TBTM (Take Back the Media)

A major moment for TBTM (Take Back the Media), as esteemed Mastercard EVP for Strategy, Digital Partnerships and M&A, Amnah Ajmal joins our board of directors. Ms. Ajmal ranks among the Top 25 women in fintech across the globe. Can't imagine anyone better to help TBTM turn Culture into Currency for young consumers around the world, using groundbreaking content to onboard them to a new suite of financial solutions. Ajmal joins Marlon C. Nichols from MaC Venture Capital and Joel Berman, former head of worldwide TV distribution for Paramount Pictures, as an independent director. Derrick Ashong Kwame Anku Alex Gill Danny Brown Jonathan Gramling Dela Adedze Charles D. King Dominique V. Dominique Augsburger Sharon Vosmek Victoria Pettibone Mehret Mandefro Nana Ashong Raj Kulasingam Raj Dass Michael Gale Joshua Powe Lauren Leibowitz Jose Ramon Capdevila Folabi Esan Baljinder Sharma Beth Andrus Ravi Rao Emad F. Al-Ali Ramzy Abou-Ezzeddine Ibrahim Sagna Oliver Silvey Alan Ferguson Rachelle Franklin Scott Mackin Vincent Li Hindi George P. Ishan Anand

A major moment for TBTM (Take Back the Media), as esteemed Mastercard EVP for Strategy, Digital Partnerships and M&A, Amnah Ajmal joins our board of directors. Ms. Ajmal ranks among the Top 25 women in fintech across the globe. Can't imagine anyone better to help TBTM turn Culture into Currency for young consumers around the world, using groundbreaking content to onboard them to a new suite of financial solutions. Ajmal joins Marlon C. Nichols from MaC Venture Capital and Joel Berman, former head of worldwide TV distribution for Paramount Pictures, as an independent director. Derrick Ashong Kwame Anku Alex Gill Danny Brown Jonathan Gramling Dela Adedze Charles D. King Dominique V. Dominique Augsburger Sharon Vosmek Victoria Pettibone Mehret Mandefro Nana Ashong Raj Kulasingam Raj Dass Michael Gale Joshua Powe Lauren Leibowitz Jose Ramon Capdevila Folabi Esan Baljinder Sharma Beth Andrus Ravi Rao Emad F. Al-Ali Ramzy Abou-Ezzeddine Ibrahim Sagna Oliver Silvey Alan Ferguson Rachelle Franklin Scott Mackin Vincent Li Hindi George P. Ishan Anand

There are leaders who inspire you with their vision and then there are leaders who not only have an inspirational vision but are on a mission. I am super excited to join the board of TBTM (Take Back the Media) to support Derrick Ashong on his mission of bridging the connectivity divide. Both of us are passionate about Africa and his company is enabling millions of African youth to consume and create content. Look forward to joining an esteemed group of change leaders from across the world. Thank you Lucia Brawley

I’m excited to speak at The AI Forum, co-hosted by Mastercard and DIFC Innovation Hub under the theme ‘Navigating leadership in the world of AI’. Together with my fellow panelist Nezha Alaoui, CEO of Women Choice, we will take a closer look at the transformative impact the rise of AI has had on the evolution of startups. Join us on the 16th of May, at the DIFC Atrium to hear more. To attend, please register here: https://lu.ma/m26cl6sd Looking forward to seeing you there!

For all who will be at Cannes Film Festival, please come to Realness Institute's first event there. I will be in conversation with the artist Julie Mehretu, creator of the BMW Art Car talking about how artistic bonds are infrastructure. Come hear about the good work Realness and Denniston Hill is up to as well as our exciting partnership with BMW on the Panafrican Translocal Media Workshop. Space is limited, RSVP to: [email protected]

I am emceeing the African Series Pitch at Series Mania tomorrow, 3/19 at 4:15pm in Room 3.2. Come to see four fantastic writers pitch their shows from South Africa, Kenya, Botswana and Senegal. This is the culmination of a rigorous development process as part of Realness Institute's Authentica program which is in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective and SERIES MANIA. Look forward to seeing you there. https://lnkd.in/efsKXQWB