Ms Mkosi is a visionary and transformational leader with experience operating at both the Board and C-suite levels. She is a business lawyer, a serial entrepreneur, a creative industry specialist, and a former CEO and COO of several multi-million-rand organisations.
She has many years of professional experience in the public and private sectors. She is passionate about the socio-economic development of our African continent, particularly through enabling the inclusion, support, and empowerment of women and youth into the mainstream economy for national and international impact.
Zama is an attorney with over 20 years of professional experience practising as a media and entertainment lawyer, including secondment with a Los Angeles-based Entertainment Law Firm. In her early years as a media and entertainment lawyer, Zama was recognised and featured by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the African Media influencers under 30!
Zama has held several senior executive management, COO and CEO positions in the public and private sector, 6 years as a CEO of NFVF, an organization responsible for spearheading the South African Film Industry growth and development on local and international platforms.
Over the years she has provided legal and business advice on structuring finance, sales and distribution deals for multiple local and global award-winning film and entertainment projects. She is currently the chairperson of the Film and Publications Board.
"Taking a risk to achieve a goal requires the courage to face the fear of uncertainty. No matter the outcome, either way, we grow through the process and become more resilient and confident. Better yet, building those skills helps in taking more risks and improves the chances of achieving future goals."
(Source: https://www.southafricanculturalobservatory.org.za/2022-saco-conference/speaker/101)