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Flagship Summit
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Shamba Events Venue, Nairobi, Kenya
Ndoto Imara Week at a Glance — In Numbers
SPEAKERS
Learn From The Best
Visionaries. Innovators. Builders.
Addison Henderson
Filmmaker — writer, director, actor, producerAmeer Collier
Literary Manager & Producer (under independent banner Dirt Road Productions)Amuwa Oluseyi Asurf
Producer / Director
Burna Boy
Nigerian Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer
Dr. Laila Macharia
Head of Kenya Programs, Imaginable Futures | Chair, Aspen Initiative for Africa | Board Member, Centum Investment, Absa Life Assurance Kenya & Africa Digital Media Institute
Dr. Pete Odera
Entertainment Veteran, Spiritual Leader, Author, Broadcaster, Founder of The Waterbrook Ministry & The Ixos Institute, and Co-Founder of the Kisima Awards
Elissa Blount Moorhead
Artist, Director, Writer, Founder/Principal of Seven Stories ProductionsEzekiel ‘Ezy’ Onyango FRSA
Founder, PAIPEC–CCI | Policy Advisor | Executive Producer | Chair, KFTPAFemi Jacobs
Actor, Motivational Speaker, and WriterGrace Murugi Maina
Chief AI Strategist, This is DigitalGregory Wanjama Mwaura
Full-Stack Software Engineer, Strategic Technologist & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of This is Digital
Hellen Fissihaie
Entrepreneur, Investor, Global Strategist, and Founder & CEO of Nia Khen Capital
June Gachui
Performer (singer, actor, voice-over artist, bilingual MC), Advocate (High Court of Kenya), Founder & Principal Consultant of JGIP Consultants
Leah Cohen-Mays
Writer, Director, Producer, Attorney
Logan Coles
Producer, Director, and Screenwriter; Co-Founder of X•ception Content
Martin “X” Bell
VFX Art Director, Filmmaker, and Visualisation Supervisor
Master Tesfatsion
Award-Winning Journalist, Host, Producer, and CEO of Masterpiece Productions Inc.Maud Guerard
Actress
Messiah Jacobs
CEO, Producer & Manager at Four Screens (Management, Development & Production Company)Peres Owino
Emmy-Nominated Kenyan-American Writer, Director, Actor, and Producer
Phillip Glenn Reed
Head of Content Creation • Talent Acquisition • Co-founder, IKWETA ARTS
Polycarp Otieno (Fancy Fingers)
Guitarist, Producer, and Co-Founder of Sauti Sol
Ruby Akubueze
Actress, Singer, Model, and Filmmaker
Shiro Grace Migwi
Director of Executive Affairs, F3Global Advisory GroupSourou Gouvoeke
Actress
Tiffany Boyle
President of Packaging & Sales at Ramo Law PC; Producer & Executive Producer; Co-founder of Vested Interest (with Elsa Ramo)
Wale Ojo
Actor
Wambui Kairo
Producer; Founder of One Boy Productions (Production Services & Fixer Company)
Yvonne Munide
Founder | Creative Art Director VFX
Event Schedule
Our Events Schedule Plan
Schedule
08:00 AM
05:00 PM
Activity
The Ndoto Imara Summit
Speaker(s)
Addison Henderson
Venue
Shamba Events Venue
Access
Public
05:00 PM
07:00 PM
Activity
Summit Outdoor Reception & Exhibition
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Shamba Events Venue
Access
Public
07:00 PM
11:00 PM
Activity
An Evening with Global Filmmakers + DJ Sets
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Shamba Events Venue
Access
Invite-Only
08:00 AM
12:00 PM
Activity
Investor Roundtable: Creative Industry as an Asset Class
Speaker(s)
Addison Henderson
Venue
Social House: INCA
Access
Invite-Only
12:00 PM
02:00 PM
Activity
Investor Training: Models for Creative Investment & Risk Assessment
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Social House: INCA
Access
Registration Required
12:00 PM
02:00 PM
Activity
The Business of the Creative Industry
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Strathmore University
Access
Public
01:00 PM
06:00 PM
Activity
Next-Gen Filmmaking: Motion Capture, Animation, and Unreal Tools
Speaker(s)
Martin “X” Bell
Venue
Black Rhino Studios
Access
Registration Required
02:00 PM
06:00 PM
Activity
The Power of Data: Re-tooling the Creator Economy
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Strathmore University
Access
Public
05:00 PM
08:00 PM
Activity
U.S. Embassy Reception
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
U.S. Ambassador’s Residence
Access
Invite-Only
08:00 AM
01:00 PM
Activity
AI for Creators: Unlocking the Future of African Creativity
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
University of Nairobi
Access
Public
09:00 AM
12:00 PM
Activity
Investment Readiness for Creatives
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
University of Nairobi
Access
Public
09:00 AM
12:00 PM
Activity
Film Marketing, Packaging & Sales
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
University of Nairobi
Access
Public
11:00 AM
03:00 PM
Activity
Space to Grow: Women in Music & Film
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Shah Spaces
Access
Invite-Only
01:00 PM
04:00 PM
Activity
Innovating the Future of Distribution
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
University of Nairobi
Access
Public
04:00 PM
11:00 PM
Activity
Film VIP Showing – “3 Cold Dish”
Speaker(s)
Burna Boy
Venue
Century Cinemas Sarit
Access
Invite-Only
09:00 PM
11:00 PM
08:00 AM
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
05:00 PM
05:00 PM
07:00 PM
07:00 PM
09:00 PM
Activity
Dinner & Geko Live Music Experience
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Geko Café
Access
Invite-Only
08:00 AM
05:00 PM
02:00 PM
04:00 PM
Activity
Film Screening: "Widow Champion" + Q&A
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Kisumu Museum
Access
Public
06:00 PM
09:00 PM
Activity
Dinner and VIP Reception with the Governor
Speaker(s)
N/A
Venue
Kisumu Museum
Access
Invite-Only
PARTNERS
Resilient Dreamers
Sponsors & Strategic Partners
Media & Press Partners
We’re honored to collaborate with trusted voices and media leaders across Kenya and beyond.
Media Partner
Media Partner
Nation Media Group
East Africa's largest media network across television, print, and digital platforms.
Radio Africa Group
Home to Classic 105, Kiss FM, and The Star — across radio, print, and digital.
Media Partner
SemaBOX
Pioneers of podcasting and new media in Africa, amplifying authentic local voices.