Mr Mic Mann

Mr Mic Mann

Co-CEO UBU and Singularity Africa

CNA 10

Student Support and Co-Curricular Activities

Developing Student Digital Resilience in African Higher Education - A Translational Research Agenda in the Context of Open Distance eLearning

Entrepreneur, futurist, storyteller, and speaker on how exponential technologies can help #futureproofAfrica. He is the co-CEO of UBU and Singularity South Africa. After completing his honors degree in scriptwriting, directing and film producing at AFDA, Mic joined the family business, Mann Made, as Co-CEO. Over the last 23 years at the award-winning experiential brand agency, he has created 360-degree events and marketing campaigns for some of the largest organisations in South Africa and Fortune 500 companies.

Since bringing Singularity to the continent in 2016, alongside his partners, he has been educating, inspiring and empowering Africans through Singularity Executive Programmes, summits, and multimedia events to help build a global community of changemakers who want to have a positive impact. As an avid gamer, Mic has developed numerous online games, digital spaces and metaverse environments alongside his studio at Mann Made.

In 2021, he co-founded Africa’s first metaverse, UBU, to unlock Africa’s online potential and connect the continent to the global digital economy. Mic speaks regularly about VR, AR, the online global economy, blockchain gaming, education, the future of work, and the changing role of professionals.

Website: https://micmann.com/