30 May 2026
On 11 June, senior leaders from brands, agencies, media, communications and business will gather in Nairobi for the latest edition of the WiM Africa Real Talk Debate Series. The motion: Are global brands truly committed to authentic African representation? It is a question that feels increasingly relevant at a time when Africa’s influence on global culture, creativity and commerce continues to grow, yet questions around ownership, authenticity and representation remain unresolved.
AI has levelled the playing field. The same tools available to a marketing team in London or New York are available to you in Accra, Lagos, or Nairobi. You can generate a campaign brief in minutes. Produce social copy in seconds. Build a landing page before lunch. Analyse your audience data without waiting for a research report. It sounds like liberation. And in some ways, it genuinely is. But the playing field is not flat. It never was. And understanding exactly why is where your real advantage lives.
Nairobi, Kenya – June 2026 – Women in Marketing Africa (WiM Africa) will convene some of Africa’s most influential marketing, media and business leaders in Nairobi on Thursday 11 June 2026 for the next edition of its acclaimed Real Talk Debate Series.
Last month, we announced the five women selected for the WiM Africa Cannes Lions ERA Pass 2026 programme. Since then, we held our first group call with the cohort — and it was exactly the kind of conversation that reminds us why this initiative matters. There was excitement, honesty, a little bit of screaming, and a lot of intention.