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Kanyi Description Mkonza in discussion. for picHer Masters dissertation focused on public service broadcastingand her Honours degree in dramatic art covered media andtelevision studies.She works in the telecommunications sector and is on the Boardof the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF).4. PROF. ALISON GILLWALDMA (Politics) (Natal); B Journalism (Rhodes)Alison Gillwald is Associate Professor and Research Director of theLearning Information Networking and Knowledge (LINK) Centreat the Graduate School of Public and Development Management,University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is alsoresponsible for Research ICT Africa, an 18-African country ICTresearch network that seeks to provide the research and analysisnecessary for evidence-based policy formulation.Prior to that, she was appointed to the founding Council of theSouth African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA).Before joining SATRA in 1997, Prof. Gillwald was responsible forestablishing the Independent Broadcasting Authority’s PolicyDepartment.5. DESMOND GOLDINGLLM, Banking and Finance Law (University of London); MA GlobalRelations (Witwatersrand); US Monetary Policy (NM Rothschild);Risk Management (London). Currently registered for a doctorate;training in banking, trade and financial markets (USA’s FederalReserve Bank of New York)Desmond Golding has served as Director, Credit Policy and RiskGovernance at Standard Bank; Credit Officer at Group level atInvestec Bank; and Senior Manager, Strategic Management, atthe South African Reserve Bank. His activities include previoustenures in the ANC Youth League national leadership, includingNEC’s such as the Political Committee, the Economic Clusterand the Communication Cluster. He was granted the prestigiousNelson Mandela Scholarship for Leadership to study in the UK.He is a keen writer, has served as Senior Researcher for theANC’s Parliamentary Research Unit in the National Assembly andas Private Secretary to the former Minister of Labour, Mr TitoMboweni.Fadila Lagadien joins SABC during Description Women’s for Day pic in the Western Cape region.6. BHEKI KHUMALOBA Hons and BA (Fort Hare), Higher Diploma in Education (FortHare)Bheki Khumalo is known primarily for his role as Presidentialspokesperson from 2001 to 2005. Before that he was spokespersonfor Education Ministers Sibusiso Bengu and Kader Asmal. He hasheld back-to-back appointments at Siemens as Executive Directorof Corporate Affairs and in the Major Events portfolio. In March2006 Mr Khumalo was appointed to the Board of Siemens SouthernAfrica. He has worked for SASOL as Group General Manager forGovernment Relations and Corporate Affairs, which included theOffice for Black Economic Empowerment. He has also served onseven of the SASOL Boards. He is currently working in a contractposition as a Communications and International Relations specialistin the Department of Minerals and Energy. He is the Chairperson ofthe Board of Directors of the North West Development Corporationand is also a Board member of South African Tourism.7. FADILA LAGADIENMBA (Liverpool, UK)Fadila Lagadien is a successful disabled businessperson anddisability rights activist. She plays a critical role in ensuringthe full integration of disabled people into the mainstream ofSouth African society. She is former convener of the CommunityConstituency of the National Economic Development and LabourCouncil (NEDLAC). Ms Lagadien also serves on the Board ofIntersite Limited.8. ANDILE MBEKIMBA (De Montfort, UK); MSc (St Cloud, USA); B Ed (UPE); Diplomain Education (Algoa College); completing a Certificate in TelecomsPolicy, Regulation & Management (Witwatersrand)Andile Mbeki is a businessman with a passion for youthdevelopment, entrepreneurship and innovation. He has servedand continues to serve, in various executive and advisorycapacities in a number of statutory bodies and NGOs including:member of the Black Management Forum; member of the JuniorChamber International (JCI: World Federation of Young Leadersand Entrepreneurs); Minister of Youth and Conscious Developmentin Peace Government Southern Africa; Board of Trustees for youth88 South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited