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The inaugural Founders At Work summit was a great success
See the program and speakers at our 2025 event

One day. 200 founders. High impact.

The inaugural Founders at Work Summit, powered by Art of Scale in partnership with FNB, brought together some of Africa's top scaling and AI visionaries.

Featured Voices

Stafford Masie

Tech visionary, founder, former Google SA Country Lead

Craig Wing

Futurist, founder, former Google exec

Jason Goldberg

Founder, Scale Up thought leader, Author of The Art of Scale

Ashley Anthony

AI Strategist & Entrepreneur

Nic Klopper

Founder, HearX Group (Africa’s fastest growing business)

Mushambi J Mutuma

Speaker, Author, and Tech Leader helping global brands harness innovation, AI, and future-proof strategies to thrive in disruption.

Rapelang Rabana

Renowned tech entrepreneur; founder of Rekindle Learning; earlier co-founded Yeigo; currently Co-CEO, Imagine Worldwide.

Andrew Davies

Founder & AI Strategy Expert; led ventures across Africa, Singapore and the US with multiple successful exits.

Valter Adão

Innovation strategist; former Deloitte Africa Chief Digital & Innovation Officer and leader at Monitor Deloitte/Deloitte Digital; now CEO, Cadena Growth Partners.

Kutlwano Ngwarati

AI strategist; Founder & CEO of High Risers (AI workforce intelligence); keynote speaker.

Kyle Torrington

Attorney and legal-tech entrepreneur; CEO & co-founder, Loft Legal; co-founder, AirCounsel.

Keshav Mohabir

AI engineer at Art of Scale; former management consultant and startup founder.

Muhammad Simjee

Entrepreneur, Engineer, Tech Builder, and Co-Founder of A2D24 – recognised by AWS, Cisco and FNB for world-class innovation.

Tanye ver Loren van Themaat

Founder & AI-First Architect, Thundamental.ai – Specialist in business model innovation and AI-driven startup design; helping entrepreneurs validate faster and scale stronger.

Graham Rowe

Scientist, Entrepreneur, and AI Advisor – Former CEO & Co-Founder of Guidepost

Jason Krause

Co-Founder of Art of Scale

Agenda

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