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What's Next with Aki Anastasiou

What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou is South Africa’s most popular technology show. The who’s who of South Africa’s technology and business world are interviewed on the show.

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Thato Matsio explains the importance of the Northern Cape School Connectivity project from 2023-12-07T13:32:05

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Thato Matsio – The Impact Catalyst Head of Department: ICT and Education – discusses the Northern Cape School Connectivity project. Matsio has h...

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Phil Anderson of Datacentrix explains how businesses can use AI to its full potential from 2023-11-29T16:40:19

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Datacentrix Sales Leader for Digital Business Solutions, Phil Anderson, discusses the importance of embracing AI in business. Anderson is an expe...

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Andrew Allison, CCO at Red&Yellow, on the current shifts in AI, remote work, and the power of data from 2023-11-28T13:05:46

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Andrew Allison – CCO of Red&Yellow Creative School of Business – explains how educators can keep up with the latest trends. Allison is a Chartere...

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JustSolve’s Botha van der Vyver on hyper-automation using AI and low-code from 2023-11-28T05:58:37

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Botha van der Vyver — Founder and CEO of JustSolve — discusses how AI and low-code solutions accelerate digital transformation.Van der Vyver is a ...

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Nedbank’s Vishal Maharaj on the success of the Nedbank Avo SuperShop app from 2023-11-27T12:26:38

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Vishal Maharaj – Beyond Banking Divisional Executive at Nedbank – discusses the Nedbank Avo SuperShop app. Maharaj is a founding member of Nedba...

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SolarAfrica CEO David McDonald discusses electricity wheeling in South Africa from 2023-11-14T09:21:16

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, David McDonald — co-founder and CEO of SolarAfrica — discusses electricity wheeling and the positive impact it can have on the South African ener...

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OADC CEO Dr Ayotunde Coker explains how better data centres can drive digital transformation from 2023-11-13T09:01:08

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Dr Ayotunde Coker — CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC) — discusses how better data centres can drive digital transformation in South Africa. ...

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TiAuto Investments CEO Alex Taplin on the success of Tiger Wheel&Tyre from 2023-11-08T11:40:34

In this What’s Next in Motoring interview, Alex Taplin — TiAuto Investments Group CEO — talks to Aki Anastasiou about Tiger Wheel&Tyre and its successful business model. Taplin has been with TiAut...

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Melio AI CEO Merelda Wu on how businesses can benefit from enterprise Machine Learning from 2023-11-07T10:12:37

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Merelda Wu – Co-Founder and CEO of Melio AI – unpacks the services her business offers and explains how South African businesses can benefit from...

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Paratus co-founders unpack the company’s 20 years of success from 2023-10-27T12:07:13

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Barney Harmse, Rolf Mendelsohn, and Schalk Erasmus – the three co-founders of Paratus – reflect on the company’s 20 years of success in the telec...

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Managing Director Nicholas Viljoen unpacks Wheel Collision’s services from 2023-10-26T11:51:14

In this What’s Next in Motoring interview, Aki Anastasiou speaks to Nicholas Viljoen – Managing Director of Wheel Collision – to discuss the services the business offers to South Africans. Viljoen...

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Prasanth Seevnarayan on what sets Honeywell solar panels apart from 2023-10-03T11:47:28

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Prasanth Seevnarayan — CEO of One World Communication — discusses how One World Communication, ARTSolar, and Honeywell have partnered to manufactu...

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MTN South Africa CTO Rami Farah explains how MTN won Best Voice Network of 2023 from 2023-09-26T09:32:34

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Rami Farah — CTO of MTN South Africa — discusses how MTN won the 2023 MyBroadband Best Mobile Voice Network award. Farah has worked at MTN for ov...

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Phillips MD Romulen Pillay Discusses The Philips Future Health Index from 2023-09-18T08:14:31

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Infobip’s Brighton Chidoma Explains Why RCS Is Better Than SMS from 2023-09-15T07:50:14

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Infobip’s Senior Client Success Executive, Brighton Chidoma, discusses the benefits of RCS (Rich Communication Services) over SMS. Chidoma is an ...

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Kedibone Chuene explains how Liberty is solving the underinsurance trend among South African women from 2023-09-04T13:43:30

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Kedibone Chuene — Chief Specialist of Risk Product Marketing at Liberty — discusses how Liberty is assisting women to enjoy the full benefits of i...

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Raymond Wright unpacks the value Microsoft provides to businesses from 2023-09-04T06:36

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Raymond Wright, the founder and CEO of Network Alliance, to discuss the value of Microsoft Modern Workplace and the security benefits associ...

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Jaguar TCS Team Principal James Barclay discusses the Gen3 era of Formula E from 2023-08-30T10:36:05

In this What’s Next in Motoring interview, James Barclay — Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal and the Managing Director of JLR Motorsport — discusses Jaguar’s presence in Formula E with Aki Anastasio...

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Lisa Wright unpacks Africa’s first and only NaaS, Console Connect from 2023-08-24T08:26:49

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Lisa Wright – Ecosystem Partner Manager at Console Connect – discusses why Console Connect is a great Network-as-a-Service solution for businesse...

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Mazda Southern Africa MD Craig Roberts on the CX-60’s excellent driving experience from 2023-08-23T05:52:26

In this What’s Next in Motoring interview, Craig Roberts – MD of Mazda Southern Africa – joins Aki Anastasiou in-studio to discuss the new Mazda CX-60. Roberts has worked for Mazda Southern Africa...

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Africa Data Centres Executive Dr Angus Hay on the growing data volumes of South African businesses from 2023-08-15T10:42:20

In this episode of What’s Next in Cloud with Aki Anastasiou, Dr Angus Hay – the African Data Centres Regional Executive for South Africa – discusses the rise in data collection by African businesse...

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Samsung South Africa VP Justin Hume discusses the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 from 2023-08-04T10:46:47

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Justin Hume – the Vice President of Mobile Experience at Samsung South Africa – discusses the company’s newest foldable smartphones. Justin Hume...

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Netstock CTO Barry Kukkuk on the role of AI in inventory management from 2023-08-03T11:21:46

In this What’s Next with Aki interview, Netstock Co-Founder and CTO Barry Kukkuk discusses the journey that has seen the proudly South African software company go global. Kukkuk is an experienced ...

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Liberty Life Executive Lisa Gibbon on the importance of full disclosure in insurance from 2023-08-01T09:17

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Lisa Gibbon – the Divisional Executive for Onboarding at Liberty Life – discusses full disclosure and its importance in underwriting. Gibbon has...

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Liberty Group’s Tom Crotty discusses the Claims Stats 2022 report from 2023-07-25T07:32:22

In this What’s Next interview, Tom Crotty – the Lead Specialist for Technical Marketing at Liberty Group South Africa – discusses the group’s recently-published Claims Stats 2022 report. Crotty is...

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Easy Crypto’s Brent Petersen on the differences between cryptocurrency investing and forex trading from 2023-07-24T10:24:22

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Brent Petersen – Head of South Africa and Legal Lead at Easy Crypto – discusses the differences between cryptocurrency investing and forex tradin...

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Fedgroup’s Robert Timmis on the silver lining of South Africa’s energy crisis from 2023-07-20T11:10

In this What’s Next interview, Robert Timmis – CEO of Emergent Energy and Fund Manager of Fedgroup’s Green Energy Fund - talks about the feasibility and growth of solar power in South Africa. Timm...

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Mazda Southern Africa MD Craig Roberts on the local launch of the CX-60 from 2023-07-19T11:46:42

In this episode of What’s Next in Motoring with Aki Anastasiou, Craig Roberts – Managing Director of Mazda Southern Africa – discusses the launch of the Mazda CX-60 in South Africa. Roberts has se...

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Samsung’s Mike van Lier discusses the latest advancements in Smart TV technology from 2023-07-18T06:47:41

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Mike van Lier – Vice President of Consumer Electronics at Samsung South Africa, discusses the latest advancements in Smart TV technology. Mike v...

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Gour Lentell on how Datafree Connect lets employees use work apps without paying for data from 2023-07-14T08:51:53

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Gour Lentell, the CEO of mobile data optimization company Datafree, to discuss its new tool - Datafree Connect. Lentell began his career at...

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Fedgroup’s Warren Winchester on the importance of their sustainability venture from 2023-07-13T09:06:41

In this What’s Next interview, Fedgroup’s General Manager for Ventures, Warren Winchester, talks about the role of sustainable investing in global issues such as food and energy security. Winchest...

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Dimension Data executive Brent Flint discusses what businesses need to know about cloud migrations from 2023-07-12T10:05:19

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Brent Flint – Cloud Services Executive for Dimension Data Middle East and Africa – discusses everything your business needs to know about cloud mi...

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Fedgroup CEO Grant Field discusses the importance of ESG investing from 2023-07-06T11:39:42

In this What’s Next interview, Fedgroup CEO Grant Field meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss how sustainability trends can positively impact the investment landscape. Field holds a BSc in Engineer...

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Driving Sustainability — Brandon Horn outlines the business benefits of battery storage from 2023-07-03T09:01:37

Brandon Horn is the National Sales Manager at SolarAfrica Energy and boasts over 16 years of sales and business development experience. He possesses a proven track record in driving sales growth an...

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Dell Technologies’ Tony Bartlett discusses their new PowerEdge servers from 2023-06-29T06:08:56

In this episode of What’s Next, Tony Bartlett — Dell Technologies Director of Data Centre Compute for the SADC Region — meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss Dell Technologies’ new PowerEdge servers...

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Morné Hugo on Mecer Inter-Ed becoming the global 2023 Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year from 2023-06-28T09:23:45

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Morne Hugo – Executive for Microsoft Solutions at Mecer Inter-Ed - to discuss how the education solutions provider achieved the global title...

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Cheri Scholtz (PETCO) on Extended Producer Responsibility from 2023-06-27T14:51:35

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Cheri Scholtz – CEO of PETCO – provides valuable insight into the South African recycling industry. Scholtz has led PETCO since it was founded i...

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Takealot's Frederik Zietsman on loadshedding, helping SMEs and digital economic growth from 2023-06-26T04:41:23

In this episode of What’s Next, Takealot.com CEO Frederik Zietsman discusses how online purchasing trends have been impacted by load-shedding. Zietsman attended Paarl Boy’s High and studied at Ste...

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Stone He explains how Huawei Cloud supports e-commerce in South Africa from 2023-06-13T09:14:46

In this episode of What’s Next in Cloud, Stone He – President of Huawei Cloud in Southern Africa – discusses how Huawei Cloud supports e-commerce businesses in the region. He is an experienced ICT...

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Africa Data Centres CEO Tesh Durvasula on how they became an industry leader from 2023-06-06T12:12:27

In this What’s Next interview, Africa Data Centres CEO Tesh Durvasula meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss the company’s journey to becoming an industry leader in the data centre and hosting indust...

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Bob Group, iKhokha, and Stone Hut Designs discuss their exciting new partnership from 2023-06-05T09:53:07

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou is joined by Anita Erasmus, Head of Business at Bob Group; Graeme Cumming, Chief Product Officer at iKhokha; and Gill Balfour, Co-Founder of Stone Hut ...

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Sudipto Moitra on MTN Business’s journey to becoming a TechCo from 2023-05-29T10:57:32

In this What’s Next in Security interview, Sudipto Moitra – GM for ICT Solutions at MTN Business – joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss MTN’s transformation from a telco to a TechCo. Moitra has built u...

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Anker experts discuss the brand’s best load-shedding products from 2023-05-22T11:23:19

In this episode of What’s Next, Anker experts Lorraine Gillesen and Chantelle Batty discuss the brand’s best load-shedding products. Lorraine Gillesen is the Anker National Sales Manager at Premiu...

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Réan Van Niekerk On Metacom’s Journey To Becoming A Leading ICT Company 1 from 2023-05-18T06:00:10

In this What’s Next interview, Metacom founder and chairman Réan van Niekerk meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss the benefits and challenges of building an ICT company in Africa. Van Niekerk is a...

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OpenText Africa’s Thabiso Hlatshwayo discusses the relevance of Cloud FinOps from 2023-05-17T06:03

In this episode of What’s Next, Thabiso Hlatshwayo – Senior Solution Consulting Manager at OpenText Africa – discusses the relevance of Cloud FinOps, a topic he will be presenting at the Cloud&Secu...

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Marco Fonto of Stratum Benefits explains why gap cover is important in South Africa from 2023-05-15T07:54:43

In this episode of What’s Next, Marco Fonto – Managing Director at Stratum Benefits – discusses the benefits of gap cover. Fonto worked in the insurance industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s,...

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Hohm Energy’s Matthew Cruise on the role of solar energy in South Africa from 2023-05-12T08:41:28

In this episode of What’s Next, Matthew Cruise – Hohm Energy’s Head of Business Intelligence and Public Relations – talks about the role of solar energy in South Africa. Cruise is an energy expert...

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BCX’s Jan Bouwer on the benefits of managed cloud solutions from 2023-05-12T05:42:48

In this episode of What’s Next, Jan Bouwer – Chief of Digital Platform Solutions at BCX – discusses the benefits of managed cloud solutions, a topic he will be presenting on at the Cloud&Security C...

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VMware’s Lee Syse reveals his presentation topic from 2023-05-11T05:30:33

In this episode of What’s Next, Lee Syse – Lead Cloud Solutions Architect for the Cloud Providers business at VMware Sub-Saharan Africa – explains what he will present at the 2023 Cloud&Security Co...

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IoT.nxt experts on solving ESG challenges with IoT from 2023-05-08T07:13:44

In this episode of What’s Next, Lazaros Karapanagiotidis – Chief Product and Marketing Officer at IoT.nxt – and Vusi Mngomezulu – Head of Sales at IoT.nxt – discuss the role IoT is playing in addre...

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Stephen van Niekerk unpacks Momentum’s innovative LifeReturns® health screening app from 2023-05-02T12:12:17

Stephen van Niekerk is the Executive Head of Momentum Myriad and has worked at Momentum for over 20 years. He has played a vital role in the evolution of the impressive benefits offered by the Mom...

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David Behr on why Liquid C2 chose to be an event sponsor from 2023-04-26T10:46:43

David Behr is the CEO of Liquid C2 and is a highly respected voice in the Southern African cloud and cybersecurity industries. He is a top internet pioneer and entrepreneur who first rose to promi...

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Dinesh Govender unpacks the science behind Discovery Vitality from 2023-04-11T07:34:34

Dinesh Govender is the CEO of Discovery Vitality South Africa and holds a position on the Discovery Executive Board.Govender has held his CEO position for over five years and is dedicated to the be...

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Comsol CEO Iain Stevenson on how Comsol continues to thrive in a challenging industry from 2023-04-06T11:09:50

Iain Stevenson is the founder and CEO of Comsol and boasts over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. In 1997, Stevenson founded Comsol to fill a gap in the wireless telecommu...

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BCX’s Rebatho Madiba discusses Industry 4.0 adoption in South Africa from 2023-04-06T06:54:29

Rebatho Madiba is the Managing Executive for Business Development at BCX, a title she has held since July 2022. Madiba previously served as the SAP Competency Manager for Debswana, where she estab...

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Charles Mizzi and Kurt Farrugia unpack the Malta Startup Residence Programme from 2023-04-05T07:18:20

Charles Mizzi is the head of Malta Residency, and Kurt Farrugia is the Chief Executive Officer of Malta Enterprise. Mizzi began his career in the banking sector and in 2014, he was appointed as th...

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BCX executive Jan Roux discusses the importance of digital workspace management from 2023-03-31T11:14:02

Jan Roux is the portfolio executive for Digital Workspace Management (DWM) at BCX, a position he has held for over four years. Roux is a South African IT professional who has been in the industry ...

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Discovery Life CEO Riaan van Reenen discusses life insurance trends from 2023-03-15T11:01:03

Riaan van Reenen is the CEO of Discovery Life and over two decades of experience with this business unit. He worked at Discovery Health until Discovery Life was founded in 2001 – and he has since ...

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Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner unpacks theSpendTrend 2023 report from 2023-03-10T11:28:17

Hylton Kallner is an actuary, business builder, and the Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Bank. He has been a part of the Discovery ecosystem since 1996, where he began his journey as a key pla...

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Professor Waldo Krugell discusses South Africa’s economic prospects from 2023-02-23T13:32:42

Waldo Krugell is a professor of Economic Sciences at North-West University, where he teaches macro and microeconomics. He serves on the board of Economic Research Southern Africa, and previously w...

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2023 MyBroadband Awards Telecoms CEO Of The Year 1 from 2023-02-20T07:42:07

Shameel Joosub is the Group CEO of Vodacom and the winner of the 2023 MyBroadband Telecoms CEO of the Year award. Joosub holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science from the University of South Africa,...

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Greg Smith on how OneSpark Insurance uses technology to benefit its customers from 2023-02-14T07:58:15

Greg Smith is the co-founder and joint CEO of OneSpark Insurance. He is a qualified actuary who designed dozens of award-winning insurance products, helped start a bank, and even contributed towar...

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Kobus Visagie unpacks Tracker’s Track and Dispatch IQ from 2023-02-13T10:51:26

Kobus Visagie is the Executive of Business Solutions at Tracker. He is an experienced IT entrepreneur who has spent the past 25 years converting IT strategy into integrated solutions that give bus...

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Shamith Maharaj on the importance of autonomous networks from 2023-02-10T11:36:45

Shamith Maharaj is the Executive of Data Networks at BCX and has 18 years of global telecommunications experience. He has extensive knowledge in fields like project management, network design, net...

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Justin Hume discusses the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S23 range from 2023-02-06T10:15:05

Justin Hume is the Vice President of Mobile at Samsung South Africa.Hume began in his current role 11 months ago and has 26 years of industry experience overall. This experience includes serving i...

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What’s Next – Wynand Theron discusses iTried’s Radius-as-a-service offering from 2023-02-03T05:13:05

Wynand Theron is the CEO and founder of iTried, an IT services and consulting company that helps start-ups, SMEs, and schools protect their cloud data. Theron founded iTried to share his knowledge...

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Ryan Martyn and Craig Nowitz discuss Syntech’s Gizzu energy products from 2023-02-02T05:42:32

Ryan Martyn and Craig Nowitz are both directors of Syntech, a leading technology distribution company in South Africa. Martyn was born and raised in Johannesburg and has always had a passion for t...

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Vaughn Naidoo discusses the new partnership between MTN and Microsoft from 2022-12-08T07:06:42

Vaughn Naidoo is the General Manager of the B2B Technology Centre of Excellence at MTN. Naidoo is an experienced executive with a solid track record of working in the telecommunications, data cen...

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Dr. Karen Luyt discusses the critical success factors for digital transformation from 2022-12-07T07:58:47

Dr Karen Luyt is a Consultant for Digital Transformation at BCX. She has held various positions in her 32-year career – from development and specialist roles to several management positions – and ...

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ServiceNow’s Daniel Wilks on improving the employee experience from 2022-12-05T12:20:14

Daniel Wilks is the EMEA Vice President of Solution Sales and Employee Workflow at ServiceNow. Wilks joined ServiceNow in October 2021 and leads a team of experts focused on employee experience ac...

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BCX executive Liziwe Maseko on the state of digital transformation in South Africa from 2022-12-02T06:02:51

Liziwe Maseko is the BCX Executive for Digital Software Engineering. Maseko has a strong performance history as a business leader and boasts extensive experience leading and managing various IT fu...

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SolarAfrica’s David McDonald on how battery storage is viable for South African businesses from 2022-11-28T05:23:14

David McDonald is the co-founder and CEO of SolarAfrica, where he leads a dynamic team that is passionate about solar energy savings. McDonald has over 13 years of experience in renewable energy p...

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Megan Nicholas On Access To Uncapped Connectivity In SA from 2022-11-23T10:58:38

Megan Nicholas is the Managing Director of Supersonic South Africa and has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. She has acquired numerous awards for her contributions to...

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Nihilent’s Sabahat Kazi On The Importance Of Intelligent Supply Chains from 2022-11-23T05:29

Sabahat Kazi is the President of Intelligent Enterprise at Nihilent and the Co-Founder of Intellect Bizware. Kazi has over 27 years of experience in the ICT industry, including over 24 years of ex...

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Antony English of Freedom Won on making green energy more accessible in South Africa from 2022-11-21T07:13:39

Antony English is the co-founder of Freedom Won – a company focused on pioneering the transition to renewable energy in Africa. In his role as a leader at the company, English is focused on steeri...

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Mint Group’s Henri Fourie on how businesses can embrace the modern workplace from 2022-11-15T08:14:20

Henri Fourie is the Head of Delivery at Mint Group, where he ensures that his clients’ modern workplace roadmaps are paved for success. Fourie brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the Mic...

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Openserve’s Phila Dube On Breaking Down The Digital Divide In Africa 1 from 2022-11-13T06:54:56

Phila Dube is the Chief Commercial Officer at Openserve and leads the network operator’s market-facing and back-office commercial operations. In this role, Dube is responsible for Openserve’s Sal...

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Datacentrix’s Ahmed Mahomed and HPE’s Sandile Dube discuss hybrid cloud strategies from 2022-10-31T07:28:40

In this What’s Next in Cloud interview, Aki Anastasiou is joined by Ahmed Mahomed and Sandile Dube. Mahomed is the Group CEO of Datacentrix and a seasoned businessman with 22 years of experience i...

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Stephan Gilliland discusses the cybersecurity solutions offered by CoCre8 from 2022-10-28T07:10:50

Stephan Gilliland has over 12 years of experience in the IT industry and is the Head of Information and Cyber Security Portfolio at CoCre8 Technology Solutions – which was formerly known as Fujitsu...

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Clare Loveridge and Jason Oehley discuss how the cybersecurity market has changed from 2022-10-27T06:35:55

Clare Loveridge is the Vice President and General Manager for EMEA at Arctic Wolf, and Jason Oehley is the Regional Sales Manager for South Africa at Arctic Wolf. Loveridge has over 20 years of ex...

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Audi’s Sascha Sauer discusses South Africa’s electric motoring future from 2022-10-26T07:25:29

Sascha Sauer is the Head of Audi South Africa and has worked at the company for 25 years. He has extensive experience in sales, planning, business strategy, and team performance management. Sauer...

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Julian Liebenberg On BCX's Partnership With Alibaba Cloud from 2022-10-17T07:09:10

Julian Liebenberg is the Chief of Cloud Platform Solutions at BCX and has more than three decades of experience in the ICT sector. Liebenberg has a talent for contextualising large services-based...

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Morne Kroukamp and Brett Bygate unpack Dell Technologies’ focus on being eco-friendly from 2022-10-14T08:11:56

Morne Kroukamp is a Field Product Marketing Manager at Dell Technologies. He has worked in the technology industry for over 10 years and is passionate about working with customers to deliver succe...

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Sean Duffy explains how organisations can mitigate cybersecurity threats from 2022-09-28T07:11:14

Sean Duffy is the Global Vice President of Cybersecurity GTM at NTT, a position he has held since June 2019. Duffy is responsible for the development and execution of the NTT Security GTM strategy...

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Secureworks’ Rafe Pilling discusses the cyber threat landscape from 2022-09-23T08:54:46

Rafe Pilling is a security researcher at Secureworks Counter Threat Unit, where he focuses on cyber threat intelligence. Pilling has over 13 years of experience in the cyber security industry and ...

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Microsoft South Africa’s Colin Erasmus on how businesses can improve their security from 2022-09-21T11:18:41

Colin Erasmus is one of the most experienced technology executives in the country and was recently appointed as the COO of Microsoft South Africa.Erasmus has worked at Microsoft for over 22 years a...

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The Future Growth Of IoT With Informed Decisions CEO, Pieter Pienaar from 2021-06-09T11:47

Pieter Pienaar is the Chief Executive Officer at Informed Decisions and a leading ICT executive in South Africa. In this What’s Next interview, Pienaar shares details around why Informed Decisions...

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Zendesk’s Owen McConnell on the changing face of the consumer and technology from 2021-06-07T08:43:08

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GlassHouse SA’s Mike Styer on the importance of cyber recovery from 2021-05-25T06:32:39

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GlassHouse SA’s Mike Styer on the importance of cyber recovery from 2021-05-25T06:32:39

Mike Styer is an accomplished technology executive with more than 30 years’ experience in the information technology sector. In this What’s Next episode, Styer shares how the Covid pandemic had im...

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What's Next - Episode 10 - Brett Van Rensburg from 2021-05-03T06:32:46

Brett van Rensburg is a top ICT expert and the Sales Director for the Network Division of iOCO, Africa’s leading integrated technology services company. In this What’s Next interview, Van Rensburg...

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What's Next - Episode 9 - Brett Orwin And Guy Shannon - Nexio from 2021-04-26T09:04:57

In this interview, Aki Anastasiou talks to two cyber security experts from Nexio South Africa, Brett Orwin and Guy Shannon, about how SMEs are being breached and why cyber security solutions for SM...

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MyBroadband Conference - Donna Mostert from 2021-04-14T00:00

Donna Mostert is the Huawei Line of Business Manager at Mustek Limited. Donna is a high achieving, well networked, entrepreneurial Business Executive with an outstanding record of maximizing opport...

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MyBroadband Conference - Morgan Malyon from 2021-04-14T00:00

Morgan Malyon is the Executive Product Manager/Senior Solution's Manager Huawei Enterprise Technologies. Morgan is a skilled and highly innovative Senior Product Manager within the Information and...

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MyBroadband Conference - Greg McDonald from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Deon Geyser from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Phathizwe Malinga from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Joe Robertson from 2021-04-14T00:00

Joe Robertson represents Fortinet to the CISO community, where he advises the executive committees of large enterprises and service providers as their digital transformation strategies require secu...

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MyBroadband Conference - Vino Govender from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Lixiang Baumann from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Evgeniya Kosareva from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Marina Ionova from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Barry Venter from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Jean-Pierre Pienaar from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Glenn Du Toit from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Ludi Nel from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Dietlof Mare from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Natalia Shuliak from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Hector Beyers from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - George Fraser from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Jannie Van Zyl from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Stephane Duproz from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Calvin Collett from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Valde Ferradaz from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - David Redekop from 2021-04-14T00:00

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MyBroadband Conference - Dominic Cull from 2021-04-14T00:00

Dominic has extensive experience in advising on the commercial and regulatory aspects of new technology, broadcasting, and electronic communications ventures for local and international companies a...

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What's Next - Episode 8 - Jacques Malherbe from 2021-03-30T07:22:11

Jacques Malherbe is one of South Africa’s top executives in South Africa’s technology distribution industry and is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Axiz. In this What’s Next interview, Ma...

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What's Next - Episode 7 - Tertius Zitzke from 2021-03-29T11:01:29

Tertius Zitzke is an experienced business leader in the information and communication technology sector and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at 4Sight. In this interview, Zitzke pro...

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What's Next - Episode 6 - Andre Human from 2021-03-25T11:25:13

Andre Human is one of South Africa’s foremost distribution executives who currently serves as a Dell Technologies Brand Executive at First Distribution. First Distribution is a leading value-added...

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What's Next in Security - Episode 4 - Stefan Van De Giessen from 2021-02-24T05:31:31

Stefan Van De Giessen is a cyber security expert and the General Manager of Cyber Security at value-added distributor Networks Unlimited Africa. In this What’s Next in Security interview, Van De G...

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What's Next - Episode 5 - Reagile Moatshe from 2021-02-22T05:29:30

Reagile Moatshe is a financial veteran and currently the Head of Supplier Finance at Investec. In this What’s Next interview, Moatshe shares some of the trends that are currently shaping the telec...

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What's Next - Episode 4 - Sean Sanders from 2021-02-17T08:33:34

Sean Sanders is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Revix and an expert in technology entrepreneurship, fintech, and portfolio management. In this What’s Next interview, Sanders shares his ...

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What’s Next In Security – Episode 3 - Phakamo Tech from 2021-02-17T05:19:21

Phakamo Tech is a fast-emerging South African cybersecurity company which offers a full set of governance, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and Microsoft Cloud services. In this interview, Aki Ana...

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What's Next - Episode 3 - Jonathan Hurvitz from 2021-02-10T10:53:24

Jonathan Hurvitz is a registered Chartered Accountant and the Chief Executive Officer at Teljoy, a leading online retailer offering electronics, furniture, and even gym equipment on a rent-to-own b...

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What's Next - Episode 2 - Garsen Naidu from 2021-02-04T08:18:18

Garsen Naidu is a leading sales executive who has served as the Country Manager at Cisco South Africa since 2019. In this What’s Next interview, Naidu shares how Cisco has adapted to the COVID-19 ...

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What's Next - Episode 1 - Wayne D'sa from 2021-01-28T11:13:35

Wayne D’Sa has over 17 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry and is the Chief Executive Officer of CipherWave. In this What’s Next interview, D’Sa discusses some of the trends in th...

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What's Next - Episode 34 - Natasha Bezuidenhout from 2021-01-20T11:22:36

Natasha Bezuidenhout is the Microsoft Brand Executive at First Distribution and has a passion for helping businesses move to the cloud. In this What’s Next interview, Bezuidenhout unpacks the stat...

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What's Next In Security - Episode 2 - Troy Hunt from 2021-01-20T11:19:29

Troy Hunt is a world-renowned security expert and the creator of Have I Been Pwned?, a data breach notification service. In this What’s Next in Security episode, Hunt shares his views on the impac...

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What's Next - Episode 32 - Peter Reid from 2021-01-20T11:16:46

Peter Reid has an avid interest and passion for Artificial Intelligence and is currently the Head of AI at Mint Group, a leading global systems integrator. In this What’s Next interview, Reid give...

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What's Next - Episode 31 - Johannes Kanis from 2021-01-20T11:14:35

Johannes Kanis is one of the most experienced cloud experts in the country, currently working as the Cloud and Enterprise Business Group Lead at Microsoft South Africa. This interview, Kanis explo...

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What's Next - Episode 30 - Hymie Marnewick from 2020-12-04T06:02:50

Now more than ever, restaurant and fast-food outlets need to be able to provide fast and effective digital delivery services. This is according to Hymie Marnewick, who recently spoke to Aki Anasta...

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What's Next - Episode 29 - Ermano Quartero from 2020-12-01T07:58:23

Ermano Quartero is an experienced Managing Executive at Vodacom with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Quartero has been with Vodacom Business for the past 13 ye...

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What's Next - Episode 28 - Willie Jansen Van Rensburg from 2020-11-24T11:39:56

Willie Jansen van Rensburg is a leading cloud expert currently serving as an Executive at Axiz Cloud Technologies. In this interview, Jansen van Rensburg explains how the modern workplace has chan...

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What's Next in Security - Episode 1 - Thabiso Hlatshwayo from 2020-11-24T07:02:41

Thabiso Hlatshwayo is the Solution Consulting Manager at OpenText Africa. Thabiso leads a team of highly experienced solution consultants who are responsible for the design of multifaceted technolo...

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What's Next - Episode 26 - Nathan Ragovan from 2020-11-24T06:55:19

Nathan Ragovan is one of the leading cloud experts in the country, currently serving as the Director of Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle, Oracle ZA&SADC.

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What's Next - Episode 25 - Werner Herbst from 2020-11-24T06:48:29

In this episode of What's Next, Werner Herbst, the General Manager for Tarsus Enterprise product range demos Aruba Instant On, the ideal wireless solution for small businesses.

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What's Next - Episode 24 - Barry Venter from 2020-10-23T09:46:50

Barry Venter is the Chief Executive Officer of Nashua and one of the most experienced executives in the information technology and services industry. In this interview, Venter discusses the impact ...

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What's Next - Episode 23 - Malebona Mokhutsoane from 2020-10-21T06:00:50

Malebona Mokhutsoane is a leading Analytics Specialist working in the Business Technology Platform team at SAP South Africa as a Solution Advisor for Analytics and Data-Warehousing. In this intervi...

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What's Next - Episode 22 - Dumisani Moyo from 2020-10-06T07:17:50

Dumisani Moyo is the Head of Sales for Mid-Market at SAP Africa. Moyo is responsible for small and medium-sized enterprises, in both the private and public sectors in the Southern Africa region. He...

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What's Next - Episode 21 - Doug Woolley from 2020-10-06T06:04:06

Dell Technologies South Africa’s Managing Director, Doug Woolley, is focused on equipping companies with the tools they need to survive and prosper in an increasingly digitised economy. In this Wh...

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What's Next - Episode 20 - Chris Yelland, Andrada Manu And Jaco Du Plooy from 2020-10-06T05:57:38

In this special episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou talks to three of the top energy experts to unpack the state of the energy industry in South Africa, which is in crisis. Chris Yelland is the...

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What's Next - Episode 19 - Colin Erasmus from 2020-10-06T05:47:38

Colin Erasmus is one of the most experienced technology leads in South Africa and currently heads up the Modern Workplace Business Group at Microsoft South Africa. In this interview, Erasmus share...

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What's Next - Episode 18 - Justin Hume from 2020-10-06T05:39:52

Justin Hume is the Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung South Africa. In this interview, Justin talks about the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2.

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 7 - Susan Page from 2020-09-15T06:04:32

Aki Anastasiou interviews the lead of financial services at OpenText, Susan Page. With over 21 years’ experience in the financial service industry, Page has helped numerous financial services comp...

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 6 - Adrian Gore from 2020-09-09T05:53:03

Adrian Gore is founder and CEO of one of South Africa's leading medical insurers, Discovery Limited. Discovery has evolved into a diversified and multinational financial services group and provide...

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What's Next - Episode 17 - Sivi Moodley from 2020-09-07T05:45:45

Sivi Moodley, the Chief Executive Officer of Macrocomm, is a serial entrepreneur, and has successfully built, led and managed small, medium and large businesses. Sivi founded Macrocomm in 2005 and...

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What's Next - Episode 16 - Neale Hill from 2020-09-03T07:35:58

Neale Hill is the Managing Director of Ford South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa. Over his 25-year plus career at Ford, Hill has worked across various functions including sales, marketing and at ge...

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 5 - Danie Matthee from 2020-09-01T07:47:57

Danie joined OUTsurance in 2002 as a sales advisor, rapidly working his way up through the ranks. He was appointed to the EXCO in 2005 as the company's Head of Sales. With over 20 years' experience...

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 4 - Gerrie Fourie from 2020-08-26T05:50:08

Aki Anastasiou interviews Chief Executive Officer of Capitec Bank, Gerrie Fourie. Fourie has lead the company for the past 6 years and has been with Capitec Bank since it was established 19 years ago.

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 3 - Jordaan Burger from 2020-08-21T06:23:20

Jordaan Burger is the Financial Director at Sage Africa&Middle East. Jordaan Burger oversees the finance function for Sage Africa and Middle East, driving business performance, supporting business...

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 2 - Jacques Celliers from 2020-08-18T06:35:34

Aki Anastasiou interviews Jacques Celliers the Chief Executive Officer at FNB for the second episode of What's Next in Finance. What’s Next in Finance is the latest online talk show from MyBroadba...

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What's Next In Finance - Trailer from 2020-08-13T10:00:02

What’s Next in Finance is the latest online talk show from MyBroadband, sponsored by Sage and hosted by Aki Anastasiou. What’s Next in Finance provides insight into the latest financial management...

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What's Next In Finance - Episode 1 - Pieter Bensch from 2020-08-13T09:46:44

Aki Anastasiou interviews Pieter Bensch the Executive Vice President, Africa and Middle East at Sage. What’s Next in Finance is the latest online talk show from MyBroadband, sponsored by Sage and ...

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What's Next - Episode 15 - Akhram Mohamed from 2020-08-06T05:38:12

Huawei Consumer Business Groups Chief Technology Officer Akhram Mohamed is a respected South African technology leader, spearheading the brand's localization and Innovation strategy in the country....

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What's Next - Episode 14 - Marco de Ru from 2020-08-03T06:10:25

MiRO Managing Director Marco de Ru is one of South Africa’s top technology leaders with extensive knowledge of the telecommunications equipment market.

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What's Next - Episode 13 - Niral Patel from 2020-07-22T05:47:46

Niral Patel joined Oracle in July 2017 as Managing Director and Technology Leader for Oracle South Africa, bringing forth almost two decades of experience.

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What's Next - Episode 12 - Phathizwe Malinga from 2020-07-10T06:25:37

SqwidNet managing director Phathizwe Malinga is one of the most recognisable faces in the South African telecommunications and Internet of Things (IoT) market.

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What's Next - Episode 11 - Cathy Smith from 2020-07-10T06:23:36

SAP Africa Managing Director Cathy Smith is one of South Africa’s most respected business leaders with 25 years of business and technology experience. Smith joined SAP from Cisco, where she was man...

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What's Next - Episode 10 - Jeremy Ord from 2020-07-10T06:19:18

Jeremy Ord is South African business royalty having founded and helped to grow Dimension Data into a global ICT powerhouse. Ord founded Dimension Data in 1983 by Keith McLachlan, Werner Sievers, Je...

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What's Next - Episode 9 - Gian Visser from 2020-07-07T08:03:20

Aki Anastasiou interviews Gian Visser, CEO at Afrihost. Visser is one of South Africa’s most respected ICT executives who has helped to build the country’s largest independent ISPs. Visser started ...

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What's Next - Episode 8 - Andy Higgins from 2020-07-07T08:00:08

Aki Anastasiou interviews uAfrica MD Andy Higgins. Higgins is one of South Africa’s ecommerce pioneers who have helped to start many large online players, including Bidorbuy, Payfast and Takealot.

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What's Next - Episode 7 - Lillian Barnard from 2020-07-07T07:58:03

Microsoft South Africa Managing Director Lillian Barnard is one of the country’s leading technology executives who has built a strong, high-performing team to run the company. Barnard has more than...

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What's Next Trailer from 2020-07-03T06:54:41

In this short trailer Aki Anastasiou interviews venture capitalist Dr Michael Jordaan, one of South Africa’s most respected business executives. Michael discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, his investm...

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What's Next - Episode 6 - Reshaad Sha from 2020-07-03T06:43:57

Aki Anastasiou interviews Reshaad Sha, the founder of BriteGaze, a fund used to grow businesses that are committed to building capability around artificial intelligence.

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What's Next - Episode 5 - Godfrey Motsa from 2020-07-03T06:40:02

Aki Anastasiou interviews Godfrey Motsa, the CEO of MTN South Africa.

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What's Next - Episode 4 - Magda Wierzycka from 2020-07-03T06:36:12

Aki Anastasiou interviews Magda Wierzycka, the co-founder and CEO of Sygnia.

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What's Next - Episode 1 - Michael Jordaan from 2020-06-29T13:24:15

Aki Anastasiou interviews venture capitalist Dr Michael Jordaan, one of South Africa’s most respected business executives. Michael discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, his investment in Rain and Bank Z...

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What's Next - Episode 2 - Shameel Joosub from 2020-06-29T13:24:13

Aki Anastasiou interviews Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub, who runs one of the world’s top telecommunications companies. Shameel discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the telecoms market, what...

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What's Next - Episode 3 - Stephen Van Coller from 2020-06-29T13:24:11

Aki Anastasiou interviews EOH CEO Stephen van Coller, who is busy turning around EOH. Stephen discusses the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, how it is changing the business world and what is ha...

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