extensive experience in both Private & Public Sector having worked as Chief of Staff for Ministry of Arts & Culture and Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Development.

He was the Managing Director for Black Management Forum and was previously the Chief Marketing Executive at IBM Africa, responsible for Marketing, Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Affairs and Market Insights.

He serves on various boards which include Valued Citizens Initiative, Edu Leaders Foundation and Amnesty International(TAG) South Africa.

With an MBA in Strategic Marketing and Masters of Law, Mr Maweni has received various awards, including one from the Institute of Marketing Management, as well as Citizen of the Year award from the City of Port Elizabeth. In 2010, the Black Management Forum (BMF) awarded him Manager of the Year.

at Wits Business School (WBS) in 2015 and joined WBS as a faculty member in 2017 teaching on Strategy.

She is an academic with research interests in Business Strategy, Organisational Change and Design and Customer Experience. She supervises both MBA and PhD students in these areas.  Dr Vilakazi is also a business consultant, consulting for both small and large businesses.

She is currently a Customer Experience Consultant at Kantar, a global insights organisation. She serves in the leadership of the Black Management Forum. She also serves in the board of Kalagadi Manganese Mining company and Entsika Consulting. 

He has a broad range of commercial experience in leadership and support roles in both the private and public sector as CFO and Senior Finance Manager. Most recently he was a Chief Operations Officer (COO) for a fertilizer company that was involved in a sale process with private equity and investment bankers.

Since 2010 all his roles have been contract positions where one is required to quickly adapt in order to add value. Mr Scullion has a strong controls orientated background and his ability to communicate and engage with staff across the breadth of an organisation has assisted him in achieving success in challenging environments.

In the early part of his career, Mr Scullion worked as an Internal Auditor before joining the South African Breweries where he was involved in a number of successful strategic business initiatives. Subsequent to SAB he held a variety of senior roles in key industries including 5 years at dual listed resources company.

Mr Scullion is a self-starter who is results and deadline orientated, with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

his day as Managing Director of Universal Music Publishing Africa and is deeply involved in industry development. He has chaired and is a co-founding director of the Music Publishers’ Association of South Africa (MPA SA), vice-chaired and co-founded the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of South Africa (CAPASSO). He has ground-up experience in the music publishing industry – from composing, copyright administration, licensing (including major digital licensing deals) and A&R through to regional industry leadership and copyright law reform processes. He is passionate about empowering industry stakeholders to build more robust structures in the market and encouraging skills development and transfer across the region. 

As Managing Director at Universal Music Publishing, Ryan has signed prominent talents such as Black Coffee, AKA, Burna Boy, DJ Clock, Gemini Major & Tresor. 

Ryan lectures the Music Business Management course part-time at the internationally and locally accredited Academy of Sound Engineering. He also presents at public workshops and corporate strategy sessions, is a panelist and MC at music industry events, has been a judge at international industry awards and has volunteered for community projects such as the refurbishment of the Alhambra Theatre in Johannesburg.

In his spare time Ryan is pianist, salsa dancing instructor, supporter of the Johannesburg Afro-Latin Festival, and member of the Symphony Choir of Johannesburg. He has volunteered at events such as the One Young World global summit and is a keen citizen scientist with a focus on ecology.

instrumentalist who plays keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, and percussions  

He owns Kaleidosound Music & Media (Established in 1995) in Cape Town. His experience as a professional musician dates back to 1976. He has played at the Hotel Circuit in countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, etc. he has also toured with various bands throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Since becoming a Producer in 1989, he has produced over 60 albums in genres including Mbaqanga, Kwaito, Jazz, Classical, House, Afro Pop, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Hip-Hop & Amapiano.

Gabi has produced and worked with top SA 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.

Among his many accolades are three triple-platinum awards, two platinum awards, four gold awards, multiple SAMA awards for various artists produced and co-composer, two consecutive SAMA song of the year as co-composer and producer “Nkalakatha” as well as “Godoba” by Mandoza, SAMA song of the decade nomination (co-composed and produced “Nkalakatha” by Mandoza), multiple SAMA nominations for artists Produced and co-composer, SAMA nomination as artist and composer in 1997and awarded lifetime achievement Wawela 2016 – Prolific Catalogue of Works.

Besides composing and producing music for multiple corporate clients in the retail and service Sectors, he is the founding general secretary of TUMSA (Trade Union for Musicians of SA).

A production at the Market Theatre in 1993 earned her a scholarship to study opera at the Pretoria Technikon. Gloria has shared the stage (both locally and internationally) with too many music greats to list here, but including the likes of: Sibongile Khumalo, Moses Molelekwa, Tananas, Concord Nkabinde, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Sipho Gumede, Oliver Mtukudzi, Victor Masondo and Hugh Masekela.

She has performed in countries and cities like; London, France, Finland, Amsterdam, Australia, Angola, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and a tour in South America (Chile, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela.

She has performed successful in Algeria as part of the PAN African festival. In 2010 she was part of a theatrical production called African Songbook, which was staged at the Arts Cape, Cape Town. She was also part of the Shanghai Expo in China in July 2010.In 2011/12 she has done theatre work for Porgy & Bess and Mandela Trilogy and she toured UK and was nominated for Naledi Awards.

Theatre: Jubilation, Milestones and the Lion & the Lamb staring John Kani. Appearances as a cast member on Soul City and Muvhango. 2011 & 2013 Performed with Hugh Masekela on “Songs of Migration” at the Market Theatre and the Joburg Theatre.

She recently did the Standard Joy of Jazz at the Market Theatre with, Liz Wright and Kurt Elling. Performed in an extravaganza called; Daughters of the King. For the 20 years South African Democracy celebrations; performed I Mumbai and Delhi. Recently performed at the Grahamstown Festival at the Monument and SBYJ. Also performed at the opening of the Standard Bank JOJ at the Sandton Convention Centre. Worked as a presenter in community radio station; Rainbow FM for their drive-time slot. Did a voice over for the Radio Hollard campaign. Presented Jazz Indaba on ETV. 

 Recently recorded a Gloria Bosman Live album, which will be available in October. She is also part of the Joy of Jazz line-up this November 2022, doing a show called Gloria Bosman remembering Sibongile Khumalo, with an all-female band.