Olamiposi Somoye is a Nigerian multidisciplinary designer, educator and founder of fashion brand Rayo, whose practice spans fashion, education and technology. Currently a Lecturer at USC's Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, she has more than eight years' experience in university-level fashion and product design education, including teaching at FIDM.

Katie Greenwood is a lecturer in Fashion Design at Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, with over 20 years of experience designing for luxury, lifestyle, and streetwear brands.

Passionate about sustainable and ethical fashion, she equips the next generation of designers with the skills to create responsibly while responding to the evolving global fashion landscape.

Overall Host of the Creative Panel Talks - Meet Bola Obileye - Fashion designer, entrepreneur, and Creative Director of Africa Fashion Week London. A connector of African creativity, culture and global audiences.

Meet Nike Awoyinka, founder of Refounding, cultural strategist, and creative economy consultant exploring the ideas, people, and movements shaping Africa and its diaspora. She is currently supporting the opening of NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti), London campus. Nike will be on the Importance of African Fashion in Higher Education panel talk.

Meet one of our Speakers on the Importance of African Fashion in Higher Education. Gavin Douglas is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Fashion Identity and Equity at Manchester Metropolitan University's Manchester Fashion Institute, where he champions equity, diversity, and inclusion in fashion education and the global fashion industry.