Michael Lee

Michael Lee is an international expert in the mindset of creativity and innovation. He is also a working creative professional with more than two decades of experience in the film and TV industry in the US, Europe and Africa as a writer, script editor, director, and producer. After graduating from Stanford, his first job was as a Script Analyst for Castle Rock Pictures, before moving to Prague where he co-founded the international literary magazine TRAFIKA and began his journey as a filmmaker. His TV productions have won 5 South African Film & TV Awards (SAFTAs).

He has been involved in education for years and is the founder of the Academy of Television and Screen Arts in Johannesburg. He is a the founder of the Coach/Facillitator Mastermind of the Public Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA). He recently edited the #1 best-selling book Innovation Starts with I, by Saleema Vellani. His own book INNOTIVITY: How to Restore Your Creative Genius will be released in 2023.

Michael is certified as a Coach Trainer by the International Coaches Register (ICR). He is a Global Advisor and Lead Facilitator at the Silicon Valley firm Innovation Minds, as well as an Advisory Board Member for World Creativity and Innovation Week and a member of the Exco of the Creative Council of the BIC