What's Next with Aki Anastasiou

Lixiang Baumann is the Country Head for China Mobile International (CMI) South Africa and Southern Africa area. Lixiang is responsible for CMI South Africa and Southern Africa overall strategy, business development, operation as well as local partner management. Her strategic focus areas cover carrier business, enterprises business, mobile and platform business across the region. CMI offers a full...

Evgeniya Kosareva is an International Sales Account Manager at ITGLOBAL.COM. Evgeniya has a masters degree in Foreign Trade and wide experience in international communications with more than 8 years in the IT-sphere. She worked in purchasing, sales, served as a product manager and now represents ITGLOBAL.COM on a global stage.

Marina Ionova is an International Partnership Development Manager at ITGLOBAL.COM. Marina is a Cloud Expert with 10 years of experience in the IT industry, Cloud Business, hardware and infrastructural projects.

Barry Venter, CEO of Nashua has extensive experience in the Information Technology and Services Industry. His history includes General Manager of Operations at Allied Mobile, Chief Operating Officer at Nashua Mobile, Acting CEO at Nashua Mobile, Chief Operating Officer at Nashua and now CEO of Nashua. Barry’s qualifications include an BCom in Marketing Management followed by an MBA in General Mana...

Jean-Pierre Pienaar is a Cloud Optimization Practice Lead at Synthesis Software Technologies and he heads up the Synthesis Well-Architected Program. He has extensive AWS Cloud knowledge with seven AWS Certifications including Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Professional, and Security Specialty. He has been a part of the cloud enablement and security of various financial institutions and h...

Glenn Du Toit was appointed General Manager of Acer Africa in April 2020. Prior to this, he served as Head of Consumer Business in Acer Africa overseeing the expansion of Acer's business into the African market. In 2014 Glenn was the founder of MyDigitalMunicipality an online platform to assist municipalities in the area of service delivery. In 2015, Glenn joined Acer Africa and has been involved...

Ludi is the CEO of iSphere Cloud which was founded in 2012, a member of EPI-USE Labs and the groupelephant.com family. Ludi has for many years been part of the iSphere Cloud technical team, leading SAP managed-hosting provider in South Africa. He has extensive knowledge in public and private cloud, and has hands-on experience in designing secure cloud hosting solutions that align with your busines...

Dietlof Mare is the CEO of Vumatel, South Africa’s leading open-access fibre to the home (FTTH) operator, a position he has held since May 2018. To date, he has been a driving force behind the company’s focus on and commitment to bringing better connectivity, through fibre networks, to all South Africans. Under his leadership, the fibre network operator launched a world-first of its kind prepaid p...

Natalia Shuliak is a Regional Sales Director of Observability - South EMEA at Splunk. Shuliak has a strong track record of business growth and experience in early-stage startups, corporations and in hyper-growth scale-ups. Shuliak has extensive knowledge and experience in big data, AI, predictive analytics, machine learning, RPA and SaaS business model.

Hector Beyers is the CEO and Founder of Codehesion. Hector has a Master of Computer Engineering Degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria with more than 11 years of experience as a software architect for both large corporations and start-ups. His unique skill set ensures that you are kept up to date and your project is delivered successfully.

George Fraser is the Vice President: Customer Business Executive, Africa at Amdocs. In his role as Vice President for Africa at Amdocs, George leads the company’s efforts in supporting digital transformations for Telecommunication providers across the continent. George led international teams across multiple continents, and brings 30 years of experience supporting major telecommunications and medi...

Jannie van Zyl is the executive head of innovation at Vodacom. Jannie is an electronics engineer by training and an ICT veteran, with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Jannie has been with the Vodacom Group since the launch of 3G in South Africa at the end of 2004. He became Group CEO of Wireless Business Solutions in 2009, where he worked to turn around iBurst until he rejoined Vodacom...

Stephane Duproz is Chief Executive Officer at Africa Data Centres, where he oversees the commercial and operational development of the pan-African network of data centre facilities. As well as growing ADC’s customer base of local and international cloud providers, carriers and enterprises, Stephane also manages the expansion of ADC’s network of data centres across the continent. A highly experienc...

Calvin Collett is the Chief Executive Officer at Supersonic. Collett is an entrepreneur from his epicentre has formed a fundamental role in the business of software and systems support across the South African IT sector. Calvin’s career took off when made a name for himself at Accenture, then the Automobile Association and finally, was retained as the software support specialist by Getronics. Calv...

Valde Ferradaz is the Chief Executive Officer at Ignition Telecoms and the Head of MVN-X. Valde is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded business leader in the Telecommunications industry, having led numerous technology-related companies over the past decade. Valde most recently held CEO responsibilities in the Digicel Group, a Telecommunications network company operating across Asia...

David Redekop is the Co-founder of Nerds On Site and a cybersecurity expert. David has a strong focus on incident response and prevention of security lapses by implementing practical, yet strong policies.

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 and policy and regulation in the ICT and telecommunications sectors, having spent 14 years advising the public and private sector on ICT legal issues. Dominic is involved at all stages of the communicatio...

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, Malherbe shares the trends he noticed in work culture during the Covid-19 pandemic and how he sees these trends evolving in the future once the pandemic is over. Malherbe also provides insight into Cisco’s...

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 provides background on Adoption and Change Management (ACM) and share details around 4Sight’s ACM offering - which is supported by Microsoft.

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 distributor of ICT solutions in Africa. It provides ICT solutions in various market segments, including data centres, enterprise, cybersecurity, and cloud. In this What’s Next interview, Human explains w...

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 Giessen explains how The Broken Window Theory applies to Cyber Security and why companies need to adopt a “broken window” attitude when reviewing their cyber security posture.

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 telecoms industry and he discusses how Investec is supporting telecom businesses that are driving new networks and innovation.

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 outlook on how the cryptocurrency market will fare over the next 5 years and also discusses the investment products that Revix offers including an explanation of how their crypto bundles work.

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 Anastasiou talks to the Phakamo Tech Chief Executive Officer, Lucas Ledwaba, and the Director of Strategic New Business Development and Partnerships, Kabelo Sekele. Ledwaba shares insight into the critical c...

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 basis. In this interview, Hurvitz shares his outlook of the rental economy in SA and how Teljoy brings the benefits of rent-to-own to South African custom.