Malik Afegbua is a Nigerian contemporary artist, filmmaker, designer, and creative technologist at the forefront of culture, storytelling, and technology. Founder/CEO of Slickcity Media and Executive Director of Gener8, he merges AI, African futurism, and immersive media to reshape narrative and cultural memory. His acclaimed Elder Series—which reimagines elders as high-fashion icons—garnered global media attention (Vogue, CNN, BBC, Reuters, ELLE, ESSENCE) and earned the World Health Organization’s Game Changer Award.

In 2025, Malik was appointed to Nigeria’s Council for Creative Technology Futures (CCTF), a national initiative driving innovation across cultural and creative industries. His work spans runway shows, exhibitions, VR documentaries, and AI-powered campaigns, showcased at Cannes, TED USA, and the UN Summit of the Future. He has collaborated with brands like Marvel Studios, Cadbury, IBM, and American Express, while championing African innovation, youth empowerment, and language preservation through Africa’s first LLM and Naija TTS Trainer. Malik envisions an inclusive, intergenerational, and deeply African future