Kemm K - PBMR

Citizenship: South African
Contact: Tel: +27 12 807 3920
Fax: +27 12 807 3950
Email: stratek@pixie.co.za
www.stratek.co.za
www.weyerafrica.co.za
Curriculum Vitae
Dr Kelvin Kemm
1. Current:
Dr Kelvin Kemm currently runs his own business strategy consultancy practice:
Stratek, based in Pretoria. He also runs training courses, and develops specialist
communications material for companies.
He is in demand as a public speaker, and regularly speaks at conferences and
dinners as invited guest speaker. He regularly appears on radio, TV and in the
printed media taking stands on various strategy and technology policy issues.
2. Academic
Attended school at Northwood in Durban where he was a prefect and student
officer in the cadet Battalion.
Attended Natal University in Durban where he was Vice Chairman of the Science
Students Council. In this role he organised the Science Ball, High School Science
Open Day, and became involved in various other organisational functions.
BSc (Physics and Mathematics) 1970
BSc (Hons) (Physics) 1971
MSc (Nuclear Physics) 1973
PhD (Nuclear Physics) 1976
PhD gained at the age of 26.
PhD included extensive work in metallurgical factors associated with nuclear
reactors.
3. Publications
Has published over 1000 publications domestically and internationally.
These include:
♣Papers in peer-reviewed journals, eg:
Technology’s Winding Path: Implications for South African Development
Kemm, K.R; Physica Scripta T97, 122-125, 2002
Nuclear Power from South Africa
Kemm, K.R; Energy & Environment Vol 11, No.2. P183-192, 2000

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♣Book on South African technology achievements:
Techtrack: A Winding Path of South African Development Pub: Kagiso
♣Invited articles in a wide spectrum of Journals e.g.
Building the Castles of the Future, Management Today Vol 17, No 9, 2001
Singing the Nuclear Waste Theme: Energize Nov 2001
The Waves and Wind at Sea: Vector Aug 2001
The Rocky Road of Change: Confidence Aug 2000
Who Pays the Piper? Management Today Vol 18, No 6 2002
♣Invited articles in foreign newspapers and bulletins.
Anti-DDT Policies Crash-Landing on African Continent
K R Kemm: Citizen Outlook, Spring 2001, Washington DC.
♣Invited contributions to books e.g.
Environmental Health: Third World Problems – First World Preoccupations.
Ed: Mooney & Bate, Pub: Butterworth Heinemann 1999
Chapter 1: Malaria and the DDT Story: K R Kemm
Manpower Development for the New South Africa Pub: National Training Board
1991, Chapter 8 Management of Technology, by K R Kemm
♣Booklets:
A New Era For Nuclear; by K R Kemm
Pub: European Science and Environment Forum 1999
♣Regular Personal Newspaper Column in Engineering News for the past ten
years.
♣Collaboration in the production of a novel
(written by an American in New York, but story based in South Africa).
The Aftermath; by Sam Florman Pub: Dec 2001; Thomas Dunne, New York
Commendation received by: Literary Supplement of the New York Times
4. Memberships (Professional Societies)
Member: SA Institute of Physics
MSAIP
Member: British Institute of Nuclear Engineers M Inst Nuc E.
Member: The National Press Club
5. Awards & Recognition
In 2000 an extensive entry concerning Dr Kemm was entered into Who’s Who in
the World. In 2001 he was entered into Who’s Who in the World of Science and
Technology. In 2002 he was listed in a book: 2000 Outstanding Scientists in the
World published in Cambridge, UK.
In 2003 awarded the Lifetime Achiever’s Award by the NSTF (National Science
and Technology Forum).
In 2004 entered into Who’s Who in South Africa

An Internet search reveals a significant number of listings and photographs.
He has won speaking and lecturing awards such as:
Round Table Speaker of the Year 1987
Toastmasters Communicator of the Year 1997
SA Defence College: Best Lecturer of the Year 1996 and 1999
Dr Kemm has been invited guest speaker at numerous events such as:
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• Keynote Speaker: Institute of Quarrying: Annual Conference
• Keynote Speaker: South African Stainless Steel Developers Association
• Keynote Speaker: Futuristix IT Conference: X-Change 2001
• Keynote Speaker: Business Development Conference: Port Elizabeth
Organised: Eastern Cape Chamber of Commerce, and Eastern Cape
Provincial Government
• Keynote Speaker: SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law: Annual
Conference Nov 1999
• Keynote Speaker: Public Services Trainers Forum: Annual Conference
Port Elizabeth, Oct 2000
• Keynote Speaker: World Nuclear Association: World Conference 1999 (in
London)
• Keynote Speaker: Euro 19 (Zwolle, Holland)
• Keynote Speaker: NOSA Annual Conference Sun City: March 2002
• Keynote Speaker: Computer Based Education Conference (Windhoek,
Namibia)
• Keynote Speaker: SA Institute for Engineering and Environmental
Geologists: Annual Conference March 2001
• Monthly Breakfast Speaker: Institute of Chartered Accountants, May 2000
(This is a partial list)
• Guest Speaker: Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington DC, October 2003
• Guest Lecturer: University of Wisconsin, October 2003
• Guest Lecturer: University of Minnesota, October 2003
• Keynote Speaker: Strategic Business Planning Conference, Johannesburg
November 2003.
• Guest Speaker: Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington DC, April 2006
• Guest Lecturer: University of Wisconsin, April 2006
• Guest Lecturer: University of Minnesota, April 2006
• Guest Lecturer: University of North Carolina, April 2006
• Guest Lecturer: State University of New York, April 2006
• Speaker at Congressional Briefing, Washington DC, April 2006
Other formal speaking events include; school valedictory functions, company
product launches, company annual functions, ranging in venue from company
HQs to the bush in Sekhukuneland, and Jamba, the former camp of Jonas
Savimbi.
Other less formal speaking events include; numerous Rotary clubs (over 50 in the
UK alone), Boy Scouts, schools, and many similar, done in a charitable spirit.

6. Formal Lecturing
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Formal Lecturing has been carried out at a diversity of institutions.
These include:
UNISA SBL
University of Witwatersrand
University of Johannesburg
University of Stellenbosch
North West University
Addenbrooks Hospital (Cambridge UK)
SA Defence College
Tshwane University of Technology : Business School
University of Wisconsin
Many short courses provided by Training Companies
Courses provided by Stratek
7. Representation: Committees, Working Groups
Dr Kemm has served on many Committees and Working Groups.
These include:
• The Founding Committee that led to the development of the NQF
• Representing South Africa for five years on the international ISO 14000
development team
• City of Pretoria Museum Park development committee
8. Boards
• MD of Silver Protea Nuclear Consortium (a black empowerment nuclear
company)
• Board of Advisors: Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow,
Washington DC.
• International Board: European Science and Environment Forum
• Board of Advisors: Science Faculty, University of KwaZulu Natal
• MD: Weyer Africa – Consulting Engineers (South African Branch of Weyer
und Partner: Dusseldorf, Germany)
9. Employment Record
Current (from 1989) Own company Stratek: Business Strategy Consultants
1986-1989 Division Head: Learning Technologies (Pty) Ltd
1981-1986 Department Head: Armscor
1979-1981 Programme Head: CSP at CSIR (now the NRF)
1977-1979 Research Scientist: Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA
1971-1976 Graduate Student and part time Junior Lecturer

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10. Public Exposure
Dr Kemm has appeared on TV more than 100 times, and has carried out many
radio interviews, and has been featured in print media news items and feature
articles.
Included is the design, scriptwriting and development of the following TV series:
• Curiosity Feeds the Cat (13 week series)
• Impact (18 months, 30 minutes per week on SA technology achievements)
• The Environment and Packaging (13 week series)
• Halley’s Comet (6 part series with Sir Patrick Moore as co-presenter)
• Weekly slot on “Prospects,” a magazine programme on SABC1.