Mike Stopforth
Mike Stopforth is an entrepreneur, start-up investor, podcaster, author and a sought after global speaker. He is recognised for his provoking insights into disruption-driven change, its impact on people, business and markets, and—notably—building the new leadership skills and strategies essential to navigate uncharted territory. <br /> <br /> He is a successful digital pioneer. Before 48H he founded leading African social media agency Cerebra. It was acquired by global advertising giant WPP in 2013. <br /> <br /> In 2007, he co-founded Afrigator.com, an African content aggregator which was bought by Naspers. He is currently the founder and director of business and leadership transformation specialist Beyond Binary. <br /> <br /> In addition to his 48H and Beyond Binary roles, Mike serves as a disruption and innovation advisor on a number of corporate boards. He has been recognised as an influencer by Mail & Guardian, GQ and Destiny Man.
Victor Dlamini
Victor is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience in corporate affairs, reputation management, strategic communication and strategy development. He co-founded two communication agencies and has been involved in promoting South Africa’s arts and culture globally. <br /> <br /> In the last decade, and as a special advisor to many of South Africa’s business and public leaders, he has focused on advising organisations and their leaders to align their communication processes with increasingly digital platforms and less passive audiences. His private reputation management service is geared to provide strategic counsel on public affairs and reputation issues to South African and global organisations and leaders. <br /> <br /> With his multi-sector experience and expertise, he has been able to help many well-known organisations and their leaders successfully navigate issues of public concern. He has been very effective in helping leaders and organisations alike to gain a better appreciation of the importance of managing their reputations optimally. <br /> <br /> Victor’s practice is centered on his belief that at a time when many organisations must navigate the complexity that comes with building and sustaining trust, reputation management has become an unavoidable business imperative.