Nina Mbah is a creative technology entrepreneur building Monoversal’s most innovative product facilitating the co-creation and sharing of environmental solutions in Africa through a story streaming and exhibition platform called African Climate Stories.

Owoyemi Michael is a multitalented Photographer and Filmmaker hailing from Lagos Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and International Relations from Lagos State University. He ventured into the world of filmmaking in 2010 while attending an acting audition in his school campus. Only to realise he was more fascinated by the activities of the crew behind the scenes. His curiosity and drive later got him a position as a crew assistant, and from then, his desire for filmmaking knew no bounds. In a span of 10 years, Owoyemi’s works have taken diverse media forms including photography, short films, feature lengths, documentaries, 360 degree videos, and episodic series. His technical versatility spans across Directing and Cinematography to Editing and Aerial photography and videography. Owoyemi Michael is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Monoversal Digital Multimedia, a multimedia company creating content-based solutions to target critical societal issues in Nigeria. He is the Director-Cinematographer for African Climate Stories, a mini documentary series on climate change impact and activities in Nigeria. He is also a member of the Global Climate Storyteller Network, a Storyteller Fellow of the UNFPA story Lab and one of the top 20 emerging filmmakers of the British Council and Creative England’s Lagos FilmLab Fellows 2019. Michael believes in turning issues into powerful stories with compelling characters for audiences to connect enough to engage or care.

Dr Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Extension and Development Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. She holds a doctorate degree in Agricultural Extension with research focus on strengthening farmers capacity to adopt sustainable environmental management practices while building their resilience to climate change effects.
Dr Ifeanyi-obi was a Post Doc research fellow of the United Kingdom Department for International Development under the Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Programme; a Research Fellow of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences under their Fellowship programme for Women in Climate Change Sciences; a global fellow of the Center for Human rights and Humanitarian studies, Brown University, USA and a Fellow of West African Science Leadership Programme. She is currently an AWARD fellow under the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy Fellowship (GRASP).
Dr Ifeanyi-obi has contributed significantly to providing credible evidence for informed policy decisions in Agriculture and climate change. She has published over eighty journal articles, 6 book chapters, three policy briefs, two training manuals. She is passionate about academia-industry-policy linkages for sustainable interventions in climate matters. Her research is committed to significantly contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1,2,5 and 13 and the Nigerian National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (2022-2027). Towards this, she has convened as well as facilitated several policy discourse and Stakeholders forum. Dr Ifeanyi-obi has won several research and research uptake grants as well as consultancy to help strengthen rural dwellers knowledge and skill in the utilization of climate smart innovations and management practices. She is the National President of Society for Climate Action in Nigeria (SCAN).

Olumide IDOWU is a climate change activist from Nigeria. He promotes environmental awareness and a balanced approach to the growth and protection of the environment. He is as concerned about development as he is about climate change and environmental protection. His conservation work is spread over a variety of venues. He has been actively involved in climate change activism for the past 12 years and is strategically positioned to engage both younger and older generations through his active engagement in climate change organizations and social media, where he is known as 'Mr. Climate.' He has led culturally and nationally diverse teams while working with corporations and the media. He's participated in social change campaigns, coached others, and worked as a strategist for a variety of corporate and governmental organizations. Olumide IDOWU is a co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative, a non-governmental organization that aims to produce climate-smart generations throughout Africa while also tackling development disparities. He also serves as the UNDP Small Grants Program's Youth Focal Point in Nigeria, as well as the Youth Lead Author of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO6) and the Executive Coordinator of the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change. He is a former Atlas Corps Fellow and an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the United States.

Katarina Gulan is an award-winning journalist, voice over artist and video editor. She has been working on sustainable development and environmental protection topics for over 18 years. In 2022, she co-founded Spunky Toonz, an animation and EdTech platform creating innovative, audio-visual materials that shape a healthy ecology-friendly mindset in preschoolers and young children. She is passionate about telling important climate stories in an engaging manner. Katarina is also the cofounder of Motion to the Sound and AniJolly Girls, set up to foster sustainable knowledge gain for independent and freelance animators towards entrepreneurship, global competitiveness, and healthy networking. Katarina is also the content strategist for the female-led Animation Studio Jolly Squid.

Omotunde Akiode is a Nigerian screenwriter with 15 years of experience, working on live action Nigerian shows such as Tinsel, Nigeria’s longest running soap opera, MTV Shuga Naija series seasons 1, 4 and 5, Ajoche, Battleground, Enakhe, Dear Mother and Spider, and international children’s animation shows such as Boy, Girl, Dog, Cat, Mouse, Cheese by Watch Next Media, Mama K’s Team 4 by Netflix, Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes by E-One/Frogbox, Jungle Book Preschool series by Baboon Animation, Mini Beat Power Rockers by Mundolocco Studios, Argentina, Empress Sissi by TV Mundo, Italy.
She originally studied Architecture and worked for about a year before switching over to ‘showbiz’, and is currently studying for an MA, Comedy Writing at Falmouth University, UK. She was a Development Executive Trainee in the 2022 Netflix/Realness Institute program. She currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria with her daughter and dogs. She is represented by Hudson Agency, New York, USA. When she’s not seated in front of her laptop, she likes to work out and dreams of having abs someday.

Ojoma Ochai is Managing Partner of The Creative Economy Practice at CC Hub which has a mission to stimulate innovation and technology application to catalyse African Creative Economy growth. The practice delivers the mission through research, advocacy, ecosystem development, investment readiness and other projects that build capacity, attract capital and support intra – African and global collaboration. Ms Ochai is also co-founder of Pixel Ray Studios, a global film and audio - visual content infrastructure development company currently developing projects in Africa and the Caribbean. She sits on the board of ₿ Trust – an organisation set up by Jay Z and Jack Dorsey (CEO of Block Inc and co-founder and former CEO of Twitter) to support bitcoin
development in Africa and other locations. She is also a member of the UNESCO global Expert Panel on the 2005 Convention on Cultural Expressions where she has delivered projects in a range of locations around the world particularly in Africa and the Caribbean. Ms Ochai is Board Chair, African Tech and Creative Group - a network of sector leaders that are working to ensure that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area delivers value for African businesses. Her 17+ years of experience spans International Cultural Relations and leading Creative and Digital Economy projects including at the intersection with tourism and heritage. Her previous roles have included being Regional Director for British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Arts and Creative Economy Programme and other roles working on projects for institutions like the Swedish Arts Council, World Bank, and various national governments to support the development of the Creative Economy.

Damilola Onafuwa is a visual artist from Lagos, Nigeria, using digital photography, film and mixed media as a medium of expression. The focus of his work is on human-interest stories. Damilola draws inspiration from his personal experiences, his environment, conversations with people and self-reflection. His work has been impactful in starting conversations and raising awareness around pressing social issues. He is a member of APJD (Africa Photo-Journalism Database) and an Associate fellow at The Royal Commonwealth Society. He is the founder and creative director of StoryMaxima, a professional storytelling organization. He is also an alumnus at Akoma Storytelling Fellowship and One World Media Global Short Docs Forum. He has been a fellow of Skoll World Forum Fellow since 2019. He has been a speaker at TEDx, where he spoke about his work and its impact on human societies. He has also been recognized for his excellent work by The Future Awards Africa and World Press Photo.

Deborah Oyedeji is a legal practitioner in the film, theatre, music and technology space. She strategically, creatively and legally seeks ways for her clients to gain substantial value from their IP assets by providing business advisory and creating niche documents and contracts to safeguard their interests. She teaches Copyright laws, Intellectual Property and Originality to African Climate Stories Fellows through the African Climate Stories Fellowship Program.

Ngozi Oguguah (Ph.D.) is a sea-going Researcher with Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research in Lagos Nigeria and believes in strategic partnerships and collaborations. She is a 2021 Beahrs Environmental Leadership fellow, a 2014 Agricultural Women and Research Development fellow and a 2010 Norman E. Borlaug African Women in Science Fellow. An environmental justice advocate spearheading public outreach projects and programs while continually uplifting vulnerable populations and communities. She has 14+ years of experience conducting ground-breaking marine biology research while establishing diverse, motivated, top-tier teams. Industry trendsetter and leader with many academic publications, conference and seminar papers, as well as multiple recognitions and awards. She is also involved in various local initiatives mentoring the next generation of STEAM leaders.

Ebele Okoye (NG/DE), is Africa’s first female animator and an industry pioneer on the continent. Ebele’s passion for environmental protection and sustainability goes back to 1997 when she co-founded the artists collective “United Artists for Environmental Protection (UAFEP)” and in 2022, she founded Spunky Toonz, an animation and EdTech platform creating innovative, audio-visual materials that shape a healthy ecology-friendly mindset in preschoolers and young children.
Some of her awards and recognitions come from the Africa Movie Academy, DEFA & Robert Bosch Foundations, California State Legislature, and Amnesty International.
She is also the founder of smedLAB 2013, Nigeria’s first ever animation course, The Animation Club Africa” as well as “Motion to the Sound” and “AniJolly Girls.” Ebele teaches animation in schools and university and is a regular jury member for festivals and awards including the Oscar qualifying festival “Interfilm Berlin.”

Omoregie Osakpolor is a filmmaker and documentary photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. His work focuses majorly on social change and justice, and explores such themes as displacement, forceful eviction, migration, social welfare for the elderly and security. Some of which have been featured on CNN Africa, BBC, Quartz and Aljazeera. His new multidisciplinary documentary work, We Speak Their Names in Hushed Tones, won the best project at IDFA Doclab Pitch Award 2022 in Amsterdam. “Inaccessible Cities,” a website documentary project which he worked on as the cinematographer in Lagos with AJ Contrast won the Gracie Award (for information/Entertainment) in 2022.

Emily Wanja uses storytelling to drive social change. She works in collaboration with organizations, people, and communities that believe a more just world is possible. She is an award-winning Impact producer for the campaign ‘We Can Fight Climate Change’ for the international feature documentary, ‘Thank You for the Rain’. In conjunction with Docubox, she has worked with policymakers across national and county governments, private stakeholders, funders, civil society, and communities, using film as a tool for advocacy. She’s on the Climate Justice Resilience Fund Advisory Council and on the Global Impact Producers Alliance Transitional Committee. She works at Doc Society as the Director of Africa Programmes.