Daphne Mashile-Nkosi is currently the chairperson of Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd, a venture which will fund the first greenfields manganese project to be started in South Africa in over 30 years.

Lodewyk Meyer is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Banking and Finance Practice Group in Johannesburg.

I'm an experienced Board Member in Africa’s real estate, hospitality, financial services and telecoms sectors. Born in Mauritius, I'm passionate about the economic opportunities that Africa presents.

Thashni is a director at Turner & Townsend – a global professional services firm operating in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. She is a member of the Turner & Townsend’s South African Board and Statutory Board. She has engaged and advised global clients such as; Anglo American including De Beers, Rio Tinto, Ivan Plats and Royal Bafokeng to name a few.

Jason joined McCormick Property Development (MPD) in 2002. At the time, the family-owned business employed less than ten people and owned minority stakes in six small rural shopping centres.

Nearly two decades since Jason joined the team, MPD has now developed 69 assets and employs almost 100 people in the niche market of rural and township retail. Jason was appointed MD of MPD in 2011 and was personally responsible for 29 of those developments, totalling over half a million square metres in GLA.

Dr Mwazi is a well-seasoned Researcher, GIS and Remote Sensing Expert, and Crop Scientist with over 20 years of work experience in the agronomic and horticulture industry, as well as in the academic and research environment.

Roux-ché Locke is a renowned Namibian media personality who started her career as a news anchor and radio presenter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) in 1997 and has since become a household name to many Namibians.

Maria presently works for the Namibian Agricultural Trade (ATF) as a technical advisor.

Bisey holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School (Herriot-Watt University) in Scotland, in addition to his other academic and professional qualifications.

In 2015, she re-joined the Government of the Republic of Namibia as Special Advisor to His Excellency the President on Constitutional Affairs and Private Sector Interface.

Penny Chenery has practiced as a real estate professional for over 17 years and focuses on providing advice to property developers, corporate clients and individuals on all aspects relating to real estate matters and developments, including implementation strategies relating to the acquisition and disposition of real estate.

After a number of years abroad working in the hospitality industry, Alan returned to SA to join a friend and founder of Fournews Developments to establish and develop the franchise division of newly formed restaurant group.

Alison runs Crown Agents Bank’s (CAB) foreign exchange electronic trading business, serving diverse clients active across African markets.

Mo has extensive experience(Over 25 years) in franchising, banking, property and retail. Mo has worked in a vast number of sectors in multiple markets across the world including Asia, Middle East and African markets.

In March 2020, Hon. Lucia Iipumbu assumed the position of Minister for Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) charged with the responsibility of spearheading sustainable economic development and growth.

Nangula, a Chartered Accountant by profession is the Executive Chairperson and CEO of the newly established Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board. The Board, a Public Entity in the Presidency is tasked with the mandate of promoting and facilitating foreign and domestic investments as well as promoting the development of SMEs.

Clara is a senior consultant in Control Risks’ Africa business intelligence and ESG teams. She is based in Control Risks’ London office and leads on ESG due diligence and business intelligence investigations across the continent.

Bryony Widdup has 15 years' experience in the financial markets sector having spent time working in-house at a major European bank as well as in private practice.