Advisory Board

A high-level Advisory Board composed of renowned business personalities from Africa and Switzerland will guide the organisers in terms of strategic advice. The Board will contribute to the continued development of the event through informal exchanges of views and opinions.


Chairperson:

  • Nozipho January-Bardill, Group Executive Corporate Affaire, MTN Group Limited, former Ambassador of South Africa to Switzerland (2000-2004), South Africa

 

Members:

  • Mawuli Ababio, Private Equity specialist and investment banker, former Managing Director of the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) , Ghana
  • Thomas Pletscher, Member of the Board of Economiesuisse und member of the Executive Committee of SwissCham Southern Africa
  • Professor Marcel Tanner, Director, Swiss Tropical Institute
  • Jean-Pierre Kapp, former long-standing correspondent of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung in Southern Africa
  • Dr. Solomzi Makohliso, Chief Executive Director, Ayanda Biosystems SA, Switzerland, former advisor (2005-2007) to the Swiss State Secretary for Education & Research
  • Dr. Christophe Lindenmeyer, President EMIA (East, Middle East, India & Africa), Schindler Management Ltd.
  • Christopher Cron, Executive Vice President, Zurich Financial Services
  • Erwin Kaelin, Area Sales Manager, Geberit International Sales AG