What"s Next with Aki Anastasiou

00:20:04

Samsung South Africa VP Justin Hume discusses the...

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2023/08/04

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Justin Hume – the Vice President of Mobile Experience at Samsung South Africa – discusses the company’s newest foldable smartphones. Justin Hume is a Samsung smartphone expert, having worked at the company for over 11 years. He has held his current position since March 2022. In his interview on What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Hume discusses what makes the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 smartphones special, and an important step forward

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00:32:45

Netstock CTO Barry Kukkuk on the role of AI in...

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2023/08/03

In this What’s Next with Aki interview, Netstock Co-Founder and CTO Barry Kukkuk discusses the journey that has seen the proudly South African software company go global. Kukkuk is an experienced technology expert who has helped grow Netstock into a leading global brand. In this interview, Kukkuk tells the story of how a homegrown South African software company has gone global. He then discusses how Netstock was first-to-market in terms of bringing AI into inventory management software through

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00:23:07

Liberty Life Executive Lisa Gibbon on the importance...

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2023/08/01

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Lisa Gibbon – the Divisional Executive for Onboarding at Liberty Life – discusses full disclosure and its importance in underwriting. Gibbon has a Bachelor of Commerce, MBL Management from the University of South Africa, and boasts over 20 years of industry experience. In her What’s Next interview, Gibbon explains what an insurance company underwriter does. She then unpacks why full disclosure is essential to the underwriting process and details

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00:15:50

Liberty Group’s Tom Crotty discusses the Claims Stats...

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2023/07/25

In this What’s Next interview, Tom Crotty – the Lead Specialist for Technical Marketing at Liberty Group South Africa – discusses the group’s recently-published Claims Stats 2022 report. Crotty is a trained actuary who worked as an Actuarial Analyst at Arthur Els & Associates from 2009 until 2013. In this What’s Next interview, Crotty meets with Aki Anastasiou to talk about the findings of Liberty Group’s Claims Stats 2022 report. He unpacks these findings and details how there was a significant

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00:28:40

Easy Crypto’s Brent Petersen on the differences...

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2023/07/24

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Brent Petersen – Head of South Africa and Legal Lead at Easy Crypto – discusses the differences between cryptocurrency investing and forex trading. Petersen is an admitted attorney and Notary Public of the South African High Court who boasts over nine years of industry experience. In this episode of What’s Next, Petersen discusses how interest rates affect the willingness of South Africans to commit to long-term cryptocurrency investments. He

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00:19:54

Fedgroup’s Robert Timmis on the silver lining of...

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2023/07/20

In this What’s Next interview, Robert Timmis – CEO of Emergent Energy and Fund Manager of Fedgroup’s Green Energy Fund - talks about the feasibility and growth of solar power in South Africa. Timmis is a registered engineer with extensive experience in nuclear, conventional, and renewable power generation in South Africa. Timmis meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss the silver lining of South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis – which is a booming private energy sector. He talks about the feasibility

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00:20:04

Mazda Southern Africa MD Craig Roberts on the local...

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2023/07/19

In this episode of What’s Next in Motoring with Aki Anastasiou, Craig Roberts – Managing Director of Mazda Southern Africa – discusses the launch of the Mazda CX-60 in South Africa. Roberts has served as the Managing Director of Mazda Southern Africa for over six years and has spent a further 16 years in the automotive industry. He previously worked at Volvo Car Group as its National Sales Director for South Africa and then as its Market Area Director – where he was responsible for the markets in

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00:15:43

Samsung’s Mike van Lier discusses the latest...

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2023/07/18

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Mike van Lier – Vice President of Consumer Electronics at Samsung South Africa, discusses the latest advancements in Smart TV technology. Mike van Lier has over 20 years of experience working across multiple categories in the ICT and Consumer Electronics industries. During this time, he has provided meaningful strategic leadership and accumulated substantial experience managing regional teams and multi-million-dollar portfolios in both the

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00:22:16

Gour Lentell on how Datafree Connect lets employees...

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2023/07/14

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Gour Lentell, the CEO of mobile data optimization company Datafree, to discuss its new tool - Datafree Connect. Lentell began his career at PWC as a Management Consultant in the United Kingdom and Australia. He then joined Oracle in 1992 as a Consulting Industry Director, before becoming the Senior Vice President for Systems Delivery at OzEmail Lentell begins his What’s Next interview by explaining what Datafree is and why he founded

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00:29:49

Fedgroup’s Warren Winchester on the importance of...

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2023/07/13

In this What’s Next interview, Fedgroup’s General Manager for Ventures, Warren Winchester, talks about the role of sustainable investing in global issues such as food and energy security. Winchester is a qualified chartered accountant with experience in investment banking and debt capital markets. Winchester has held several key financial positions at top organisations and has a track record of success in operations, reporting, and controls. Winchester begins his interview with Aki Anastasiou by

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00:18:47

Dimension Data executive Brent Flint discusses what...

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2023/07/12

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Brent Flint – Cloud Services Executive for Dimension Data Middle East and Africa – discusses everything your business needs to know about cloud migrations. Flint has been a part of the Dimension Data team for over 20 years, where he has held strategic leadership roles across multiple departments. He has an intimate understanding of the IT services market, which has helped Dimension Data to perform and deliver on shorter-term commitments, while

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00:28:11

Fedgroup CEO Grant Field discusses the importance of...

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2023/07/06

In this What’s Next interview, Fedgroup CEO Grant Field meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss how sustainability trends can positively impact the investment landscape. Field holds a BSc in Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand and an MBA from the University of Pretoria. He has worked at Fedgroup since 2002, where he initially used his tech expertise to help set up its IT department. In his interview, Field talks about the growing trend of ESG investing and why investors should pay

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00:27:50

Driving Sustainability — Brandon Horn outlines the...

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2023/07/03

Brandon Horn is the National Sales Manager at SolarAfrica Energy and boasts over 16 years of sales and business development experience. He possesses a proven track record in driving sales growth and business expansion, with a strong focus on developing solar energy and battery storage proposals for commercial and industrial customers. In this Driving Sustainability with Aki Anastasiou interview, Horn discusses the importance of battery storage when building load-shedding solutions. He begins by

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00:22:09

Dell Technologies’ Tony Bartlett discusses their new...

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2023/06/29

In this episode of What’s Next, Tony Bartlett — Dell Technologies Director of Data Centre Compute for the SADC Region — meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss Dell Technologies’ new PowerEdge servers. Bartlett has worked at Dell Technologies for over 16 years and has a comprehensive knowledge of the brand’s solutions. Prior to joining Dell Technologies, Bartlett worked at Tiger Brands, where he held positions such as Group Technology Architect and Divisional IT Manager. Across his nearly 30 years

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00:17:04

Morné Hugo on Mecer Inter-Ed becoming the global...

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2023/06/28

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Morne Hugo – Executive for Microsoft Solutions at Mecer Inter-Ed - to discuss how the education solutions provider achieved the global title of 2023 Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year. Hugo is an innovative Microsoft Training and Certification Solutions specialist with decades of experience in South Africa’s ICT training industry. He began his career as a Systems and Operations Manager at International Franchise Concepts before joining

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00:23:16

Cheri Scholtz (PETCO) on Extended Producer...

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2023/06/27

In this episode of What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou, Cheri Scholtz – CEO of PETCO – provides valuable insight into the South African recycling industry. Scholtz has led PETCO since it was founded in 2004 and has grown it from a small, industry-based initiative to a leading entity at a global level. In her role, Scholtz performs traditional CEO functions and operates in a hands-on corporate capacity, too. She represents PETCO on the boards of the Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance, and Packaging

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00:26:24

Takealot's Frederik Zietsman on loadshedding, helping...

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2023/06/26

In this episode of What’s Next, Takealot.com CEO Frederik Zietsman discusses how online purchasing trends have been impacted by load-shedding. Zietsman attended Paarl Boy’s High and studied at Stellenbosch University, where he became a qualified Chartered Management Accountant. Before joining Takealot in 2015, Zietsman spent over five years working for Distell, focusing on revenue growth management and commercial business analytics. He arrived at Takealot to take on the Head of Retail and

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00:23:26

Stone He explains how Huawei Cloud supports...

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2023/06/13

In this episode of What’s Next in Cloud, Stone He – President of Huawei Cloud in Southern Africa – discusses how Huawei Cloud supports e-commerce businesses in the region. He is an experienced ICT leader in the African market, who has worked in Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Innovation through Technology. Previously the Managing Director of the Huawei Telkom Key Account in South Africa from April 2012 to April 2017, He took on the role of CEO of Huawei Kenya until August 2020 – at

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00:28:43

Africa Data Centres CEO Tesh Durvasula on how they...

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2023/06/06

In this What’s Next interview, Africa Data Centres CEO Tesh Durvasula meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss the company’s journey to becoming an industry leader in the data centre and hosting industry. Durvasula is an experienced CEO who specialises in digital infrastructure. He served as the Vice President of the Internet Services Division at AboveNet Communications from 1997 until 2002 – when he co-founded NYC Connect. Serving as NYC Connect COO for five years, Durvasula then joined Telx as its

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00:17:56

Bob Group, iKhokha, and Stone Hut Designs discuss...

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2023/06/05

In this What’s Next interview, Aki Anastasiou is joined by Anita Erasmus, Head of Business at Bob Group; Graeme Cumming, Chief Product Officer at iKhokha; and Gill Balfour, Co-Founder of Stone Hut Designs, to discuss their companies’ exciting new partnership. Anita Erasmus heads up the business systems of Bob Group – an ecommerce ecosystem aimed at making online shopping reliable, simple, and trustworthy. Erasmus previously worked as an Operations Assistant and a Business Consultant before

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