The Zimbabwean and African arts culture proponents, Earground and events management company, ZAR Events are putting together a creative business conference which is set to be held at 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale, Harare, on Tuesday next week.
“Attention creatives, artists, businesses, and institutions partnering with the creative industry—this is for you. Join us for the Amplifaya Creative Business Conference 2024—a ground-breaking event bringing artists and corporate leaders together under one roof to shape the future of Zimbabwe’s creative economy,” Earground Chief Curator, Plot Mhako (pictured) posted on LinkedIn today.
“This landmark event brings together Zimbabwe’s creative arts sector and the business community to foster collaboration, network, develop world-class creative products, and unlock new opportunities within the local creative economy.
“The conference will convene creative and cultural curators, business leaders, government representatives, and cultural heads from civic society for dynamic discussions with creatives across all fields. It is a unique platform for professionals from film, music, dance, visual arts, fashion, events, and more to connect, innovate, and strengthen Zimbabwe’s creative landscape,” reads the description of the event on its website.
The event features a stellar lineup of speakers from various backgrounds to speak on different issues affecting the local creative industry.
Some of the speakers include entrepreneur, Ken Sharpe who will tackle the topic “Building sustainable creative and private sector partnerships,” and TV producer, Monalisa Chisango who will speak on “The quality of our products: creating for the international market.” Event manager, Elton Kurima will be a panelist during discussions on “Unexplained opportunities and possibilities for the Zimbabwean creative industries.”
Other speakers include Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Palmer Mugavha, Delta Corporation Corporate Affairs General Manager, Patricia Murambinda and film producer, Marian Kunonga. Registration for the event, whose entry is free, is ongoing