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Speakers on strategy, leadership, management, entrepreneurship and organisational performance. Suited to conferences, leadership offsites, strategy sessions and staff events, from practitioner case studies to research-led keynotes.

Abdullah Verachia

Johannesburg
Abdullah Verachia is a global speaker, strategist and advisor who has crafted competitive strategies for companies and governments. Based in Johannesburg.

Alec Hogg

Johannesburg/London
Alec Hogg is a business speaker, economist and media entrepreneur who founded Moneyweb Holdings in 1997. Based in Johannesburg and London.

Alexandria Procter

Cape Town
Alexandria Procter is the UCT alumnus behind DigsConnect, an online platform connecting students to off-campus accommodation. Based in Cape Town.

Amy Hervey

Cape Town
Amy Hervey is a speaker on intelligent automation and business scaling, founder of ARCHITECH and a partner at Deep Tech Solutions. Based in Cape Town.

Andile Khumalo

Johannesburg
Andile Khumalo is a chartered accountant and speaker, former Managing Director of POWER 98.7 and former COO of MSG Afrika. Based in Johannesburg.

Andre De Wet

Cape Town
Andre De Wet is a digital speaker and entrepreneur who built the PriceCheck website and app and has headlined Google’s Start-up Grind. Based in Cape Town.

Annette Muller

Johannesburg
Annette Muller founded the on-demand workforce platform Flexy and was named by Forbes a top 10 female tech founder to watch in Africa. Based in Johannesburg.

Anton Musgrave

Johannesburg & UK
Anton Musgrave is a futurist, business strategist and speaker, and Joint CEO of FutureWorld SA. Based in Johannesburg and the UK.

Barrie Bramley

Johannesburg
Barrie Bramley is a speaker on the New World of Work, social business and generational theory, and a founder of TomorrowToday. Based in Johannesburg.

Ben Karpinski

Johannesburg
Ben Karpinski founded sports site TheBounce and co-founded the Retroactive Sports Agency with Bryan Habana and Mike Sharman. Based in Johannesburg.

Billy Selekane

Johannesburg
Billy Selekane is an author and Certified Speaking Professional, and executive chairman of Billy Selekane and Associates. Johannesburg.

Brad Shorkend

Cape Town
Brad Shorkend is a speaker, entrepreneur and co-founder of Still Human who is adjunct faculty at GIBS and built his own architectural practice. Cape Town.

Brand Pretorius

Johannesburg
Brand Pretorius is a business speaker who was managing director of Toyota SA Marketing and author of In the Driving Seat. Based in Johannesburg.

Busi Mkhumbuzi-Pooe

Johannesburg
Busi Mkhumbuzi-Pooe is a social entrepreneur and speaker who was programme director of the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture. Based in Johannesburg.

Busisiwe Mavuso

Johannesburg
Busisiwe Mavuso is a business speaker and Managing Director of Black Management Forum Investment Company Limited. Based in Johannesburg.

Buyani Zwane

Johannesburg
Buyani Zwane is an inspirational speaker on leadership who chaired FranklinCovey Southern Africa and teaches at Wits Business School. Based in Johannesburg.

Carmen Murray

Johannesburg
Carmen Murray is one of Africa’s leading authorities on Connected Marketing, a keynote speaker who has partnered with Dermalogica. Based in Johannesburg.

Caspar Berry

UK 
Caspar Berry is a professional poker player and entrepreneur who speaks on risk and teamwork, and starred in BBC One’s Byker Grove. Based in the UK.

Catherine Van Heerden

Johannesburg
Catherine Van Heerden is a leadership and business strategy speaker who founded the training business Thinking Dynamics 20 years ago. Johannesburg.

Chantell Ilbury

Durban
Chantell Ilbury is one of South Africa’s leading strategists and a speaker who guides organisations through scenario thinking. Based in Durban.

Colin Browne

Johannesburg
Colin Browne speaks on organisational culture and employee engagement, and created the think tank Happy Sandpit in 2012. Based in Johannesburg.

Daniel Guasco

Cape Town
Daniel Guasco is an entrepreneur and business speaker who launched Twangoo in South Africa, later bought by Groupon. Based in Cape Town.

Dave Duarte

Cape Town
Dave Duarte is a digital marketing and leadership speaker who has given talks and hosted workshops in 25 countries. Based in Cape Town.

Dawn Nathan-Jones

Cape Town
Dawn Nathan-Jones is an entrepreneur and former CEO of Europcar, best known as one of the Sharks on M-Net’s Shark Tank South Africa. Based in Cape Town.

Dean Van Leeuwen

United Kingdom
Dean Van Leeuwen is a business speaker and TEDx curator on innovation and the new Age of Discovery, with clients including Unilever. Based in the UK.

Dion Chang

Johannesburg
Dion Chang is a trend analyst, keynote speaker and founder of Flux Trends, which treats trends as business strategy. Based in Johannesburg.

Douglas Kruger

United Kingdom
Douglas Kruger is an international speaker and author of six business books, including Own Your Industry with Penguin Random House. Based in the United Kingdom.

Dr Aisha Pandor

Cape Town & San Fransisco
Dr Aisha Pandor is co-founder of health tech company Pandora Health and former CEO of home services platform SweepSouth. Cape Town and San Francisco.

Dr Martyn Davies

Johannesburg
Dr Martyn Davies is CEO of Frontier Advisory and an emerging markets speaker, named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Based in Johannesburg.

Dr Theo Mothoa-Frendo

Johannesburg
Dr Theo Mothoa-Frendo is a medical doctor and medical marketing specialist who was Medical Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Roche. Johannesburg.

Dylan Kohlstadt

Cape Town
Dylan Kohlstadt is a digital marketing speaker and founder of Shift ONE, an agency incubated by CiTi and Google for Entrepreneurs. Based in Cape Town.

Elizabeth Lee Ming

Cape Town
Elizabeth Lee Ming is a digital, social and CRM speaker and MC with over 20 years of B2B and B2C marketing experience. Based in Cape Town.

Elvene Coetzee

Johannesburg
Elvene Coetzee is a rally navigator who speaks on planning, strategy and execution, and rates the 2008 Belfast Rally her most memorable. Based in Johannesburg.

Femi Adebanji

Johannesburg
Femi Adebanji is a speaker, MC and facilitator whose clients include Tiger Brands, Nedbank, Old Mutual and Standard Bank. Based in Johannesburg.

Francois Pienaar

Cape Town
Francois Pienaar led the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, helping Nelson Mandela unite South Africa. Based in Cape Town.

Gary Kirsten

Johannesburg
Gary Kirsten is a speaker who presents his Leadership Principles talk, drawing on his insights into how Team India were built. Based in Johannesburg.

Gavin Sharples

Johannesburg
Gavin Sharples is a keynote speaker and MC with over 19 years on the circuit, addressing audiences from Investec to Anglo. Based in Johannesburg.

Gil Oved

Johannesburg
Gil Oved is a brand entrepreneur and one of the dragons on Dragon’s Den who co-founded brand activator The Creative Counsel. Based in Johannesburg.

Graeme Codrington

Johannesburg
Graeme Codrington is a speaker and author on corporate talent and the future of work, with clients including Microsoft and BMW. Based in Johannesburg.

Graeme Wilson

Cape Town
Graeme Wilson is founder of award-winning legal firm Whipping The Cat and speaks on New Law and the basics entrepreneurs need. Based in Cape Town.

Gugu Nkabinde

Johannesburg
Gugu Nkabinde is a brand strategist turned entrepreneur who took underwear for brown skin tones from South Africa to New York. Based in Johannesburg.

Heidi Patmore

Johannesburg
Heidi Patmore is a marketing director, entrepreneur and speaker on how AI, drones and cryptocurrencies change consumer behaviour. Based in Johannesburg.
Helen Nicholson

Helen Nicholson

Johannesburg
Helen Nicholson is a speaker, director of The Networking Company and author of the business best seller Networking. Based in Johannesburg.

Ian Russell

Cape Town
Ian Russell is the former CEO of BCX, South Africa’s largest technology company, and previously ran Barclays’ African back office. Based in Cape Town.

Ian Thomas

Johannesburg
Ian Thomas is a keynote speaker who draws leadership lessons from tracking lions and two decades of guiding in big game areas. Based in Johannesburg.

Iris Frances

Johannesburg
Iris Frances is a businesswoman and speaker who is CEO of the SABC Foundation and headed transformation at the Bidvest McCarthy Group. Johannesburg.

Jake White

Johannesburg
Jake White is the coach who led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup title and to IRB Team of the Year. Based in Johannesburg.

Janine Hills

Johannesburg
Janine Hills is CEO of Janine Hills Authentic Leadership and speaks on trust and integrity from 38 years across many industries. Based in Johannesburg.
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