Ms. Connie Chiume is the Deputy Chairperson, Refocus Afrika, Co-founder & Business Development Executive of Fertile Ground Holdings Company Limited.

Mrs. Connie Chiume is an international award-winning Movie Actress/Filmmaker, motivational Speaker and Businesswoman who has graced stages and screens with her impeccable gift of Acting for 45 years. During this period, she has dedicated her life to sharing her skills with aspiring creators through masterclasses, she conducts in her community and nationally.

Through her Connie Chiume Foundation, she has travelled to USA New Orleans to the Essence Festival to network and identify individuals and institutions for future cultural exchanges and collaborations in all genres of the Arts. This venture is proving to be worthwhile as dialogues around that have already began. A business of Ndatopa Kusauka and project an event management firm.

One of the highlights of her career is to be cast in the Hollywood Blockbuster movie Black Panther and the sequel, Wakanda Forever, where she worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. She also featured in the award-winning music video, Black is King with multi award Grammy winning artiste Beyonce Knowles-Carter. Ms. Connie is a globally celebrated actress and recipient of multiple national and international awards. She has been an instrumental in the South Africa Creative industry, she wants to be able to create sustainable projects to create more jobs and to have good unions that will ensure good humane and labor practices. Her passion is to share her knowledge, skills, expertise and networks to promote the market of the South African Creative Industry.