by Dianne Bayley | Nov 1, 2021 | Innovation
The global pandemic stopped meetings, conferences, and events in their tracks. Like every other industry, the events industry went through an unprecedented time, and had to reinvent itself in order to survive. The pandemic accelerated the digital world, and customers...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 22, 2020 | Sustainability
The iconic VMworld conference and exhibition is going virtual this year – but it offers attendees as much if not more than they would experience at the physical event. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, senior systems engineer and lead technologist at VMware, says visitors to...
by Dianne Bayley | May 12, 2020 | Security and Legal
With the COVID-19 pandemic giving rise to state-mandated lockdowns, social-distancing regulations, and increased hygiene vigilance across the globe, not to mention its direct implications for global health, much of the business world has been thrust into a universe of...
by Dianne Bayley | May 11, 2020 | Innovation
Businesses across South Africa are showing tenacity, innovation and real time digital disruption in the face of lockdown and its tiered, vague levels of protocol. Many are pivoting their business models to adapt to the current operating constraints. During this time...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 28, 2020 | Innovation
COVID-19 has turned into a global crisis, evolving at unprecedented speed and scale. Vukani Mngxati, CEO for Accenture in Africa, offers a practical guide of actions that business leaders should take now. Experts don’t know how long it will take to contain the virus...