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Top-flight speakers confirmed for 8th December Innovation Dinner
Sponsored by Huawei Symantec, the next Innovation Dinner will bring together the best minds in the business to network, share insights and gain knowledge about future trends in Enterprise Technology. Delegates will learn about technology trends that companies should be factoring into their strategic planning for 2011. The evening will also include discussions on the top ICT-related challenges, critical technologies/solutions, and perspectives on specific issues CIOs will face in 2011.
Join us for this invitation-only, unique forum for senior executives to engage on the issues facing the industry. This dinner will bring together thought leaders from government, telecommunications, technology, content, and academia to discuss opportunities, challenges and potential solutions.
Keynote speakers:
Evans Munyuki is the group CIO for the Kelly Group with 13 managers reporting to him. He was shortlisted as 1 of the top 9 Visionary CIOs in South Africa for 2010.
A Business Leader with experience running IT Organizations, Munyuki spent much of his career working for IBM in the USA & in South Africa in many leadership roles.
Munyuki is a non-executive director on the board of directors for the IoDSA (Institue of Directors SA) and holds three degrees.
Teryl Schroenn (event chair): Since her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Accsys (Pty) Ltd., Teryl Schroenn has focused on building a company that is both profitable and relevant in the South African market.
She was selected as the Corporate winner of the BWA’s Gauteng Regional Business Woman of the Year in 2006. Accsys has won a number of awards under her leadership, including the 2007 Top Technology 100 Award for Excellence in the Management of People and the 2009 Ministers Award for Sustainability.
Mark Walker leads the vertical and end-user research practice at IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey. His specific focus is on technology strategy, adoption trends, and competitive market planning.
With over 15 years of experience, he has directed large techno-economic studies for major international technology vendors across emerging markets, including Asia and Latin America, and has served on various national policy-making bodies in a consultative role.
Brett StClair spent 15 years working in mobile media and advertising all over the globe – including engineering, implementing and selling mobile operator infrastructure from London to Mongolia.
Brett is now utilising his extensive knowledge of the South African and African mobile market as Country Manager for Google Admob, Brett is also the Co-Chairman of the MMA in South Africa and passionately involved in Mobile Monday Johannesburg.
About the Innovation Dinner series
The bi-monthly Innovation Dinner series is the premier gathering for IT Executives across all industries in Africa. Designed for Africa’s ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people, the event is a great opportunity for networking, acquiring information and strategic planning.
Once every 2 months, ICT business leaders meet to create new relationships and promote their organizations.
The strategic agenda includes all mediums of discussion in order to promote maximum take-away from the event.
Corporations who associate themselves with the Innovation Dinner series experience multi-faceted benefits that directly impact their bottom line by strengthening their brand position and allowing them to bond closely with key customer groups that conventional marketing channels cannot present.
