Conference Speakers International

04/11/2024

🚀 Looking for a game-changing speaker to inspire and energize your next event? Meet Stafford Masie! 🚀

Stafford Masie, a visionary tech entrepreneur and strategic futurist, has been a driving force behind some of the most impactful technological advancements. Known for his innovative work with Google Africa and his role in revolutionizing mobile payments in South Africa, Stafford brings an unmatched perspective on technology, digital transformation, and the future of business.

In his dynamic keynotes, Stafford delves into how emerging technologies are reshaping industries, communities, and even personal lives. He not only captivates with his knowledge but also inspires audiences to embrace innovation, think differently, and prepare for the digital future.

If you’re looking for a speaker who will leave your audience inspired, empowered, and ready to take on the challenges of tomorrow, Stafford Masie is the perfect choice.

📲 Book Stafford Masie for your next conference through Conference Speakers and give your audience a glimpse into the future of technology and leadership.

09/06/2023

When Siba’s Table first aired on Food Network, it not only cemented Chef Siba Mtongana standing as South Africa’s premier culinary phenomenon, but catapulted her to the status of global food icon in more than 135 countries worldwide, and 60 million homes in the USA through the Cooking Channel alone.

The world was hungry for the local and African dishes with a twist this Food and Consumer Sciences with majors in Food Sciences and Nutrition, former magazine food editor and model served up – and continues to consume every bite she creates with her unique dazzling deftness.

With so much under Siba Mtongana belt including being one of the most in-demand celebrity chefs on an array of local and international programmes, at food festivals the world over and not forgetting on glossy magazine covers.

It is hard to sum up just how barricade-breaking this down-to-earth chef Siba Mtongana with her humble, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape roots has been.

With so much under Siba Mtongana belt including being one of the most in-demand celebrity chefs on an array of local and international menus

05/06/2023

Erik Kruger | Leadership Performance

Erik Kruger speaks on the topics of leadership, resilience, and high-performance. Over the past few months Erik has spoken for the likes of YPO New York, Entrepreneur’s Organization Global, Microsoft, Dell, Discovery, and more. And most recently did my first TedX talk.

AUTHOR
Writing is how I process my thinking. Some of my books have been published and some can be found for free in e-books form. This includes titles such as Acta Non Verba, Lockdown Leadership, Hybrid Vigour, and Instant Evolution. I also contributed to The Book Every Business Owner Must Read

EXECUTIVE TEAM COACH
In 2018 I received my Master’s degree in Business and Executive Coaching. Since then I have applied myself to helping teams play at their very best. I create deep learning experiences for leaders and teams to accelerate their personal and professional development.

Erik Kruger speaks on the topics of leadership, resilience, and high-performance. Over the past few months Erik has spoken for global clients

26/05/2023

How amazing is my wife Bronwyn Hesketh! Listen to the teaser of her interview with Jackie Swift from The Wealthy Woman Podcast show.

The Wealthy Woman Podcast was created to serve 6 and 7 Figure Female Founders, CEOs and Business Owners.

If you are looking to scale your business using leading edge science and tapping your unique authenticity code, we'd love to interview you. ✨

On this show, we talk about our unconventional path. For many, this includes things in our lives that make us the wealthiest (right now, because who wants to wait?), our successes, our favorite parts of our business, and what's holding us back.

Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wealthy-woman-podcast/id1689256135?i=1000614334452

Or on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NpljOOqkAN65q7vJYFAj2?si=EFeDaihoTuuOt1eYMTijDA

‎Show The Wealthy Woman Podcast, Ep Teaser with Bronwyn Hesketh - Founder and Managing Director of Speakers Inc. - May 24, 2023

22/05/2023

Having co-founded Veldskoen Shoes Nick Dreyer is privileged to have seen a business grow from a 2x2m office in Cape Town to a global footwear brand selling in 32 countries.

It all started as a side hustle but with key strategies and a value set learned across his diverse career grew to be South Africa’s most exported footwear business.

Nick is a late starter as an entrepreneur and is grateful for his spectacular failures pre Veldskoen.

Nick Dreyer | #1 Veldskoen Entrepreneur is a keynote speaker available to open or close your next conference event through Conference Speakers

17/05/2023

Pierre du Plessis cares deeply about human development, people becoming better people so that they can create and build things that truly matter.

Pierre is schooled in ancient practices and texts, and understands how to leverage ancient wisdom in order to solve modern business challenges.

He is the founder of Palaestra, a community of practice. He leads a contemplative community with a strong focus on meditation, retreats, and inner work in Cape Town. He is an award winning author, having received the Desmond Tutu, Gerrit Brand prize for literature.

Pierre du Plessis speaks to audiences around the world on how to use age old truths to solve today’s problems. He has been featured regularly on TEDx stages, and his speaking clients include BMW, KFC, Adcock Ingram, Alan Gray, LASIK, and many others.

He believes he is the love child of Getrude Stein and Jason Bourne and lives in Cape Town, South Africa with his wife, two kids and his iPhone.

These talks and how to session pull from the vast well of ancient texts, wisdom and practices from Pierre du Plessis. When something has been circulating around for hundreds or even thousands of years it has built-in authority. Books have outlasted empires and is stronger, and more resilient than the strongest fortress.

Pierre du Plessis uses modern innovation, using them as a lever to solve modern challenges like constant, exponential change, and behavior

12/05/2023

Dr. Graeme Codrington | Inspiring Futurist

Dr. Graeme Codrington breadth of knowledge and expertise makes him highly relevant – even essential – in today’s rapidly evolving business world.

Along with his formal qualifications and research credentials, he also has a wide range of personal experience and a deep under- standing of how people and businesses work.

Now add his vast experience working with business leaders the world over during the past 20+ years, and you’ll understand why he is the go-to resource for leaders who are gearing up for the future.

In the Covid-disrupted world, he has moved quickly to establish himself as a sought-after speaker, providing quality content and production values in his online sessions.

Graeme has a fully equipped home studio, with professional lighting, multi-camera, broadcast-level audio and high-speed fibre set up to deliver state of the art remote sessions for his global client base.

CEOs in over 50 countries have insisted on working with Dr. Graeme Codrington, year in and year out. And leading business schools on three continents continue to work with him.

Dr. Graeme Codrington continues to receive requests to contribute to live events and development sessions around the world and provide ongoing resources to help his clients navigate these disruptive times

Dr. Graeme Codrington breadth of knowledge and expertise makes him highly relevant – even essential – in today’s rapidly evolving business world.

10/05/2023

Lillian Barnard | Technology

Lillian Barnard brings wealth of professional insight and achievement from her extensive experience in the IT industry.

She has first-hand knowledge of corporate culture, stemming from holding many key positions during her 15 year career with IBM.

Lillian Barnard international exposure further enriched her business experience having worked for 7 years at the IBM European Headquarters in France and Switzerland.

An accomplished leader, Lillian has led many large Sales & Operations teams both locally and globally. Lillian possesses the unique ability to combine her leadership experience with strong interpersonal skills and insight to help organisations and teams achieve new levels of success.

Lillian’s successful track record has led to several esteemed awards. She was awarded the Quarterly Global GM Award for Excellent Ex*****on, European Leadership Award, and a number of other acknowledgements for her achievements with the professional development of women.

Lillian Barnard | Technology Speaker is a keynote speaker available to open or close your next conference event through Conference Speakers

21/04/2023

Matsi Modise - Leadership Entrepreneur

Matsi Modise is a Leader, International Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship activist and the Managing Director of SiMODiSA, an industry association whose mission is to accelerate entrepreneurship by collaborating with policy makers to enhance the success rate of high impact, high growth entrepreneurs in South Africa.

She is the founder of Furaha Afrika Holdings, a Pan African enterprise development advisory and investment firm.

Her experience ranges from Investment Banking at Investec Bank Ltd, and Enterprise Development advisory with South African banks, institutions of higher learning and corporate entities.

Leader, International Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship activist

Matsi Modise is a Leader, International Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship activist and the Managing Director of SiMODiSA

19/04/2023

Noluthando Tshabalala | Motivational

Black women who are aspirers, mothers, business & career women, wives and much more. Women who are defining themselves and designing their own path.



“When I speak, I deliberately choose to say what will make the next person feel empowered than before they encountered my words. All my platforms have one mission and that is to awaken the giant within. To remind every individual of their purpose and unique star quality. The world is waiting for a gift, idea, skill, ability that only one individual in the world can fulfill. We are all that individual!”

Noluthando Tshabalala | Motivational Speaker is a keynote speaker available to open or close your next conference event through Conference Speakers

13/04/2023

FEATURED TALENT:

Craig Wing | Futurist Keynote

Craig Wing is inspiring companies to “future proof” themselves by “imagineering” their future strategy and complementary culture to survive the emergent world of technology, changing customers and the “New World or Work.”

Futurist and Business Strategist. Engineer by qualification. Entrepreneur by passion. Googler by Spirit.

Craig Wing is inspiring companies to “future proof” themselves by “imagineering” their future strategy and complementary culture to survive

01/11/2022

Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase was still an infant, his father was arrested and spent a number of years in and out of detention without having been charged or trailed for political reasons, he later passed on in 1989 when Pie-Pacifique was just 9 years old.
In 1994, the increasing political tensions resulted in the Rwandan Genocide which Pie-Pacifique and his family lived through, narrowly surviving several attempts to kill them.

Following the imprisonment of his mother in a military camp in Kigali (Rwanda’s capital city) at age 14 Pie-Pacifique became his family’s bread-winner.

Listen and watch his Speaker Showcase video below, hosted with many thanks by our Emcee, Duane Rockwell

Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase was still an infant, his father was arrested and spent a number of years in and out of detention without having been charged or trailed for political reasons, he later passed on in 1989 when Pie-Pacifique was just 9 years old.   In 1994, the increasing political tension...

12/09/2022

Nicky Verd lives to shake crowded tables and blow stuff up. A show-stopping source of inspiration and a voice for those who yearn to recreate themselves and discover new opportunities in a digital era.

She is an International Keynote Speaker, MC Extraordinaire, Podcast Host and Author of the hit book, Disrupt Yourself Or Be Disrupted. Nicky Verd is a leading thinker on driving innovation through personal disruption. Nicky is Africa’s most sought after Speaker on all things Tech, Disruption, Innovation, Future of Work, 4IR and Digital Transformation.

After being retrenched from a job she held to for dear life, Nicky Verd hit rock bottom, literally. But rose back up, upskilled/reinvented herself and is now empowering others to do the same. From living on food parcels and contemplating su***de to being recognised by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Digital Disruption and the Future of Work 2019 and 2020 respectively.

Nicky Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa and is particularly passionate about disrupting the status quo and igniting human potential in the age of Artificial Intelligence(AI). Her book bridges the gap between lay people and the understanding of how emerging technologies are impacting the workplace and life in general.

Nicky Verd is Africa’s most sought after Speaker on all things Tech, Disruption, Innovation, Future of Work, 4IR and Digital Transformation.

25/08/2022

Kgadi Mmanakana is a competitive advantage strategist, professional speaker and author with a focused determination and passion to create possibilities of success for individuals, teams, and businesses.





Driven by the power of Brave Leadership and Courageous Culture, as a Motivational & Keynote Speaker, Kgadi merges that power with her market intelligence (from over 6 years in strategy consulting and entrepreneurship development), systems thinking and pure passion to want to see people thriving and businesses staying in business, to provide corporate leaders with new age leadership and culture practices that unlock Employee Engagement, High Performance, Innovation and Business Resilience, and empower professionals (staff) with strategic insights and paradigm shift principles to use to advance themselves and become an inspired, thriving and innovative workforce.



Kgadi is also a founder of a strategic insights company, Braving Corp, that provides executive education to corporate leaders, managers, and professionals in the form of keynote presentations, workshops, programs, and books, to help them build resilience and gain Competitive Advantage

Visit Kgadi's bookstore below to view not only all her books available but her latest book which is now available from today!

Gain Competitive Advantage
Increase your leadership impact with Gain Competitive Advantage book!

Competitive Advantage Strategist | Speaker | Author

18/08/2022

If you are looking for an inspiring story that has the power to transform lives- then Tarryn Tomlinson is the speaker for you. This power house of a woman; TV presenter, metaphysical coach, human rights activist, adventurer, writer and philanthropist has spent over twenty years studying the power of human potential and teaches people how to tap into their internal resources.

At the age of nineteen years, when most of her peers were enjoying their youth, Tarryn was undergoing her greatest battle ever, her body inflammed with rheumatoid arthritis was crippling all her joints -until she could no longer walk. It was during those dark times with no resources or hope for the future, that she came to know a power that resides within each one of us - a power so great that it can transform any situation. A power she came to discover is miraculous.

TV Presenter | Metaphysical Coach | Writer

15/08/2022

Colin Browne – Organisational Culture heads up Happy Sandpit, a South African organisational culture consultancy which helps organisations of all sizes to increase employee engagement, performance and loyalty.

He is the author of ‘How to Build a Happy Sandpit’, a ground-breaking book based on research conducted with more than 60 South African businesses over several years, on how their cultures drive success.

He has lectured at GIBS, Wits Business School and Unisa and he has worked with hundreds of South African businesses to understand and to implement better engagement techniques.

He will demonstrate that by changing the context of the work that they do, your employees will deliver performance that will help you soar to success.

Colin Browne - Organisational Culture | Organisational Culture Speaker | The Happy Sandpit speaker | Book through Conference Speakers from Johannesburg

12/08/2022

SOLLY MOENG | POLITICAL COMMENTATOR | BRANDING EXPERT

Solly Moeng is a widely experienced professional with a career that has seen him manage a variety of projects in various sectors and in countries spanning several continents. He is an established independent media professional with specialisation in Reputation Management, Stakeholder Engagement Strategies, Strategic Internal & External Communications, PR and Media Relations.

As a destination brand management expert, Solly founded and currently convenes the fast-growing Africa Brand Summit – which serves as a platform to assess areas, e.g. education heath, business development, social justice, etc. in which Africa can be strengthened to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with its peers in order to better support African populations.

Solly Moeng is an experienced professional Political journalist and Branding Speaker with a career that has seen him manage a variety of branding projects.

11/08/2022

Asanda Maku is an experienced conference emcee, host and facilitator since making her South African debut in 2007 on the hit teen show Hectic Nine-9 on SABC 2.



After her tenure on the program, she sharpened her presenting skills by appearing on other hit shows such as Sports View and Pop Up TV.



It was in 2015 that Asanda Maku's talents ushered her into the world of screen acting when she landed the coveted lead role of Buhle in ETV's fall sitcom, "B&B".



The following year Asanda Maku then worked as a producer on the feature film, "Khuli Chana: Picking Up The Pieces."



A documentary on the shooting of South African rap mogul Khuli Chana which launched in cinemas across the country.



She continued her successful producing streak with the music series "Moments In Time" which was screened on both SABC 1 and SABC 3. Between 2017 and 2019 she scored featured roles in three successful soapies, Broken Vows, Generations and Isidingo.

Conference MC | Moderator | Facilitator

09/08/2022

DALI TEMBO | FUTURIST SPEAKER | YOUTH TRENDS ANALYST

Dali Tembo is​ CEO & Co-founder of a Global Consumer Insight & Collaboration Agency. He is recognised as one of the ​leading ​strategists ​canvassing ​current and future trends affecting Africa’s ​youth.

Having ​completed his ​undergrad ​in ​Organisational ​Psychology, ​Business ​Management ​and ​Public ​Management, ​Dali went ​on ​to ​study ​a Post ​Grad ​Honours ​in ​Marketing ​and ​an ​MBA ​specialising ​in ​Emerging ​Markets ​from ​the ​University ​of ​Liverpool. ​

In ​his young ​career, ​Dali ​has ​delivered ​strategic ​guidance ​to ​numerous ​multi-national ​corporations ​across ​Africa, the UK, the US ​and ​MEA. Dali has also partnered with the UCT Institute of Strategic Marketing to deliver two of the largest research studies ever presented on Youth and High Income Earners in South Africa.

Dali has also run ​his ​own ​Youth ​Trends ​Columns, contributed ​to ​leading ​magazines ​on ​emerging ​trends ​and ​been ​a ​regular ​guest speaker ​at ​notable ​conferences ​and ​universities.

Dali Tembo is recognised as one of the ​leading ​strategists ​canvassing ​current and future trends affecting Africa’s ​youth, Futurist Speaker from Cape Town

19/07/2022

Solly Moeng is a widely experienced professional with a career that has seen him manage a variety of projects in various sectors and in countries spanning several continents. He is an established independent media professional with specialisation in Reputation Management, Stakeholder Engagement Strategies, Strategic Internal & External Communications, PR and Media Relations.

As a destination brand management expert, Solly founded and currently convenes the fast-growing Africa Brand Summit – www.africabrandsummit.co which serves as a platform to assess areas, e.g. education heath, business development, social justice, etc. in which Africa can be strengthened to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with its peers in order to better support African populations.

2021 – Lectures ‘Social, Company and State Protocol’ and ‘(Online) Reputation Management’ at the EU Business School – Top Business School in Europe | EU Business School (euruni.edu).

UNITAR-INSEEC-HEIP (Hautes Etudes Internationales & Politiques) Gave a series of lectures to Master Students on the “History of Conflict

Resolution” with a focus on the Tools, e.g., Key UN Resolutions and Geneva Conventions, Key Players in Conflict Resolution, Conflict Prevention and Creating Conditions for Sustainable Peace.

Also French-speaking, Solly lived and studied in France (where he obtained a French Master’s Degree at the Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon) before working in Canada and the US as South African Tourism’s marketing manager and country manager, respectively, managing South Africa’s country image and, while in the US, rolling out SA Tourism’s growth strategy in the US and Canada.

He was Head of Corporate Communications & PR at Woolworths – South Africa’s high-end Food, Clothing, and General Merchandise retail business – leading a team with the brief to protect and enhance corporate reputation. Prior to that, he had been Marketing & Communications Manager at the National Botanical Institute (now South African National Biodiversity Institute – SANBI) and the Cape Nature Conservation Board (whose rebranding to current CapeNature was driven by Solly Moeng)

https://www.conferencespeakers.co.za/solly-moeng-political-commentator-branding-expert/

Solly Moeng is an experienced professional Political journalist and Branding Speaker with a career that has seen him manage a variety of branding projects.

07/07/2022

So you missed the showcase with Bruce Whitfield today?
Do not worry as here is the 2 minute snippet and if you want to watch the full 25 minute showcase talk then simply click the link in the comment section, register and verify if needed (will take 1 minute) and then you can watch the full session or listen to the podcast episode (S3 - E9).

Thank you once again to the ever reliant and professional Duane Rockwell for facilitating this session.

https://vimeo.com/727780289

Here is 2 minute snippet from Bruce Whitfield's showcase talk through Speakers Inc global series of 2022. If you would like to watch the full 25 minute showcase…

23/06/2022

Hein Wagner has been blind since birth…and he is an exceptional motivational speaker for any conference event.

Despite this Hein Wagner has many accomplishments to his name. He has completed the Absa Cape Epic, ran the Antarctica Marathon, the Two Oceans and New York Marathons, completed full Ironman,

Hein competed in the World Triathlon Series in Cape Town, finished several Cape Town Cycle Tours, tackled the white waters of the Zambezi River, Climbed the ten highest mountains in the Western Cape, completed the Cape to Rio Yacht Race, holds the World Blind Land Speed Record at 322.52 km/h, and more.

Wagner matriculated at the Pioneer School for learners with visual barriers in Worcester, South Africa.

His parents made the difficult decision of sending their blind five-year-old son to boarding school a hundred kilometres away from their home in Durbanville.

This was a decision the terrified youngster could not understand at the time, yet today he recognises this decision as the best one they could have made in their quest to prepare their son for the real world.

Hein’s first school report is testimony to his adaptive nature and early sense of adventure stating that he ‘is on a constant journey of discovery’.

A Blind Man with a Vision

22/06/2022

We can start this introduction like they do on most websites. Vusi Thembekwayo is an acclaimed business mogul and global speaker. It is true. But that is not Vusi who now lives in Dubai.



Vusi is many things. From a maverick, a leadership genius, a petrol head, a familly man, a self-made millionaire to a dragon. Most importantly, Vusi is f%&king great…no scratch that, he’s f%$king AMAZING as Sir Bob Geldof once put it.



Business Mogul



So let’s begin… Vusi is a disruptor.



At 25 he ran a R400mn division in a R17bn multi-national and today is widely regarded as one of the most disruptive forces in venture capital in Africa. He was amongst the youngest directors of a listed company in South Africa and now serves on several boards.

Speaker | Investor | Leader

22/06/2022

Amanda du-Pont is an actress, television presenter, and commercial and fitness model, voice over artist and business woman.



Amanda has acted on numerous television shows such as Muvhango, Generations, A place called Home, City Sesla, Intersexions, End Game, Task Force, Tarryn & Sharon, Kowethu, Mzansi Love and Single Guyz. Further she has also acted on CBS drama “Life is Wild” aired on hallmark in the USA and locally.



She has filmed feature films released in cinema’s: Hear me move, Between Friends and Final Cut. Amanda has shot numerous commercials for: Old Mutual Bank, Absa Bank, Vodacom, Hippo, Shower to Shower and FIFA World Cup.



Amanda has graced numerous magazine covers over the years such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Womans Health, Grazia, FitLife and Truelove. Ms. du-Pont was also an Adidas fitness ambassador for 3years. du-Pont has also presented numerous shows such as: The Real Goboza, BET A-List, Biting About,Man Cave and Come Duze.

Amanda du-Pont is an actress, television presenter, and commercial and fitness model, voice over artist and business woman.   Amanda has acted on numerous television shows such as Muvhango, Generations, A place called Home, City Sesla, Intersexions, End Game, Task Force, Tarryn & Sharon, Kowethu, M...

15/06/2022

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world and here is the story of battle of Rorkes Drift from Rob Caskie.



I love telling stories, always have. Who would ever have conceived that sharing stories about solo motorcycle journeys in Africa would have led to a career as storyteller? With a varied background and extensive travels I have always believed that human beings have an innate desire to hear stories, more particularly stories about human beings, rather than events.



My storytelling career began in earnest in 2001, on the famous Anglo-Zulu War battlefields at the foot of world renowned raconteur, David Rattray. Researching and sharing human dramas has taken me to the Antarctic on numerous occasions, the Arctic, annually to the UK and very regularly to the Battlefields.



One may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone’s soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they may do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift as storyteller / influencer.

You can now purchase the virtual short keynote talk from Rob Caskie for your teams with access for 24 hours.

A story of human struggle and eventual triumph.