Speakers
The South African Cultural Observatory 2018 International Conference Speakers.
Master of Ceremonies
Alison Green
Johannesburg, South Africa
Andrina Moodley
Head of content and operations at FORT
Antonio Carlos
Founder & CEO at Economia Creativa Consultancy
Avril Joffe
Economic Sociologist
Boudina McConnachie
Lecturer in ethnomusicology at Rhodes University
Bright Hlongwane
CEO at Isimangaliso Group Pty Ltd
Claire Rousell
Artist and Activist
Denise Roodt
Owner and CEO of The Media Workshop
Dr Edward Dakora
Senior Lecturer at the EMS
Dr Marelize Marx
Faculty of Education, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth
Dr Siona O’Connell
University of Pretoria
Dr. Sipho Sithole
Founder and owner of Native Rhythms
Elise Brunelle
Financial Manager of Cape Town Opera
Elza-Lynne Kruger
National Director of Tape Aids for the Blind
Fergus Turner
Cape Town, South Africa
Fiona Drummond
Irma Booyens
Senior Research Specialist in the EPD, Cape Town
James Drummond
North West University
Joseph Gaylard
Head of the Johannesburg office of Pro Helvetia
Julie Coetzee
Managing Director of Fly Piggy Fly Entertainment
Leslie Bank
Deputy Executive Director of the Economic Performance and Development Unit at the HSRC
Lungile Dube
Artists Manager
Mandla Maseko
Performing Arts Management Specialist and Consultant
Maria Zofia Libera
Coordinator of the Worldwide Philatelic Observatory
Mhlengi Gumede
Development Practitioner from Durban
Mpubane Emanuel Matlala
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Munyaradzi Chatikobo
Lecturer in Cultural Policy and Management and Drama for Life Departments
Nokwanda Zakiyyah
Digital Content Editor, Johannesburg
Nwabisa Kolisi
Honours and Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at the NMMU
Paul Jones
Director of LUMEC
Prince Mbusi Dube
Founding Curator of the Alexandra Museum of City of Johannesburg
Prof Enyinna Sodienye Nwauche
Professor of law, Nelson Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare, East London
Professor Karen Leigh Harris
Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria
Professor Mziwoxolo (Mzo) Sirayi
Faculty of the Arts, Tshwane University of Technology
Prof Ncwadi
Associate professor and Head of Department of Economics at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Prof Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi
University of Fort Hare
Raymond Ndhlovu
Rhodes University
Rodney Choromanski
Architect from Durban
Scott Macklin
Creative Director of Interactive Learning and Innovation for Cultivate Learning
Sibongile Musundwa
Creative industries advocate and project manager,South Africa
Tarynne Swarts
World Musician
Thabang Queench
Nelson Mandela University
Traver Mudzonga
Art Director, Brand Strategist, Photographer and Researcher
Yamkela Tywakadi
Published Author
Yvette Hardie
Theatre Director, Producer and Educator
Zayd Minty
Cultural Manager, Curator and Commentator
