Caryn is a versatile, well-experienced marketing and business development professional. With 20 years in the media sector, Caryn has established the Brainstorm brand firmly in the market as the first choice for B2B marketing.

Dr Denisha is the new Chief Director of ICT at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, leading this prominent university in its ICT digital transformation journey. She has an array of diverse experience at the helm of leading transformational ICT.

Helen began her career as an accountant and has evolved into her current role of CEO (Chief Excitement Officer) of The Networking Company. Helen is a passionate connector with international corporate experience.

Itumeleng is the Group Executive – Information Security at the Standard Bank Group and provides strategic vision and leadership of the Information Security Shared Services across the Group, subsidiaries and ecosystem partners.

Jolandé leads a team of talent acquisition specialists at the Absa Group. Her role includes talent branding, internal mobility, data insights, candidate and hiring manager experience and hiring manager education.

As a behavioural strategist Joni focuses her work on mental and emotional resilience and wellbeing in the workplace. Besides speaking at conferences and writing books, Joni is an avid trail and road runner.

Kelebogile is the Vice President: Digital & IT at Imperial Logistics, with a career that spans across leading South African and global organisations. Professionally, Kelebogile exemplifies South Africa’s dynamic new breed of executives.

Khathu is a disciplined and results-driven IT executive. Her success lies in her perceptive decision-making skills, strong ethics, natural aptitude to lead multi-cultural teams and her ability to define new strategies that drive growth.

At just 29, Kume made directorship at Absa becoming one of the youngest executives at the bank. Her passion for business enablement through innovation led to her co-founding Vaxowave, a technology company in 2018.

Mandisa is a seasoned marketing professional who is passionate about brand strategy and content marketing. With more than 25 years in the profession, she is not afraid to get her hands dirty to get the work done.

Nomonde is the Chief Information Officer for Bidvest Bank Limited. A great thought leader in technology and fintech in South Africa, she is an accomplished executive with extensive experience within the tech space.

Nonhlanhla has over 10 years’ experience working across various industries, the majority gained in financial services. She joined Absa in 2013 and has risen in the ranks because of her commitment to excellence.

Philile is a standing doctorate candidate specialising in entrepreneurship. She is a head judge for Technovation, a USA-based non-profit organisation backed by big tech companies like Google and Salesforce.

Thato is a seasoned technology professional with 20 years’ experience in leading tech and digital transformations within financial services, retail and FMCG and now in the oil and gas industry.

Traci is a results-driven executive offering a strong combination of business acumen and marketing flair. She is a motivational leader who can optimise individual performance while sustaining a strong team spirit.