South Africa

Gary has been involved in the advertising and communications industry for 37 years and operated on three different continents. He started his career at Ogilvy SA and worked his way through the ranks to become their Group Managing Director for South Africa and Africa. He later headed the Ogilvy Group UK as Chairman and CEO… read more »

Mr Themba James Maseko has a BA LLB (Wits) an MBA (De Montfort University) and the Senior Executive Programme (SEP) from Wits Business School and Harvard Universities. He was Director General in the departments of Public Works, Public Service and Administration and Gauteng Department of Education, Cabinet Spokesperson and CEO of the Government Communications and… read more »

Mondli Makhanya, who is currently the Editor-in-Chief of City Press, has been in the media industry for more than 26 years. He is one of South Africa’s most respected editors and an influential columnist. Makhanya’s insights on South Africa’s political and social developments are much sought after. He is a regular speaker at public and… read more »

Louise van Rhyn is a social entrepreneur. She believes the worlds’ huge intractable problems can be solved through cross-sector collaboration and a solid understanding of complex social change. Her approach to change is shaped by 30 years of working as an Organisational Change and Leadership Development practitioner. She holds a Doctorate in Complex Social Change… read more »

Crispin is a Director and shareholder of Gamiro Holdings and CEO of Gamiro ISI (Insights: Solutions: Implementation). Until July 2014, Crispin was the Managing Director of the Retail Mass Cluster of businesses at Old Mutual. This business unit employed more than 7500 people and included the lending, group insurance, iWyze short term insurance and Foundation… read more »

Before Alan Winde began his career in politics, he started and successfully operated 10 businesses. Whilst running his businesses, he became active in his community. As a respected and trusted member of society, in 1996, he ran as an independent candidate and was successfully elected to the South Cape District Council. Shortly afterwards, Alan was… read more »

Ben Durham is Chief Director: Bio-innovation at the National Department of Science and Technology. His responsibilities include the implementation of the South African Bio-economy Strategy, launched in January 2014, and Ben Durham now is overseeing implementation of the bio-innovation themes for Agriculture, Health, Industry & Environment, and IKS. Ultimately, the purpose is to develop and… read more »

Steve Sutcliffe has run his own consultancy for 20 years, specialising in modelling of diverse traffic scenarios with projects throughout South Africa and in the capitals of various African Countries. Steve Sutcliffe has been involved in exploring urban design alternatives, as well as alternative forms of transport. This includes modelling of public transport solutions, alternative… read more »

I am a Researcher, Student, and Academic at UNISA. At UNISA, academia includes teaching, learning, academic citizenship, research and community engagement! in service of humanity. As co-ordinator of Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology (I-SET) community engagement project, the goal is to inspire accessible science, engineering and technology, through the fun activities of ROBOTICS.

Loic has 15 years’ experience at the helm of corporations, and as a CEO in Africa and Europe has managed turnarounds, driven exponential scaling, differentiated and disruptive changes successfully. He is a creative maverick, intuitive strategist, with a solid track record in shaping organizations into their future selves. He is a regular speaker on CNBC… read more »

Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela is the Executive Director at CSIR Biosciences. She has a Ph.D. (Biochemistry) and also holds MSc in Management Finance and Investment from Wits Business School. Within the technology innovation space, she managed a biotechnology incubator at The Innovation Hub Management Company. She was with McKinsey & Company for 2 years as a McKinsey… read more »

Henning Du Preeze has a background in engineering, is a world-leading Theory of Constraints expert and the chief scientist for TMARA (South Africa). Henning has helped formulate Theory of Constraints applications and implemented it globally with extraordinary results. Henning worked closely with Dr Eli Goldratt for 18 years (the real genius behind the Theory of… read more »

Abbas Jamie is a registered professional engineer and holds qualifications across the engineering, business and futures fields. Abbas Jamie is passionate about developing African solutions and has conceptualized the African Design Innovation narrative which encourages engineers, architects, planners, designers and allied professionals to embrace transdisciplinary and participatory ethnographic tools in their quest for more creative… read more »

Nkululeko Ngqinmabi is the founder and CEO of SmartGrow analytics and a public speaker who is passionate about food security. I have presented the paper at various platform including a THRIP symposium organised by the department of trade and industry (dti) in 2017. I am also a member of the Activate Change drivers network.

Michael Wolf is CEO and Creative Director of Formula D interactive, an award-winning design consultancy specialising in the design of interactive learning interventions for public spaces, museums and visitor centres using innovative engagement strategies and technologies. Wolf has received several international awards including the prestigious IF Design and Red Dot Design Awards. He is a… read more »