Audu Maikori is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, entertainment lawyer and creative industry consultant expert. He is Founder/ Executive Vice Chairman of Chocolate City Group- a media /entertainment company which is comprised of Chocolate City Media (Film, TV and content production) , Chocolate City Kenya, CCX (live  Music space) and Chocolate City Music record label -one of the biggest record labels in Africa. In March 2019,  Chocolate City inked a landmark partnership deal with Warner Music Group. Audu is globally recognized as one of the pioneers of the Afrobeats music genre that has taken the world by storm – his work has included Copyright reforms having led the Digital Music Committee for the Copyrights  Society of Nigeria, leading the Senate Committee Ease of doing business working group in 2016/2017 as well as the Nigerian Economic Summit Group Creative industry group with a focus on Tv/Film and Movie policy. In  August 2020, he chaired the inaugural Music Week Nigeria business conference that attracted over 700,000  unique views and over 2,000 virtual attendees.

Ojoma Ochai is a Creative Economy expert with almost 20 years of experience supporting the development of the global Creative Economy through contributions to various initiatives including Capacity Building, Technical Assistance to the public and private sector and leading international cooperation projects in the Cultural and Creative Industries. Ms. Ochai sits on the UNESCO Global Expert Facility for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In this capacity, she advises the multilateral agency and has supported national governments (e.g., The Gambia, Jamaica and Nigeria) to implement the convention and grow their Cultural and Creative Industries. Joma Ochai is also Regional Director for Arts and Creative Economy Programmes for British Council in Sub Saharan Africa. She has worked on various international creative and digital sector development efforts for example for the World Bank on Music and Film Sector Development in Nigeria and with the Swedish Arts Council. She is a Fellow of the DEVOS Institute of Arts Management, University of Maryland, USA an Associate Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Institute and sits on the board of the African Technology and Creative Group

Oronde Garrett is a partner at M88 management and a long-time business partner and manager to Idris Elba. In addition to Elba, he brings with him a unique roster of marquee talent including Hollywood’s record-breaking producer and black-ish star Marsai Martin, media staple Van Lathan, writer-filmmaker Chad Sanders, and young tech genius Iddris Sandu.

Prior to joining M88, Garrett built a 20-year career as a preeminent talent manager, film/television consultant, and branding executive while working and collaborating with some of the most recognizable actors, creatives, athletes, and brands. Since its inception, M88 has grown an impressive client list that includes a diverse — and swag- worthy mix of top-level talents such as Elba, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Riz Ahmed, Naomi Scott, Gemma Chan, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Blitz “The Ambassador” Bazawule, Caleb McLaughlin, Eboni Freeman, Herizen F. Guardiola, Issa López, Kofi Siriboe, Luke James and many more.

The son of an educator and a diplomat, Fotemah Mba was born in Cameroon and became professionally known as the Director of A&R at the Red Republic. He went on to build a successful career in the United States by managing top-charting music collaborations with the industry’s top music executives and artists. Fotemah’s ear for music and love for making sure the elements of music are cohesive, has been the catalyst for the many of the relationships he has today. 

Fotemah has now dedicated himself to Jump Africa, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create a better opportunity for education and a brighter future to every child in underprivileged areas in Africa.