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Kevin Boakye

Co-Founder and Partner, Africa Creative Agency

Kevin Boakye

Based in Johannesburg, Kevin Boakye is a Co-Founder and Partner of Africa Creative Agency. The Company is a 360-talent agency focused on managing African creatives and brands, including Tyla, Nasty C, Pearl Thusi, Ama Qamata and Sauti Sol. Kevin previously led BD and Partnerships for Carry1st, Africa’s leading mobile games publisher. He is an experienced executive with over 15 years of global private equity and investment banking expertise (Alterra Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Lehman Brothers). Kevin has executed over $1 billion dollars’ worth of transactions across technology, media & telecommunications, consumer and healthcare sectors. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School (Class of 2013) and holds an AB degree from Dartmouth College.

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Breakout 2

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Saturday

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11:25 am

Aldrich 112

Culture

Unleashing Africa's Entertainment Soft Power on the World Stage

How Africa can harness the increasing soft power of its entertainment industry to effectively compete in the global arena

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Dalia Cohen

Co-Founder & COO, Confluence Investors

Dalia Cohen

Kwaku Bediako

Founder and Executive Chairman, CH Group

Kwaku Bediako

Roberta Annan

Founder, African Fashion Foundation

Roberta Annan

Ladi Delano

CEO and Founder of Moove Africa

Ladi Delano

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Dirk Holshausen

Co-founder Growth Investment Partners

Dirk Holshausen

Guy Baron

Global Head of Investment advisory at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Guy Baron

Sharon Allela

Partnerships and Media, Giants of Africa

Sharon Allela

Verusha Maharaj

Managing Director at Red & Yellow Creative School of Business, an Honoris United Universities member institution

Verusha Maharaj