Dr PPS Sifolo: <ul> <li>Wealth experience and prodigious knowledge in the Tourism Sector</li> <li>Senior lecturer focusing on Management Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship subjects in the Department of Tourism Management at Tshwane University of Technology.</li> <li>Research Supervisor and an examiner for various institutions Y2 National Research Foundation Rated Researcher</li> <li>Candidate in the future Professors Program by the Department of Higher Education & Training</li> <li>Completed her Doctorate in Business Administration at UKZN which is focused on the nexus between supply chain management and stakeholder management.</li> </ul>

Mr Lungisile Dube: • IT trailblazer with a rich tapestry of skills and experiences that make him a formidable presence in the tech industry • Earned a Computer Operations and Packages certificate from Siyakha Learning Lab • Diligently working towards completing a short course in Small and Medium Enterprise Management with Unisa • Concurrently pursuing a Bachelor of Education in Economics and Management Sciences at DUT • Holds a Business Communication Skills Certificate • Successfully Completed Basic Business Skills Training from SEDA • His global outlook was nurtured during his attendance at the SUT Global Entrepreneurship camp in Thailand 2019

Mr Sthandiwe Mkhize: <ul> <li>Mkhize is a Chairman / CEO of Thinking Pair Group & Founder of Annual Tourism Week</li> <li>In 2019 he founded Sthandiwe Mkhize Advisory, a specialist advisory unit of the group</li> <li>He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management (DUT)</li> <li>Mkhize is a Market Access Strategist & Transaction Advisor</li> <li>In 2022 Mkhize co-authored and Presented a Paper at a Nepal Sustainable Tourism Conference titled “Local Campaign Effect On Tourism Supply Chain During The Times Of Covid-19”</li> </ul> Key Milestones in his business career: <ul> <li>He has designed and led International Market Access programmes to Europe, Asia, Middle-East</li> <li>He has developed and implemented numerous capacity building programmes for the SME sector</li> <li>He currently implements Basic Quality Verification programme on behalf of South African Tourism</li> <li>He has undertaken research projects such as Intra-African Market Study, Data Analysis for Buy Local Campaigns, Integrated Cruise Framework, Informal Economy Review and many more</li> <li>Mkhize is a passionate corporate governance advisor having served in some organizations such as Durban Chamber of Commerce Council, eThekwini Economic Council and others</li> </ul>