Sheye Banks Positions Africa for Creative-Tech Renaissance With Hevy Hub

The future of African creativity is being redefined, and Nigerian media & entertainmen entrepreneur, Seyebomi Ogunsanya popularly known as Sheye Banks, founder of Hevy Hub, is emerging as one of the key voices leading that transformation.

At the Africa Blockchain Festival 2025 in Kigali, he delivered a powerful call to action on the role of emerging technologies in reshaping the continent’s creative landscape.

Speaking on a panel focused on creativity and innovation, he emphasized that blockchain, AI, and emerging technologies must be treated as a “global microphone” which are powerful tools that amplify, elevate, and broadcast African creativity to the world.

He argued that when properly embraced, these technologies don’t replace culture or the authenticity of our storytelling; instead, they enhance them, offering creators new ways to distribute, protect, and scale their work.

“AI, Blockchain, technology should be our global microphone – something that doesn’t change who we are, but makes our voice louder, clearer, and impossible to ignore,” Banks said during the session.

“If we want African creativity to compete globally, we must leverage blockchain for ownership, AI for innovation, and digital tools for access.”

At the heart of this mission is Hevy Hub, Banks’ rapidly growing creative-tech incubator based in Lagos. The hub is designed to support young African creators who lack access to advanced tools, mentorship, and the infrastructure needed to build future-ready creative products. Hevy Hub trains hybrid talents and creatives who can combine artistic intuition with technological proficiency.

Sheye Banks also highlighted how the continent’s creative industries – from music to design, animation, visual arts, digital storytelling, gaming, and film – stand to benefit immensely from the intersection of creativity and technology. He stressed that with the right systems and education, Africa could become not just a cultural powerhouse, but a technological creative powerhouse.

“Creativity is Africa’s strongest export. But without tools, support, and proper ecosystems, our potential remains underserved,” he said.

“Hevy Hub exists to ensure young African hybrid creators can thrive in a world where culture meets advanced technology. We don’t just focus on building products and stories, we also focus on building the good character behind these products and stories”.

Industry observers at the Kigali event noted that Hevy Hub’s work could become a model for how African nations scale creative talent in the digital era.

By championing access to AI, blockchain literacy, and digital creativity training, Banks is helping set a new standard for the continent’s creative economy.

As global creative industries rapidly digitize, Sheye Banks and Hevy Hub are making it clear: Africa is not waiting to catch up, it is preparing to lead.