03/08/2018
Your second speaker for the evening is Thato Kgatlhanye!
Thato is changing the face of women-led business in Africa and has been publicly earmarked by Bill Gates as an entrepreneur to watch on the continent. With a BA in Brand Management from VEGA, Thato started her career in New York working with American marketing guru Seth Godin.
Upon her return, she founded Rethaka, a group of companies with interests in manufacturing and waste management, which has won countless awards for its first innovation: Repurpose Schoolbags. These are solar powered schoolbags, of which over 10,000 have been distributed across the Africa.
Through her efforts to make a dent in the world, she has been recognized on numerous platforms, including being named as a FORBES Africa 30under30 Honoree in 2017, “Innovator of the Year” by Forbes Women Africa in 2016, the Elle Magazine Impact award laureate across 6 continents, and in 2016 she became the youngest business woman at age 23, to appear on the cover of FORBES Women Africa.
Join us on August 7 to hear more about her journey!
Youth@SAIIA
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)