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Fashion Africa Conference 2017

About MATHY

TEDX speaker Mathy is a creative mentor, career and lifestyle motivator, founder of Whathejobisthis blog and online-show #GoodmorningMathy. Her passion is to help creative millennials embrace their calling. She is the author of "Quit or embrace your job crisis" With, 15 yrs experience in the careers industry and a lifelong experience in the creative world.

About Pamela

Multi Award Winning Handbag Designer creating ethical & magical objects. Author, Journalist & Social Entrepreneur. With a first degree in Journalism and Communications and 15 years’ experience in both African and International media, her passion for creativity only seemed to be matched by an insatiable curiosity. From the start of her fashion career, Pam has worked with top fashion international designers, becoming the first African to be nominated for the Vogue and MUUSE 'Best International Emerging Fashion Accessory Designer''. That same year she was nominated for the prestigious Mulberry Accessory Award for "The best directional collection". She went on to win 6 other international fashion awards, with the latest being the ABURY and Harper’s Bazaar Design Experience

About JACQUELINE

Author of Fashion Africa, CEO and Founding Director of Africa Fashion Guide, Fashion Africa Conference, Fashion Africa Business Academy and Fashion Africa Sourcing Trips

About SIMONE

Simone Cipriani is the founder and head of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre, a joint United Nations and World Trade Organization. In 2009, Simone Cipriani joined the International Trade Centre where he founded the Ethical Fashion Initiative. Starting in Kenya the project has expanded to Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Haiti, West Bank, Ethiopia and Cambodia.

About CLAIRE

About VIKKI

About PRAMA

CEO and Founder of Mantis World which offers ethically made clothing to promotional, corporate and retail clients. A broad range of easy to personalise clothing available from stock and a bespoke production service. Specialising in womens, mens, kids and babywear including organic cotton and African production.

About TOBIAS

About INGE

About LANCE

About DAVID

About TAMSIN

About ORSOLA

About SITA

About BERNIE

About ANNIKA

MASTERS STUDENT

About NICOLA

About LADUMA

About CORINNE

About BOLA

About SIMONE

About KEREN

Co-founder and CEO of Ethical Apparel Africa, Keren brings over 18 years of experience in sourcing, merchandising, and retail operations while living and working on three continents. Keren started her career at Marks & Spencer, followed by 17 years at George, then the third largest clothing retailer in the UK

About HEATHER

Heather and Nils Chaplet, the founders of Xoomba, began an ambitious venture using their design and marketing experience in service of environmental justice. They work in Burkina Faso to set up a unified supply chain for the fabrication of organic clothes.

About KALKIDAN

Sanchos Dress is a sustainable shop based in Exeter Devon, that sources clothing that is certified fair trade and is constructed from sustainable natural materials. Kalkidan and Vidmantas, founded the store in 2014, their inspiration grew in travels to developing countries such as Ethiopia and committed themselves to bringing ethical brands, as well as starting their own brand Scarves For Sustainability, to provide more options for conscious customers.

About PAIGE

Plexus has expanded over 25 years from a global trader of raw cotton to a 21st century vertically integrated cotton supply chain and agri-business. Based in the UK, it has operations in Africa and China. Today, Plexus are marketing their subsidiaries cotton production in Africa, advising retailers on the management and setting up of their traceable supply chains from their own first hand knowledge of growing, ginning and producing garments in Africa as well as their expertise in Risk Management of the commodity. Plexus also is actively involved in crop diversification and educational programs with small holder farmers.

About MODERATOR – SEMHAR

International Trade Adviser

About ANNICK

About MARTIN

About ONYEKACHI

About MO

MODERATOR

About KUKUA

Kukua is a Ghanaian-German fashion lover living and blogging in Brooklyn, NY. Her blog showcases African designs, trends, and new shopping platforms from all over the world https://africaboutik.us/

About SINEM

FOUNDER OF S2 MEDIA & CO-FOUNDER OF FAB MAGAZINE

About MODERATOR - YEMISI

She works within the creative and cultural industries producing independent films, arts seasons and large-scale events, and she provides consultancy at industry and practitioner level. Yemisi has produced arts seasons and festivals for clients which include; Amnesty International, BBC, Cutty Sark, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Shoreditch Trust. Her specialism is on developing the creative and cultural industries in Africa, which she achieves through a number of platforms that includes; "Out of Africa" a live arts promotional network, "Hatch Africa" an enterprise creation agency and "Creative Africa" a knowledge transfer programme.

About PUMELA

Pumela Salela is the Country Head for the United Kingdom (UK) under Brand South Africa, the custodian of the South Africa Country Brand. Her role is to market South Africa in the UK, attract foreign direct investment (fdi) into South Africa, mobilise Global South Africans (GSA) abroad and to manage the brand reputation of South Africa. Prior to serving in this role Pumela was the Chief Director for Economic Policy Development and Planning at the Department of Economic Development in South Africa. Ms Salela is a Board member of the Global Sourcing Council, an Ambassador for Sustainable and Socially Responsible Outsourcing in Africa, and sits on the Executive Committee of the Tri-Sister City Alliance (TriSCA)

About LISA

Lisa is the Founder and CEO of the Publicis 90 award winning start-up Ugogo which was inspired by the work of her grandmother. Ugogo is an ecommerce platform designed for people without bank accounts. The idea of expanding the traditional marketplace for entrepreneurial men and women in Africa who at times can earn as little as $1USD per day is at the heart of the Ugogo project. Lisa is a WACL Future Leaders award winner and comes from a digital and entrepreneurial background having previously run a startup and spent 3 years working on global projects at SapientNitro, one of the world's leading digital agencie

About DAVID

CHAIRMAN - British African is a business membership network that draws together British and African businesses to stimulate business, investment and development opportunities in Africa. Through developing deeper contacts amongst the Diaspora communities, the diplomatic trade and finance functions and African focused businesses, The British African Business Alliance intends to help mobilise the power of the private sector to accelerate the generation of widely held wealth in Africa

About ALBERT

Albert Tucker is a Founding Director of the Renewable Power Exchange and Non-Executive Director of Our Power Energy Company. He is Chairman of the Karma Cola Foundation and Director of Karma Cola UK Fairtrade and organic drinks company. He is also Chairman of Etico ethical trading, and Associate of Xtend management consultancy. He has played a leading role in the fairtrade movement and is an active global player in community regeneration and sustainable development. He has a strong track record in leading and building successful social enterprises and supply chains, working to multiple bottom lines e.g. Cafedirect, Divine Chocolate, and Twin Trading.

About SEAN

VENTURE CAPITALIST - CAMSCORP -Alternative Private equity focused on Africa BUSINESS COLUMNIST - TRUE AFRICA - Writing Business features on entrepreneurship, finance, Diaspora and Life. FOUNDER - NEWGENANGELS - FOUNDER - NewGenAngels is a members-only investment Club for high liquid professionals and sophisticated angels, Ultra High Net Worth Individuals, venture capital firms, family offices and angel networks with an interest in Africa.

About KATHARINE

Katharine is an English fashion designer best known for her political t-shirts and her ethical business philosophy. Hamnett viewed her t-shirts as a way of getting her message across: "If you want to get the message out there, you should print it in giant letters on a t-shirt." Her first shirt featured the "CHOOSE LIFE" slogan.

About CHI

A creative mind and international do-er. Completed first government level transaction - PT2020 1/2/16 Acquiring more resources to build an awesome Made in Africa brand - www.wallsofbenin.com Walls of Benin is an ethical luxury brand that does one thing really well- Loungewear in plain and African printed textile

About NEBIL

Coming from a background as an investment analyst in the UK, Nebil moved back to Ethiopia in 2005, establishing First Consult to become the leading consultancy in Ethiopia within 5 years. Working across the economic development, financial sector development and business strategy spheres and employing over a hundred people in the process, Nebil has since worked for McKinsey & Co. and has authored books on business and economic development, notably the Enterprise Map of Ethiopia. He also serves on the advisory boards of various institutions.

About CAROL

CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF BAFTA award-winning production company based in Glasgow specialising in social documentary, youth film-making masterclasses and compelling visual content for business. BAREFOOT IN BUSINESS IS a groundbreaking documentary campaign showcasing the work of female entrepreneurs across Uganda and creating a new online marketplace where you can buy their products and help bring their big ambitions to life

About NICOLE

a senior international development adviser with 20+ years expertise working with both the public and private sector, specializing in small business enterprises, community based entrepreneurship and social enterprise development providing successful project design & management of a combined portfolio of USD20M throughout her career, with development agencies including USAID and the UN on projects in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. Expertise across interior design and fashion, specializing in the use of indigenous materials in Asia and Africa, mentoring emerging African design brands, curating designer collections, fostering their business development through local, regional and international industry platforms. Design collaborations between designers and industry buyers opening new sales markets through e-commerce buyers, trade fairs and industry events in the US, Italy, Germany, Holland, Ghana, Nigeria, Madagascar, Ethiopia and S. Africa.

About PAOLA

Chairperson and founder of Mayamiko Trust - a UK based Charity. Working throughout Africa, Mayamiko supports local communities' creative talents by sponsoring their training; teaching them to sew, knit, and tailor. Mayamiko helps each beneficiary get up and running with our microfinance project, providing match funding and teaching basic financial and business planning skills.

About MODERATOR – ANOUSHKA

A market development specialist with a focus on international development, poverty, systems thinking, enterprise, retail, and marketing. Over 12 years experience across both the private sector and the development sector in over 12 countries FOR large INGOs, Mercy Corps, Technoserve, Kenya Markets Trust, Care International. With expertise in agriculture, healthcare and fashion/apparel.

About CARMEN

Style anthropologist

About MALIN

Owner & Designer at HI ON LIFE the Brand Stitching Together Ghanaian Heritage & Scandi Streetwear

About Chris

Mall for Africa is the first global economy e-commerce infrastructure company of its kind. Providing African's with the ability to purchase items directly from USA and UK websites that they are unable to purchase from using patented technology systems.

About DAPHNE

Daphne Kasambala founded Sapelle as a fashion brand following a career in Finance and Banking in Africa and Europe. After seeing African inspired fashion gain popularity on the global market, Daphne set out to build a platform to highlight talented and quality ethical brands and producers that are authentically African. Having grown up in Malawi and the USA and spent almost half her life in the UK, Daphne sees herself as a global citizen with her heart in Africa. “Throughout my career, I’ve seen the positive and transformative effect that a sustainable income can have on people, and I’m driven by the ambition to see Sapelle’s partners in Africa prosper by trading beautiful contemporary products with customers around the world who love them.”

About STEPHANIE

Founder

About LEIGH

Leigh is a strategic marketing manager with a creative mindset open to opportunities in communications, public relations, shoot and event production. With an established network of fashion, beauty, music, film and art influencers Leigh prides herself on helping brands use visual mediums to tell authentic stories in-line with brand objectives Previous work includes South Bank Centre, Harris Elliott, Mr Hare, Christopher Raeburn, Africa Utopia, Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Africa Channel, Samson Soboye, Vou Brown, Afro Hair & Beauty Live, Africa Fashion Week London

About CAROLINE

Freelance bespoke designer and stylistic stylist at African streetstyle festival 2014/2016 Head stylist at Africa Utopia (Southbank) 2015/2016

About FEE

Fée Uhssi is a Parisian born Stylist & Fashion Designer who now lives and works in London. Fée Uhssi is a natural born stylist & designer, she has a natural sense of fashion, style and elegance, and an eye for mixing and matching colours. As a fashion stylist & designer, Fée Uhssi defines herself as a fashion artist. By creating limited edition and using bespoke fabrics, she creates wearable art. Through the years Fée Uhssi created the concept of Art of Wrapping and developed her own expertise on sculpting around the body, studying body shapes and colour therapy with the aim to create styles and garments to empower.

About JOSE

José Hendo is a multiple Award-winning designer. Designer by Royal appointment, she is the go-to designer of Ugandan Royalty and government officials having designed for four Royal Weddings thus far. Her collection featured at EcoLuxe London, London Fashion Week, Berlin Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Kampala Fashion Week as well as the Ugandan Museum to raving reviews. José Hendo is known for her prolific and cutting edge bark cloth collection “Resonance”. The label promotes the use of eco textiles, for example organic and recycled materials. It further supports ethical trading and raises awareness about the environmental issues affected by the fashion industry.

About ANN

Award winning professional with over 2 decades of experience in the fashion and development sector in Africa. Widely recognised as a pioneer in the East African fashion industry Ann has won many awards for her work in fashion and peace building, and was listed in the “Top 100 Women Influencing Africa” by Arise Magazine Read the Arise article , as well as being a finalist in the Ethical Fashion Forum Source Awards 2012 for “Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Fashion”. She is Chair of FAFA (Festival of African Fashion & Arts), which she co-founded in 2008 to produce “Fashion for Peace”, and is currently the Kenya Coordinator for Fashion Revolution Day.