Simon Mkina

President

Tanzania Media Practitioners Association (Tampa)

Simon Martha Mkina, Tanzania, is an award-winning Tanzania investigative journalist, renowned editor, columnist, media trainer and publisher.

He worked – at different capacities – with local, national and international media outlets, including ICIJ, The Continent, Mail & Guardian. He has exposed grand corruption and is a good governance pioneer in his country.

Mkina is courageous, professional and fair to reporting subjects, including very complicated ones. He is well known for his fearlessness in reporting and his ability to access notoriously inaccessible figures and places.

He is a sitting president of the Tanzania Media Practitioners Association. He has exclusively met and interviewed 11 presidents.

Maurice Herbert Mugisha

Deputy Managing Director

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Maurice Herbert Mugisha, is a Ugandan journalist, broadcaster and corporate executive who works as the deputy managing director of the government-owned media company, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), effective October 2018.

Before that, for 12 years, he worked at Nation Television Uganda (NTV Uganda), owned by the Nairobi-based Nation Media Group, rising to the level of “Head of News Production”, at the time of his departure for his present position.

Joseph Kigozi

Deputy Group CEO & Chief Strategy Manager

Next Media Services

Marketing Lead for NBS Rebrand. Marketing Lead – Digital Migration Campaign – Beera Digital Marketing lead – Owakabi Activations (BTL ) Campaign. COVID Project Lead Chairman Uganda Economic Forum Chairman Housing Baraza Chairman Launch Next Media Park Supervised Marketing and Project Leads for 5 years UB40 NBS @ 15 Anniversary Chairman Project Lead Cancer Run – 7 years I held several key positions during my tenure, including: CMO – 5 years GM – Nextcom – 2 years GM – Sanyuka – 5 years GM – NBS Sport – 2 years Chief Strategy Officer – 7 years Deputy Group CEO – 7 years

Daniel Belayneh

CEO

Arts TV

Rebecca Hunde

Executive Board Chairperson

Ethiopian Media Women's Association

Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Photography, Broadcasting, Storytelling, Video, and News Writing. Strong professional with a Master’s degree focused in Museology/Museum Studies from Addis Ababa University.

Queenter Mbori

Executive Director

Association Of Media Women In Kenya

Joyce Shebe

Chief Editor

Clouds Media Tanzania

Joyce Shebe is one of the prominent female journalists in Tanzania with an experience of over 19 years of writing and reporting through both mainstream and new media in the country. Her expertise is on writing and reporting on investigative stories especially those rooted in gender based issue. Currently, Joyce is working with the leading media house in Tanzania (Clouds Media Group) as Chief Editor. In her position, Joyce is an overall in charge of the media content (News and Current affair issues). Currently Joyce is a chair person of Tanzania Media Women’s Association TAMWA, Also Joyce is an active member of various professional associations including The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Tanzania, Joyce is a board member of Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF), member of Dar Es Salaam Press Club and Editors Champion Group on Child Rights ( ECGCR). Joyce Is a mother of two children a girl and a boy. She strives to build a society that observes gender equity where women and children rights are respected.

Simaloi Dajom

Head of Broadcasting

Nation Media Group, Kenya

Simaloi is a media expert with two decades of experience in leading & growing sucessful media stations, developing exceptional talent and creating highly innovative content that drives impact & growth. She is a sought after multimedia trainer, speaker, author and Kenya Top 40 under 40 Award winner. Simaloi has led & grown 20 Radio stations in Kenya! She has been instrumental in the transformation and growth of more than 50 Radio, TV & Digital media stations in Africa. Simaloi is presently The Head of Broadcasting at Nation Media Group, leading the strategic transformation of NTV & Nation Fm driving growth, impact & commanding a cumulative viewership of more than 20million. Simaloi is highly experienced in media growth strategies, transformative leadership, media training, audience attraction & retention strategies, talent & content development, media development for impact, digital transformation, content & talent development, media monetization strategies, media trends, strategic partnerships, budgets & strategic planning, regulatory compliance, strategic communication, executive coaching & consultancy. Her expertise cuts across Radio, Television, Print and Digital Media. Key Accomplishments • Successfully managed, mentored and trained over 1,000 media personalities, media managers, content creators, producers, journalists, news editors, presenters, sales executives, media owners, executives in Kenya and across Africa resulting in transformation, growth, innovation and sustainability. •Successfully led strategy, people, and content for 20+ of the most influential Radio and TV stations in Kenya including Radio Citizen (the leading Radio in Kenya), Milele fm, Switch TV, NTV, Nation fm •Led media stations strategy to consistently win Industry Excellence Awards including 15+ Kuza Awards in various categories awarded by the industry regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya • Managed project supporting 11 at risk radio & TV stations across Kenya in media sustainability strategies, impactful development communication, training and mentorship resulting in over 50% impact, growth & transformation in 1 year • Trained, delivered key note addresses and speaking engagements in Kenya and across Africa • Awarded Kenya Top 40 Under 40 Women for demonstrated leadership and impact in the field of media. Simaloi sits on the board of Films Without Borders, a UK charity that trains and mentors youth in Film making and content creation. She is extremely passionate about media sustainability, solution journalism, conservation, transformative leadership & innovation.

Sammy Wanyoike

Director of Growth

Ubongo Kids

Experienced Fundraiser, Marketer and Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in both the for profit and not for profit sectors. Skilled in Resource mobilization, Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Project Management, and Market Research. Strong fundraising, strategy development and marketing professional with an International Business Administration degree from Makerere University.