Benjamin Pius is a distinguished visionary in the media and technology space, helping to create, incubate and lead companies and organisations – especially in the Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) space – to growth and profitability.
With a career spanning over two decades at the C-level, Benjamin has earned a reputation as a strategic thinker and a hands-on leader, specialising in business and organisational transformations, fostering innovation, and delivering exceptional financial performances.

As Broadcast Media Africa’s founder, CEO, and Publisher, Benjamin has established a pan-continental networking platform, bringing together media and tech professionals to foster collaboration and innovation. Simultaneously, he serves as the chief executive officer for BSP Media Group, demonstrating his multifaceted leadership in the industry. Benjamin is deeply engaged in incubating and bringing to market “MOOA,” a revolutionary media-tech platform designed to discover and exchange audio-visual assets. This project reflects his commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation and his dedication to shaping the future of the media and technology landscape.

As he continues to lead and inspire, Benjamin Pius stands as a driving force in the evolution of the TMT industry – especially within the Africa ecosystem – leaving an indelible legacy of success and forward-thinking.

At the helm of MACRA, I champion the integration of innovative communication strategies with a focus on enhancing regulatory frameworks. My tenure has been marked by an unwavering commitment to advancing the deepening of digitalisation in Malawi, a landlocked least developing country (LLDC), and leveraging my leadership skills to navigate the complexities of steering regulation in a dynamic and universally compassing sector: Communications.

Previously, as Chief Technology Officer at MobiPay Malawi, I led the IT division, fostering an environment that spurred technological advancement and service excellence. My strategic approach has consistently driven growth, reflecting my dedication to harnessing technology for societal progression and economic development.

Robi Koki Ochieng is a Communications & Media Expert who has managed with communications grants
and consulted in Communication & Gender Research. She is a Career Educator with experience spanning
over 25 years of teaching and currently is a Lecturer in Journalism & Communication at USIU-Africaʼs
Journalism Program and is currently seeking to join civil society in her quest to better the lives of women in the world.

Through her membership in the Association of Media Women in Kenya and networks, Robi has carried out baseline studies that have informed programmatic direction for AMWIK and ARTICLE 19 in the areas of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), Online violence against women, Psychological effects on online violence, and in holistic protection of women Journalists and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) as they go about their duties the She has vast experience in Curriculum Development & Training Facilitation and Coordination.

She has also had the privilege of developing Communication Strategies for government ministries, her university, membership organizations. She is a respected Media Critique who is called upon for validation of media-related policies and regulatory issues and has made 65 appearances on TV/Radio talk shows on National & International TV. She also has had opportunities as a moderator/panelist of various webinars and to rapporteur for various civil society organisations

A Corporate Communications, Media and Electoral Democracy practitioner with over 20 years of hands-on experience. Tabitha is the Director, Broadbase Promotions Ltd. She is the Chairperson, Association of Professional Broadcasters -APB.She served on the board of Media Council of Kenya for 3 years until October 2022.

She has a rich background in Corporate Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Media Relations, Strategic Planning, Events management and Public Affairs. Tabitha started her media career at the State Broadcasting Corporation, (KBC), and worked with Presidential Press Services after which she worked with an Advertising Media Agency before returning to public service at Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). She joined the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in January 2010. She has been a longstanding member of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK), Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) and the Association of Professional Broadcasters-APB.

Joan Comfort A. Balese is a seasoned journalist and communication professional with over a decade of experience and a purpose-driven leader who uses the media for social transformation across Uganda.
Her expertise spans strategic communication, content creation, voice-over work, and public engagement. From boardrooms to grassroots, she leads with both strategy and passion. She currently serves as the Board Vice Chairperson of the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), to enhance the visibility and status of women and other marginalised groups through awareness creation, capacity strengthening, advocacy and networking to realise gender equality.

Comfort has worked both in radio and TV where she has been a programs manager, events
and promotions manager, social media manager, news reporter, and anchor. Beyond broadcast media, she has worked with national and international development partners like USAID, WaterAid, and the Women’s Situation Room, serving as a consultant facilitator, factsheet developer, interpreter, voice-over artist, and trainer of trainers. She is a certified Life Coach; specializing in mindset and personal branding and a John Maxwell EQUIP Leadership Facilitator.

Driven by a mission to make a difference, Comfort believes in the potential of transformation
through storytelling and effective communication, and dedicates her professional life to
reshaping narratives, cultivating positive mindsets, and using media as an instrument for
healing, empowerment, and national development. Her message to fellow leaders; “Leadership must be both strategic and human.”

Sivan Pillay is the Founder and CEO of 360 Degrees South and Zero Gravity TV and Media and has over 30 years of experience in Music and Television. Zero Gravity TV and Media is now also a Known Associates company in a recent acquisition and partnership with the JHB based media company.

Zero Gravity TV and Media is a content production company focused on Creative Development, Production and Distribution of IP for Unscripted & Factual TV, Broadcast Events, Film and Digital locally and globally. 360 Degrees South is a Media Agency focussed on Technology, Digital and Content business. Pillay joined Endemol SA in their Sponsorships and Licensing division in 2000 and eventually was appointed Head of Commercial and Digital business in 2004 and finally MD of Endemol South Africa in 2008. After the Endemol-Shine global merger, Pillay was appointed CEO of Endemol Shine Africa.

Across 16 years (8 years as MD/CEO) of the company Pillay spearheaded Endemol’s Creative, Commercial and Production expansion with a list of Africa’s largest and most popular TV series including Big Brother Africa, Isidingo, Survivor South Africa, Fear Factor, Project Fame West and East Africa, All You Need Is Love and Deal or No Deal. He also led as Executive Producer on over 130 major TV series and commercial deals in Africa over an 8-year period spanning 2008-2016 and acted as a judge in SABC3’s 2002 hit series Coca-Cola PopStars. In 2016, after 16 years with Endemol, Pillay decided to part ways to begin his own new venture to further fuel his passion for Television, Film, Music, Creativity and Technology in the form of 360 Degrees South and Zero Gravity TV and Media.

In 2022 and 2023 as the CEO of Trace Studios, Pillay managed and restructured Trace Studios to better serve the Trace Broadcast environment whilst overseeing shows like The Utimate Braai Master, Hectic Nine 9 and Real Housewives of Cape Town. Zero Gravity’s latest shows include Gospel Superstars and Big Day for 25k Sivan Pillay is also an accomplished musician with two solo albums released under the pseudonym The Eskimo Writer.

Christina is a global citizen with a passion for people and a passion for the positive development of all communities and demographics globally. She has focused her career on working on global social change campaigns. She currently serves as Chief Product-and-Operating Officer at Ubongo, a pan-African NGO creating edutainment content for the African child in order to use media to equip Africa’s next generation with the educational foundation, critical skills and positive mindsets to change their own lives and communities for the better. She is also a board member of The Emerge Project.  

shepiso Sello is the founder and CEO of Known Associates a below the line agency launched in 2014. She has over a period of 15 years achieved an illuminating and successful career as a communications, events, media and marketing practitioner and television producer.

She has a BA degree University of Cape Town with a double major in Economics and Political Science. She dreams of continuing her studies in creative studies.

Her pioneering drive has enabled her to work locally in Southern Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Angola and Internationally in the UK and Europe. Her career was kicked started at espAFRIKA working on the world famous North Sea Jazz Festival where she also gained training from Dutch based promoter Mojo Concerts.

Her career experience from then spanned from international music events, corporate events, publicity and marketing, to advertising agency client relations, Festival Manager of Sithengi Film Festival, created a bridal magazine Nubian Brides, brand activation, project management, sponsorship acquisition and management and producing television dramas and an African football documentary.

Tshepiso works with an unwavering passion and commitment! She thrives as a leader and is a great motivator of people but can equally be a reliable and an accountable team player. She is a proud and fervent South African who wants to be an integral part of achieving the country’s objectives and challenges of nation building, job creation and poverty alleviation and would like to see more women creating business partnerships, developing communities and encouraging youth to actively participate in the country’s economic growth.

I am a proud African committed to immense excellence and passionately working towards the goal that our dreams aspires to achieve for the betterment of makind using technology and smart innovation within the shortest possible time.

Moses Nyama is a Zambian Businessman and Presenter born on 9th September 1973 and is currently a Director at Radio QFM Limited. He started off as a Marketing Manager at MAI Recording Studio and later on became a Radio Station Presenter at Radio Phoenix Limited. He trained at various institutions such as:
ZAMCOM for Radio styles for reaching large audiences, CIFAP, Paris- advanced professional training in Radio & TV management and Deutsche Welle Training Center – Radio and TV management. His hobbies include participating in business/marketing workshops as well as engaging in marketing and corporate governance activities.

Aggie Patricia Turwomwe is a seasoned communications strategist and the Founder of Agile Media Africa, based out of Uganda. 

With 15+ years of experience, she specializes in data-driven storytelling, media strategy, and podcast training. She hosts On Uganda, a podcast spotlighting Uganda’s path to middle-income status by 2040. Aggie has worked with major media houses, partners with DW Akademie’s MethodKit for Podcasts, and was trained in radio storytelling by The Radio Workshop in Cape Town in 2023