Introducing the TFLAS Talk Series, a new event series by The Fashion Law Africa Summit exploring fashion at the intersection of other worlds shaping culture. Welcome to our Creative Edit, exploring fashion at the intersection of the creator economy. Featuring a curated panel, trunk show highlighting African talent, and a social experience.
This edition, titled Creative Ownership: Brand Protection, Building Equity, and Shaping Culture, will spotlight timely conversations around culture, creative influence, business, brand protection, and ownership. This experience equips African designers, Black creators, and culture-driven brand builders with the knowledge and tools to protect their creations, translate influence into ownership, and scale their impact globally.
Featuring Baba Jagne, internationally recognized Gambian designer and founder of JAGNE, known as the “tailor to the stars” for his work with high-profile talent and film projects including costume work for the Michael biopic; Mohamet “Swaggy Mo” Mbaye, Los Angeles–based creator with nearly 600K followers; and Mosima, In-House Counsel at Skechers.
Attendees will gain actionable insights to:
- Negotiate and structure brand deals, partnerships, and collaborations from a position of leverage
- Protect intellectual property and creative work globally
- Build culture-led brands with scalable, international reach
- Structure brand deals across fashion and the creator industry
- Turn cultural influence into equity, ownership, and long-term business growth
This session continues TFLAS’s mission: ensuring designers and creators lead culture and retain ownership of the work, businesses, and deals that shape it.
Founder & CEO, TFLAS
Sana Ahmed is a Consultant, Social Entrepreneur, and Founder/CEO of TFLAS and The Fashion Business Co. agency, working at the intersection of fashion, fashion law, culture, impact, and business. She has spoken at FIT, Harvard, and the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Fashionista, The Social (CTV), Elle Canada, and more.
Content Creator, Health Enthusiast, Fashion & Fitness Influencer
Mohamet Mbaye also known as Swaggy Mo is a Los Angeles–based content creator and men’s wellness advocate originally from The Gambia, West Africa. His work sits at the intersection of fashion, skincare, wellness, and storytelling, inspiring men to show up with more confidence, authenticity, and purpose. He has built a growing Instagram community of close to 600K followers.
Creative director & designer, JAGNE
Baba Jagne is an internationally acclaimed Gambian designer, master tailor, and founder of the Los Angeles–based label JAGNE.
Raised in a family of expert tailors in The Gambia, he transformed generations of craftsmanship into a global fashion force, blending African heritage with contemporary luxury. Renowned as the “secret tailor to the stars,” Jagne has crafted and customized iconic looks for some of the world’s biggest celebrities and recreated historic wardrobe pieces for the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael. Through precision, innovation, and cultural pride, he continues to redefine celebrity fashion while elevating African design on the global stage.
In-House Counsel at Skechers
Mosima Thema is an attorney and in-house counsel at Skechers USA, advising on employment, litigation, privacy, and business matters for a global consumer brand. Originally from South Africa, she holds an LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution from USC and works at the intersection of law, business, and risk management.
She supports cross-functional teams on legal strategy, brand protection, and compliance while enabling innovation and growth. She is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and creatives in today’s evolving creator economy.
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What is The Lighthouse?
The Lighthouse is a creative campus & studio playground for the Creator Generation. The campuses are designed to enable and empower career creators & creative professionals, promising to provide creators from all walks of life a place to call their own, a place to co-create, connect with one another, learn from each other, share their ideas and grow as founders of the businesses fueling creative culture.
Shopify joined The Lighthouse as a founding partner to empower the community’s entrepreneurial ambitions, showcase the possibilities of building with Shopify, and foster genuine collaborations with founders to unlock Shopify’s full potential.
