Registration & welcome refreshments

Official conference opening

A keynote address

Unlocking the power of play, performance, and purpose

Performance by an award-winning theatre practitioner, writer and poet

Africa’s evolving role in the global creative economy and cultural cooperation

How AI, automation, and emerging technologies are redefining collaboration

Education, Skills & the Future of Work

A knowledge exchange for emerging CCI enterprises and practitioners

Are we creating exiles?

Sustainability, scale, and global exchange in film and TV

Official opening event

Registration and welcome refreshments

Figuring Out New, Next, and Never

Rethinking access, equity & inclusion  

Navigating the challenges of ownership, access, and ethics in safeguarding our creative economy

How the CCI ecosystem operates within peri-urban, rural, and alternative locales & models

Models for Sustaining Creative Economies

From Survivalist to Sustainable: Rethinking Africa’s Creative Workforce

Visibility, leadership, and empowerment of women shaping the future of sports

Governance, culture & creative agency

From Africa to Latin America & the Middle East

Cultural managers & policy makers in the creative economy

How festivals shape the cultural, social, and economic fabric of localities.

Navigating creative tech futures

Governance, culture & creative agency

Official closing remarks