Alison Collier

Managing Director | Endeavor South Africa

Alison has close to 20 yrs of experience in Strategy & Business Development roles in Africa, Europe & Asia.

She has first-hand experience in establishing global offices for multi-national companies, expanding start-ups from South Africa into the global markets and raising capital to finance growth.

Matsi Modise

 Vice-Chairperson | SiMODiSA,

Founding CEO of Furaha Afrika Holdings, Matsi is on a mission to contribute to Africa’s skills revolution and boost South African entrepreneurs.

She sits on several boards and is
Vice-Chairperson of SiMODiSA, non-executive Director of Innovation Hub, and Chairperson of Kuehne + Nagel.

Vusi Thembakwayo

CEO | MyGrowthFund Venture Partners

Vusi is an international speaker of more than 15 years, a private equity Managing Partner at the venture of Watermark Afrika, Co-Chairperson at Silicon Cape, and involved in the investing front as the CEO of pan-African investment firm MyGrowthFund Venture Capital 

Motlhabane Koloi

Director | Silicon Cape

Motlhabane has experience working with high-growth technology businesses. He has
worked in a multinational startup accelerator supporting venture design and legal
structuring for tech businesses readying them for investments and international
expansion. He is also a Portfolio Manager for Wesgro, the official trade, investment, and tourism
promotion agency for the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape.

Dr. Sumarie Roodt

Co-Chairperson | Silicon Cape

the Chairperson and Co-Director of Silicon Cape as well as a Senior
Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems in the Commerce Faculty at the University of Cape Town, where she has been teaching and conducting research since
2012. She is the co-founder and lead researcher of the Tech4Good Lab.

Zimkhita Buwa

Co-Director | Silicon Cape

She is passionate about female and youth entrepreneurship in tech, having developed both the student and women-in-tech
projects at Silicon Cape. With more than 16 years in the digital economy, she has accumulated a wealth of experience and industry knowledge and has enjoyed a rich and varied career that has cut across the spheres of the private and public sectors as well as non-profit civil society.

Christophe Viarnaud

Co-Founder & Chairman | Methys 

Cape Town-based Serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor. Passionate about Technology, Systems Thinking, Energy sustainability, Media, and Education.

Caitlin Nash

Managing Partner | Loudhailer

Caitlin is a communication and brand strategist experienced in executive support, government,
leadership, and innovation.

A strong contributor to the African Leadership Initiative and
pioneered Municipal Communications at a Provincial and National level for a decade in
South Africa. Key communication and marketing advisor to 4IR Presidential
Commission. 

Shelley Lotz

Head of Regulatory Affairs| SAVCA

Shelly is currently focusing on leading SAVCA’s engagement and advocacy efforts with regulators including National Treasury, SARS, SARB, and the FSCA. 

Shelley has extensive experience in the financial services sector which includes 6 years at Horizon Equity Partners, where she was responsible for all fund reporting, valuations and compliance. 

Tanya van Lill

Tanya is passionate about human and organizational development. During her time as a learning and development specialist focusing on management and leadership development, Tanya gained valuable experience working with various companies across a wide range of sectors. She is also passionate about developing the private equity and venture capital sector in Southern Africa