He was the Marketing Director for the world’s leading enterprise application Software, SAP. He has worked for over 18 years as a seasoned Senior Executive. He served as the Chief Marketing Executive at IBM Africa and Group Marketing Director for Skynet Worldwide Express. He was the Executive Head of Corporate Affairs at Virgin Mobile from when it launched in South Africa in 2006. Prior to being at Virgin Mobile, has worked for various companies in the ICT sector - such as Vodacom, Marconi.

Mr. Maweni has extensive experience in both the Private & Public Sectors, having worked as Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Arts & Culture and the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Development. He was the Managing Director of the Black Management Forum. He chaired the Social & Ethics Committee as a Council member of the Central University of Technology and as Executive Chairperson for BRICS Fashion Week, to mention a few.

He studied for an MBA in Strategic Marketing and also has a Masters of Law (LLM) and is currently studying towards a Doctorate in Law. He has received various awards, which include the Institute of Marketing Management and was awarded Citizen of the Year by the City of Port Elizabeth in 1998. The BMF also awarded him the Manager of the Year in 2010. Many call him the Fixer, The Chair of Chairs.

He brings knowledge, skills and expertise in Accounting, Treasury, Investment and Risk Management.

He has extensive work experience in the Private sector with a specialisation in Banking, Insurance and Asset Management.

Mr. Mayekiso is a qualified Chartered Accountant of South Africa [CA (SA)] and a CFA Charter Holder at the CFA Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Dr Vilakzi is a Research Psychologist with a PhD in Organisational Development. She completed her PhD at Wits Business School (WBS) in 2015 and joined WBS as a faculty member in 2017, teaching Strategy.

She is an academic with research interests in Business Strategy, Organisational Change Design and Customer Experience. She supervises both MBA and PhD students in these areas.

Dr Vilakazi is also a business consultant, consulting for small and large businesses. She also serves on the Kalagadi Manganese Mining Company and Entsika Consulting Board.

She started her career in the arts sector in 2001 and has since rapidly grown as an arts and culture management executive.

She holds a Master of Public Management qualification from the Regenesys School of Public Management, has completed a programme for Management Development at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), and has a Project Management diploma from Damelin Management School. Additionally, she obtained a National Diploma: Town and Regional Planning from Technikon Witwatersrand (now the University of Johannesburg).

Previously, Ms. Lebethe also served as the interim CEO of the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State, where she was tasked with stabilising the entity, implementing its turnaround strategy, developing the organisational structure, dealing with audit findings, developing the artistic framework and formalising governance structures and operations. Prior to this, she served as CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation.

She has held numerous other senior and consulting positions in the arts and culture sector throughout her long and distinguished career.

As a director, he founded well-known societies and industry associations and chaired various industry boards such as CAPASSO and MPASA. As a music publisher, he has signed acts such as Burna Boy, Black Coffee, Msaki, Diamond Platnumz, TRESOR amongst many others.

He has a Masters Degree in Music by Composition, is an accomplished pianist and has been active in the music publishing business for over twenty-two years.

Iconic acts such as Mdu Masielela, Abdullah Ibrahim, Joyous Celebration, Freshly ground, Bombjeez/Kalawa, Theo Kgosinkwe of Mafikizolo, Brenda Fassie, Hugh Masekela and is also responsible for securing talent such as DJ Maphorisa, Moonchild, Matthew Mole, Mi Casa, D’banj, Busiswa, Kabza De Small, 2Baba, Nomcebo Zikode, Black Motion amongst others to the SMP global roster.

Rowlin is currently a board director of MPASA (Music Publishers Association South Africa) and a board director of CAPASSO (Composers Authors Publishers Association) and is the chairperson of FINCOMM and a member DIGICOMM, both being committees of CAPASSO with an important role of ensuring the best digital deals for Pan Africa.

He brings professionalism, dedication, energy and vast expertise that he has gained over the last two decades. He started his musical journey in 1999 at Primedia/Electromode Music, then EMI Records in 2004 and in 2007 joined Sony Music Publishing. Rowlin is a passionate music business executive and a true ambassador of African music both at home and on international shores.

including those of national interest, i.e. Miss South Africa, Nation Heritage Day, and The Nelson Mandela Foundation functions

Mr Thekiso is a veteran South African rapper who has been in the music industry for the last two decades. He hosted the South African Idols over the past ten years and has been a co-executive producer for 17 years in television and radio, respectively.  Mr Thekiso’s music career has expanded over ten years, boasting five albums, a DVD, countless collaborations, and a successful run in the entertainment business since 2009.

He has a Diploma in Sound Engineering, a UCT Tax Law Certificate, and a UCT Property Development & Investment Certificate.

He studied theory and piano from 1962 to 1973 and his experience as a professional musician dates back to 1976 when he started touring with various bands throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s throughout the entire Southern Africa and performing in countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. During 1978 to 1982 he avoided mandatory Military Combat conscription by joining the SA Army Band, studying his SANDF Music Artisanship in Orchestral percussion and Brass arrangement and attaining the Rank of Sergeant. After this period, he took a Full-time position as an HR Consultant for 5 years, completing various Human Resources (HR) courses and becoming a Senior HR Consultant in the private sector where he managed diversity and transformation projects for various large corporate clients.

However - as a seasoned multi-instrumentalist who mastered keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, lyrics and vocals - in his free-time he soon became a very sought after Studio Sessionist and that lead to him becoming a fully-fledged Composer / Producer in 1989. Since then his work in the SA Music sector has been prolific, having produced over 50 albums in genres including Mbaqanga, Kwaito, Jazz, Classical, House, Afro Pop, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Hip-Hop and Amapiano. In doing so he was called upon to work with top South African music icons, including Mandoza, Brenda Fassie, Busi Mhlongo, Ringo Madlingosi, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Lebo Mathosa, Kabelo, Chiskop, Thembi Seete, Vicky Sampson, Mapaputsi, Brown Dash, Danny K and The Heuwels Fantasties.

Mr. Le Roux has an impressive array of accolades in the music industry. Among his many accomplishments, he has been honoured with three triple-platinum awards, two platinum awards, four gold awards, and multiple SAMA awards for his work producing and co-composing music for various artists. Some of his most notable awards include two consecutive SAMA Song of the Year awards for “Nkalakatha” and “Godoba” by Mandoza, as well as a SAMA Song of the Decade nomination for “Nkalakatha,” which he co-composed and produced. In recognition of his prolific catalogue of works, he was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Wawela in 2016. In addition to his work with artists, he has also composed and produced music for numerous corporate clients in the retail and service sectors. As Music Sector Activist he has been working tirelessly to change the SA Music Sector as an Economically Sustainable environment for the benefit of younger generations of emerging Music professionals in the future.