Africa's Creative Engine: Building the Infrastructure

Africa does not lack creativity or talent: it lacks the infrastructure required to develop, produce, perform, own and distribute its creative output at global scale. This panel will explore how vertically integrated media cities can close that gap by bringing film and content production, live events, digital infrastructure and sustainable design into one connected ecosystem. Bringing together perspectives from government, development finance, architecture and the creative industries. The discussion will examine how Africa can build the physical, digital and financial infrastructure needed to transform its creativity into globally competitive industries, enduring intellectual property and sustainable economic value.

MODERATOR:

Olatunde Temi Marcella (World Economic Forum Young Global Leader)

SPEAKERS: 

Representative of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa (DTIC)

Representative of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Representative of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC)

Representative of the Daffonchio Architects

Representative of the Azania MediaWorks

HOSTED BY AZANIA MEDIAWORKS

Azania MediaWorks is a creative infrastructure company that develops the places, platforms and technology powering Africa’s creative economy from concept to completion