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Ms. Gugu G Sema has worked at national and provincial governments and the private sector at various levels of human resource development. She has focused on learning and development in these sectors. She earned her Master’s in Business Leadership (MBL) from the Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL-UNISA). Member of the South African Artificial Intelligence Association Advisory Board and Tshwane University of Technology Computer Systems Engineering Advisory Committee Board.
Currently involved in spearheading the 41R for MICT SETA, ensuring that MICT has the qualifications to respond to 4IR and the skills required for the future. She has successfully facilitated the establishment of 4IR Research Chairs across various Public Universities, and with industry support to date, she led the development of fifty (50) occupational qualifications that have been registered by the Quality Council of Trades and Occupations (QCTO) and South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) including Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Processing Automation, Design Thinking, Cyber Security Cloud Computing, Data Science, Internet of Things, e-waste, Software Development, Quality Engineering Automation, Robotic Processing Automation, Remote Piloting Aircraft, Block Chain, 3D Printing, Fibre Optic, 5g, Mobile Device Repairs and Extended Reality.

Ms Gugu Sema

Senior Manager 4IR at MICT SETA

OTHER SPEAKERS

Dr BSV Mthethwa

Director and Accounting Officer at KZN CET College

Mr Simon Eppel

Trade unionist and Director of Research at the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU)

Ms Gail Malada

Skills Development facilitator at Massmart Wholesale ( Makro and Masscash)

Mr Richard Kuppan

National Training Manager- Chipkins Purato

Mr Tshepo Jeffrey Ngcobo

Deputy Secretary General, SACPO

Ms. Ridwana Ibrahim

Marketing Researcher and Senior Marketing Tutor at the University of Johannesburg

Mr Nhlanhla Dimba

Accounting Officer at Mthashana TVET College

Mr Zukile Christopher Mosheshe Mvalo

Deputy Director-General: Skills Development Branch, Department of Higher Education and Training

Prof. Dr. Thomas Dobbelstein

Head of the department of digital business management at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University

Prof. Pius Adewale Owolawi

Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Systems Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology

Dr. Deborah Machard

Executive Strategic Planning, Performance and Evaluation (SPPE) at W&RSETA

Dr. Terence Hermanus

Acting-Head of Department for Retail Business Management at CPUT

Kganki Matabane

Black Business council - CEO

Prof. Victor Virimai Mugobo

Professor of Marketing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Mr Khulekani KK Mkhize

General Manager - Clicks Group Distribution Centre in KwaZulu-Natal

Mr Yaeesh Moosa

Head of Marketplace -takealot.com

Mr Sipho Shoba

W&RSETA - COO

Dr. Netshakhuma Nkholedzeni

Postdoctoral Researcher

Thulile Mahlutshana

Human Resource and Training General Manager at Matus

Mr Zimasa “Mooshtaffa” Vabaza

Chief Media and Advertising Strategist

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