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AI Optimism: The workplace of the future may be more human than we think

In this episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV, Nicole Adriaans, business executive: data, analytics & AI at BlueSky, talks about the future workplace, which she believes will reward how well individuals partner with AI to turn knowledge into value and wisdom. #AI #ArtificialIntellegience #trends #BizTrends Subscribe and get alerts to BizTrendsTV for…

30 Sep 23 min

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Carmen Murray: The Analogue Renaissance – a return to real-world connection

The Analogue Renaissance is the return to real-world connection and human-first experiences and is a macro trend that has been gaining serious momentum. In this episode of RAPT BizTrends TV Camren Murray, explores insights on this macro trend and how authentic intelligence is redefining what it means to lead, build,…

26 Aug 22 min

Cannes Lions - Cultural Nuance and Global Impact

This episode of The Lead Creative examines Cannes in terms of cultural nuance and global impact with Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer of Joe Public, and the 2025 Cannes Lions Audio & Radio jury president, together with gold-winning agency Bananas, and its founder and chief creative officer, Saf Sindhi.

19 Aug 1 hr 15 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Faith Popcorn: The people's pushback trend

In this episode of BizTrendsTV, Faith Popcorn, renowned futurist and the CEO of Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, who has been instrumental in identifying transformative social trends and societal movements, offers critical guidance on how business leaders and global citizens can engage with a trend she calls the people's pushback. #pushback #authenticity…

29 Jul 30 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on brands in a future where digital wallets are a gamechanger as the technologies of digital identity, crypto/blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) converge. #digitalwallets #ai #Trends #BizTrends #africantrends #aitrends Subscribe and get alerts to BizTrendsTV for a unique African angle on global trends. Diarise…

24 Jun 36 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV: THE DIY-DECENTRALISED BRAND: From Gen Z to a post-brand World

In this 4th episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV, host Bronwyn Williams welcomes Ronen Aires speaking on the key trend of DIY decentralised brands, how Gen Z micro-influencers are creating these new brand ecosystems that are steering marketers and employers towards post-brand worlds and how these trends may be impacting in the…

26 May 30 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

In this 3rd episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV Bronwyn Williams welcomes Musa Kalenga speaking on how the key trend of Agentic AI is impacting in the AfroGlobal business space to identify and solve some of Africa’s most pressing problems. Listen now to how certain companies are integrating AI tech into African…

25 Apr 20 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focused on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping the South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to as the grey economy, this is brimming with potential. Afropreneur, marketer, speaker, and author on the subject, GG Alcock, unpacked how trends are shaping the…

24 Mar 26 min

RAPT BizTrendsTV - E.1 Afro-Optimism - African Growth vs Western Degrowth | with Bronwyn Williams

RAPT BizTrendsTV | A first-of-its-kind trend show focussing on global topics impacting future socio-economic trends from a uniquely Afrocentric perspective. Hosted by leading voice in the African business trend ecosphere - fast-talking, fast-thinking Bronwyn Williams - futurist, economist, future finance specialist and business trends analyst - in conversion on trending…

25 Feb 19 min

#BizTrends2025: Bronwyn Williams - Stepping into the Void: Confidence Amidst Uncertainty

In a recent episode of BizTrends 2025, hosted by Dubs on Bizcommunity and brought to you by RAPT, renowned futurist economist and business trends analyst Bronwyn Williams laid out a bold vision for navigating the choppy waters of the year ahead. The interview, themed “Stepping into the Void: Confidence Amidst…

12 Feb 26 min

#BizTrends2025: Twyg's Jackie May - Sustainable fashion, a possible trend?

Twyg founder and editor, Jackie May, discusses sustainability in the fashion industry in this exclusive interview with Marketing & Media Editor Danette Breitenbach.

5 Feb 36 min

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Alex Okosi, the managing director at ‪@Google‬ Africa, who while he takes great pride in the fact that Google has trained over 6,500,000 Africans over the last four to five years in digital skills, is very aware of the many unique challenges the continent faces, from the high cost of…

4 Feb 24 min

Birdwatching at The Loeries: The Energy Episode

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe…

11 Oct 2024 1 hr 27 min

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2: The Emotion Episode

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director…

11 Oct 2024 1 hr 18 min

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1: That 5 percent difference and more

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

10 Oct 2024 1 hour

#BizTrends2024: Lizelle Strydom and Mithum Singh talk digital adoption in the call centre

At the moment, the Apple Vision Pro is probably the hottest topic in tech. Full disclosure, I hate VR. Actually, let me qualify: I don't like the idea of putting screens very close to your eyeballs in a headset or a pair of goggles that blocks humans off from the…

1 Feb 2024 21 min

#BizTrends2024: Yesh Surjoodeen, MD HP Southern Africa, explains how PCs can win in 2024

The PC market is going through a time. They're losing market share to the Mac. Losing mind share because of a technology gap that is growing because they are relying on 3rd party suppliers like Intel and AMD. Who better than Yesh Sujedin, MD for HP South Africa to explain…

31 Jan 2024 18 min

#BizTrends2024: Wayne Toms, GhostDraft CEO, talks about AI convergence in CCM

There’s a line in Redemption Song that goes “have no fear for atomic energy” and it speaks to a post-World War II mistrust of science. We’re in the moment right now with AI. GhostDraft has been automating customer communications since 1984 and the current CEO Wayne Toms thinks that 2024…

31 Jan 2024 32 min

#BizTrends2024:Nishen Hariparsad, BME’s GM for Tech and Innovation on the blasting industry’s role in emission reduction

You may think that emissions in mining are a problem and you'd be right because mining uses stupid amounts of energy. But curbing those emissions starts with the blasting process. So Nishan Hariparsad, general manager for technology and marketing at BME knows a little something about blasting and how the…

31 Jan 2024 22 min

#BizTrends2024: Bronwyn Williams

Technoptimism, not Accelerationism - How to make friends with Machines

17 Jan 2024 27 min