What's Next with Aki Anastasiou Podcast
1) Smangele Nkosi on leadership, AI, and driving South Africa’s digital future
In this inspiring episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou sits down with Smangele Nkosi, General Manager and Country Leader for South Africa at Cisco, to explore her remarkable journey through the ICT ...Show More
2) Jorge Mendes on driving growth and innovation at Cell C
In this episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou sits down with Jorge Mendes – Chief Executive Officer at Cell C to discuss his journey from call centre agent in 1994 to leading one of South Africa’s ma...Show More
3) Sigfox South Africa CEO on AI-powered asset tracking without GPS
AI-powered tracking without GPS sounds impossible—until you see how it’s already transforming real-world operations. In this episode, Sigfox South Africa CEO Gregory Rood explains how next-generation ...Show More
4) Robert Koen on building Amazon and empowering entrepreneurs in South Africa
In this episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou speaks to Robert Koen, Managing Director of Amazon Sub-Saharan Africa, about building Amazon’s online store in South Africa and the vision behind becomin...Show More
5) Truecaller’s Mmathebe Zvobwo on Fighting Scam Calls in South Africa
In this episode of What’s Next, host Aki Anastasiou speaks to Mmathebe Zvobwo, Director of Market Development for South Africa at Truecaller, about the alarming rise in spam and scam calls—and how tec...Show More
6) Yugen Naidoo on leadership, resilience and driving tech innovation in South Africa
In this episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou sits down with Yugen Naidoo, General Manager at Lenovo South Africa, for an inspiring conversation about leadership, resilience, and purpose. From humble...Show More
7) Hector Beyers on the future of AI-driven software development in South Africa
In this episode of What’s Next, Aki Anastasiou speaks to Hector Beyers, CEO and founder of Codehesion, following the company’s win at the prestigious MyBroadband Awards for Best Software Development C...Show More
8) Mark Wayne and Greg McDonald on the great VM reset and hybrid cloud strategy
In this episode of What’s Next, host Aki Anastasiou is joined by Mark Wayne, Head of Solutions at iOCO, and Greg McDonald, Sales Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to unpack the “great VM reset” ...Show More
9) Gerrie van Zyl on how AI could transform healthcare in South Africa
Healthbridge founder, chairman, and Chief Innovation Officer Gerrie van Zyl joins Business Talk to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare and why South Africa is well positione...Show More
10) Hylton Kallner on Discovery Bank’s rapid growth and super bank strategy
Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, joins the show to discuss the bank’s strong interim results and the strategy driving its rapid growth. With client numbers, deposits, and revenue all rising shar...Show More