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CATALYST
30-31 OCTOBER, V&A WATERFRONT
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVENT TO LEARN AND IMPROVE MINDSET SKILLS, CREATIVE THINKING AND UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY.
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What to expect
Explore talks, workshops and hands-on sessions hosted by leading faculty from world-class educational institutions, prominent artists, experienced business specialists, creatives and technical experts.
With an abundance of content and multiple sessions taking place simultaneously, you get to choose your own adventure.
Plus you can explore Art, Live Music Performances, Networking Lounges, an Augmented Reality Treasure Hunt, The XR Zone and Over 40 Different Sessions.
Pop-up Co/Networking Lounge
Art & Live Music
Over 40 Sessions
Schedule of Sessions
Wed 30 Oct
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The Auditorium
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09:15 10:15
7 Lessons From An Executive Coach On Achieving High-Performance
Erik Kruger, Founder, Mental Performance Lab
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10:30 11:30
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12:00 13:00
Maximizing platforms
Siya Metane, Founder, Slikour on Life | SkwattaKamp
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14:00 15:00
New ways of leading to futureproof your business
Professor Elaine Rumboll, Founder, Creative Leadership Consultancy
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15:15 16:15
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Ground Floor
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08:00 09:00
Morning Jazz and Coffee Session
Mark Fransman, Jazz Virtuoso
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09:00 10:00
Interactive Media Development – From the Idea to the Application
Lars Espeter, Game Technology Specialist, GDoutsourcing
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10:15 11:00
Introduction to the Internet of Things in the cloud
Clive Charlton, Solutions Architect Lead, Amazon Web Services
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11:15 12:00
Living a Flexible Future of Work
Annette Muller, Founder, Flexyforce
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12:15 13:00
How to re-imagine education
Arlene Mulder, Co-founder, We Think Code
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13:00 14:00
A Sweet and Soulful Session
Amy Jones, Silky Soul Singer
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14:00 15:00
Expect the Unexpected
Josh Hawks, Founder, Slaves to the Rhythm
Barry van Zyl, Founder, Slaves to the Rhythm
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15:15 16:45
From Augmented and Virtual Reality to Reality: A guide to taking your idea to an actionable brief
Glenn Gillis, Managing Director, Seamonster
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16:00 17:30
A Taking it Easy Session
Mathew Gold, Smooth Soul Artist
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The Cyan Room
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09:00 09:45
The Remote Revolution is here
Andrae Smith, Founder, Work Wanderers
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10:00 10:45
Demystifying Design Thinking
Richard Perez, Founding Director, D-School
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11:00 13:00
Stop Motion workshop
Thulani Yose-Simantov, Animation Specialist, Triggerfish
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14:00 14:45
Who is your business
Zach Giglio, Co-Founder, Giglio Communications and Marketing
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15:00 16:00
Machine Learning as part of everyday life
Cobus Bernard, Senior Technical Evangelist, Amazon Web Services
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The Magenta Room
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10:15 11:00
The Gig Economy Panel Discussion
Annette Muller, Founder, Flexyforce
Ynze De Jong, Technical Business Analyst, Sea Monster
Andrae Smith, Founder, Work Wanderers
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11:00 11:45
Internet Of Things – a Game Changer for the Future
Ushal Moonsamy, Chief Solutions Officer, SqwidNet
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12:00 13:00
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14:00 14:45
Where is food going?
Leah Bessa, Co-founder, Gourmet Grubb
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15:00 15:45
Away from the centre
Simon Dingle, Founder, Inves Capital
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16:00 17:00
Values to strengthen, develop and focus your team
Dr Tim London, Head of Organisational Innovation, UCT GSB
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Rooftop Lounge
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09:00 17:00
All Day Vinyl Vibes
DJ Just Be, Resident DJ, Catalyst Africa
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Blue Ribbon Room
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12:00 13:00
Game Changer – How Game Technology creates new opportunities for businesses worldwide
Lars Espeter, Game Technology Specialist, GDoutsourcing
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14:00 14:45
Agile Contracting for Big Business
Ynze De Jong, Technical Business Analyst, Sea Monster
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15:00 15:45
Augmented Reality possibilities for Facebook and Instagram
Abigail "^Tenshimon^" Kwan, Technical Artist, Sea Monster
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16:00 16:45
The intersection of Web Development and Education
Jamie Ashton, Research Scholar, Academy of Digital Arts
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The Admiralty Bar
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13:00 15:00
A Guitar Looping Session
Ben Badenhorst, Instrumental Guitarist
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15:00 17:00
A Jazz Hands Session
Winston Siljeur, Instrumental Jazz Virtuoso
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We Think Code
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14:00 15:00
Build an Internet of Things Alarm System in 1 Hour
Sean Laval, Executive: Solutions and Innovations, Sqwidnet
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Thu 31 Oct
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D-School
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09:00 11:00
Fast Forward Design Thinking Workshop
Richard Perez, Founding Director, D-School
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11:00 13:00
Fast Forward Design Thinking Workshop (Repeat)
Richard Perez, Founding Director, D-School
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14:00 16:00
Fast Forward Design Thinking Workshop (Repeat)
Richard Perez, Founding Director, D-School
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The Auditorium
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09:00 10:00
Can the Internet of Things improve the employee experience?
Tertia Barrett, Managing Director, Cataly5t
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11:00 12:00
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12:15 13:00
Being agile & authentic in a constantly changing market
Jules Harding, Founder, GoodLuck
Ben Peters, Founder, Good Luck
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14:00 15:00
Catalysing with Integrity
David Duarte, Founder, Treeshake
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15:15 16:30
Rewire your Mind
Gilan Gork, Founder, The Influence Institute
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Ground Floor
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08:00 09:00
A Dreadlocked Funkster Session
Ezra, A Funk Musician
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09:00 10:00
Digital Transformation: From Coping to Thriving
Mignon Reyneke, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business
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10:15 11:00
Digital Leadership – How to keep companies prepared for the 4th Industrial Revolution
Lars Espeter, Game Technology Specialist, GDoutsourcing
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13:00 14:00
A Groove is in the House session
Saul City, Soul and R & B Duo
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14:00 15:00
The Future Of Mobility
Nduduzo Nyanda, Country Manager, Uber South Africa
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15:15 16:15
Agility: It’s all in the mind
Cassim Motala, Co-Head RMB Ventures, RMB
Lucy Corkin, Business Strategist, RMB
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The Cyan Room
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09:00 09:45
Working with drone data: turning images into actionable data
Dexter Tangocci, Co-founder, Integrated Aerial Systems
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10:00 10:45
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11:00 11:45
Are social influencers really influential?
Stephane Rogovsky, Founder, R-Squared Digital
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12:00 13:00
How Drone Data is impacting entire industries
Warren Witte, CEO, Integrated Aerial Systems
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14:00 14:45
Capabilities of AI | Will you like this wine?
Jan Thomas, Founder, Ask-Jean
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15:00 16:00
From Creative to Entrepreneur: The Art in Business
Lebo Miya, Founder, Ekasi Code Club / Ceo Mari
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The Magenta Room
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09:00 09:45
How to Leverage Limited Resources to Thrive in the Digital Age
Shaun Williams, Co-founder, Body Mind Zone
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10:00 10:45
The Reality of Virtual Reality
Marco Rosa, Managing Director, Formula D Interactive
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11:00 11:45
Greening the 4IR for Africa
Camaren Peter, PhD, Associate Prof. Allan Gray Centre for Values Based Leadership, Graduate School of Business
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12:00 13:00
The 4 P’s of Creativity
Uno de Waal, Publisher / Speaker / Entrepreneur, Between10and5
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15:00 15:45
Africa’s Vision Through Computer Vision
Shaheen Price, Co-Founder, Inception Africa
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Rooftop Lounge
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09:00 17:00
All Day Vinyl Vibes
DJ Just Be, Resident DJ, Catalyst Africa
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Blue Ribbon Room
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10:00 11:00
Using Game Design principles to develop innovative training solutions
Andrew Barclay, Head of Game, Academy of Digital Arts
Daniel Petley, Head of Corporate Training, Academy of Digital Arts
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11:15 12:00
What is Virtual Reality?
Rodain Joubert, Experience Designer, Sea Monster
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14:00 14:45
Gamification, it’s not all fun & games
Lebo Lekoma, Head of Client Service, Sea Monster
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The Admiralty Bar
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13:00 15:00
A Fingerstyling Session
Philip Malan, Instrumental Guitar Virtuoso
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15:00 17:00
A Soulmaster Session
Nathan Hill, Soul Music with Keyboard and Vocals
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We Think Code
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12:00 13:00
Creating your first Augmented Reality App for beginners
Morne' Gouws, Game Developer, Academy of Digital Arts
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The Lawns
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17:00 18:00
Blues and Soul with a Twist
Ashweeta, Acoustic Band
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18:00 18:45
Upbeat Vinyl Session
DJ Just Be, Resident DJ, Catalyst Africa
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18:45 20:00
Sunset Jazz Session
MSMF Quartet, Jazz Quartet
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Catalyst Starts in 38 Days
Speakers
Music Performances
Our Partners
EDUCATION PARTNERS
Learn practical skills by exploring workshops and hands-on sessions hosted by leading faculty from world-class educational institutions.
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Catalyst Africa is aligned with the South African National Government ambitions to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR,) and is arguably the first initiative that will contribute to these ambitions by providing South Africans with access to the necessary skills required to harness the opportunities offered by the digital revolution.
VENUES
Graduate School of Business Academic Conference Centre
Portswood Ridge Parking
13 Portswood Road
Greenpoint
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