Speaker Group: Educating the workforce - Day 2

Juha Miettinen

Mr Juha Miettinen is a seasoned private sector development, digitalisation and innovation expert with close to 30 years of experience of various development, export and innovation programmes and projects both in Finland, Europe and Africa. He has been leading several private sector and digitalisation focused programmes and lived in Southern Africa for close to ten… Read more »

Nicky Verd

Nicky Verd is a Digital Futurist, Kickass Author, AI Thought Leader, International Keynote Speaker and a voice for those who yearn to disrupt the status quo and reinvent themselves in an AI-driven economy. She is a leading thinker on driving innovation and digital transformation through culture. Nicky Verd is passionate about bridging the gap between… Read more »

Sandile Dube

Sandile Dube joined Equinix in November 2023 and is Managing Director for South Africa. In his role, Sandile is responsible for leading Equinix’s South African entry strategy, working closely with existing global customers and new local South African businesses and organisations to support their ambitions and leverage the huge growth and connectivity potential on the… Read more »

Mike Meyer

With over 25 years in the digital infrastructure, data centre, and IT sectors, Mike Meyer is an accomplished entrepreneur, director, executive, non-executive and board member. He has held senior leadership roles across PE-backed businesses, high-growth startups, and global corporations, bringing expertise in growth, diversification, scaling operations, M&A, and strategic leadership. Mike is currently the CEO/Managing… Read more »