South Africa

D Litt et Phil (2019) under supervision of late Prof Sonja Verwey with the title “ Social representation of PR activism in selected early-career South African Public Relations Practitioners.   Rene is Associate Professor in Department of Strategic Communication and specializes in experiential learning for strategic communication students, activism, community influencers, network theory, internal communication and leadership…. read more »

Professor Nelson Ijumba is the International Research and Innovation Programme Manager, based in the Africa Hub of Coventry University. He is Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Rwanda, based in the African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACEESD), and also an Honorary Professor of Electrical Engineering, at the University… read more »

Mary Brennan is the Group CEO and Co-Founder of FORUS Digital and the African Wealth Fund.  FORUS Digital is a fintech platform developed to enable financial inclusion and social impact investment. Mary is a Chartered Accountant who has over her career, worked in London and Gqeberha in South Africa and has a wide range of… read more »

I am a global leader with a vast experience as a Board Member, Technology Commercialisation Incubator Founder, Research Chair, Industrial Engineering Professor, Academic Leader and Industrial Consultant. My knowledge is anchored in the principles of the fourth industrial revolution applied in manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics in Manufacturing and Mechatronics. As a… read more »

Maserumule is the Chief Editor of the Journal of Public Administration, Professor of Public Affairs and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the Tshwane University of Technology. He holds a DLitt et Phil in Public Administration from the University of South Africa (UNISA), and has more than 100 publications to his name, which comprise articles in… read more »

Marko Stavrou, also known as the “Gen Z Guy” is a 18 year old entrepreneur, speaker and Gen Z strategist. He is the co-founder of HustlersGlobal, and the youngest person to be accepted into Henley business School globally.  

Marc Van Pelt has been with Pepperl+Fuchs since 1989 as the co-founder of Pepperl+Fuchs Belgium. In 1997 he transferred to the Pepperl+Fuchs Global Headquarters in Mannheim – Germany, to be the Director of Global Account Management. In 2005 he became the Sales Director in Process Automation, responsible for the sales and marketing activities for Western… read more »

Mapule Ncanywa joined Naspers in November 2020 as Head of Naspers Labs, a Social Impact Programme focused in interventions targeting Youth unemployment. She is a former Chairperson of the Food Beverages SETA, a former council member in the establishment ofa Retail Chair role at the University of Stelleboch with the Services Seta. She is also currently a Board Member of the Food Beverages serving in the Executive Committee.Prior to joining Naspers, Mapule led the Non AlcoholicBeverages industry advocating against the implementation of a SSB tax. Her earlier career journey included 6 years with the Consumer Goods industry where she served as General Manager for Corporate Services for the Consumer Goods Council of SA and 14 years at Microsoft in several roles including public sector Business… read more »

I am an Enterprise Development and Empowerment specialist. I am also a coach with a passion for development of youth, women and entrepreneurs across the spectrum. As a strategic thinker and a corporate governance expert, I lead and inspire consummate professionals to plan, deliver an impactful program in the transport sector in South Africa. My natural… read more »

Business Unit Head, Public Health, Aspen   Itumeleng Mathe is a seasoned corporate entrepreneur with a track record spanning over 25 years in Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology industry.   EDUCATION   Formal education includes   Diplomas ~   Diploma in Nursing Sciences (Psychiatry, CNSc, Midwifery, and Medical/Surgical),  Graduate Diploma in Marketing.   Degrees ~   BBA Marketing – Graduate School of Marketing (IMM)  BCom… read more »

Dr Kammy Naidoo is the Global Programme Advisor for the Making Access Possible Programme on financial inclusion for UNCDF spanning Africa and Asia from the humble offices of South Africa.  Dr Naidoo has grown the programme from pilot to over 18 countries, highlighting the central role of financial inclusion in changing the lives of the… read more »

Hannah Han is a director of Huawei Enterprise South Africa. She has been working in South Africa and Africa for 9 years, actively participant in Mining industry since 2017. She leads a team to build solutions cratering for mining industry, and established closed working relationship with various mining companies such as Exxaro, ARM, Royal Bafokeng,… read more »

Ingrid has worked in the field of mining and sustainable development for over 20 years, most recently at Wits, in the Wits Mining Institute, where she is a senior lecturer and Research Lead for the SATCAP research centre. SATCAP being the Successful Application of Technology Centred Around People. This is a research programme funded by… read more »

Dr Verhaeghe serves on various boards where innovation, tech start-up investment and entrepreneurship play an important role. She has co-founded the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), The SA Innovation Summit (SAIS) and very recently ANZA Capital. She is an active angel investor. She spearheaded the commercialisation of the SA Innovation Summit as a… read more »

Dr Kefiloe Masiteng is the Acting Secretary of National Planning Commission, in the Presidency. She holds a Phd from Wits University and wrote a book from her thesis titled: The determinants of Poverty and Inequality in South Africa since 1994. She holds a Masters in Public Health from UP specialising in M&E. She was the… read more »