Olu Alake is the CEO of The Africa Centre, a 60-year-old London-based cultural institution dedicated to championing excellence in arts and culture, education, community development, thought leadership, and enterprise and innovation for Africans and the global African diaspora. With extensive experience in global culture, Olu has played key leadership and consultancy roles in organisations and forums worldwide.
He has developed, critiqued, and implemented cultural policy with a focus on artistic mobility, global cultural markets, diversity, social inclusion, and cultural rights. Additionally, Olu has presented papers on these topics at numerous international conferences, contributing to shaping cultural discourse on a global scale.
(photo On the Move Forum 2025)
