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The conference hosts over 500 participants over the 2 days with over 25 trainers and speaker from USA, UK, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. The event will inspire a new generation of content creators, share global insights and trends and create opportunities for collaboration with a new generation of content creators.
Looking for some inspiration to turn your creative idea into a business? Moto Republik has run the Women Creative Wednesday series for over 3 years, connecting curious young women to working women blazing a trail in the creative sector. WCW is for women looking to make their creative career dreams a reality in Zimbabwe . WCW aims to be an annual gathering for our nation’s generation of curious Creatives, entrepreneurs and bosses to spark conversation around the topics they are passionate about building your business to raising money, we hit topics for today’s Zimbabwean working creative.
At WCW you are going to meet other talented, like-minded women, all while learning tips and tricks from some of the best in the business.Attendees get access to a highly curated, impactful half-day program of workshops and panels all against the backdrop of the exciting Hub Unconference at Shoko Festival, Zimbabwe’s fastest growing urban culture festival
Come to feel inspired, enhance their business, mix, mingle and cultivate new friendships in a fun, funky & buzzing festival environment
Day Components :Fri, September 27-28, 2019 – 9: 00 AM – 5 : 00 PM
VenueHarare City Library
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Faten Jebai is a freelance Video & Photojournalist based in Lebanon. Her work focuses on refugees and social stories with a positive approach. Faten’s work appeared on international media outlets such as DW, ZDF, & Al Jazeera. Faten is also specialized Trainer in Mobile Journalism and Visual storytelling. She provided training about both subjects in various countries, with the focus on Arab and African regions such as Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana and, more recently, Zimbabwe.
Christian Epps is the Founder/CEO Of Lights, Camera, Diaspora!, a Los Angeles, based social enterprise nonprofit that bridges the gap between the African and African-Diaspora entertainment industries. His career as a lighting designer has spanned more than three decades covering the range from major motion pictures, broadcast television, commercials, live theater, dance, music videos and special events. Directors include Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Hype Williams, Andrew Dosunmu. Talent include 1st Lady Michelle Obama, Pres. Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Nick Cannon, and Kevin Hart. He served as the gaffer for the critically acclaimed award winning film, "Selma", featuring Oprah Winfrey, lensed by Director Of Photography Bradford Young.
Sharon Shamiso Chideu is a Director/scriptwriter/actress/standup comedian and MC who is currently part of the Bustop Tv family. A nominee and winner of the ZIWA (Zimbabwe International Woman's Awards) People's choice awards and NAMA Outstanding comedian 2018 nominee . She studied Directing and Scriptwriting at the Zimbabwe Film and Television School of Southern Africa in 2011. Sharon has acted in a couple of short films and a Zbc tv series to date. Currently she is an actress, scriptwriter and director at Bustop Tv and is one of the two female comedians as the character named Magi, (Magirazi). She is also doing standup comedy, her debut performance being the bustoptv 2.0 comedy show, with a performance on Kwese Iflix. She also has experience as an event planner and PR for Mix masters international.
Lorraine-Charlotte Bgoya is cultural producer based in Harare, Zimbabwe. She currently works as the Community Manager of Moto Republik, the first creative co-creation and co-working space in Zimbabwe. Lorraine focuses on designing and implementing programs and platforms targeted at proving the viability of creative entrepreneurship and increasing freedom of expression through the arts. Lorraine has over 6 years experience in the creative economy development sector and her work at Moto Republik is a strategic effort to prove the sector’s contribution to social and economic development. Her work in promoting creative spaces has given her the opportunity to give presentations and sit on panels in many cities around the world, from Sao Paulo to Beirut. In addition to her work at Moto Republik, she founded The Fest Gurus, an authority on African music and arts festivals on the continent that has contributed to CNN and BBC . Lorraine holds a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property from Africa University where she studied creative industry development and the impact of the music industry to Zimbabwe’s economic and social development.
Stephanie is an all-round Creative Contributor & Consultant with a passion for African storytelling and New Media. Her time is split between the editing and curation of digital stories for three of Zimbabwe's emerging dynamic showcases across Arts, Business and Religion and leading projects with the likes of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe to make Creative Spaces more accessible for everyday people. Her interest is in securing Africa's place in the Digital Revolution and ensuring that amazing creatives are brought into the digital spotlight.
McDonald Gurura is a radio and TV talk show personality. He started anchoring on the morning prime time News TV Show on ZBC TV since 2010 and from October 2018 joined the Main News anchoring team. Gurura, an author and articulate speaker lives by the mantra "Carpe Diem" and is passionate about helping people discover and unleash purposeful lives. McDonald’s forte on radio is business and environmental care viz a vis climate change and mitigation. McDonald uses the radio and TV platforms to quiz policymakers and stakeholders on critical issues in these domains. Gurura, inducted into the 2013, 2015 & 2017 Gorindemambwe Trust’s “most influential Zimbabweans under the age of 40”. Other accolades he has gained include The Megafest 2018 Business Journalist of the year as well as 1ST runner up to The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Shapers Media Personality of the year. McDonald founded and curates Geneartion To Generation, a social enterprise dedicated to facilitating government endorsed career guidance and mentorship programs in high schools, as well as entrepreneurship training for school leavers. Gurura is a mentor of youth leaders and youth alike in religious institutions as well as operated in the youth director role within Young Africa Skills Center. Of philanthropic endeavours; McDonald works closely with TOSE Respite and Danai Childrens’ homes as well as St Giles Disability trust.
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