branding integration technology, and then ultimately merging it all with large scale television networks and or streaming platforms for global consumption.
EMANUELE MORETTI
34 DEGREES FILM
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Italian producer Emanuele Moretti (Bite) recently launched LA and Rome-based
production and sales firm Motus Studios.
Out of the gate, Moretti has set up a strategic partnership with Ellen S. Wander’s Film
Bridge International to produce and sell movies together. On Motus’s sales slate will be
Trevor Donovan movie Hot Water and Engelbert Grech’s Caravaggio Heist.
Motus will co-produce and help finance Peter Greenaway’s upcoming movie Lucca
Mortis with Morgan Freeman and producer Kees Kasander, the new Johnny Martin
action movie written by Chad Law, Ring Of Fire, and Deep Six by Scott Windhauser.
Moretti, who was previously head of acquisitions at Phoenix Entertainment and CEO of Alberini Films, has produced genre movies including Bite and Deprivation, and served as an executive producer on Lindsay Lohan pic Among The Shadows. He is also a producer on Peter Greenaway’s feature "Walking To Paris", about the early life of acclaimed 20th Century sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
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Italian producer Emanuele Moretti (Bite) recently launched LA and Rome-based
production and sales firm Motus Studios.
Out of the gate, Moretti has set up a strategic partnership with Ellen S. Wander’s Film
Bridge International to produce and sell movies together. On Motus’s sales slate will be
Trevor Donovan movie Hot Water and Engelbert Grech’s Caravaggio Heist.
Motus will co-produce and help finance Peter Greenaway’s upcoming movie Lucca
Mortis with Morgan Freeman and producer Kees Kasander, the new Johnny Martin
action movie written by Chad Law, Ring Of Fire, and Deep Six by Scott Windhauser.
Moretti, who was previously head of acquisitions at Phoenix Entertainment and CEO of Alberini Films, has produced genre movies including Bite and Deprivation, and served as an executive producer on Lindsay Lohan pic Among The Shadows. He is also a producer on Peter Greenaway’s feature "Walking To Paris", about the early life of acclaimed 20th Century sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
MO ABUDU
EBONY LIFE MEDIA
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Mo Abudu launched EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first global black entertainment and lifestyle network, in
2013. Her primary goal for the channel was to create a more positive narrative around Africa. What
followed was a string of aspirational TV series to include Castle & Castle, Sons of the Caliphate and
The Governor amongst many others.
In her quest to change global perceptions about Africa, Abudu took the plunge into filmmaking with
the creation of EbonyLife Films in 2014. Producing several blockbusters to include: Fifty, The
Wedding Party, Chief Daddy, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel and in 2018, she executive produced Òlòtūré,
a feature film that exposes the shady business of human trafficking in Nigeria. This film premiered on
Netflix as a Netflix Original in October 2020
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Mo Abudu launched EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first global black entertainment and lifestyle network, in
2013. Her primary goal for the channel was to create a more positive narrative around Africa. What
followed was a string of aspirational TV series to include Castle & Castle, Sons of the Caliphate and
The Governor amongst many others.
In her quest to change global perceptions about Africa, Abudu took the plunge into filmmaking with
the creation of EbonyLife Films in 2014. Producing several blockbusters to include: Fifty, The
Wedding Party, Chief Daddy, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel and in 2018, she executive produced Òlòtūré,
a feature film that exposes the shady business of human trafficking in Nigeria. This film premiered on
Netflix as a Netflix Original in October 2020
LAVERN THOMAS
TALENT EXCHANGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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General Manager at Talent Exchange and Infrastructure is a Business Development Executive with Experience in Employment Law and Human Resources.
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General Manager at Talent Exchange and Infrastructure is a Business Development Executive with Experience in Employment Law and Human Resources.
MICHAEL LEBOR
INTERNATIONAL FILM MAKER
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Michael is a London based filmmaker with over 15 years experience in the industry. He has worked across several different disciplines; Film, TV, advertising and video production.
He has worked with some of the top advertising agencies in the world, including Saatchi and Saatchi in New York, producing high quality documentary content for brands like Dolby, IBM, Dunlop and Yamaha.
As a cinematographer Michael has shot award winning films across the globe from France to Kenya and his documentary feature film, Buddy Goes To Nollywood is soon to be distributed on Nigerian distribution platform, Nollyflix.
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Michael is a London based filmmaker with over 15 years experience in the industry. He has worked across several different disciplines; Film, TV, advertising and video production.
He has worked with some of the top advertising agencies in the world, including Saatchi and Saatchi in New York, producing high quality documentary content for brands like Dolby, IBM, Dunlop and Yamaha.
As a cinematographer Michael has shot award winning films across the globe from France to Kenya and his documentary feature film, Buddy Goes To Nollywood is soon to be distributed on Nigerian distribution platform, Nollyflix.
CHRISTIAN EPPS
LIGHTS, CAMERA DIASPORA
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Christian Epps is a lighting designer who has spanned more than three decades in major motion pictures, broadcast television, commercials, live theater, dance, music videos and special events. Directors include Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee. Talent includes 1st Lady Michelle Obama, Pres. Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Nick Cannon, and Kevin Hart. As a gaffer for the critically acclaimed and award winning film, "Selma", featuring Oprah Winfrey ad projects for HBO and The Olympics. In 2006 he began designing concerts and television in Nigeria and countries in Africa. Christian recently lit NETFLIX’s first Original African production, QUEEN SONO’ in Johannessburg and Netflix’s first production in Nigeria (unnamed). Recent projects include commercials for Nike featuring Lebron James, in Cadillac featuring Spike Lee, Lovecraft Country (HBO), and ‘Sylvie's Love’ featuring Tessa Thompson (Amazon).
In 2014 he and others, founded Lights, Camera, Diaspora!, a Hollywood-based social enterprise nonprofit that bridges the gap between the African and African-Diaspora entertainment production industries. Since 2015, LCD! has conducted over 25 technical workshops and masterclasses in 8 countries in Africa. 2017 he received Africa Diaspora Awards’ Creative Person Of The Year Award. MULTICHOICE, the largest broadcaster in Africa, has partnered with LCD! to do masterclasses in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Zambia. LCD! Recently donated lighting equipment to the Zambian film community facilitated by the Los Angeles-Lusaka Sister City, placed a Nigerian cinematographer on an HBO show shooting in Hollywood as a training, placed 10 trainees in various departments on a U.S. based music project shooting in South Africa, and two trainees on Netflix’s first project in Nigeria.
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Christian Epps is a lighting designer who has spanned more than three decades in major motion pictures, broadcast television, commercials, live theater, dance, music videos and special events. Directors include Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee. Talent includes 1st Lady Michelle Obama, Pres. Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Nick Cannon, and Kevin Hart. As a gaffer for the critically acclaimed and award winning film, "Selma", featuring Oprah Winfrey ad projects for HBO and The Olympics. In 2006 he began designing concerts and television in Nigeria and countries in Africa. Christian recently lit NETFLIX’s first Original African production, QUEEN SONO’ in Johannessburg and Netflix’s first production in Nigeria (unnamed). Recent projects include commercials for Nike featuring Lebron James, in Cadillac featuring Spike Lee, Lovecraft Country (HBO), and ‘Sylvie's Love’ featuring Tessa Thompson (Amazon).
In 2014 he and others, founded Lights, Camera, Diaspora!, a Hollywood-based social enterprise nonprofit that bridges the gap between the African and African-Diaspora entertainment production industries. Since 2015, LCD! has conducted over 25 technical workshops and masterclasses in 8 countries in Africa. 2017 he received Africa Diaspora Awards’ Creative Person Of The Year Award. MULTICHOICE, the largest broadcaster in Africa, has partnered with LCD! to do masterclasses in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Zambia. LCD! Recently donated lighting equipment to the Zambian film community facilitated by the Los Angeles-Lusaka Sister City, placed a Nigerian cinematographer on an HBO show shooting in Hollywood as a training, placed 10 trainees in various departments on a U.S. based music project shooting in South Africa, and two trainees on Netflix’s first project in Nigeria.
JOY ODIETE
BLUE PICTURES DISTRIBUTION
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Joy Efe Odiete is the Managing Director and CEO of Blue Pictures Entertainment.
She is an Award-Winning independent film distributor and film sales agent, who possesses over 15
years’ experience in the film industry across Africa.
Joy holds a degree in Business Studies, a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and membership of the
National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria.
She began her career as a sales executive at NuMetro media store, rising through the ranks to reach the
prominent position of Head of Operations for NuMetro Film Distribution in only six years.
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Joy Efe Odiete is the Managing Director and CEO of Blue Pictures Entertainment.
She is an Award-Winning independent film distributor and film sales agent, who possesses over 15
years’ experience in the film industry across Africa.
Joy holds a degree in Business Studies, a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and membership of the
National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria.
She began her career as a sales executive at NuMetro media store, rising through the ranks to reach the
prominent position of Head of Operations for NuMetro Film Distribution in only six years.
JOEL HAIKALI
JOE VISION PRODUCTION
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Joel Haikali is an award-winning Namibian filmmaker, scholar, creative entrepreneur
and the founder of Joe Vision Production. His work has been selected for film
festivals around the world including FESPACO, CANNES, BERLINALE, PAFF,
DIFF and many more. Joel is the co-founder of the Creative Industry Guide (CIG)
which is being launched in different countries in Africa and the diaspora.
Joel holds a master’s degree in Film Development. He is currently the Chairperson of
the Namibia Film Commission Board
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Joel Haikali is an award-winning Namibian filmmaker, scholar, creative entrepreneur
and the founder of Joe Vision Production. His work has been selected for film
festivals around the world including FESPACO, CANNES, BERLINALE, PAFF,
DIFF and many more. Joel is the co-founder of the Creative Industry Guide (CIG)
which is being launched in different countries in Africa and the diaspora.
Joel holds a master’s degree in Film Development. He is currently the Chairperson of
the Namibia Film Commission Board
ADEKUNLE ADEJUYIGBE
SOMETHING UNUSUAL STUDIOS
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Adekunle 'Nodash' Adejuyigbe, popularly called Nodash in the movie industry is a Nigerian Film Maker. Adekunle 'Nodash' Adejuyigbe was born and raised in Nigeria. The Director, Cinematographer, Film editor & Screenwriter is one of the new crops of Nigerian Film makers who are producing Nigerian Films with globally accepted production value. He currently runs his own film production company called Something Unusual Studios.
His professional experience includes editing for TV, directing and shooting documentaries, commercials, TV programmes, music videos, and movies. He has worked as a Creative Director for Television Entertainment Network, as Head of production for Virtual Media Network , as a TV Director/Editor for Nigezie and a Transmission Engineer for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
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Adekunle 'Nodash' Adejuyigbe, popularly called Nodash in the movie industry is a Nigerian Film Maker. Adekunle 'Nodash' Adejuyigbe was born and raised in Nigeria. The Director, Cinematographer, Film editor & Screenwriter is one of the new crops of Nigerian Film makers who are producing Nigerian Films with globally accepted production value. He currently runs his own film production company called Something Unusual Studios.
His professional experience includes editing for TV, directing and shooting documentaries, commercials, TV programmes, music videos, and movies. He has worked as a Creative Director for Television Entertainment Network, as Head of production for Virtual Media Network , as a TV Director/Editor for Nigezie and a Transmission Engineer for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS
TERRA KULTURE
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She founded the Nigerian arts, education and cultural organisation, Terra Kulture in 2003.
With the creation of Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions, in 2013, she raised the bar in the theater industry with the production of SARO the Musical, which received a number of accolades and reviews from international media houses including the BBC and Sky news and has since produced five additional commissioned plays. Responding to reviews from the press and theatre experts, in December 2014 and April 2015 BAP productions produced ‘SARO THE MUSICAL’ 2 at the MUSON Center with even better music, drama and dance. Due to sold out shows and increasing demand locally and internationally, Bolanle Austen-Peters further stimulated interest in Nigerian theatrical production with premiere of Broadway style musical production titled ‘Wakaa The Musical’ from December 30th 2015 to January 3rd 2016 at the MUSON Center, Onikan, Lagos.
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She founded the Nigerian arts, education and cultural organisation, Terra Kulture in 2003.
With the creation of Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions, in 2013, she raised the bar in the theater industry with the production of SARO the Musical, which received a number of accolades and reviews from international media houses including the BBC and Sky news and has since produced five additional commissioned plays. Responding to reviews from the press and theatre experts, in December 2014 and April 2015 BAP productions produced ‘SARO THE MUSICAL’ 2 at the MUSON Center with even better music, drama and dance. Due to sold out shows and increasing demand locally and internationally, Bolanle Austen-Peters further stimulated interest in Nigerian theatrical production with premiere of Broadway style musical production titled ‘Wakaa The Musical’ from December 30th 2015 to January 3rd 2016 at the MUSON Center, Onikan, Lagos.
LEN GIBSON
GO MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
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For more than 18 years Len Gibson has been a writer, producer, executive and collegiate educator in the film and television industry. Gibson started out as an intern for Spike Lee’s 40 Acres & A Mule and since then worked for networks and
studios such as MTV, A&E, HBO and more. Gibson started out as a writer & production manager but transitioned to a
producer in 2008 and has been able to bring financing and distribution to numerous film and television projects. Gibson is also a nationally acclaimed and highly sought after speaker and instructor for independent filmmakers. Gibson has utilized
his expertise to successfully teach independent filmmakers all aspects of development from screenwriting through the
finance, production and distribution process.
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For more than 18 years Len Gibson has been a writer, producer, executive and collegiate educator in the film and television industry. Gibson started out as an intern for Spike Lee’s 40 Acres & A Mule and since then worked for networks and
studios such as MTV, A&E, HBO and more. Gibson started out as a writer & production manager but transitioned to a
producer in 2008 and has been able to bring financing and distribution to numerous film and television projects. Gibson is also a nationally acclaimed and highly sought after speaker and instructor for independent filmmakers. Gibson has utilized
his expertise to successfully teach independent filmmakers all aspects of development from screenwriting through the
finance, production and distribution process.
MOSES BABATOPE
FILMHOUSE CINEMAS
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MOSES BABATOPE (Co-founder Filmhouse Group | Managing Director FilmOne Entertainment)
Moses Babatope has over 18 years’ experience in film exhibition, production, distribution, marketing
and operations management. As Managing Director of FilmOne Entertainment, Moses has been the
mastermind behind the global distribution of blockbuster films such as The Wedding Party & The
Wedding Party 2, A Trip to Jamaica, King of Boyz, Okafor’s Law, to mention a few. He has also
spearheaded international distribution partnerships with companies such as 20th Century Fox, Warner
Brothers, Empire Entertainment, and recently, Walt Disney. He is one of the Executive Producers of
Sugar Rush, The Set Up and Merry Men 2, to mention a few
He is also co-founder of Filmhouse Cinemas, Nigeria’s biggest cinema chain and partners to IMAX and
Mediamation (MX4D).
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MOSES BABATOPE (Co-founder Filmhouse Group | Managing Director FilmOne Entertainment)
Moses Babatope has over 18 years’ experience in film exhibition, production, distribution, marketing
and operations management. As Managing Director of FilmOne Entertainment, Moses has been the
mastermind behind the global distribution of blockbuster films such as The Wedding Party & The
Wedding Party 2, A Trip to Jamaica, King of Boyz, Okafor’s Law, to mention a few. He has also
spearheaded international distribution partnerships with companies such as 20th Century Fox, Warner
Brothers, Empire Entertainment, and recently, Walt Disney. He is one of the Executive Producers of
Sugar Rush, The Set Up and Merry Men 2, to mention a few
He is also co-founder of Filmhouse Cinemas, Nigeria’s biggest cinema chain and partners to IMAX and
Mediamation (MX4D).
DAMIAN UMEASALA
STANBIC IBTC BANK
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Damian Umeasala is a product manager for risk asset and government intervention schemes at Stanbic IBTC Bank. He has extensive experience in Oil & gas, renewable energy, microfinance & creative sector financing, with specialization on risk asset portfolio management, credit impairments monitoring, Upstream / midstream contract finance, procurements and government intervention credit schemes.
Prior to joining the bank, He has worked in various segments of the Oil & gas sector ranging from Upstream drilling / mud projects to midstream tank farm operations and Oilfields equipment procurement.
Damian holds a BEng. Petroleum Engineering from Federal University of technology Owerri and a Post graduate Diploma in Economics from University of Lagos.
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Damian Umeasala is a product manager for risk asset and government intervention schemes at Stanbic IBTC Bank. He has extensive experience in Oil & gas, renewable energy, microfinance & creative sector financing, with specialization on risk asset portfolio management, credit impairments monitoring, Upstream / midstream contract finance, procurements and government intervention credit schemes.
Prior to joining the bank, He has worked in various segments of the Oil & gas sector ranging from Upstream drilling / mud projects to midstream tank farm operations and Oilfields equipment procurement.
Damian holds a BEng. Petroleum Engineering from Federal University of technology Owerri and a Post graduate Diploma in Economics from University of Lagos.
SARAH INYA-LAWAL
WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION
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Sarah Inya Lawal is a producer, talent manager and business development Manager working across theatre, film, TV and brand management for artists.
Inya is the founder of Ascend Talent Management and has worked as the branding and communications director at Uniexcel Limited and Victoria Holdings where she developed a slate of highly acclaimed media projects. She holds a Masters in Artistic Performance from Stockholm University in Sweden.
She has co-produced some of the most talked about stage plays in Nigeria and developed and continues to manage the careers of some of the finest talents from Africa and its diaspora.
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Sarah Inya Lawal is a producer, talent manager and business development Manager working across theatre, film, TV and brand management for artists.
Inya is the founder of Ascend Talent Management and has worked as the branding and communications director at Uniexcel Limited and Victoria Holdings where she developed a slate of highly acclaimed media projects. She holds a Masters in Artistic Performance from Stockholm University in Sweden.
She has co-produced some of the most talked about stage plays in Nigeria and developed and continues to manage the careers of some of the finest talents from Africa and its diaspora.
GODWIN TOM
MUSIC BUSINESS AFRICA
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Godwin Tom is one of Africa’s entertainment industry’s prolific change agents.With a talent for being detail-oriented and analytical, he is constantly driving the management changes within the sector. He focuses on developing tailor-made strategies that suit the business needs and goals of his clients. Throughout his career, he has consistently delivered optimal results for his clients as a Talent Manager and as a Business Development Executive. He has a proven track record of being proactive in maximising opportunities and where possible, creating those opportunities.
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Godwin Tom is one of Africa’s entertainment industry’s prolific change agents.With a talent for being detail-oriented and analytical, he is constantly driving the management changes within the sector. He focuses on developing tailor-made strategies that suit the business needs and goals of his clients. Throughout his career, he has consistently delivered optimal results for his clients as a Talent Manager and as a Business Development Executive. He has a proven track record of being proactive in maximising opportunities and where possible, creating those opportunities.
AUDU MAIKORI
CHOLOLATE CITY GROUP
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Audu is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, lawyer and creative industry expert. He is better known
as the founder of Chocolate City Group- a media /entertainment company which is comprised of
Chocolate City Media( Film ,TV and content production) , Chocolate City Kenya, CCX (live Music
space) and Chocolate City Music record label -one of the biggest record labels in Africa- and home to
some of Africa’s most talented artistes including Grammy Nominated Femi Kuti, M.I Abaga, Dice
Ailes, Ckay, Blaqbonez etc. In March 2019, Chocolate City Group signed a landmark partnership deal
with Warner Music Group (one of the biggest record labels in the world) to bring the Warner Catalogue
to Africa and promote the Chocolate City catalogue and artists across 60 new markets globally
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Audu is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, lawyer and creative industry expert. He is better known
as the founder of Chocolate City Group- a media /entertainment company which is comprised of
Chocolate City Media( Film ,TV and content production) , Chocolate City Kenya, CCX (live Music
space) and Chocolate City Music record label -one of the biggest record labels in Africa- and home to
some of Africa’s most talented artistes including Grammy Nominated Femi Kuti, M.I Abaga, Dice
Ailes, Ckay, Blaqbonez etc. In March 2019, Chocolate City Group signed a landmark partnership deal
with Warner Music Group (one of the biggest record labels in the world) to bring the Warner Catalogue
to Africa and promote the Chocolate City catalogue and artists across 60 new markets globally
VANESSA AMADI
VA|PR Publicity
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VANNESSA Amadi-Ogbonna is founder and CEO of multiple award-winning public relations agency VA|PR Publicity
With a career in PR & Marketing spanning over 23 years, Vannessa has shaped and executed publicity campaigns for past and present clients some of which include Afrobeats superstars Davido, Tiwa Savage, Fireboy DML, British R&B singer Estelle, Usher, Ne-Yo, Ciara, the MOBO Awards and Grammy Award winner Whitney Houston whom Vannessa was UK and European publicist for 7 years up until her passing in 2012. She is arguably one of the key forces behind bringing Afrobeats music to the international stage and entrenching it's growing global dominance.
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VANNESSA Amadi-Ogbonna is founder and CEO of multiple award-winning public relations agency VA|PR Publicity
With a career in PR & Marketing spanning over 23 years, Vannessa has shaped and executed publicity campaigns for past and present clients some of which include Afrobeats superstars Davido, Tiwa Savage, Fireboy DML, British R&B singer Estelle, Usher, Ne-Yo, Ciara, the MOBO Awards and Grammy Award winner Whitney Houston whom Vannessa was UK and European publicist for 7 years up until her passing in 2012. She is arguably one of the key forces behind bringing Afrobeats music to the international stage and entrenching it's growing global dominance.
BIZZLE OSIKOYA
THE PLUG
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Bizzle Osikoya is the co-founder of The Plug Entertainment, a talent management, Music Distribution, Music Licensing and Event Company based out of Lagos Nigeria. The company manages some of Africa’s great talents like Davido, Mayorun, Peruzzi, Jinmi Abduls and Djs like DJ Obi, Smallz The DJ and DJ wayne. His experience in the African music industry has exposed him to various opportunities and he now seeks avenues to extend his knowledge to others seeking a career in the music industry.
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Bizzle Osikoya is the co-founder of The Plug Entertainment, a talent management, Music Distribution, Music Licensing and Event Company based out of Lagos Nigeria. The company manages some of Africa’s great talents like Davido, Mayorun, Peruzzi, Jinmi Abduls and Djs like DJ Obi, Smallz The DJ and DJ wayne. His experience in the African music industry has exposed him to various opportunities and he now seeks avenues to extend his knowledge to others seeking a career in the music industry.
NDE NDIFONKA
KALABASH MUSIC
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Nde Ndifonka (born 9 May 1985), popularly known by his stage name Wax Dey, is a Cameroonian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and social activist. He won Best Male Artist in Central Africa at the 2016 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). He owns a record label called Calabash Music. In December 2015, he released the Yemi Alade-assisted "Saka Makossa" (Dance Makossa) and pays tribute to the Makossamusic genre. Wax Dey is also the Producer and main actor of Cameroonian reality TV contest, Number One Girl, which airs on Equinox TV.
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Nde Ndifonka (born 9 May 1985), popularly known by his stage name Wax Dey, is a Cameroonian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and social activist. He won Best Male Artist in Central Africa at the 2016 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). He owns a record label called Calabash Music. In December 2015, he released the Yemi Alade-assisted "Saka Makossa" (Dance Makossa) and pays tribute to the Makossamusic genre. Wax Dey is also the Producer and main actor of Cameroonian reality TV contest, Number One Girl, which airs on Equinox TV.
PETER "MR P" OKOYE
ARTISTE
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Singer, Dancer, Actor – Triple threat; Entertainer personified
One half of the internationally recognised super duo P-Square.
Multiple Award winning and multi-talented Musician, these attributes he exploits beautifully as a solo act
presently.
Mr. P’s brand resonates with
both males and females of the
16 – 55 age bracket.
He is also an entrepreneur and
has plans of revamping his highly successful dance reality
show “Dance with Peter” in 2019
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Singer, Dancer, Actor – Triple threat; Entertainer personified
One half of the internationally recognised super duo P-Square.
Multiple Award winning and multi-talented Musician, these attributes he exploits beautifully as a solo act
presently.
Mr. P’s brand resonates with
both males and females of the
16 – 55 age bracket.
He is also an entrepreneur and
has plans of revamping his highly successful dance reality
show “Dance with Peter” in 2019
KANYA KING
MOBO AWARDS
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Kanya King MBE is living proof of the old adage that a genuine leader molds rather than seeks consensus. An internationally renowned entrepreneur through her role as CEO, founder, and visionary, of the MOBO Awards, Kanya has displayed the rare drive and ambition needed to help take black music from the margins of British popular culture, made by disenfranchised artists, to the heart of the mainstream culture in the UK and around the world.
Since the organisation’s inception in 1996, Kanya has built MOBO into a globally respected brand, that engages with business and political leaders and allies with cultural icons and creative visionaries. With Kanya’s expert guidance, the MOBO organisation has established itself as a champion of diversity, inclusion and recognition for BME talent within music, culture, arts, fashion, media and larger society as a whole.
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Kanya King MBE is living proof of the old adage that a genuine leader molds rather than seeks consensus. An internationally renowned entrepreneur through her role as CEO, founder, and visionary, of the MOBO Awards, Kanya has displayed the rare drive and ambition needed to help take black music from the margins of British popular culture, made by disenfranchised artists, to the heart of the mainstream culture in the UK and around the world.
Since the organisation’s inception in 1996, Kanya has built MOBO into a globally respected brand, that engages with business and political leaders and allies with cultural icons and creative visionaries. With Kanya’s expert guidance, the MOBO organisation has established itself as a champion of diversity, inclusion and recognition for BME talent within music, culture, arts, fashion, media and larger society as a whole.
TJ CHAPMAN
ARTISTE MANAGER & PROMOTER
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Manager for B.o.B & Scotty ATL, CEO of TJ's DJ's
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Manager for B.o.B & Scotty ATL, CEO of TJ's DJ's
Oluwatosin "MR EAZI" Ajibade
EMPAWA AFRICA | ARTISTE
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MR EAZI is the creative and business visionary leading African music into its future.
As a recording artist, the Nigerian multihyphenate is the voice behind afropop hits “Pour Me Water,” “Skin Tight” (featuring Efya) and “Leg Over,” as well as groundbreaking collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and J Balvin. A serial entrepreneur, he’s also the founder of emPawa Africa, a talent incubator program which funds and mentors emerging African artists, and the digital music aggregator emPawa Distribution — initiatives hailed by CNN, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Forbes for their forward-thinking approach.
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MR EAZI is the creative and business visionary leading African music into its future.
As a recording artist, the Nigerian multihyphenate is the voice behind afropop hits “Pour Me Water,” “Skin Tight” (featuring Efya) and “Leg Over,” as well as groundbreaking collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and J Balvin. A serial entrepreneur, he’s also the founder of emPawa Africa, a talent incubator program which funds and mentors emerging African artists, and the digital music aggregator emPawa Distribution — initiatives hailed by CNN, Rolling Stone, Billboard and Forbes for their forward-thinking approach.
EHIZOJIE OKOEGUALE
VJ | HOST
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Ehiz is a popular Nigerian MTV Base Video Junke (VJ), television presenter, model and television personality.
He was born and raised in Ikeja, Lagos state but hails from Edo state.
He has hosted several interveiws and talk shows with Nigerian key players in the entertainment industry like Davido, Wizkid, 2Face, P-Square, Don Jazzy, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, M.I, Yemi Alade and a host of others.
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Ehiz is a popular Nigerian MTV Base Video Junke (VJ), television presenter, model and television personality.
He was born and raised in Ikeja, Lagos state but hails from Edo state.
He has hosted several interveiws and talk shows with Nigerian key players in the entertainment industry like Davido, Wizkid, 2Face, P-Square, Don Jazzy, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, M.I, Yemi Alade and a host of others.
TEFFEST 2020 AFTER PARTY
