Episode 153 40 min

Abdullah Verachia — Global Speaker, Strategist, Entrepreneur

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On this episode I chat with Abdullah about his book Disruption Amplified, We touch on various aspect of the change wrought by Covid and look at how tech and our changing world impacts every aspect of our lives.

 

Abdullah is the Chief Executive Officer of ‘The Strategists’ – a leading strategy consulting firm that helps governments and corporates craft competitive future strategies. He serves as faculty at GIBS and programme director for the Harvard Senior Executive Programme for Africa.

Serving on the board of General Electric in South Africa, Education Africa and The Collective Genius. Abdullah previously served as Executive: International at Rand Merchant Bank as well as partner and co-founder at Frontier Advisory. He is also the co-founder of a leading motor industry disruptor. He led the team that crafted the 2017 – 2030 Gauteng Economic Development Strategy with the Premier and Executive Council. He also led the 2017 Mauritius Competitiveness foresight strategy.

 

https://www.averachia.com/

https://wattsinvolved.co.za/

 

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