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Over the past 3 years, Kali Ilunga has worked with 150 start-ups. As co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, he has bridged entrepreneurs with a network of 300+ angel investors once they were investor-ready. As co-founder of Viable, he has assembled 50 world-class coaches from companies such as Netflix, Google, and Square, as well […]

Dr Wendy Luhabe is a pioneer in the Economic Empowerment of Women with her revolutionary ideas which enabled South African Women to become Investors for the first time in the mid ‘90s, after South Africa became a democracy. She has Chaired and served on a number of diverse Boards in South Africa and overseas over […]

Founder of Legazy, Zuko Tisani raised $1 million for technology conferencing at the age of twenty-three. Named the ‘King of Conferencing’ by Destiny Man, Zuko brought the largest African delegation of twenty startups to Lisbon, Portugal at the age of twenty-four. Born in the township of Zwide in Port Elizabeth, Zuko was raised by his […]

Embark on an extraordinary journey with Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo as they unravel the profound lessons learned from 25 years of collaboration amidst the world’s most unforgiving terrains. Their keynote presentation, “The Power of Relationships,” is an unparalleled narrative that delves into the intricacies of human connections, mirrored against the backdrop of […]

Nhlanhla Nene served as the Minister of Finance of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 25 May 2014 until his controversial removal on 9 December 2015, and under President Cyril Ramaphosa from 27 February 2018 until his resignation on 9 October 2018 He had been a Member of Parliament since 1999. He was appointed […]

Amanda Dambuza is the Chief Executive of Uyandiswa; a project management consulting firm she founded six years ago. Previously, she was the Financial Services Director of the JSE listed software organisation, Adapt IT. Adapt IT owned 49% of Uyandiswa, a deal concluded in October 2014. Effective as of the 1st of July 2017, Amanda concluded another […]

Prof Jonathan Jansen – Leadership is a respected South African academic leader,  wrote this on Facebook after ANC Struggle Stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s funeral recently:   “Show me another country where the Anglican Archbishop prays at a Muslim funeral; where a white man chairs the proceedings to remember a leader from a black liberation movement; where […]

A passionate female empowerment activist, Dr. Makaziwe Mandela is widely known as the daughter of the famous Nelson Mandela.