Mimi Kalinda

Mimi Kalinda is a global communications expert with a rich experience of 25 years in developing, implementing, and measuring impactful strategies across Africa, Europe, and the United States.

In 2012, Mimi co-founded Africa Communications Media Group (ACG), Africa's leading panAfrican public relations and communications agency headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. ACG has been instrumental in supporting clients across Sub-Saharan Africa, including esteemed organizations like the Mastercard Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mercer, Mercedes, Western Union, Barloworld, Accenture, the World Bank/IFC, the Rockefeller

Foundation, AFIG Funds, Nesta, Lloyds, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the ONE Campaign, and Dalberg Advisors. Additionally, Mimi led the global communications team for Innovations for Poverty Action and the Global Development Incubator (GDI) in Washington, DC.

Mimi's passion for global development issues and stakeholder engagement at the policy level has earned her recognition as an award-winning communications consultant.

Recently, in her role as Director of Communications, she led the communications team for the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya (2023), where she played a crucial role in amplifying the summit's message and promoting climate action across the continent. She also worked on country branding efforts for Ethiopia and the Invest in Morocco campaigns.