South Africa

Startup founder and ex-Investment Banker, Ben worked in the M&A team of J.P. Morgan in their African office. He represented South Africa in the EMEA CFA Challenge in 2014 after completing his studies at the University of Cape Town and was a delegate of Investec/En-novate’s Hi-Tech Trip to Silicon Valley in 2016. He was also… read more »

I have spent the last decade designing digital products and services for humans. I am currently Product Owner for Feersum Engine, a channel agnostic conversation creation platform that enables the rapid creation and operation of rich, mixed structured and NLP orientated chat experiences. I believe that conversational UI is going to be a big driver… read more »

Bebe Oyegun-Adeoye: Director Talent Management: MEA Zone at Schneider Electric. Bebe Oyegun-Adeoye drives people capabilities processes that strengthen our zone (and global) talent pipeline to achieve sustainable business growth and meet employees career ambitions. SA

Barry Dwolatzky is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Electrical & Information Engineering at Wits University. He is the founder and Director of the University’s Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE). He is also the founder and Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) of the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Barry’s undergraduate (BSc(Eng) )… read more »

Barbara Mundell is a passionate CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional living my dream. She am currently the technical specialist at the FPI looking to change the lives of many South Africans by educating them on Financial Planning. She will be supporting the FPI Members with some awesome tools and guidelines to assist them assisting their clients… read more »

A highly commercial and versatile professional with a proven track record of success in leading large scale operations; strategic management initiatives , Account management and Business development roles, finance functions and change management ( including introduction of new Platform) Well-developed strategic skills – makes both tactical and strategic adjustments to suit market trends and conditions… read more »

Antoine Paillusseau is the CEO and Co-Founder of Finchatbot, a technology solution that enables financial clients to connect with and add immediate value to its’ customers. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with experience in Business Strategy, Sales Management and Venture building across both Africa and Europe. Whilst he is passionate about creating innovative solutions and… read more »

Anthony Nathan, a serial entrepreneur has commercialized innovations globally for years, and as co-founder and CEO of TMARA, turns innovations into market MUST-HAVEs consistently. Educated at UCT, WITS, Harvard Bus. School and GE Univ. he has served as chairman of various industry boards, including YPO. Anthony Nathan chairs the group’s TMARA Smart-Money Fund, overseeing a… read more »

Anthea spent the majority of her working life in investment banking for international companies such as HSBC, Rand Merchant Bank and Morgan Stanley, before her time as a Senior Investment Officer for the African Development Bank. She holds an MBA from Wits Business School, with a first class thesis in Option Pricing Theory. She can… read more »

Anneke Croucamp: Industrial Psychologist – Lead Consultant at JvR Consulting Ppsychologists. 22 years’ professional experience: Corporate experience in the field of HR, of which 12 years were spent as a specialist in Organisation Development. During this time, she took up various leadership roles and played an important part in positioning OD in the organisation and… read more »

Anne Wilson: I manage and administer SABSA, the SA Business Schools Association, a non-profit organisation consisting of 18 business schools spread geographically throughout SA. I managed the SABSA Business School Expo between 2006-2013 attracting registrations in excess of 4000 professionals and included a wide range of events.

Chief Economist, Investec Bank Limited South Africa. Annabel Bishop joined Investec in 2001, and has worked in the macroeconomic, risk and econometric fields (among other fields listed above) for around 25 years. Annabel is the holder of the Sake/Beeld Economist of the Year title for 2010 and has won numerous monthly Reuters Econometer awards, and… read more »

Anita Schutte is the Business Manager of uAfrica.com, an e-commerce technology company that has developed a custom-built shipping solution which helps online merchants to streamline their shipping and selling processes.The business was founded by Andy Higgings and Jaco Roux, both esteemed entrepreneurs in South Africa‘s e-commerce industry. Anita Schuttecompleted her Honours degree in Financial Management… read more »

Anish Shivdasani is CEO and co-founder of Giraffe- a fully automated mobile recruitment app that gives medium-skilled jobseekers access to opportunities for free, and helps businesses recruit medium-skilled workers faster and cheaper than any other way- by automatically matching jobseekers with employers. Giraffe won the Seedstars World award for Best Global Startup 2016, representing South… read more »

Digital Innovation Executive – PwC Africa Digital lead. I lead the Digital Transformation and Financial Services Technology Consulting businesses for PwC in South Africa, and lead the PwC Experience Centres and associated offerings in Africa. These are at the heart of driving innovation and disruption across industries. My deep understanding of the critical link between… read more »