Speakers
Meet the conference speakers
Minister
Hon. Lebogang Maile
Member of Executive Council (MEC)
Department of Finance and Economic Development
H.E. Manqoba Khumalo
Minister for Commerce, Industry & Trade
Kingdom of eSwatini
Hon. Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Zimbabwe
Address
Dr. Craig Wing
Tour guide to tomorrow | Global speaker | AI company founder
Trailblaze Tomorrow
Professor Justin Barnes
Manufacturing Ambassador, TWIMS,
Associate Professor, GIBS
Anthony Costa
Head of Secretariat
B20 South
Africa
Anael Granoux
Strategy Advisor, Lecturer & Speaker
Strategy Reignited
Moderators
Duncan Bonnett
Director: Market Access and Research
Africa House
Thembisa Fakude
Senior Research Fellow & Director
Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
Damian Hattingh
Partner and Africa Consumer and Retail Leader
McKinsey & Company
Speakers
Takatso Sello
Senior Manager for Manufacturing
Nedbank Business & Commercial Banking (BCB)
Tanya Lerm
Chief Executive Officer
NewSpace Systems
Mark Goliath
Divisional Executive: Manufacturing
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Mohan Vivekanandan
Chairman, Infrastructure Specialist Group
Senior Advisor,
African Development Bank
Omon Ehighebolo
Managing Partner
Parish Development and Investment Company (PDIC)
Eustace Mashimbye
Chief Executive Officer
Proudly South African
Washington Mashanda
Sales Director X3 ERP - Africa & Middle East
Sage
Phyllis Wakiaga
CEO and Managing Partner
Wakiaga & Company Advocates
Irshaad Kathrada
Chief Executive Officer
Localisation Support Fund
Vinesh Maharaj
Director: Smart Manufacturing & Industry
Middle East Africa
NTT DATA
Michelle de Villiers
Lead for Partner & Client Enablement
Wyzetalk
Louis Yaw Afful
Executive Director
APN Group of Organizations, including the AfCFTA Policy Network
Beeuwen Gerryts
RDI-Industry Professional
Victoria Backhaus-Jerling
Chief Executive Officer
African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM)
Andile Africa
Chief Executive Officer
Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC)
*The 2025 speakers will be announced soon
