Khulekani Dlamini is an aeronautical engineer with close to 20 years of experience in investment markets. He obtained a master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. He joined CSIR’s Aerotek Division as a researcher and subsequently joined a telecommunications company, Comverse Network Systems in Israel for three years. He worked at Investec Asset Management in Cape Town after which he co-founded Afena Capital, which he sold in 2016. Khulekani currently runs KD Capital and Lwembu Group, both of which are financial services companies.
Khulekani is an advisory board member of the University of Stellenbosch’s Business School and was appointed as the Chair of Breadline Africa in 2024.

Godfrey Mokaeane is a social impact entrepreneur, with a key focus on investing in businesses that can benefit from this. He also runs his own businesses that have strong social missions. He is Group CEO of Motion Holding Group. He assists and guides non-profit organisations globally to make the shift to for-profit with a social mission.

Godfrey also mentors more than 40 entrepreneurs and invests early in their start-ups, with the intention of injecting his ethos of social impact.

He is also Alumnus of the United States of America IVLP (International Visitors Leadership Program), where he drives partnerships between South African and US entrepreneurs, through the Consulate based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Xolani Nxanga is a dynamic executive with 27 years of experience in financial services. Currently serving as Director and Managing Executive at Guardrisk, which is part of the JSE listed Momentum Metropolitan Group. He leads with a strategic mindset honed through leadership roles at Old Mutual , Liberty and other industry giants. With expertise spanning retail banking and insurance across Africa and beyond, Xolani is known for his leadership abilities, contributions to strategy development, venture creation and business integration. A visionary leader, he has successfully launched Guardrisk Microinsurance Division and Guardrisk’s LAUNCHPAD InsurTech initiative. Xolani’s impactful career showcases a relentless commitment to innovation and excellence in the insurance landscape.

Peter became a Trustee of Breadline Africa in 2014, bringing a wealth of experience of South Africa from his day job as an Emerging Market’s Economist and consultant. Peter has a broad experience working with emerging markets across Africa, Europe and Middle East over his career but a particularly in-depth and long-standing concentration on South Africa – researching the country’s economy, markets and politics. He advises a wide range of foreign and local investors, from pension funds to hedge funds and companies currently active or considering gaining a presence in South Africa, as well as foreign and local banks – about risks and opportunities within the country.

Peter is a Managing Director at South African consultancy and research company Krutham (Formerly Intellidex). He continues to be based in London but travels to South Africa regularly. Peter has an extensive profile as a commentator and thought leader on economic and political issues and a particular interest in the drivers of long-term development of South Africa with a focus on education and township economies. He studied Mathematics and Economics at Cambridge University and was previously at Lehman Brothers and Japanese bank Nomura. Peter enjoys collecting South African wine and art amongst his hobbies.

Ruth Kamau has extensive experience in business and as an entrepreneur. Throughout her career, she has worked in the hospitality, food-related and healthcare industries. She has worked in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria and New Zealand.

She is currently managing director and co-owner of iKhaya Lodge and Conference Centre, a boutique guesthouse and conference venue in the heart of the Cape Town City Bowl. Born in Kenya, Ruth holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Oxford Brookes University (UK) and a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Kenyatta University (Kenya). She is fluent in English, Kikuyu, Kiswahili and speaks conversational French.

Rebekah is a qualified solicitor and has worked at Bird & Bird since 2012. Rebekah specialises in Intellectual Property Law and completed her Diploma in Intellectual Property Law at Oxford University in 2017. Before embarking on a career in law Rebekah studied modern foreign languages at Durham University during which she spent time working in Africa. Born to South African parents, Rebekah grew up in the UK but has spent much time working and traveling throughout Africa. Rebekah also has experience in the charity sector as both a Trustee and a fundraiser.

Bronwyn is a strategist with more than a decade of experience advising blue-chip corporations, civil society, and governments on strategic approaches to stakeholder management, campaign development, and crisis communications. She specialises in designing and implementing multi-platform, multi-stakeholder projects and has in-depth knowledge of the South African media and political economy. Formerly a financial journalist, Ms Nortje was Markets Editor at Business Day and a columnist at Business Day, the Financial Mail, and the Sunday Times. She has a background in research and holds an undergraduate and honours degree from the University of Cape Town (South Africa).