South Africa

Ruvimbo Samanga is the CEO & Founder of AgriSpace, and a Space Policy Analyst specialising in the African traditional and NewSpace industry, working with national, regional and global organisations to build space law capacity. She is a social entrepreneur and space educator, and deeply passionate about creating opportunities for the youth. Her interests are multi-disciplinary,… read more »

Research professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Coventry University built off a marketing management background. With over 12 years of research experience, more than 5 of those within the employer branding space. Have worked across multiple industries at both a strategic and operational level. Passionate about empowering employers with insights into the… read more »

Nathaniel Williams is the global head of Careers & Skills development at Synexa Life Sciences, a global leader in biomarker solutions for complex applications. Synexa serves clients across the globe with dedicated laboratories & staff based in Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and South Africa. Synexa prides its self in identifying, implementing, and… read more »

With just about two decades of digital and business strategy experience, Omeshnee Naidoo is obsessed with leading organisations on digital strategies with clear visioning through to practical implementation roadmaps to ensure the value chain of strategy to implementation is a successful investment journey for organisations. She has led many thought leadership conferences and events on… read more »

With a Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Quality Management and Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Biomedical Technology, Santie is also a qualified microbiologist, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189 and ISO/IEC 17020 facilitator, auditor and management system expert with more than 15 years practical experience in industry trends and compliance.

Allan Okoth is responsible for developing linkages between SPARC and a broad array of both local and international partners who are necessary for the development of a dynamic civilian space program. He also develops programs that generate revenue for the young company. Prior to joining SPARC, he worked for a large integrated education service provider… read more »

Dez is a flow mindset coach, teaching the tools for EQ growth. She coaches through techniques, played together using simple phrase games, working with the “small stuff”, such as confidence through wearing comfortable socks. Her priority in coaching is for her clients to understand each tool so that they are able to use these tools… read more »

Wolfgang is an NLP & Advanced Certified Neurozone® Coach Practitioner focusing on mindfulness and performance. His coaching approach is based on the practice of mindfulness. He believes that if we start by mindfully (re)discovering our authentic selves, we can better articulate our direction or purpose. On a more personal level, he is a very keen… read more »

Warren Myers is the Co-Founder & CEO OF AURA, a marketplace for on-demand emergency response services. Myers started a company called MYERTAL in 2010 in Cape Town at the age of 24. His strategy shifted focus to more tech-based solutions due to their scalability and value add. He sold off their physical guarding business and… read more »

Henri Zietsman is the Startup Community rep for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startup Programs including #Angels, #Incubators, #Accelerators and #Venture/PE Firms in Africa. As a former startup founder and entrepreneur operating in the Agri-Fintech space, Henri brings a wealth of sector experience, alongside having held key leadership positions at global Telecom firms. With over two… read more »

Trod is the former Registrar of Patents at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and is the Attaché to Africa for the European Patent Office. Trod provides Intellectual Property commercialisation and innovation advice and has global experience and networks in the intellectual property and technology innovation space. He regularly advises across several industry sectors, including… read more »

Ms Morgan is currently Seconded to the SADC Secretariat as the Senior Technical Advisor: Science, Technology and Innovation since 2014, where she is responsible for facilitating and coordinating regional science, technology and innovation (STI) policies, strategies and programmes in support of SADC Member States. Prior to her Secondment, she held the position of Director: Africa… read more »

Shedding a light on his experience in business development services over more than 5 years with international NGOS & Universities, at EU, Right to Play, People in Need Slovakia, COSV Italy, UNIDO (UN agency), Makesense (France), Beirut Arab University and Game Lebanon, Ayman works closely with more than 100 beneficiaries (Entrepreneurs, MSMEs,…) to seek out… read more »

Pieter is one of the youngest mobile industry veterans with over 20 years of experience in global telecoms, mobile messaging and mobile payments backed by the likes of Sequoia Capital. As the CEO and co-founder of Clickatell, the leader in mobile communications and Chat Commerce, Pieter has successfully led his team to grow a multimillion-dollar… read more »

Kuziva is an executive in strategy consulting, where she directs the strategic vision of projects and handles operational leadership across profitability, team professional development, and client relationship management. She currently leads a boutique, innovation-focused strategy consulting firm of 25 employees working across public-private and third sectors. She is passionate about unlocking the untapped potential of… read more »