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Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion

Speakers on transformation, diversity, equity and inclusion in the South African workplace. Suited to staff events, leadership sessions, culture programmes and commemorative days, where the brief calls for substance and not a box-ticking exercise.

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Aaron Fuch

Cape Town
Aaron Fuch speaks on digital skills and innovation through iXperience, the bootcamp that has helped over 1,000 students start tech careers. Cape Town.
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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.
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Arlene Mulder

Cape Town
Arlene Mulder won the Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award in 2019 and speaks on growing digital skills across the continent. Based in Cape Town.
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Baratang Miya

Cape Town
Baratang Miya is the founder of Girlhype Coders Academy, which has taught thousands of women and girls to code since 2003. Based in Cape Town.
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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.
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Busisiwe Mavuso

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

Johannesburg
Caster Semenya is a middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medallist who won 800 metres gold at the 2009 and 2017 World Championships. Johannesburg.
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Chaeli Mycroft

Cape Town
Chaeli Mycroft is a globally recognised ability activist and motivational speaker whose humour-filled storytelling unlocks potential. Based in Cape Town.
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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.
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Dr Auma Obama

Kenya / Germany
Dr Auma Obama is a speaker who built the Sport for Social Change network after years with aid organisation CARE International. Based in Kenya and Germany.
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Dr Sisanda Msekele

Johannesburg
Dr Sisanda Msekele is a blind anthropologist and keynote speaker on inclusion who has worked with Meta, Google and Amazon. Based in Johannesburg.
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Dr. Sibongiseni Thotsejane

Johannesburg
Dr Sibongiseni Thotsejane is CIO of FlavaLite Innovations and a commissioner on the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Johannesburg.
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Edward Ndopu

Johannesburg
Edward Ndopu is a disability innovation pioneer appointed by the UN Secretary-General as one of 17 SDG Advocates. Based in Johannesburg.
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Emmanuel Gamor

United Kingdom
Emmanuel Gamor is a speaker on youth engagement, digital innovation and leadership education, formerly of Google and YouTube. Based in the United Kingdom.
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Faith Mangope

Johannesburg
Faith Mangope, asked at 26 by the White House to speak on African development, founded a technology and leadership institute. Based in Johannesburg.
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Gcina Mhlope

Durban
Gcina Mhlope is South Africa’s best known storyteller, a poet, playwright and actress who won the Book Chat Award for Molo Zoleka. Based in Durban.
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Gerry Rantselli

Johannesburg
Gerry Rantselli Elsdon is a TV presenter, speaker and humanitarian known for M-Net and judging the first Big Brother Africa. Based in Johannesburg.
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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.
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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.
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Kali Ilunga

Johannesburg
Kali Ilunga is CEO of SeeSayDo and founder of Spoken Ink, and has spoken at Harvard University and at conferences across Africa. Based in Johannesburg.
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Karabo Van Heerden

Johannesburg
Karabo Van Heerden is an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar and a former Amnesty International intern working on refugee and gender based violence issues.
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Karen Nadasen

Cape Town
Karen Nadasen is the CEO of PayU South Africa and was nominated for IT Personality of the Year 2017. Based in Cape Town.
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Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse

Violence
Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse founded Black Womxn Caucus, a feminist movement advocating against gender based violence and femicide. Based in Johannesburg.
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Kitty Phetla

Johannesburg
Kitty Phetla is a classical ballet dancer and speaker who competed at the Prix de Lausanne and helped found Ballet Theatre Afrikan. Based in Johannesburg.
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Lebo Mashile

Johannesburg
Lebo Mashile is a poet, performer and presenter who appeared in the Oscar-nominated Hotel Rwanda and performed at Thabo Mbeki’s inauguration. Johannesburg.
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Lebohang Masango

Johannesburg
Lebohang Masango is an award-winning author and poet whose children’s book Mpumi’s Magic Beads won a South African Literary Award. Based in Johannesburg.
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Lindiwe Matlali

Johannesburg
Lindiwe Matlali founded Africa Teen Geeks, an NGO that teaches kids to code, and was named Fairlady/Santam Social Entrepreneur 2018. Based in Johannesburg.
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Lindiwe Mazibuko

Durban
Lindiwe Mazibuko is a political leader and public speaker, the first black woman elected Leader of the Opposition in South Africa. Based in Durban.
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Londy Ngcobo

Durban
Londy Ngcobo is Africa’s first female dredge master and a former ship navigator with over 16 years in the maritime industry. Based in Durban.
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Lukhanyo Neer

Johannesburg
Lukhanyo Neer is an entrepreneur and speaker who leads programmes and projects for the Thabo Mbeki Foundation. Based in Johannesburg.
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Lumka Msibi

Johannesburg
Lumka Msibi is an award-winning rocket scientist and global speaker, a NASA aerospace engineer fellow raised in Soweto. Based in Johannesburg.
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Malika Ndlovu

Cape Town
Malika Ndlovu is a poet, playwright and performer, a founder-member of the Cape Town women writers collective WEAVE and author of four poetry collections.
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Mapalo Makhu

Cape Town
Mapalo Makhu is a personal finance coach and public speaker, and founder of the award-winning company Woman&Finance. Based in Cape Town.
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Matsi Modise

Johannesburg
Matsi Modise is a speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Furaha who serves as Africa Lead for the World Climate Foundation. Based in Johannesburg.
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Mbali Nwoko

Johannesburg
Mbali Nwoko is CEO of farming business Green Terrace and was listed among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans in 2019. Based in Johannesburg.
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Mbuyiselo Botha

Johannesburg
Mbuyiselo Botha is a commissioner of the South African Commission for Gender Equality and former media manager at Sonke Gender Justice. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ms Tamara Mathebula

Johannesburg
Tamara Mathebula chairs the CGE and was provincial director for the Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa and loveLife. Based in Johannesburg.
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Napo Masheane

Johannesburg
Napo Masheane is a writer, director and motivational speaker, and the first winner of the Mbokodo Award in the Theatre category. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ndaba Mandela

Johannesburg
Ndaba Mandela is the grandson of Nelson Mandela and founder and chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation. Based in Johannesburg.
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Neal Petersen

Caribbean
Neal Petersen is an award-winning author and adventurer who sailed a 27,000-mile single-handed race around the world in a yacht he built. The Caribbean.
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Nkosinathi Biko

Johannesburg
Nkosinathi Biko is chief executive of the Steve Biko Foundation and speaks on black consciousness, truth and reconciliation. Based in Johannesburg.
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Nobukhosi Dlamini

Cape Town
Nobukhosi Dlamini is a technology manager and speaker with 15 years in the sector across multiple countries and disciplines. Based in Cape Town.
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Ntsako Mgiba

Cape Town
Ntsako Mgiba is the entrepreneur behind JONGA, a low-cost community alarm system bringing real-time crime reporting to townships. Cape Town.
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Ntsoaki Sibiya

Johannesburg
Ntsoaki Sibiya is a speaker and panel moderator on mentorship and leadership, and founder of Tsoabelo Security Solutions. Based in Johannesburg.
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Pie Pacifique Kabalira

Johannesburg
Pie-Pacifique Kabalira is a speaker who left Rwanda for exile in South Africa and won the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship Award. Based in Johannesburg.
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Polo Leteka

Johannesburg
Polo Leteka is an entrepreneur and private equity investor, co-founder of IDF Capital and of Alitheia Identity, which back women-owned firms. Johannesburg.
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Professor Jonathan Jansen

Cape Town
Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University and President of the Institute of Race Relations. Based in Cape Town.
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Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng

Cape Town
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is a full professor in mathematics education and vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town.
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