"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable."

Dr Adrian Enthoven is Executive Chairman of Yellowwoods, an international private investment group.

He is responsible for the African portfolio of financial services and hospitality investments. He serves on the boards of Hollard Insurance (Chair) and &Beyond (Co-Chair).

He is involved in initiatives addressing youth employment, education, democracy and accountability and the arts.

He is Deputy Chairman of the Solidarity Fund and serves on the boards of Citizens ZA, Business Leadership South Africa, and the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. He is Co-Chair of the Millennium Labour Council and a member of the advisory boards of Bohlale, MISTRA, CASAC and the African Centre for Cities.

He is also the Energy co-lead in the South African business partnership with the South African President and government.

He was educated at Michaelhouse School and at Oxford University (BA Hons in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, and PhD in Political Science). He is married with four children and lives in Stellenbosch.

Thato is the Deputy President of CFA Society South Africa; a Portfolio Manager at Sanlam Private Wealth; a Venture Fellow at Insignia Ventures in Asia; and a Young African Catalyst at CatalyzU in Africa. He was a founding member of 100 Women in Finance South Africa and the only male on its National Working Committee. Thato previously sat on the Group Risk and Governance Council for the City of Johannesburg.

A noted public speaker and thought leader in the South African investment community, he regularly appears on CNBC Africa, 702 Radio, and SABC Business News. He has written for Business Day and is a guest lecturer at GIBS Business School’s MBA program. He previously lectured finance for one of the only two CFA accredited schools in South Africa.

Thato has over a decade’s experience in finance, having worked at Citigroup, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and currently Sanlam. He holds an Economics degree from Rhodes University; a Finance (Hons) degree from the University of Cape Town; and a Masters in Finance degree from INSEAD. He also holds the CFA and CAIA designations.

Thato has lived on four continents, having worked as a Casino Dealer, an English Teacher, and Film Producer along the way.

Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase is a seasoned Communicator and Media Specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the public and private sectors. He studied International Relations and Political Sciences, along with a Management Development and Senior Management Programme, all from the University of Pretoria.

He has served in various senior roles a number of government departments and entities and most recently, has served as a Mayoral Advisor in the City of Johannesburg.

He brings a wealth of experience in Government Relations, Public-Private Partnerships, Media Relations and Policy-Making and Analysis.

He has also served on the Board of the Nelson Mandela Museum and is a regular consultant to several corporate clients on political analysis, forecasting, policy development and regulatory environment negotiations.

Zwelakhe Mkwanazi is a finance professional with a wide range of experience in finance from
Bank of China South Africa to property finance at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking
and is now pursuing his own entrepreneurial pursuits in Media and IT sectors.

At Bank of China South Africa, he successfully completed R150 million deal within his first year of employment and also participated in a variety of lending models including debtors finance loans, large syndicate loans. At Nedbank Property finance he managed a debt portfolio of R16 billion and advised senior executives in the listed property sector.

He completed a Bachelor of Musicology from Rhodes University in 2009 and subsequently a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Pretoria in 2014. He is relentless pursuer of excellence who leverages his networking and sales skills to create bankable opportunities. He is a versatile, driven, analytical person and a strategic thinker who tends to make leadership decisions informed by the Batho Pele approach.

As an entrepreneur in the post pandemic world Zwelakhe believes in not only making profits but in also making a positive meaningful impact on people. Young people are particularly vulnerable in a country with minimal employment opportunities. Mr Mkwanazi looks forward to the impact that he can make to turn the odds more in the favour of young South African people.

Azwimpheleli Langalanga is Founder and Executive Director of Africa GeoStrategies, a boutique advisory firm focused on international political economy, regulatory policy, geopolitics, geoeconomics and international trade law and policy. Langalanga is a Research Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Studies in Berlin. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Mandela Institute for International Economic Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Langalanga has previously served as Senior Advisor on Economic Diplomacy at Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Pretoria, having held a similar role at the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, also in Pretoria, South Africa. Other previous roles include Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at the Helen Suzman Foundation, Senior Associate: Trade and Investment at Tutwa Consulting Group; Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Social Science at the Graduate School of Politics and Law, University of Tokyo; Researcher at the Economic Diplomacy Program of the South African Institute for International Affairs.

His areas of expertise are global economic governance, geopolitics, geoeconomics and the political economy of multilateralism. Langalanga holds a Master of International Law and Economics from the World Trade Institute in Bern, Switzerland.

Matlala Setlhalogile is a Political Economist. He has been part of policy advisory work for government. Matlala has also been part of projects focusing on South Africa’s political economy, Governance in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), the assessment of South Africa’s policy and regulatory frameworks, and Political Risk Analysis for entities in the Financial Services Sector, Extractive Industries, and Telecommunications.

He was previously a Senior Associate at Tutwa Consulting Group and an Associate at the Centre for Politics and Research. He lectures Public Policy at the Wits School of Governance and holds an MA Politics (cum laude) from the University of Johannesburg.