Ojoma Ochai

Ojoma Ochai is a Nigerian creative-economy specialist and the Managing Director of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), an Africa-wide innovation organization that supports technology and creative entrepreneurs. Before joining CcHUB, Ochai spent about 15 years at the British Council (2006–2021), ultimately serving as Regional Director for Arts and Creative Economy Programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. She worked on programs linking creative practitioners, governments, and international partners and on initiatives aimed at developing Africa's cultural and creative industries. She has also worked on World Bank-supported initiatives involving Nigeria's music and film sectors and has been a member of the UNESCO Expert Facility for the 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions since 2015. Her academic and professional background includes arts management and computer/network engineering.