Malik Afegbua VIP SPEAKER
Overview
Malik Afegbua is a Nigerian born and based contemporary Artist, Virtual reality curator and Film Director (Cinema / Television). The Bachelor of Arts graduate from the University of Surrey, London is the Lead Visioner and Chief Executive Officer of Slickcity Media, a full-fledged innovative media production company with expertise across the entire media value chain including film/tv production, documentaries, VR, films, commercials, corporate videos, visual marketing, media technology, and publishing.
Malik is a Culture Architect who strongly believes in harnessing the enormous power of storytelling to shift mindsets and evoke emotions regardless of the medium of expression. Influenced by global culture and the endless possibilities that technological advancements offer, Malik brings masterpieces to life by combining different mediums to tell stories utilizing virtual reality, and blurring the lines of what reality as we know it now is.
Some of his notable exhibitions include the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, South Africa where he showcased his work with Meta and Meta’s showcase of Africa’s new XR Creators. He also produced and directed the Netflix original documentary – Made By Design. In addition, Malik has been recognized in top magazines like Vogue where his iconic and vastly loved elderly digital fashion show made the headlines, as well as in Stirworld and Tuko among others.
Malik is deliberate about social impact and positively etching his footprints in gold. He gives back to the community through his company called C.E.L.S (Causes, Effects, Loopholes and Solutions). C.E.L.S hinges its activities on Sustainable Development Goal 4 by providing free non-traditional classroom education, enlightenment, and mentoring experiences for Nigeria’s teeming youth population.
Film director & versatile creative who is very passionate about telling stories, regardless of what medium those stories are being told in. I believe that the storyteller creates history, capturing who we are and sharing that story across generations. That is why I am keen on telling the African story from an African point of view. Because unless the Lion learns to tell its own story, every story told about a hunt will glorify the hunter. I believe that the ability to paint a picture and evoke certain emotions using visual storytelling is the ultimate service to humanity, otherwise living would have no meaning. The latest Netflix film I directed “Made by design” is an example of how I communicate human emotions using visual storytelling. In this film I revealed the creative processes of some successful Nigerian creatives, working together with them to give the public insight into their paths towards career success. My versatile skills range from the business of film to film directing, sound design, creating virtual and augmented reality environments for storytelling to the innovative use of AI for extended storytelling and solutions. Malik is the CEO of production company Slickcity Media that also runs a tech arm that services the extended reality industry. Malik was recently named by Meta as one of the next XR creators of Africa.
When Malik is not ideating or creating masterpieces, he loves to spend quality time with family, watch documentaries and films.
SOME LINKS
https://fakugesi.co.za/2022-future-africa/
https://techcabal.com/2022/10/19/meta-facebook-lagos-metaverse-africa/
https://www.vogue.it/moda/article/moda-eta-aging-sfilate-malik-afegbua
publications
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For SPACs, one characteristic seems to determine the investing winners from losers
When former unicorn darling WeWork set out to go public in 2019, its IPO imploded as its business model and co-founder Adam Neumann’s management came under intense scrutiny.
August 1, 2021 -
The SPAC Party Gets Going in Europe, This Time With Better Terms
When former unicorn darling WeWork set out to go public in 2019, its IPO imploded as its business model and co-founder Adam Neumann’s management came under intense scrutiny.
May 24, 2021