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Muthoni Mwangi is a visual research collage artist and founder of Cozy Culture Kenya, committed to integrating mutual aid and intentional rest into the artistic process.

Moussa Séne Absa is an award-winning Senegalese artist, writer, musician and film director.

Maia Lekow is an award-winning Kenyan director, producer, composer, sound recordist, and musician whose multidisciplinary approach fosters intimate and emotionally resonant storytelling.

Dr. Mamka Anyona is a Kenyan global health, governance, and financing expert, writer, and political commentator.

Marta Peirano is a journalist specialized in technology and power. She works for main Spanish media outlets and is a well-known public speaker.

Mahmud El Sayed is a British Egyptian science fiction and fantasy writer and translator.

Makena Onjerika is a Kenyan writer who won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing and was shortlisted for the 2020 Bristol Prize and 2022 NOMMO Award for Short Fiction.

Muthoni Maina is a Kenyan novelist whose work spans historical fiction and richly layered storytelling.

Mutahi Michael is an award-winning Kenyan puppeteer and filmmaker with more than two decades of experience using puppetry for storytelling, education, and social change.

Dr Mordecai Ogada is a Kenyan carnivore ecologist and conservation policy scholar with over 25 years of experience across Africa, focusing on human-wildlife conflict.