Ezekiel ‘Ezy’ Onyango FRSA

Founder, PAIPEC–CCI | Policy Advisor | Executive Producer | Chair, KFTPA

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Ezekiel ‘Ezy’ Onyango FRSA

Founder, PAIPEC–CCI | Policy Advisor | Creative Economy, Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development

Ezekiel ‘Ezy’ Onyango FRSA is a visionary leader and policy innovator at the forefront of Africa’s creative transformation. As the Founder of PAIPEC–CCI (The Pan-African Innovation, Policy and Evidence Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries), he drives the integration of evidence-based research, creative technology (CreaTech), and policy innovation to unlock the full potential of Africa’s creative economy.

A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK), Ezy’s work bridges the intersection of technology, culture, and governance. His leadership at PAIPEC–CCI aligns with key continental and global frameworks—including the African Union Plan of Action for CCIs, the AfCFTA, and the Afreximbank Creative Industries Strategy—ensuring that Africa’s creative growth agenda is globally anchored and locally transformative.

Ezy is also the Executive Producer at Film Crew in Africa (FCIA), where he has produced and overseen more than 100 film and television projects across Africa, Europe, and Asia. His work consistently reflects his commitment to building sustainable creative ecosystems powered by innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.

Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Manchester, Ezy’s research explores how emerging technologies—particularly AI and Blockchain—can be deployed as policy tools in cultural governance to strengthen creative sovereignty within Kenya’s film industry. He also holds a Master’s degree in Cultural and Creative Industries from the same institution.

Through collaborations with organizations such as the AdAstra Fellows Think Tank (Europe) and Olsberg SPI (UK & Africa), Ezy continues to advance forward-looking policy models that drive inclusive growth and digital empowerment. His theory of change focuses on four interconnected pillars: policy innovation, tech-enabled creative sovereignty, market development, and ecosystem building—all aimed at ensuring African creators can own, protect, and profit from their work.

Beyond his institutional leadership, Ezy serves as a subject matter expert with Connect for Culture Africa (CfCA), advocating for the 1% national budget allocation to culture across African states. As Chair of the Kenya Film and Television Professionals Association (KFTPA), he regularly engages at high-level forums such as the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) and the AU Pan-African Cultural Congress, where he champions the creative industries as essential drivers of sustainable development and economic resilience across the continent.