Empowering Africa’s Creative Visionaries

Join Us at the Groundbreaking Gathering Event That Will Ignite African Creativity and Opportunity

This December, Nairobi becomes the epicenter of African creativity and economic opportunity. WCKD is more than an event—it is a groundbreaking journey on shaping Africa’s story

Become part of the collaboration to combine our collective creative genius with the right economic vehicles to reshape the continent’s cultural landscape and inject much needed energy into Africa’s creative ecosystem

Unleash the extraordinary, Igniting Creativity, and Empowering African Economic Growth

A Fusion of African Creativity and Economic Opportunity

Get WCKD and unleash Africa's creative potential, transforming our creative and cultural industries into economic success stories. Experience a marketplace of ideas where creativity fuels economic growth, and cultural productions define global standards. WCKD is the spark for Africa's creative and cultural revolution, turning ambitious visions into economic realities and real ventures

Innovation at the Crossroads of Tradition and Technology

WCKD is the realization of the fusion of Africa's rich creative and cultural traditions with cutting-edge technology and finance, crafting a new narrative for the African economy. By attending, you're not just participating in a summit; you're engaging with a movement. Here, the layers or African creativity know no bounds, and African ingenuity gets its due on the global stage

Building Connections, Creating Viable Ventures

At the heart of WCKD lies a dynamic ecosystem of culture, creativity, and business. It is a platform where cultural festivals, tech workshops, business and finance showcases, and entrepreneurial accomplishments converge. WCKD is where Africa's creative and business communities comes together to create viable and delightful creative products that people will love

WCKD’s Core Thematic Areas:

  • The essential support and networks that African creatives need to thrive. It is the structural backbone, offering the supportive pillars and infrastructure that empowers creatives. This theme focuses on building a resilient and scalable structural framework , ensuring that the African creative community have the support system necessary to succeed.

  • Spark is centered on igniting and unleashing individual and collective creativity. The theme is about talent and skill development, and continuous learning. By providing the right resources, education, and access, Spark is how WCKD lights the fire of creativity, enabling creatives to do what they do best: create magic

  • Showtime captures the process of the creative journey, from the initial concept to production, to promotion and distribution. It is about bringing African creativity to the forefront, providing stages for African creatives to develop, produce, and showcase their work, and ensuring their art reaches a global audience. Showtime celebrates the vibrant and diverse creative output of Africa.

  • Money is the economic and financial engine of the African creative community and economy. This thematic area is focused on creating sustainable business models for creativity, where financial success is a key part of the creative outcome. Money is WKCD providing creatives with the financial vehicles, the business know-how, and access to patient capital, to ensure creative passions are also viable and profitable ventures, securing the economic future of the creative sector.

Get WCKD

WCKD IS YOUR INVITATION TO NAIROBI IN DECEMBER 2024

Join an exclusive gathering that not only celebrates Africa's dynamic creativity and culture but also highlights the economic possibilities of our creative industries. Be part of shaping the continent’s future where every creative endeavor is an opportunity for growth.

Welcome to WCKD

OUR AUDIENCE

  • Visionary Artists & Designers: Crafting Africa's aesthetic and narrative

  • Innovative Technologists: Pioneers at the forefront of Africa's digital transformation

  • Enterprising Business Leaders and Investors: Shaping the commercial landscape with African ingenuity

  • Cultural Scholars: Guardians and storytellers of Africa's rich traditions

  • Influential Policy Makers: Shaping the frameworks that empower creative economies

Hop aboard on a journey where conversations spark revolutions, ideas turn into movements, and connections forge Africa’s future. Be part of the WCKD tribe, where every handshake holds the promise of opportunity and every moment is an avenue for transformation. Get ready to get WCKD!