Welcome to Future Cities Africa, your gateway to thought leadership and knowledge exchange. We explore the critical industry topics, emerging trends, invaluable insights, cutting-edge technologies, and the challenges and opportunities that impact not just individuals and business, but entire towns and cities.Future Cities Africa collaborates with public, private and non-profit sectors to showcase and promote their thought leadership to reach audiences that matter, with impact that explores their organisation/ brand/ product story, exposes its reach and services, and positions it as a thought leader. Episodes and webinars with key industry thought leaders, mayors, CEOs, executive directors, bright young minds, and more has over the last two years reached 600 000 downloads/ views with over 40 000 hours of content consumed.Let’s collaborate to tackle industry challenges, spotlight you to potential clients, seize opportunities, bring case studies to life, simplify complex reports, and showcase your thought leadership.

I create environments that bring industry stakeholders face to face to explore key trends, debate challenges, discover the latest innovations and network to grow their business and industry. My role involves in depth industry research and the production of high profile event programmes. I then oversee the event from start to finish, working closely with marketing and sales to achieve objectives. I produce events like the African Smart Cities Summit and Smart Cities Week Africa, Cape Industries Showcase, Cape Construction Expo, Mozambique Ports and Rail Evolution Forum and more.

FindaLift fills empty car seats by connecting those offering rides with those seeking rides, saving money and being nice to earth.I am responsible for managing FindaLift, strategic planning and implementation, business development, public speaking, client relations, government relations, media relations and more.4 Business Private carpool programmes give restricted access to staff, match them on similar routes and enable monitoring, environmental and other reporting. Ongoing marketing and support provided by FindaLift to maximise uptake and performance.Carpool programme examples:• Gauteng Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (GDARD)http://gdard.findalift.co.za• Emira Property Fund http://carpoolclub.findalift.co.za• University of Cape Town http://ridelink.findalift.co.za• EcoMobility World Festival http://ecomobilityfestival.findalift.co.zaAchievements:• Award: Winner of Transport Award at Eco-Logic Awards 2013 in association with SABC3• Award: Runner-up for Clean Technology Innovation at the 11th Mail & Guardian ‘Greening the Future Awards’ in 2014• Eskom eta Awards 2014: Certificate of merit for Design Innovation• Television: 3Talk with Noeleen (SABC3). Expresso Show (SABC3)• Introduced Carpool Week in South Africa. Carpool Week reach: Twitter - 4 million. TV - 1.2 million. Radio - 2.9 million• Carpool Karaoke with Premier Helen Zille to promote Carpool Week• Conference Presentations: ‘World Green Building Convention’, ‘Sustainability Week’, ‘Durban Sustainability Forum’, SAFMA Regional Conference, GBCSA Convention• Radio Interviews: 5FM, GoodHope FM, East Coast Radio, Smile FM, Radio Pretoria, Kaya FM, Cape Talk & Talk 702, Heart FM, Bok Radio, RSG – Eko Forum, SAfm – Enviro ShowLearn more: http://www.findalift.co.za/business

I work on the African Agri Investment Indaba where I produce the Agro-Processing and Retail Session.