Prof Ian Rothmann

Sebastiaan (Ian) Rothmann is a professor of Industrial Psychology and the director of the Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU). He completed a PhD in Industrial Psychology (1996) and is a rated scientist by the National Research Foundation. Ian’s research focus on work-related well-being (job demands/resources, personality, burnout, and work engagement; 2000-2010) moved towards sustainable employability (work capabilities, decent work, and flourishing; 2011-2024). His research was published in 262 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Ian is a fellow of the Society of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology in South Africa and a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

Prof William Mpofu

William Jethro Mpofu holds an undisciplinary Phd centred on the Philosophy of Liberation of the Global South in general and Africa specifically. He is a senior researcher at the Wits Centre for Diversity (WiCDS) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in South Africa. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Good Governance Africa (GGA), a continental think-tank, headquartered in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Mpofu’s latest book is; Africa Otherwise: Essays in the Philosophy of Liberation (2024) which is in production by the Lexington Press.

Niall Mcnulty

As the Product Lead at Cambridge University Press and Assessment, Niall McNulty specializes in spearheading innovative technology and education initiatives. His primary focus is on harnessing the capabilities of Generative AI to both refine internal processes and provide robust support to educators and educational ministries. He employs AI technologies to enhance workflow efficiency and create effective tools that empower educational leaders and institutions globally.

Prof Tunde Ope-Davies

Professor Tunde Ope-Davies is a Full Professor of Digital Cultures, Digital Linguistics & Discourse Studies at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is the founder and director of the Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Lagos. He has been Commonwealth Fellow at the University of Westminster, London, and visiting researcher, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and visiting research professor at the University of Technology, Germany, and a grantee of the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. He has served as Senior Advisor to the Governor and Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria, respectively. He is a member of the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Letters.

Mrs Doris Viljoen

Doris Viljoen is the director of Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at Stellenbosch Business School, where she endeavours to interpret global as well as local trends and assess their relevance for South Africa and Africa. She has specialised skills in environmental scanning, the application of foresight methodology, scenario planning as well as strategy development. She has a wide range of research interests and is passionate about asking the right questions, searching for and finding relevant data as well as designing tools and techniques to facilitate thinking about plausible futures. She also lectures on Stellenbosch Business School’s Postgraduate Diploma and M Phil in Futures Studies.