Marie Lora-Mungai

Marie Lora-Mungai is a strategic advisor, investor, and entrepreneur specializing in the African Creative Industries and Sports Business.12 Here are some key details about her:

Professional Background

• Founder and CEO of Restless Global, an advisory firm providing solutions to international companies, institutions and investors seeking to expand to Africa12
• Founder of the Lisboa Africa Investors Club in Lisbon, Portugal, which brings together Lisbon-based investors interested in Africa12
• Publisher of the newsletter HUSTLE & FLOW, which shares business insights on the African Creative and Sports space1

Entrepreneurial Experience

Marie has founded several ventures in the African creative and tech industries, including:

• Restless Talent Management, a talent agency
• Buni.tv, a pioneer African VOD platform (acquired by TRACE in 2016)
• Buni Media, a Nairobi-based studio producing political satire shows12

Media and Production

• Co-created and co-wrote several TV shows, including the Nigerian crime drama THE TRADE (in development with Sony Television)12
• Worked as an award-winning television journalist for CNN, Reuters TV, AFP TV and the BBC1

Education and Recognition

• Holds Masters degrees in Marketing and Communications from ESCP Business School and Political Science from Sciences Po (Paris)1
• Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (2017)
• Recognized as a Rising Talent by the Women's Forum (2017)
• Selected as a Choiseul Institute's Young Leader (2015 & 2016)1

Marie Lora-Mungai's extensive experience spans 18 years across 27 African countries, positioning her as a leading figure in the African creative and sports business sectors.12