Africa

Kaleeta has a proven ability to drive impact for brands, helping them shape a strategy and vision that deepens the customer relationship across every stage of the engagement lifecycle. Kaleeta’s influence and leadership have shaped how customers around the world experience some of the largest brands in retail, sports, beauty and health. Her work has… read more »

Orlando’s research is a unique combination of neuroscience, cultural history and advertising research, which describes and explains a change in creative style that has occurred in today’s technologically-disrupted world – one that has undermined advertising effectiveness. Importantly, Orlando’s work also provides evidence and guidance to show how we might reverse this. Orlando led the IPA’s… read more »

Zoe is a bit of a Swiss army knife having worked in a variety of fields; brand planning, entertainment strategy, digital communications, new product development, business strategy and innovation.And she’s done it on opposite sides of the world, quite literally, in Sydney, London, New York and even Ethiopia.She’s worked at ground-breaking creative agencies; such as… read more »

AdmanDonovan is an award-winning content creator, sought after MC, television presenter and celebrated stand-up comedian.A respected creative, Donovan has delivered several master classes on marketing, design and creativity and was the host and an ambassador for the Loeries for 3 consecutive years.

The first act of any creative company is to design itself. This includes agreeing on what you believe in, how you’re going to be different but effective, and what you’re going to make. Nick Law has spent his career shaping creative visions, teams, and work – from R/GA to Publicis and Apple. And now, as… read more »

Paul Kagame; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the fourth and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He served as Chair of the AU from 2018 to 2019 and chaired the East African Community from 2018-2021. President Kagame continues to lead the AU Institutional reforms and serves… read more »

Solomon ‘Sol’ Kerzner, KCMG (23 August 1935 – 21 March 2020) was a South African accountant and business magnate. He founded both of South Africa’s largest hotel groups, the Southern Sun Hotel Group and Sun International. He was also the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Kerzner International. As a result of the success of the… read more »

Jendamark Automation managing director Quinton Uren was named Africa’s Industrialist of the Year at the grand finale of the All Africa Business Leaders Awards, hosted by CNBC Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on November 29. Uren, whose Port Elizabeth-based automation company exports manufacturing assembly solutions to 18 countries worldwide, beat out business… read more »

Themba is a Founder and Executive Director of Discovery Insure Ltd, a Motor Insurance Company launched in 2011. He joined Discovery in 2001 spearheading numerous initiatives culminating in his innovative and relentless drive to launch his 10-year vision of Discovery Insure. Themba is member of the board in the following organisations: YPO-WPO Africa Regional Board,… read more »

Sir Donald Gordon (24 June 1930 – 21 November 2019) was a South African – British businessman and philanthropist. He founded Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957 and Liberty International. Educated at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, and then enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where he obtained a BCom degree… read more »

Appointed CEO in July 2009, Peter is responsible for the Group’s strategic trajectory and the alignment of more than 14 900 people across 21 countries. With an enviable track record for navigating demanding and complex environments, his unwavering focus is on the delivery of superior shareholder value, and on the ongoing creation of sustainable competitive… read more »

Nomkhita Nqweni is on the board of Vodacom Group Ltd., South African Mint Co., South African Bank Note Co. (Pty) Ltd. and Old Mutual Ltd. Ms. Nqweni previously held the position of CEO-Wealth & Investment Management at Absa Group Ltd. Chief Executive of Wealth & Investment Management at Absa Capital Pty Ltd. (Investment Management) and… read more »

James grew up on a farm outside of Cape Town, learning firsthand the challenges faced by his family and community of growers. Years later, at university, he met Benji and together they decided to see how they could use their combined skills in aeronautics and machine learning to find ways to solve the challenges faced… read more »

Alloysius Attah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Farmerline, which works with thousands of small-scale farmers in Ghana to increase access to agricultural information, productivity and income. In 2013, Alloysius launched Farmerline with Emmanuel Owusu Addai to support small-scale farmers to increase their yield and income. Farmerline builds mobile voice services that provide timely and… read more »

Dr Sam Motsuenyane is the Patron of the Dr Sam Motsuenyane Rural Development Foundation. He is one of the founders of the largest and best-known African business organisation, The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (“NAFCOC”) in 1964. Dr Sam Motsuenyane played a significant role in the development of Black business in the country. He… read more »