Benjamin Pius is a distinguished visionary in the media and technology space, helping to create, incubate and lead companies and organisations – especially in the Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) space – to growth and profitability.
With a career spanning over two decades at the C-level, Benjamin has earned a reputation as a strategic thinker and a hands-on leader, specialising in business and organisational transformations, fostering innovation, and delivering exceptional financial performances.

As Broadcast Media Africa’s founder, CEO, and Publisher, Benjamin has established a pan-continental networking platform, bringing together media and tech professionals to foster collaboration and innovation. Simultaneously, he serves as the chief executive officer for BSP Media Group, demonstrating his multifaceted leadership in the industry. Benjamin is deeply engaged in incubating and bringing to market “MOOA,” a revolutionary media-tech platform designed to discover and exchange audio-visual assets. This project reflects his commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation and his dedication to shaping the future of the media and technology landscape.

As he continues to lead and inspire, Benjamin Pius stands as a driving force in the evolution of the TMT industry – especially within the Africa ecosystem – leaving an indelible legacy of success and forward-thinking.

Tabitha is a Corporate Communications, Media and Electoral Democracy practitioner with over 20 years hands-on experience. She is the current Chairperson, Association of Professional Broadcasters (APB). She is also a Board Member of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) and the Head of Corporate Affairs IEBC. Tabitha holds a Masters Degree in Corporate Communications from Daystar University. She started her broadcasting career with the State Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).

Robi Koki Ochieng is a transformative educator committed to shaping media narratives and fostering positive change in the media space through media viability and engagement in media practice research.

Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) specialist, Fiona Asonga is the Chief Executive Officer of Technology Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) that operates the Kenya Internet Exchange Point and Industry Computer Security Incident Response Team. Fiona has 20 years working experience in the ICT sector, 17 of which have been at TESPOK; as a liaison for the private sector with governments in the East Africa region, on ICT policy and regulations through the East Africa Communications Organization (EACO), where TESPOK is a member.

Fiona is keen on the use of the internet by all in a safe manner that promotes social, economic and political development of society and multi-stakeholder engagement for digital development. She was appointed in 2022 as an Executive Council Member of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Supporting Association (UNIGFSA) and has in the past been a volunteer in various organizations that drive ubiquitous internet access and growth such as, AFRINIC, Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – Address Supporting Organization- Address Council and the Public Interest Registry.

Fiona is a strong advocate of policy and regulations that facilitate investor participation in the ecosystem. Fiona’s ability to breakdown government policy to highlight ICT business opportunities positions her as an ICT Industry Thought Leader at the national, regional and global space. She sets the pace in offering impactful leadership by transforming society with ICT.

Jeff Schon is co-founder & CEO of Akili Network that launched Akili Kids! as a free-to-air channel in Kenya in March 2020. Akili has become the #1 children’s channel reaching over 8 million children and 8 million adults weekly with entertaining educational content. Formerly President of Massiverse LLC, Jeff developed cross-platform content for kids. His past roles include VP, Educational Technology, Scholastic; CEO, Grolier Interactive and Living Books; and VP, Hearst Entertainment. A producer/director with 11 Emmy Awards, Jeff holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Producer’s Guild of America.

For 24 years, I have continually explored the Creative Business of Africa. Since moving to Eastern Africa, from Australia in 1998, my Team and I have Built one of best-known Entertainment Companies in Africa – PHAT! Music & Entertainment Limited, with interests in Media, Event Production, Licensing and Industry Building.

During 2016, The Business Daily and KPMG listed PHAT! at No.36 of the Top 100 Mid-Sized Businesses in Kenya – the first-ever Company in the Creative Industry to be Recognised with this prestigious Award.

In October 2014, I also Co-Founded what is now YAKWETU™ Online Limited. Meaning both “Of Us” and “For Us” in Kiswahili (the most popular African language). YAKWETU™ is an Online Home Entertainment & Edutainment System – of Africa, for Africa.

Using their proprietory Kenyan-made Applications, YAKWETU™ is an online Distributor and Retailer of Digital Content, from Africa, to Africa and for Africa – through a Range of thoughtfully Curated branded Services, that supply Consumers with securely Encrypted original Titles, that fairly Pays the Creators – unlike Pirated alternatives.

As a benchmark, think of Amazon’s suite of Digital Media, like Prime Video, Freevee, Amazon Music, Audible and Twitch – and that’s our Growth Plan for African Content, on The Motherland and to her Diaspora.

YAKWETU™ exists to Fairly Pay the Creatives of Africa, who Lose upto 99% Revenue to Piracy; and don’t have enough options Online to Earn a Living.

YAKWETU™ also exists for 475 million SmartPhone users in Africa, who Want to Consume their own Content via Pay-As-You-Go, like how they buy Airtime – NOT via Subscription.

Released on 26th September 2019, their Poof-of-Concept is MyMovies.Africa™, as a Mobile-first Digital Cinema Extension, offering securely Encrypted original Movies from Africa (i.e. New Releases, Classics, Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, etc) on Smart Devices, across Africa and to her Diaspora in 195 Countries.

On 11th July 2023, YAKWETU™ emerged 1 of the 7 Winners from 548 Submissions and 25 Finalists – from 16 Countries and Industries like creative, food, green technology, health & more, at the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Global Awards https://www.wipo.int/global-awards/en/2023/winners.html

I am also the Founding Chair of Partners Against Piracy Association of Kenya – a multi-sectoral Coalition, of local and international Associations, Societies and Companies, representing the interests of thousands of Creatives in Kenya and the World, in terms of the Protection of their Intellectual Property against Piracy.

Martin Munyua is a Nairobi‐based director, cinematographer, and producer with more than 35 years of experience shaping film, television, and multimedia storytelling across East Africa and international markets. As Managing Director of Dreamcatcher Productions and Chairman of the Producers Guild of Kenya, he has led large‐scale productions for the African Development Bank, TradeMark East Africa, UN agencies, and global broadcasters including the BBC and Netflix. His credits span documentaries, feature films, regional TV formats, and immersive VR projects, all grounded in a commitment to operational excellence and authentic African narratives. Martin’s career reflects a consistent mission: building local creative capacity while delivering content that resonates with audiences worldwide.

Zelalem Woldemariam is an award-winning filmmaker and founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Director of Zeleman, a full-service communications, advertising and production agency delivering impactful marketing campaigns that drive sustainable growth. Originally founded in 2005 to provide pioneering production services in Ethiopia’s emerging advertising industry, Zelalem has led the growth of the company to offer specialized services that meet the diverse demands of a global clientele. Being Creative Entrepreneur, Filmmaker & Storyteller himself, Zelalem has created a vision for the success of Zeleman; and has motivated, guided and empowered a team of passionate and creative youth towards that success.

Today, Zeleman is a world class agency that employs over 140 local and international professionals who push the boundaries of creative value creation to deliver elevated and impactful marketing campaigns, while expanding Ethiopia’s creative industries through mentorship and job creation.

Zelalem has pursued his passion of filmmaking yet to another horizon – promoting and celebrating films shot exclusively with smartphones and other mobile devices. He is a Managing Partner of SmartPhilm, which provides a platform to the global artistic and storytelling community to democratize the filmmaking industry by producing their own stories in the most accessible way using their smart phone.

Currently he serves as Vice President of the Ethiopian Advertising Council, enabling him to influence and shape the young advertising and media industry in Ethiopia. Learn more about his work at zeleman.com.

President Standard Group Women Network, a professional network that seeks to articulate the voice of women at the workplace and position them for leadership and greater responsibilities. Highly seasoned, versatile and reliable editor with excellent track record in writing, subbing, editing and content creation. Able to manage small and large groups to script, write and assemble multi-media content. Seeking to use the powerful tool of story-telling to enrich lives.

Media professional with skills and training in education. 2019 Winner, SGWN AWARDS, Gender equality champion, gender equality advocate, speaker and trainer. TV Host, Her Standards on KTN Home.

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I have more than thirty-five years’ experience in writing and directing documentary films. Initially trained at the BBC in London, I have worked in fourteen African countries, the United States, Japan, India and Europe. My portfolio includes numerous films for the private sector, Government and the United Nations. I have also written extensively for clients in the Government, corporate and NGO sectors.

Specialties: Media Broadcasting and Training, Press and Communications, Software Development, Creative Marketing, Green-Tech and innovation.

Simaloi is a highly skilled media professional with extensive experience in recruitment, retention and growing audiences across all media platforms, and has a track record in media production, programming, developing content strategies, business development, growing impactful media brands and developing talent. She previously held senior management positions in the media, notably at Royal Media Services as Group Head of Production, Programmes Manager, and Deputy Director Radio, and at Mediamax Network as Chief Content & Strategy Officer. She has also served as Head of Media Strategy & Content at Switch TV. She holds a Diploma in Radio and Television Content Production from Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC), is an alumnus of Business Daily Top-40-Under-40 and a board member of Films Without Borders (UK).

I am a graduate of the University of Nairobi, Kenya with a Bachelors degree in Electrical and Electronic engineering. Throughout my career from internship up to now which has been a journey of 20 years, I have been in a technology voyage where I have witnessed technology progress from analog to the present day digital era. I have seen equipment and systems grow from an assembly of analog electronic components to advance to microchips and software driven. I have been fortunate to undertake practical electronic repairs, installation and maintenance of simple electronic and telecommunications equipment to handling complex systems as an engineer.

From the onset of my engineering profession it does appear that my destiny was to be a broadcast engineer and to contribute in that space. My first formal engagement away from the academic corridors was being exposed to broadcast equipment for marine and global navigational systems at an internship level at African Marine and General engineering company at the coastal side of Kenya. That set the pace for hands on work in the engineering filed. Thereafter, I have never left the broadcast space. I have moved from one broadcast or media company to the other up to present one, Cape Media Ltd in Kenya.

My first encounter with digital transmission technologies started with ISDN technology in the year 2004. As the technology has grown exponentially, I have grown to offer solutions in the broadcast media space taking in to account what transmission media and technology is suitable for any solution required. Up now, I have acquired extensive experience in RF broadcast for TV and FM radio; and in satellite and IP communications.

In all my formal engagements, I have held leadership roles in addition to dispensing my technical responsibilities. I am always motivated to work in a dynamic and challenging environment that allows me to fully utilize my skills and experience to make a significant contribution to any organization.
Donald Kuchona

As Co-Founder and Creative Producer Freehand Studios and Pungulu Pa Productions, I lead two Nairobi-based digital arts studios working at the intersection of culture, social justice, and public engagement.

Through Freehand, I collaborate with foundations, civil society groups, and research partners to translate complex ideas, data, and advocacy into clear visual narratives – from illustrated reports and comics to animation and participatory storytelling tools. Through Pungulu Pa, I produce children’s media and cultural experiences that celebrate African heritage, nature, and intergenerational knowledge.

Across both studios, my work centres on building narratives that shift understanding, support movement-building, and create lasting social impact. My practice spans visual storytelling, strategic communications, fundraising, creative pitching, and studio leadership, with a strong focus on locally rooted, globally relevant work.

With over 15 years of experience as a pragmatic and transformative Senior Executive, strategic interventions at the board level and senior management have consistently driven sustainable growth. Proven leadership across diverse markets that has enhanced operational optimization, empowering teams and boosting performance while maintaining a focus on long-term business sustainability.

Key Achievements:
★ Global Policy and Multi-Country Expertise: Led complex international projects and research, achieving an increase in multinational clients and strengthening global reputation. Developed strategies that expanded into new territories and solidified a robust global presence.
★ Collaborative Leadership and Strategic Thinking: Guided a cross-functional team at the board level, increasing project delivery efficiency and team productivity. This collaborative approach has driven transformational business results and fostered innovation.
★ Budgeting and Financial Management: Managed a substantial regional P&L, optimizing cost efficiency and resource allocation. Streamlined operations through quarterly reviews, enhancing profitability and reinforcing the company’s financial health.
★ Strategic Communications and Thought Leadership: Spearheaded communications at the board level, establishing thought leadership and driving public engagement. This resulted in new client acquisitions, strengthened partnerships, and solidified the company’s market position.
★ Impact Assessment and Performance Metrics: Directed impact assessments and sales target evaluations, contributing to growth in regional market penetration. Efforts consistently exceeded financial goals and reinforced market leadership.
★ Social Impact Measurement and Client Retention: Implemented research solutions focused on social impact, achieving an improvement in client retention. Provided actionable insights that deepened relationships and drove sustained growth.
★ Strategic Planning and Execution: Developed and executed strategies aligning sales initiatives with business objectives. Expanded market share and sharpened competitive advantage, ensuring the company remains ahead of industry trends.

My focus on leveraging strategic insights and leadership drives innovation, sustainable growth, and tangible business outcomes. A commitment to building brand equity and fostering a culture of continuous improvement that ensures organizations remain at the forefront of industry leadership

Jennifer Kaberi is a Founder and CEO of Mtoto News a digital company that is leveraging on the power of technology to improve the lives of children. She is also a Research Affiliate at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, investigating how we can reboot social media by creating a digital environment where children can engage, create, and influence in a safe and fun environment. She is also a Child Development specialist with a Masters in Child Development from Daystar University.
Jennifer has over 20 years of experience working with children, and a significant amount of developing child-focused systems. Jennifer has supported several governments and regional bodies in developing children’s policies as part of the technical committees. Moreover, Jennifer has been trailblazing in using technology as a tool for child participation by creating platforms where children can hold their leaders accountable as well as contribute to National, Regional and global debates.

Controller Television Programmes at Kenya Broadcasting corporation.Chairperson: Women In News, WAN-IFRA -WIN: Kenya Chapter. Works as an Intersection of Broadcast and Tech in the media space

Experienced Broadcast Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. Skilled in transmission, control room and playout operations, out side broadcasting, satellite News gathering, TV Studios,Camera, C++, Electrical Troubleshooting, Journalism, and Media Relations. Strong engineering professional with a KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY focused in BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING from MARY HILL HIGH SCHOOL UCE, UACE.
trained at NHK- CTI in Japan and CCTV.