“Due to the potential health and financial risks of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had decided to cancel the 2021 edition,” said founder Mike Strano, who is also an event producer at Phat! Productions. “However, like many other music markets around the world, Ongea! has also gone online to continue serving the creative industry of Eastern Africa – especially during this crisis.
“Ironically, the theme of the last Ongea!, during February 2020, was 'disrupt to thrive',” he continues. “Little did we know that, just a month later, our creative industry was to experience the biggest disruption ever!
With Covid-19 being an accelerator of technology adoption, by consumers and industries globally. Ongea! 2021 is about ‘what next?’ as we fast forward into the future.Going fully online shall enable Ongea! to reach a wider audience throughout Eastern Africa and the world, including international industry experts, who are increasingly interested in the creativity emerging from the motherland.
“To date, Ongea! 2021 has speakers, performers and delegates from over 26 countries, including Australia, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America,” says Courtney Keter of Phat! Productions. “And, after the pandemic, Ongea! shall be transformed into a hybrid event, with participants having the choice to join physically or virtually.”
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Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Entry is free, register via www.ongea.biz.
