Chris is a supportive and dynamic coach and facilitator who
brings foresight and a wealth of business experience and hunger
to find new solutions to help leaders reach their full potential. Chris is a business executive and strategic transformation practitioner with over 20 years of experience facilitating and delivering change and shaping effective leadership. He has worked in operational management and the consulting sector, holding Chief Executive Officer positions in New Zealand and South Africa.
Chris has specialist expertise and experience in systems thinking, strategy execution and transformation and change leadership. He is a highly skilled executive leader who has a breadth of experience across various sectors, including Government and Public Sector, Financial Services, Retail, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and Manufacturing. Chris has a broad array of expertise in financial and operational management, stakeholder management, managing the board/executive interface and providing governance oversight. Chris is an experienced leader, facilitator, mentor and coach with an aptitude for solving ‘wicked’ problems. He supports other leaders to ‘step up’, overcome challenges and optimise opportunities. Others describe Chris as “dynamic”, “passionate”, “committed”, “knowledgeable”,
“insightful” and “trusted”, with the utmost professionalism.

Working at the intersection of social good and cloud computing since 2010, Aine McGlynn is an “accidental techie” with more than ten years of experience in closing the digital divide for nonprofits. She holds a doctorate from the University of Toronto with a focus on global activism and gender formations and has published widely. Aine runs a consultancy dedicated to helping small non-profit organizations do big things with tech. She is a course designer and instructor at Humber College and McMaster University and serves on the advisory committee of Tech Impact’s Technology Learning Centre, and was an inaugural Okta Nonprofit Technology Fellow.

Having spent more than two decades in various leadership and consulting roles across 6 continents, Ineke has built up a reputation for being a recognised subject matter expert and astute business leader. She has had the privilege of working with executive-level colleagues and clients in 23 industries to solve complex, evolving business problems effectively. Ineke has added value through several start-up innovations, successfully leading and delivering transformation initiatives, business and operating strategies and 1-pager templates and executions.
She has written and published extensively on Customer Experience with a particular focus on evolving regulatory and financial inclusion challenges in Financial Services. She is passionate about growing people in her teams and achieving goals and targets that had seemed impossible to others.

He has a BA in Human Movement Studies and Psychology from the University of the Western Cape and qualifications in Educational Design Programming, Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning through the USA Environmental Protection Agency, Planning and Management of Special Events, Management Programme for NPOs, Project Planning, Corporate Social Investment Programmes, Health and Safety and Labour Relations amongst others.

He was held a number of senior roles over his 20 years of professional experience including Founding Chairman of Mthunzi, COO for Youth For Christ South Africa. He has also served as Project Lead for the UNHCR Social Cohesion Project in SA. As Consultant to the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Marcus provided protocol and logistical support for the 2013 State funeral of former President Nelson Mandela.He has also served as Advisor to the Chairman of the South Africa Dutch Chamber of Commerce and has extensive interaction as a Relationship Manager for various enterprises in liaising with all three tiers of Government, Political Parties, Private Sector and Civil Society.

Neil helps companies develop their digital intelligence capabilities, both in-house or agency. His experience in education has played an instrumental role in coaching and developing marketing analytics teams and individuals. His career in digital spans over 15 years and brought the rigor of analytics to the art of marketing – a critical missing piece to bring data and insights to senior business leaders. He has worked with dozens of brands to help CFOs and CMOs better understand what a true mROI looks like so they can take more meaningful actions for their brands. Since early 2018, he built the Hoorah Digital media and data teams. While doing so, he has also built the data team within AbInBev, an internal agency called Draftline (a global initiative), as well as Nestle’s internal agency, Revolve.

The challenges of too much data within companies and the need to simplify and visualise this data to business leaders is what he enjoys doing most. Seeing businesses adopt a data culture and make data-driven decisions is what motivates him to do great work. In the process he helps break down silos across departments and provides the framework to be more collaborative.

Terri is a passionate creative with great communication skills and experience with foundation phase learners. She is a mother of two boys aged 9 and 11, who have been part of the in.code club since its’ inception. She is an experienced graphic designer of more than ten years and her duties include concept, layout, content creation, implementation and social media skills. She is currently facilitating coding classes from grade RRR to grade R.

Claudette has helped organisations achieve their commercial goals for the past 22 years. She has established departments, managed day-to-day business, and lead special projects for global brands in the art and real estate industries. Her client portfolio ranged from large global corporates and HNW individuals to grassroots NGOs, collaborating with teams across diverse fields in England and throughout Southern Africa. She has raised corporate donations for social projects and negotiated high-value commercial deals. Her goal is to connect purpose and profit organisations for a sustainable
future. Claudette is well-positioned to support businesses taking their first steps toward long-term sustainability, purpose, and profitability.

After two decades developing leadership, branding, and communications programs for Fortune 500 clients like Westin Hotels and Hewlett Packard, Bill founded The Matale Line to offer more innovative thinking to social impact organizations.

With a global reputation as a transformational change agent, his work has helped some of the world’s most consequential nonprofits, foundations, education and social enterprise organizations reframe their approach to strategic decision-making, resource development, and advocacy communications. He is privileged to have worked with organizations across a broad spectrum of social issues, and has a strong pedigree in public and private education institutions in the U.S. 

Bill grew up in the developing world, and his desire to effect change is deeply rooted in his childhood experiences. Coupled with a degree in systems engineering he has a unique ability to help guide organizations through challenging times. He has served on boards of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and currently serves as board chair of The Resource Alliance—a global nonprofit committed to transformational change in the social impact sector. Bill is a widely sought-after speaker for his unique perspective and compelling approach to storytelling.

Duanne is passionate about building and contributing to a more sustainable future for the clothing and textile industry. With over 7 years of experience in creating compelling digital brand stories in the fashion and beauty industry, he has a solid track record of blending customer insights, data analytics and creative expertise in both corporate and start-up environments.

 He completed his degree in Business Science, majoring in Marketing at The University of Cape Town (UCT) and is currently pursing a Master of Business Science degree at UCT. His research focuses on understanding the factors influencing the purchasing intentions of sustainable fast-fashion clothing (green-brand extensions) among Millennials in South Africa.

 One of his interests also includes creating platforms that encourage diversity and inclusivity. Having co-chaired the inaugural Loeries Youth Committee in 2021 (Africa & Middle East), he was part of the team that created the Advertising and Brand Communication industry’s first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion checklist. This tool was designed to help further the goals of the Unstereotype Alliance, convened by UN Women.

 Duanne currently works as a freelance consultant in the impact and digital marketing space, offering his expertise to help brands deliver purposeful work.

James Lawrenson is a learning experience designer (LXD) and content strategist. As a lifelong learner, James holds a Bachelor Degree in Brand Communications and has completed a range of certificate
and short courses that support his passion for creating impactful digital experiences.

For almost a decade, James has worked with multidisciplinary teams on projects that span retail, health, government, development, finance, and higher-education. With the insights he has gained,
James aims to bring together innovative technology with sound design thinking practices.

James has unique expertise in online learning strategy, content development, curriculum design, learning technology, workshop facilitation, and public speaking.

Her experience has ranged from philanthropic corporate and trust fundraising, to the more challenging individual giving arena, working in several aspects of individual fundraising. She has worked with traditional direct mail programmes, and more recently with face-to-face fundraising teams.

Through numerous client engagements Melanie spends much of her time guiding organisations in their development strategy and measuring the impact of their interventions. She also is a successful trainer and mentor.

Melanie is also a trustee of Positive Vibes, a Namibia-registered non-profit organisation and a council member of Northlink College

Kim Glazebrook grew up in Hicks Bay, East Coast, and now lives in the Hawkes Bay. Kim has a PhD from the University of Auckland in Maori Studies. Her thesis explored contemporary Maori political representation in central and local government in New Zealand. Kim has worked at the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (Ministry of Justice) as a commissioned researcher and as an inquiry facilitator. Most recently, Kim has owned and operated hospitality businesses with her husband. 

Aurelia van Eeden holds an MSc in International Environmental Studies from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She specialises in sustainably oriented innovation strategies for the mining and resources industry. With over ten years of subject matter experience, she focuses on developing and implementing strategies to foster the inclusion and empowerment of underrepresented groups in the sector. She is passionate about the Just Transition and its meaning for the developing world. The low-carbon-energy transition requires a critical understanding of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Aurelia is actively working with the mining industry to internalise such issues, becoming a force for good and establishing the industry’s role in advancing global sustainable development.

Aurelia further researches and develops solutions on the status of mining finance, existing models of innovation and how changes in mining finance and venture capital can stimulate much-needed entrepreneurship and innovation in the industry.”