Business Day Spotlight

The use of data to to improve customer experiences, a means to push up sales and other business outcomes, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tammy Wilson-Schultz, chief strategy officer at Wavemaker SA

Wilson-Schultz highlights Wavemaker’s business model; the trend of data led customer engagement; strategies used to boost engagement and sales for companies; and how the company has positioned itself locally.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

Cell C’s move to refreshe its brand image is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jorge Mendes, CEO at Cell C.

The discussion highlights Cell C’s rebranding; how the mobile operator is looking to position itself in the market; plans to better compete; the value and perception of its brand; and an outlook for the mobile provider going forward.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The state of SA’s economy three months after the general election is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sanisha Packirisamy, chief economist at Momentum Investments Group.

The discussion highlights Momentum’s SA economic report for July; market perceptions of SA’s GNU; policy reforms needed to restore confidence over the long term; impact of elections; and expected interest rates cuts.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The growth in SA’s hotel and conferencing is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gary Koetser, CEO of Century City Conference Centre and Hotels (CCCCH).

The discussion highlights the growth of conferencing Cape Town’s competitive market; CCCCH’s business model; investment into the company’s facilities; and an outlook for the sector.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production

Standard Banks’s technology talent investment is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gerald Perumal, head of strategy and enablement for Standard Bank’s technology division.

The banker highlights the place of hackathon’s in Standard Bank’s talent acquisition and product development strategy; the bank’s current technology investment philosophy; staff retention; and growth of financial technology.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.Producer is Demi Buzo.

A push to expand s is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bongani Sithole, CEO of 54 Collective.

Topics of discussion include: 54 Collective’s rebranding; strategy for investing in African startups; the state of venture capital investment on the continent; and the influence of high interest rates on startup funding.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The security risks associated with digital payments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chris Boxall, FNB’s head of card transact and fraud detection.

Topics of discussion include: the growth of digital payments; trend in payments technology; ways in which people are being targeted; different methods of attack and compromise; and how people can protect themselves from needlessly losing money.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The economics of tokenisation financial assets and instruments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Wiehann Olivier, a partner and fintech & digital asset lead at Forvis Mazars in SA.

Topics of discussion include: how tokenisation has developed over time; value of the Etherium blockchain; asset classes suited to this type of interaction; adoption in SA and other parts of the world.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

Online learnings platforms that continue to grow beyond the pandemic years is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lauren Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Koa Academy.

Through the discussion, Anderson outlines Koa’s business model; drivers of growth; the company’s investment in technology; learning trends; and the place of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The state of savings in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Babalwa Nonkenge, head of retail investments at Nedbank.

Topics of discussion include: challenges in having funds for saving in the country; the economic reality for many South African; ways in which people have more financial discipline; trends in personal finance; and the support that banks can give.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.