Disrupt With Mpumi Nhlapo - Powered By T-systems

Times are changing – disruption can no longer be avoided. Tell-tale signs that the world is gearing up for major disruption, Mpumi chats to Flux Trends' Trends Translator, Bronwyn Williams. Powered by T-Systems South Africa.

In a world struggling to adapt to a new world order, how does trends analysis solve this problem? Mpumi chats to Dion Chang - an Observer/Trend Analyst and founder of Flux Trends. Powered by T-Systems South Africa.

The age of digital health transformation - using robotics to disrupt the healthcare space. Mpumi chats to the first Robotic Joint Replacement certified Orthopaedic Surgeon in Africa, Dr Lipalo Mokete. Dr Mokete is a Orthopaedic Surgeon, Secretary of the South African Arthroplasty Society and Wits University Lecturer.

Mpumi chats to a disruptor who is a Jill of all trades – Matsi Modise, Managing Director of SiMODiSA Association. They talk about the need to disrupt the status quo in business in order to assist start-up companies in the volatile South African market.

DISRUPT with Mpumi chats to an avid Digital Strategist and Infopreneur Mr Willy Mkhulu Seyema, CEO of eNitiate Integrated Solutions. Join the conversation around Africa Rising - the quest to share digital stories in a uniquely African way by using disruptive data to drive digital marketing strategies. Powered by T- Systems South Africa.

A buzzword, part of a revolutionary chapter in history and, supposedly, a ‘must have’. But what does IoT really mean for business? How can it create a different opportunity landscape for Africa? DISRUPT with Mpumi Nhlapo - powered by T-Systems - chats to the CEO of IoT.NXT, a company that has been recognised as an innovator in the Internet of Things and have received recognition and accolades from leading organisations and companies, Mr Nico Steyn.

Cars can now drive themselves, and mobile apps such as Uber continue to disrupt the automotive industry. Mpumi unpacks the Digital Transformation/IoT in the Automative Sector with Michael Frans, who has 15 years in various roles in the automotive industry with OEMs and financial services business, coupled with extensive experience in manufacturing and industry and 7 years in IT. Powered by T-Systems South Africa.

Disrupting the ICT space through invention and not just changing rules, but changing the whole game. #DISRUPTwithMpumi chats to Google South Africa former General Manager and founder of Thumbzup Innovations, Mr Stafford Masie.

Using the Japanese Kaizen philosophy centred around incremental planning and control to disrupt the technology solutions space, Mpumi unpacks this topic with Hannes Burger, MD of Fujitsu SA.

Mpumi chats to Business Engage CEO Colleen Larsen - who is also the founder of the Gender Mainstreaming Awards and 30% Club Southern Africa - about how women empowerment is not the issue, but more of a corporate conversation that is needed in order to change and impact empowerment diversity. An impactful conversation powered by T-Systems South Africa.

Mediamark's Managing Director Werner Lindemann visited DISRUPT With Mpumi to tackle the topic around the age of digital - social media gluttons, fake news and digital media consumption in South Africa. Mediamark is a specialist media solutions and sales company, comprising Mediamark Radio, Mediamark Digital, Mediamark Events and Mediamark TV. They are South Africa’s leading media marketing solutions providers, home to six of SA’s best-loved radio stations (KayaFM; Smile90.4; EastCoast Radio; Gagasi FM; Heart FM and Jacaranda FM) and burgeoning TV portfolio of five channels across the DSTV and OpenViewHD platforms.

An impactful conversation with trusted legal advisors... Lighthouse Law CEO, Mr Justin Cornish chats to Mpumi about getting the right deal outcomes for customers. Lighthouse Law operates differently to provide better services and greater value to their clients while contributing greatly to SA with Lighthouse Academy. They’re Innovative and specialise in outsourcing, technology and commercial contracts. Don't miss another dose of a disruptive conversation with Mpumi Nhlapo - powered by T-Systems South Africa.

Mpumi chats to a man whose LinkedIn profile describes him as an entrepreneurial leader. South Africa’s Country Head of U.S. Corporation; Roambee – Mr LeRoy Ratnayake. The Roambee Corporation is a California-based 'Internet of Things' supply chain and enterprise asset visibility company.

From guerrilla warfare to guerrilla healthcare - enabling better healthcare for all, in the digital era. Mpumi chats to Dr Khamane Obed Peter Matseke - also known as KOP - who comes from a family of pioneers. He started out operating only two small practice rooms in Soweto in the eighties. Dr Matseke’s unsettling nature saw him build the most successful black-owned private healthcare group in South Africa - the Clinix Health Group. Dive in to the disruptive conversation around healthcare in South Africa with the renowned founder of Clinix Health Group, Matseke Medical Investments and KOPM Logistics.

Mpumi Nhlapo chats to T-Systems South Africa MD, Gert Schoonbee, about Africa carving a niche for itself for digital transformation and cloud computing. Gert has more than 20 years experience in the industry. He previously worked for IBM, ahead of starting his own company, e-Volution... then joined T-Systems. They also tackle the topic of disruption, un-outsource and Wayde Van Niekerk as a TSSA brand ambassador.

DISRUPT with Mpumi Nhlapo tackles the age of SMART internet - bots, virtual reality and everything else with Dave Stevens, Head of Customer & Data Insights at Intervate Solutions. A self-proclaimed geek, Dave holds a BSc Honours degree in Information Systems from Rhodes University with majors in Computer Science and Information Systems. Dave is passionate about digital transformation in the productivity space and is privileged to have experience across a range of different sectors including Mining, Electricity (Distribution & Billing), Banking (both Retail & Investment), Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Auditing and Hospitality.

DISRUPT with Mpumi addresses the need for continuity and consistency in sales engagement in a relentlessly competitive and ever-evolving world. The need for authentic and intelligent relationships is discussed in studio with Nomadic Verve CEO, Kelly Meredith. Her business fills a gap in how technology vendors are connecting and selling to the end users. Nomadic Verve provides a multi-faceted platform on which B2B relationships are born and developed to promote the supply and demand of technology.

Mpumi chats to Duke CE Global Head in Europe and Africa, Sharmla Chetty, about disruptive impactful corporate education and higher education - the more immersive and experiential approach. Sharmla opened the South African office in 2007 and helped build Duke CE into Africa's preeminent corporate education provider. Duke CE ranks in the top three custom executive education providers globally, and #1 in North America. This is the 16th consecutive year that Duke CE has received top honours, building on their record of consistent excellence.

Mpumi chats to Brand Communication specialist, strategic and accredited chartered marketer, public speaker and author Musa Kalenga. Musa is a change agent for the marketing landscape within Sub-Saharan Africa. Not only is Musa disruptive in the marketing and communications industry, he is an exceptional all-rounder, who utilises his academic abilities and effective vocational training in a creative and innovative manner to ensure not only his success, but the success of the next generation within a more digitised, connected world. This discussion tackles entrepreneurship, corporate lessons, disruptive approach, technology immersions and his new book 'Ladders and Trampolines'.