Backstage Pass with BCG and WBS

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  • In conversation with South African business leaders. A podcast where we talk to key business and thought leaders making waves in South Africa and across the African continent, discussing important topics facing the country, including how to address key challenges, find solutions to complex problems and apply global perspectives to South Africa and the continent.
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  • Tech Trailblazers: Unveiling the secrets of successful startups in Africa

    Tech Trailblazers: Unveiling the secrets of successful startups in Africa
    Nov 29 2023
    This episode discusses the growth of tech startups in Africa and what it takes to build successful tech startups on the continent. It starts by defining what a startup is and goes into the resources needed by tech startups.

    Building a conducive ecosystem for tech startups involves fostering collaboration, inclusivity, a critical mass of startups, and a track record of success, with talent fluidity between startups. This episode also underscores key elements for ecosystem success, including supportive policy and regulation, access to diverse forms of capital such as customer capital, angel investors, venture debt, factoring finance, and grant funding.

    To be capital-ready, startups must conduct thorough research on funding options, possess psychological readiness for investment and relinquishing control, articulate a clear use case for the capital, and undergo due diligence.

    Listen for more. BCG Instagram · WBS Instagram · Connect with Wits Business School · Connect with Boston Consulting Group · BCG on Facebook · WBS on Facebook · Boston Consulting Group Website · Wits Business School Website
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    33 min
  • AI: unpacking the potential opportunity for South African society

    AI: unpacking the potential opportunity for South African society
    Nov 6 2023
    What is GenAI & why it matters for businesses, individuals, and civil society.

    In this episode of Backstage Pass, we talk about the era of AI, what Generative AI means, and how it can solve real-world challenges and drive societal change, particularly in education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and agriculture.

    We are joined by Dr. Martin Bekker, computational social scientist, AI ethics researcher and lecturer in ethics and social science at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Wits University; Ayanda Ngcebetsha, Director: Data & AI Commercial Solutions at Microsoft South; and Hlulekisile Shongwe, Consultant at BCG South Africa.

    In this discussion, we unpack how AI can and is transforming businesses and the impact it can have on solving everyday challenges. The panel also shares findings from a recently released joint report by BCG, Wits Business School, and Microsoft South Africa about the impact of Gen AI and, critically, the importance of using and developing solutions responsibly. BCG Instagram · WBS Instagram · Connect with Wits Business School · Connect with Boston Consulting Group · BCG on Facebook · WBS on Facebook · Boston Consulting Group Website · Wits Business School Website
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    39 min
  • Breaking the 20% barrier for women in South Africa boadrooms

    Breaking the 20% barrier for women in South Africa boadrooms
    Mar 8 2023
    Leading women Nolitha Fakude and Jackie Foster-Mutungu embark on an important conversation to consider how we might break through the barrier of a mere 20% representation of women in South African boardrooms.
    They touch on the responsibility of women leaders, the importance of role models, imposter syndrome, finding your own voice, inclusion and collaboration, and leading in tough times.

    Listen to their meaningful conversation in this episode of our Backstage Pass podcast. BCG Instagram · WBS Instagram · Connect with Wits Business School · Connect with Boston Consulting Group · BCG on Facebook · WBS on Facebook · Boston Consulting Group Website · Wits Business School Website
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    34 min

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