Mr Sean SOUTHEY

President, Zamia Media

Sean Southey has over 30 years of experience in the international development and communications field. Sean started his career with 5 years in the Canadian Ministry of Environment, followed by 12 years working with United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) environment team. His NGO experience includes with ICLEI (Secretary General), Rare (Vice-President) and 10 years as President of PCI Media. He is now Co-Founder and President of Zamia Media. In the past decade he has led the development of over 80 campaigns world-wide and won over 100 awards for impactful campaigns. In 2016, Sean was elected as Chair for the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC). Sean is a dual Canadian and South African citizen and has lived, worked and traveled in over 100 countries. He holds a MSC from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from University of British Columbia, and has a wonderful daughter, Safia.