Committees, Evaluators, Operations Team

Note: unless otherwise indicated, the representatives are based in South Africa

Conference Steering Committee

  • Bethuel Sehlapelo - Chairman Department of Science & Technology
  • Tsietsi Maleho - Vice Chairman Acting CEO, The Innovation Hub
  • Tshenge Demana SA Department of Trade & Industry
  • Geci Karuri HSRC [Human Sciences Research Council]; Africa Millennium Project
  • Lauri Kuukasjarvi COFISA [Co-operation Framework on Innovation Systems between Finland and South Africa]
  • Rasigan Maharajh IERI [Institute for Economic Research on Innovation], Tshwane University of Technology
  • Viola Manuel Cape Information Technology Initiative
  • John Mugabe NEPAD Science & Technology Office
  • Busani Ngcaweni Office of the SA Deputy President
  • Carol o'Brien I Brand Strategic Marketing Solutions
  • Calie Pistorius NACI [National Advisory Council on Innovation]; Vice-Chancellor & Principal: University of Pretoria
  • Luis Sanz IASP Director General and CEO - Spain
  • Yuehua Zhang IASP Advisory Council - New Zealand

Local Stakeholders Committee

  • The Innovation Hub Acting CEO Tsietsi Maleho - Chairman
  • Blue IQ Investment Holdings CEO Nomhle Canca/Jameel Chand/Vuyiswa Stephens
  • City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality
  • City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Tembeka Mhlekwa/Gerhard van Eeden/Andre Gouws
  • Department of Trade & Industry Tshenge Demana
  • Department of Science & Technology Pontsho Maruping/Tshepo Seekoe/ Charles Mokonoto
  • Gauteng Provincial Government Samuel Mafadza
  • Gauteng Tourism Authority Pearl Mohapi
  • I Brand Strategic Marketing Solutions Tseli Mohapi-Busuma, Carol o'Brien
  • Johannesburg Tourism Company Lumka Dlomo/Spencer Pillai

Call for Papers Evaluators

  • Nejib Abida Elgazala Pole of Communication Technologies - Tunisia
  • Dr Neville Comins COFISA - South Africa/Finland
  • Michael Donovan Real Estate Management, Boston University - USA
  • Camille Gagnon Innovitech Inc - Canada
  • Mauricio Guedes Parque Tecnológico do Rio / UFRJ - Brazil
  • Sten Gunnar Johansson Mjärdevi Science Park - Sweden
  • Geci Karuri-Sebina Human Science Research Council - South Africa/Kenya
  • Lauri Kuukasjarvi COFISA - South Africa/Finland
  • Rasigan Maharajh Tshwane University of Technology - South Africa
  • Dr Berenika Marciniec Polish Agency for Enterprise Development - Poland
  • Lindile Ndabeni Institute for Economic Research and Innovation [IERI], Tshwane Unversity of Technology - South Africa
  • Gregorio Paluszny Corporación Parque Tecnológico Sartenejas - Venezuela
  • Prof Calie Pistorius University of Pretoria - South Africa
  • Thomas Pogue Institute for Economic Research and Innovation [IERI], Tshwane Unversity of Technology - South Africa
  • Luis Sanz IASP - Spain
  • Yuehua Zhang IASP Advisory Council - New Zealand

Operations Team

  • I Brand Strategic Marketing Solutions Carol o'Brien - Oversight Project Manager. Tseli Mohapi-Busuma, Kagiso Mnisi
  • RDM Consortium: D'yawela Rachel Rakosa, Augustine Shai
  • RDM Consortium: Moya Events Sandile Mahlaba, Teboho Semmelink
  • in collaboration with the Gauteng Tourism Authority and Johannesburg Tourism Company.