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 Bidemi Olujimi - a creative storyteller and content creator showcasing the innovation, craftsmanship, and cultural impact of African fashion. Bidemi will be presenting on the Future of African Fashion panel talk

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.

Welcoming us to the British Council HQ Creative Panel Talks is Farai Ncube - Arts and Culture Director for Africa at the British Council, who drives strategic partnerships and programmes that strengthen Africa's creative economy through innovation, collaboration, and cultural leadership.

One of the Hosts for the Creative Panel Talks, meet Samson Soboye - award-winning fashion designer, stylist and creative director who has shaped the visual identity of Africa Fashion Week London for over a decade.

The Producer of the Creative Panel Talks, Anna Marie Benedict is the Press & PR Director at Africa Fashion Week London, a creative strategist, and champion of African fashion, culture, and partnerships.