The Tekken Africa Queens Challenge
November 29 to December 1, 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa
MEC 2024
Business Meetings
Meetings bringing together gaming and esports experts will provide a valuable platform for exchange in this rapidly growing sector. Dozens of participants, including artists and content creators, will celebrate the diversity of cultural industries.
This edition will feature workshops focused on event management techniques, video broadcasting, and communication strategies specific to the world of esports.
Meetings bringing together gaming and esports experts will provide a valuable platform for exchange in this rapidly growing sector. Dozens of participants, including artists and content creators, will celebrate the diversity of cultural industries.
This edition will feature workshops focused on event management techniques, video broadcasting, and communication strategies specific to the world of esports.
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 29, 2024 / 9am:
• 09:00 – 09:30: Participants Welcome
• 09:30 – 09:45: Press Conference – Désiré Koussawo (SAGES Africa), Michael James (rAge Expo), Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller (IFAS)
• 09:45 – 10:00: Introduction / institutions / IFAS, Embassy – Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller (IFAS), Embassy representative
• 10:00 – 10:15: Keynote / Building Afrogameuses: a community of african women in gaming – Jennifer Lufau (Afrogameuses)
• 10:15 – 11:00: Testimonies of African Women in Gaming & esports – Eniola Edun (Gamr), Cholwe Shabukali (Gematrix), Carla September (Esports player), Jennifer Lufau (Afrogameuses)
• 11:00 – 11:15: Break
• 11:15 – 11:45: Keynote / Gaming & Esports: A New Opportunity for Africa? – Désiré Koussawo (SAGES Africa)
• 11:45 – 12:30: Panel / Job & Careers in Gaming and Esports – Melissandre Monatus (Freelance), Luong Duyen “Zunnie” (The Node), Cholwe Shabukali (Gematrix)
• 12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 14:30: Panel/ South Africa Esports Ecosystem – Thulani Sishi (Goliath Gaming), Umar Bradlow (UGC), Guillaume Noe (Carry1st), Glenn Du Toit (ACER)
• 14:30 – 15:15: Panel / Esports Cooperation in Southern Africa – Dlamini Mbuso (Eswatini), Tsiitestso Mzini (Lesotho), Vermeulen Jeane (Namibia), Chimphonda Tiyanjane Angella (Malawi), De Kock Magdeleen (South Africa)
• 15:15 – 15:30: Break
• 15:30 – 16:15: Panel/ The state of game development in South Africa – Thabo Tsolo (Space Salad Studio), Nicky Visentin (24bitgames), Kushal Sithlu (Pineapple on Pizza Studios)
• 16:15 – 16:45: Panel/African Success stories in esports! – Eniola Edun (Gamr), Sylvia Gathoni “QueenArrow” (Nibble)
• 16:45 – 17:00: Conclusion – Désiré Koussawo (SAGES Africa)
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 29, 2024 / 9am:
• 09:00 – 09:30: Participants Welcome
• 09:30 – 09:45: Press Conference
• 09:45 – 10:00: Introduction / institutions / IFAS, Embassy
• 10:00 – 10:15: Keynote / Building Afrogameuses: a community of african women in gaming
• 10:15 – 11:00: Testimonies of African Women in Gaming & esports
• 11:00 – 11:15: Break
• 11:15 – 11:45: Keynote / Gaming & Esports: A New Opportunity for Africa?
• 11:45 – 12:30: Panel / Job & Careers in Gaming and Esports
• 12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 14:30: Panel/ South Africa Esports Ecosystem
• 14:30 – 15:15: Panel / Esports Cooperation in Southern Africa
• 15:15 – 15:30: Break
• 15:30 – 16:15: Panel/ The state of game development in South Africa
• 16:15 – 16:45: Panel/African Success stories in esports!
• 16:45 – 17:00: Conclusion
GUESTS
Désiré Koussawo
President of France Esports, Founder of SAGES
Jennifer Lufau
President of AfroGameuse
Sylvia Gathoni
Esports Player, Content Creator
Guillaume Noe
Vice President of Growth at Carry1st
Swazi Dlamini
Eswatini Esports Association
Margaret Jeane
Jenny Vermeulen
Director at Ellis Shilengudwa Inc
Cholwe Shabukali
Co-founder Team Gematrix
Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller
French Institute of South Africa (IFAS)
Michael James
rAge Expo
Duyen Luong
The Node, Talent manager, Business Developer
Melissandre Monatus
Video Game Expert
Magdeleen De Kock
Curro Esports, Digital Transformation Facilitator
Tiyanjane Chimphonda
KOTG Esports
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Mantchini Traoré
ICC Manager,
Institut Français Paris
Thierry Gloris
Auteur & scénariste
Jennifer Lufau
Présidente de AfroGameuse
Mantchini Traoré
ICC Manager, Institut Français Paris
Silvia Gathoni
Esports Player, Content Creator
