Pieter de Villiers

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 profitable business operating on multiple continents. Since its launch, Clickatell boasts one of the largest messaging-as-a-service footprints globally delivering services for large Fortune 500 brands as well as medium and small businesses.

Along with his work with Clickatell and the mobile industry, Pieter is also an active participant in socially responsible organizations and programs and founded SiMODiSA.org. This organization works on enabling entrepreneurship in South Africa and Africa.