MESH Confab is our flagship event with an objective to assemble the very best of Ghanaian creativity under one roof for purposes of meeting, exploring and sharing in real life. So far our events have taken the form of keynote presentations by renowned creatives, portfolio reviews where participants present their creative portfolios to other participants to receive feedback on their creative work and more recently, a live creative session where participants get a glimpse of the creative process of fellow creatives. These offer opportunities for networking collaboration and discovery. We have organised and successfully held 5 of such events with attendance numbers leaping from 9 creatives in our maiden event in 2012 to 200 creatives in our last and most recent event in November 2014, fast becoming the must attend event for creatives to meet and share their work.

Expected attendance:
With the success of our previous event as well as request and feedback from our followers we are expecting a cross section of the Ghanaian creative industry including but not limited to architects, fashion designers, digital and graphic artists, illustrators, web designers, filmmakers and the likes. We are also inviting some leading creative individuals, brands and outfits to take the opportunity to discover young talent for possible commissions or recruitment. Our special Guest shall be the Deputy Minister for Culture, Tourism and the Creative arts.

Event details:
Date: Saturday, 16th May, 2015,
Venue: British Council Auditorium
Time: 11am-6pm
The event will be a 6 hour event made up of 3 main sessions

Session 1
Keynote Speakers/ Panel discussion:
This session is aimed at getting insight into the business of creativity with an emphasis on how to make ideas happen. In this session, we invite outstanding individuals who have chalked remarkable success in their various creative disciplines to deliver 15 minute presentations. The invited speakers and topics are as follows:
1. Joe Osae Addo (Architect and Chairman of Archi-Afrika) on Creativity and Activism
2. Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor (Youtube specialist) on New Digital Possibilities                                                                                                             3. Aisha Ayensu (Fashion designer- Christie Brown) on her road to international fashion success.
4. Panel discussion on patency and copyright issues (Deputy Minister, GAMRO Representative, Lawyer, Creative)
These presentations will focus very much on actionable tips that can help participants advance their own creative careers

Session 2
Portfolio reviews: Register to participate here
This session is part of the worldwide Behance Portfolio Reviews events where participants are given the opportunity to
present their creative portfolios to their peers to receive insightful feedback. Presenters are given a 5 minute time slot within
which to present their portfolios and another 5 minutes to receive feedback from their peers all in a very relaxed and semiformal atmosphere. This gives participants an opportunity to showcase their work, receive insightful feedback, a chance at getting commissions or getting hired and opportunity for collaboration.

Session 3
Live Creative Sessions
This offers participants a first-hand peek into the creative processes of different creative professionals. There will be five different activities happening simultaneously with a cocktail and networking sessions. The activities will include:
1. Fashion photography shoot
2. Live digital painting
3. 3d modeling
4. DJ mixing
5. Exhibitions