Managing Director of the Global Business Institute of Management & Leadership (GBIML) (Pty) Ltd, a strategic management consultancy that specializes in management and leadership strategic interventions. Previously she was the MD of IIBM and IBL as well as the Head of WorleyParsons RSA Learning & Development and Talent Management office. On the leadership consulting side she still managed and consulted for IBL Institute of a Business Leadership. Previously she held the post Director of Education and Learning at LinkLearn. She is a graduate of the University of South Africa (UNISA). She is versed in strategic marketing, acquired from working in the marketing field in South Africa for more than 25 years.

An experienced marketing and communications professional with over 15 years’ experience in marketing and communication with an Africa wide focus. She is currently Business Development Director covering the Southern, Central and East Africa region for IE University, and is responsible for the overall commercial strategy, institutional relations, and brand-building initiatives in the region. Poppy holds an International MBA from IE Business School, graduating May 2015.

Spanish diplomat, lawyer and currently counselor at the Spanish Embassy in Pretoria. Former Head of Consular Section at the Embassy of Spain in Managua and Director of the Spanish Cultural Center in Nicaragua. Former Chief of Service of the Public Diplomacy division at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Graduated and master’s degree from ESADE Business and Law School University and master’s degree at CTLS Georgetown Law.

Over 20 years experience in the Financial sectors with experience in the Services, Hospitality, Diversified, Manufacturing, Retail Power Utility and Public Sectors. She has led teams in the different roles she has held and has delivered successful results through driving organisational alignment in turnarounds as well as accelerated growth situations.

Veterinarian, entrepreneur and committed scientist in the field of wildlife conservation. After many years leading Wild Spirit, an international wildlife veterinary medicine training program in South Africa, Dr Quesada decided to take a further step forward for conservation by setting up Wild Spirit Fund, a non-profit organisation born in Africa led by an international network of wildlife professionals and veterinarians.

Responsible for advanced manufacturing in Invest SA, division of the DTI focused on attracting investments into South Africa.

She completed her articles at Mazars and remained in the auditing profession after completion. During this time, she specialised in the audits of larger private groups where group coordination is of the utmost importance and where she was responsible for the delivery of the external audit service.