Lion's Den Global

The Lion’s Den initiative exists to provide support to youth entrepreneurial work so that they are able to engage in initiatives and Economic Change

OUR VISION

A leading global pitching platform to support self-motivated young people who drive change in their communities. OUR OBJECTIVES

To create a conducive space for young entrepreneurs involved in small businesses to pitch their initiatives for advice from “industry wizards”;
To provide an opportunity for industry experts and leaders to provide mentorship and support to small and medium enterprise development;
To create a network that foster collaboration among beneficiary businesses.

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Lion's Den PH panelist number 2 of 5

Biography: Tshepo Ramodibe
Executive Head of Department:
Stakeholder Engagement & Reputation Management
Vodacom Group Corporate Affairs
Tshepo has over fifteen years’ experience in Corporate Affairs management.

He started his formal career in the public service as an Assistant Director in the Office of the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, providing research support and briefs to the Deputy President’s advisors.

In late 2001, he joined MTN Group, serving as Internal Communications Coordinator, Communications Manager and then Senior Manager: Government Relations & Corporate Social Responsibility.

In November 2010 he joined Vodacom Group to serve as the Executive Head of Department: Stakeholder Engagement & Reputation Management. His key mandate includes building and maintaining relationships between Vodacom Group Limited and its keys stakeholders through engagements that support Vodacom Group’s strategic objectives and build a positive reputation for the company.

26/09/2016

Lion's Den PH networking cafe - Panelist Number 1 of 5....

Alpheus Vina Maphosa is the Corporate Communications Manager of Kaizer Chiefs FC, a top football brand in South Africa. Before that, 'Vina' was Director Cooperative Education at the Vaal University of Technology He holds numerous qualifications in engineering and management. He holds a Diploma, Trade Test and Wireman's License in Electrical Engineering plus SAIM Business Management Programme Certificate and incompleted Professional Management Development at Gordon's Institute for Business Science (GIBS). He was the General National Secretary of the Southern African Society for Cooperative Education (SASCE), a National NGO and has served for 4 elected terms since 2004 to 2011.

Alpheus was the preferred consultant for USAID UNCF TELP II Project to develop management capacity in the area of co-operative education at the Historically Disadvantaged Institutions of Higher Learning from 2006 to 2008. He has been invited on numerous occasions to speak at conferences held by the World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE). He is a Public Speaker and MC in demand having served clients such as Nedbank, FNB, SPAR, Old Mutual and INSETA.

He served on various boards including Automotive Industry Development Centre Employment Skills Development Agency, World Association for Co-operative Education, Vaal University of Technology Council, Central Johannesburg College Council and World Association for Co-operative Education. He also served as advisor to Tshwane University of Technology Work Integrated Learning Planning, South African Graduate Development Agency, Career Exhibitions and Information Association and was Member of South African Graduate Development Association. Amongst the educational institutions he has studied at are: UNISA, CJC, University of Limpopo, GIBS and others. He was nominated, with other experts, to undertake a study tour to ASIA on Employability Improvement on behalf of The Department of Higher Education and Training and Japan International Corporation Agency.