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Steven Jacobs – Sustainability Expert and Executive Director of The Natural Step
Steven Jacobs has been involved with people development and empowerment all his working life. In 2003, Steve took over as Executive Director of The Natural Step, Southern Africa (TNS). TNS assists companies to examine the impact that their operations have on the environment and adopt sound principles of Sustainable Development to reduce their ecological footprint. Some 75 SA companies have adopted this approach. Steve specializes in Personal Empowerment, Basic Management and Leadership Development, Teambuilding, Creative Learning, Diversity, and Interpersonal Skills workshops, and has an impressive client base.
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Sophie Ndaba – "Queen" on the popular SABC1 soapie “Generations”
Sophie Ndaba has taken her popularity with the viewers of Generations (portraying the popular character of "Queen Moroka") and established herself as an actress, a role model and an emerging creative business woman of good standing amongst South Africans.
She has been nominated for various awards including Safta Best Soap Actress in 2006, and the former Duku Duku Awards for Best Soap Actress 2002, 2003 and 2006. She was the recipient of the Duku Duku Award for Best Soap Actress in 2003 and Star in You Kids Award for Favourite Soap Actress 2006.
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Craig Mischief – Musician, comedian and hilarious Master of Ceremonies
Solo Entertainer/ Stand-Up Comedian/ Vocalist & MC Craig Mischief has a very colorful career. When it comes to recordings, Craig has 4 Audio Cassettes (tapes) and 4 CD's under his belt, and the next goal will be a DVD of a Live Show!! He has travelled all over the country, performing for various events, and across our African Borders, to perform in Zambia and Namibia. Craig also presented his own Breakfast Show and made numerous TV appearences.
There is a lot that this talented artist still has up his sleeve, so keep an eye on him as he grows from strength to strength.
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Craig Ferreira - Growth Beyond Fear
The world's leading authority on the most dangerous predator, the great white shark - is a man who teaches how to overcome fear and achieve any objective for a fearless approach to life and work. Craig's passion is to inspire his audience to drop limiting beliefs and step through their fears to engage life at its highest level. He believes that in order to live our best lives, we need to step out of the comfort zone and begin working from the heart and not from an intellectual perspective only.
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Trevor Noah - The new face of comedy
Trevor Noah only recently started performing as a professional comedian and within 2 years in the game is already recognized as one of the most talented comedians in South African comedy.
He has quickly amassed a large following, entertaining corporate and public audiences across the country with his unique fresh brand of comedy. Plans are underway to put together his much anticipated one man show later this year.
It was no wonder that the Sunday Times recently named him as one of the personalities destined for greatness this year!
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Riaad Moosa - The Comedy Doctor
Riaad Moosa’s humor is based on his experiences as a young Muslim relating to post-911 Islamaphobia (sounds fun doesn’t it), growing up in Cape Town and general observational and opinion-based humour. Skirting around the relatively taboo topics with charm and ease this comedy doctor will split your sides and keep you in stitches at the same time.
Now, a regular headliner on comedy circuits all over South Africa, Riaad is also a sought after act for the bigger productions. He has starred in the Alex Jay 5fm Comedy Jams and Real Concert’s Winston King Size Comedy shows, headlining the Sprite Soul Comedy Jams in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
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Dr Iraj Abedian - Chief Executive: Pan-African Holdings
Iraj Abedian is the founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd. He was professor of economics at the University of Cape Town, before joining Standard Bank Group in 2000 as Group Chief Economist. He obtained his BA (Honours) and MA in Economics from UCT. He received his PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University in Canada in 1993. He was the founder and Director of the Applied Fiscal Research Centre (AFReC) at UCT and he has been a consultant on economics policy issues to public and private sector organizations in South Africa as well as internationally.
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Dr Roelof Botha
In his own unique style of blending the serious matters of economics and politics with the lighter side of life, Dr Botha has managed to captivate audiences around the country. Most of his presentations are regarded as broadly motivational, in terms of highlighting research that confirms numerous positive structural changes in the South African economy, including an objective reflection on the future of the country and the SADC region.
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Peter van Kets - Joint Winner of the Atlantic Rowing Race 2007
Peter van Kets was the joint winner of the the Atlantic Rowing Race 2007, which started from San Sebastian, La Gomera in December 2007 and finished 5000km away at Nelsons Dockyard, Antigua. Competitors not only had to propel themselves across the ocean, but also had to be completely self sufficient in the process. Seemingly not satisfied with the thrill and adventure that went with winning the 5438km Woodvale Atlantic pairs, Peter van Kets has decided that the challenge of going it alone was just too tempting.
If victorious in the race, which is expected to begin in December 2009, Van Kets will become the first man to win both the Atlantic singles and pairs.
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Shurnell Andersson - Exceptional Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Performer!
Mother, wife and passionate believer in the potential of people! Shurnell Andersson is a brilliant Inspirational Performer, an internationally accredited Life Coach specialising in Workplace and Personal Relationships and Child & Youth coaching and an energizing Workshop Facilitator & Trainer.
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Alex van der Heever - The Power of Relationships
Alex is a new generation of South African speaker, ultimately personable but capable of utterly breaking down cultural barriers in the work place and fostering a generosity of spirit amongst team players. It’s not a methodology he offers but rather an ability to inspire the audience and open their minds to their potential as individuals and as a team. He is a down-to-earth and passionate man who, through his love of the bush and the deep bond that formed between him and his tracker Renias Mhlongo, has learnt the true meaning of the power of relationships. With humour, sensitivity and surprising humility Alex demolishes the walls that isolate each one of us, using the real life story of his life as a game ranger at Londolozi Private Game Reserve and his relationship with Renias, his tracker, to convey transformational wisdom and insights.
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Dr Jack Bacon - "A New Carl Sagan"
Jack Bacon is an internationally-known motivational speaker, a distinguished lecturer (emeritus) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and one of the most requested speakers in the USA for topics concerning technology and the factors that shape human society. A noted futurist and a technological historian, he has written three popular books on the pace of technology and society, and his lectures have captivated tens of thousands of all ages in thirty countries on six continents, and he has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts and documentaries. In his daily work, he is on the management team overseeing the construction and operation of the most complicated technical project in history: the International Space Station.
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Andre Arendse – "GamePlan: 2010 – A Strategy for the World Cup and Beyond!"
Andre Arendse is a former Captain and goalkeeper of Bafana Bafana, who enjoyed his finest hour in national team colours as he played in the 1996 African Nations Cup success. He is currently the Supersport United goalkeeper, as well as a Supersport presenter.
Andre is now speaking on the implication of the event coming to South Africa. South Africa will be thrust into the spotlight, and a four year frenzy will begin in earnest. Are you ready for all the opportunities this once-in-a-lifetime event provides?
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Shaun Bartlett - 1998 FIFA World Cup Bafana Bafana player
Shaun Bartlett made his full international debut in a friendly against Lesotho on April 26, 1995. He is currently the 2nd all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for the South African national team, with 28 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals. Using his experience on the field as illustrations, Shaun Bartlett addresses such motivational topics as persistence, team work and improved performance, and what the 2010 World Cup can mean to South Africa.
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Tom Purcell - "2010 FIFA World Cup: Like, Love or Loathe – You Can’t Ignore or Avoid!"
Tom Purcell is a former Solicitor (attorney) with English Premiership club Chelsea, and he is currently the Chairman of the Chelsea Supporters Club South Africa. His love of Cape Town, South Africa and football has propelled him to produce a heady mix of passion and excitement for what we are going to encounter in this country next year. For Cape Town, it started in the first week of December, and will build to a roaring crescendo as we enter 2010.
Join Tom as he takes you on a journey through the facts & figures and the sights & sounds that makes up this country’s greatest ever social and economic opportunity.
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