She has over 10 years of experience working in Information Technology, Public Health, Financial Services and Telecommunications industries in both Canada, Sweden, Denmark and Nigeria.

Titilayo is passionate about advocating for Women’s Leadership and Growth.

In this episode of What’s Next, Adewumi talks about SAP’s operations in West Africa. She explains the type of customers and industries that 51·çÁ÷services across West Africa and discusses the relevancy of cloud in West Africa.

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Banks has worked at 51·çÁ÷for over 10 years and is passionate about helping 51·çÁ÷customers drive innovation through the use of the latest technologies.

Mabotja is focused on cementing SAP’s commitment as an enabler and exemplar of purpose-growing awareness and scaling the impact of SAP’s purpose and sustainability offerings and initiatives.

In this episode of What’s Next, Banks and Mabotja discuss the importance of sustainability in the South African business space.

Banks begins the conversation by unpacking why South African businesses in particular should be concerned about climate change.

He then discusses the lack of appropriate legislation for how businesses handle climate change on the continent – noting that businesses that do not take climate change seriously face big challenges when trying to export their goods.

Mabotja explains how African businesses can begin their sustainability journeys so that they become responsible players in local and global markets.

She also unpacks the role that business leaders must play in leading efforts to build more sustainable organizations, and shares statistics in terms of how expectations are changing for these key stakeholders.

Banks then explains how 51·çÁ÷is a leading enabler of sustainability through its technology solutions, before Mabotja discusses what 51·çÁ÷is doing to reduce its own carbon footprint – both locally and internationally.

Both Banks and Mabotja close by outlining their three key takeaways that businesses should consider to accelerate their sustainability journeys.

The full interview with Colin Banks and Kwena Mabotja can be watched below.

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Sound previously worked as a Consultant at Deloitte in Kenya, and then as a Technical Trainer and Infrastructure Consultant at InfoSys in Ethiopia.

He joined Microsoft as a Senior Consultant in 2003 and went on to become the Specialist Sales Unit Manager in 2010.

Sound also worked at Oracle in Kenya from 2013 to 2019 — first as a Senior Sales Manager and then as a Sales Director.

In this What’s Next interview, Sound joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss how private and public sector organisations in Africa can accelerate their digital transformation through the cloud.

He explains how the cloud provides innovation and agility to businesses of all sizes and unpacks which aspects businesses should focus on when moving to the cloud.

Sound then highlights the impact of digital transformation in the East Africa region and explains how 51·çÁ÷technologies are helping businesses in these regions to succeed.

Finally, Sound explains how businesses can get in touch with 51·çÁ÷to begin their digital transformation journey.

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What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou is South Africa’s premier technology show and is the perfect platform to showcase your company and its executives.

What’s Next was launched in June 2020 and became an instant hit thanks to Anastasiou’s excellent interview style and the quality of his guests.

Guests include business leader Michael Jordaan, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub, Discovery CEO Adrian Gore, Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka, and FNB CEO Jacques Celliers.

The show’s popularity continued to grow over the last two years and will soon exceed 3 million views.

Companies realised the power of What’s Next and booked interviews for their executives to showcase their products and position them as thought leaders.

Many companies, including Accenture, SAP, and Sage, have also sponsored a special series of What’s Next interviews to promote their company, products, and executives.

These special series sponsorships are highly effective and ensure excellent exposure and a positive response from the market.

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