Category: Speakers

It takes a multi-talented leader, innovative businessperson and expert in curriculum design to direct Henley Business School South Africa. Dean and Director Jonathan Foster-Pedley has worked in six continents and has over thirty years of global business experience. He is a former Read More

Professor Heather Nel is the Senior Director of Institutional Strategy at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha. In this capacity, she oversees institutional strategy and supports evidence-informed decision-making.  She oversees the Office for Institutional Strategy, which reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor and serves Read More

MD: Merchandise Supply Chain at TFG (The Foschini Group) Graham Choice is a stalwart in the apparel manufacturing industry. His skills, knowledge and passion for the industry and its people has contributedto the growth of the sector. This can be traced back Read More

Gizelle McIntyre isthe Group HRD Manager for Nemtek Group.  Within this role, Gizelle’s responsibilities include Human Resources and Development Management, IR, Facilitation, Organisational Design and Development, Coaching and Mentoring andSkills and RPL implementation. She alsoheads up the Accredited Nemtek TrainingAcademy. Gizelle’s career Read More

Dr. Christianah Ijagbemi is an associate professor of Sustainable Engineering: Energy, Environment, and Manufacturing Technology. She has developed a teaching and research career in the last 15 years working at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the Read More

Cape Town-based Catherine Wijnberg is a successful entrepreneur with experience in starting, growing and operating businesses in five different sectors across three countries. She was born in Ndola, Zambia to an entrepreneurial father. Catherine founded Fetola in 2006 with a vision to Read More

Bernadette Isaacs completed her studies in Human Resource Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 1997. After university she worked in the Corporate Banking sector for 6 years and then a Furniture Manufacturing company in the positions of a Human Read More

I am married with four childrentwo boys and two girls. My wife is a school Principal in Cape Town. I was born and raised in Prieska, Northern Cape Province in South Africa. I am fortunate to be able to converse in 6 Read More

Professor Modimowabarwa Kanyane is the Executive Dean:Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law at the University of Venda and former Research Director at the Human Sciences Research Council. He is a renowned researcher in South Africa who has an extensive range of experience Read More

Focus of work Innovation and education indicators Innovation and permeability in the education system Design of work and organisation for learning and innovation Innovation capability: concepts, measurement, promotion Technical education Methods of qualitative and quantitative empirical investigations After studying psychology – specialising Read More