Artistic productivity beyond the realm of cultural folklore has been vigorously and emphatically making its presence felt on the African continent, and is also developing a commercially successful mainstream pop culture.

15.00-15.30 Iba Ndiaye Diadji/Senegal
15.30-15.50 Oumou Sy/Senegal
15.50-16.00 Break
16.00-16.30 Jay Rutledge/D
16.30-17.00 Davis O. Nejo/Nigeria/A
17.00-17.30 Marcus Neustetter, The Trinity Session/South Africa
17.30-18.00 Discussion
Moderation: Andreas Hirsch

Iba Ndiaye Diadji/Senegal. Dakar-based art critic; author of numerous publications on African art, culture, education, and information technology.

Oumou Sy/Senegal. Fashion and costume designer; works at the intersection of art, spectacle and social space; opened the first Internet café in West-Africa, Metissacana.

Jay Rutledge/D. Ethnologist, freelance journalist and expert for African pop music.

Davis Oladeji Nejo/Nigeria/A. Actor, writer and curator; founder of “Cross Cultural Communication”, a non-profit association in Austria to promote African culture, art and way of life.

Marcus Neustetter/South Africa. Director of The Trinity Session; has been involved in international online projects aiming to develop the South African relationship of business, technology and art; currently developing _sanman (Southern African New Media Art Network)..

Andreas Hirsch/A. Does analysis, design and re-engineering of cultural systems. He is working for exhibitions, festivals, shows, cafés and on/offline media environments. He develops concepts, studies, stories and scenarios and works as a consultant.