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Crear TransformaLa escuela del futuro: por qué la nueva educación enseña a meditar y no a memorizar con Vivian Lan¿Y si enseñar a un niño a respirar, a meditar y a conocerse… fuera más urgente que enseñarle matemáticas? ¿Y si no estamos rotos, solo estamos desconectados?En este episodio de Crear Transforma, platico con Vivian Lan Agami, emprendedora social, experta en innovación con propósito y directora de SingularityU México. Su camino ha cruzado continentes, desde combatir la hambruna en África hasta rediseñar la educación infantil. Estando en la primera línea de la innovación global, conociendo de cerca el trabajo de los mejores innovador...2025-07-161h 04

The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth#068 Digital transformation at scale — Dhesen Ramsamy (OML + SingularityU Part 3 of 3)Old Mutual is the headline sponsor of this year’s edition of the SingularityU South Africa Summit. In this three-part series, I speak with some of OML's most interesting movers and shakers, understanding how they are moving the needle at the intersection of leadership, technology and impact. My guest on the final episode of the series is Dhesen Ramsamy, the Group Chief Technology and Data Officer at Old Mutual. Dhesen was appointed as Old Mutual's group CTO in November 2023, and has more than twenty years of digital transformation experience at companies like Woolworths, Nedbank and Unilever. He has le...2024-11-0131 min

The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth#067 From startup to SMEgo — Nobesuthu Ndlovu (OML + SingularityU Part 2 of 3)Old Mutual is the headline sponsor of this year’s edition of the SingularityU South Africa Summit. In this three-part series, I speak with some of OML's most interesting movers and shakers, understanding how they are moving the needle at the intersection of leadership, technology and impact. My guest on part 2 of the series is Nobesuthu Ndlovu, the director of SMEs at Old Mutual. Suthu is an intuitive and seasoned executive and entrepreneur with vast strategic and operational experience in the finance and retail sectors. Young and highly energetic, Nobesuthu also possesses intrinsic wisdom that she garnered wh...2024-10-3131 min

The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth#066 Corporate-backed venture success stories (Kena and JOBJACK) — Vuyo Mpako (OML + SingularityU Part 1 of 3)Old Mutual is the headline sponsor of this year’s edition of the SingularityU South Africa Summit. In this three-part series, I speak with some of OML's most interesting movers and shakers, understanding how they are moving the needle at the intersection of leadership, technology and impact. My guest on this first Vuyo is a growth-focused CEO with an impressive track record spanning over 25 years, at the forefront of technology and business transformations, innovation and building new businesses across diverse sectors such as banking, telecoms, insurance, and technology. Vuyo is the Managing Director NEXT176 at Old Mutual Limited, le...2024-10-3031 min $What\'s Next with Aki Anastasiou$ What's Next with Aki AnastasiouCeliwe Ross Unpacks The 2024 SingularityU South Africa Event Sponsored By Old MutualIn this What’s Next interview, Ross discusses the 2024 SingularityU South Africa event. She explains what the event is about and why Old Mutual has decided to sponsor it. Ross then highlights how Old Mutual prioritises sustainability and creates solutions that prioritise people. She also unpacks Old Mutual’s obsession with championing financial wellness in Africa and highlights Old Mutual’s focus on embracing technology and data-driven insights.2024-10-2124 min

Exponential AfricaExponential Africa S5 E15 - Ethics in Innovation (feat Kris Østergaard)Mic Mann sits down with Kris Østergaard, a leading voice in innovation, ethics, and responsible business transformation. As the co-founder of SingularityU Nordic and Head of Research at the Rehumanize Institute, Kris dives deep into the ethical dilemmas that organizations face in today's rapidly evolving technological landscape. They discuss the intersection of innovation and ethics, and how companies can ensure responsible practices while fostering innovation. Whether you’re interested in how to transform legacy organizations or curious about the future of responsible leadership, this episode is packed with valuable insights.2024-09-1328 min

ProgresusProgresus x SingularityU Czech Summit - #3 Mic MannUpozornění: Tento podcast je v angličtině. Umělá inteligence a inovativní technologie v současnosti hýbou světem vědy i byznysu. Ve speciální podcastové minisérii, která vzniká v rámci partnerství skupiny Progresus a SingularityU Czech Summitu, diskutujeme s odborníky, kteří v této oblasti udávají směr. Hostem třetí epizody byl Mic Mann, ředitel společnosti Africarare, spoluředitel SingularityU South Africa a Mann Made, investor a řečník o tom, jak mohou exponenciální technologie pomoci #futureproofAfrica. Mic Mann je považován za jednoho z předních odborníků na virtuál...2023-10-3140 min

RemakeGeci Karuri-Sebina: Our Urban Future TODAY'S GUEST Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina is a futurist, urban planning thinker, and the author of Innovation Africa: Emerging Hubs of Excellence. She's a faculty member at Singularity University South Africa with a focus on urban futures, including smart cities, networks, urban planning, governance and development, and innovation systems. She's an associate of The South African Cities Network and had worked with The National Treasury, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, and the University of California, Los Angeles Advanced Policy Institute. EPISODE SUMMARY ...2023-07-1353 min

Better WorldsAfricaRare Metaverse with South African Futurist Mic MannHow do you prepare for disruption? More importantly, how do you become not just prepared for change but become a changemaker yourself as a leader who foresees opportunities to make positive impacts in business for society and for the planet? How do you show people a better world? Mic Mann is a storyteller, futurist, entrepreneur and speaker on exponential technologies and to discuss how they will democratize industries and improve lives. Mann has 19 years of experience in the media, marketing and eventing industry. His family’s Sandton-based, award-winning experiential brand agency works with top Fortune 500 companies. He is t...2022-08-2919 min

GARP Risk PodcastThe Next Frontier: Addressing Climate Risk’s Biggest Analytical Challenges With AIIn the financial services industry, risks related to climate change are now considered major, resulting in all firms assessing how to incorporate climate risk in financial decision making. As we find ourselves in the decisive decade, there is an urgency for financial services to not only better manage the financial and non-financial risks of climate change but also lead the way in sustainable finance. The scale and complexity of the problem demand new thinking and new technologies that will integrate well with existing risk management ecosystems. In this episode, we’ll explore how AI and advanced analytics ca...2021-12-1322 min

THE CHILL ZONEAfricarare, is the first South African metaverse to launch, housing digital land with roots in the African continent.Africarare will officially launch at the upcoming SingularityU South Africa Summit 2021, taking place online from 12-15 October 2021. Guest: Mic Mann - entrepreneur and the co-founder of Mann Made 2021-10-1110 min

Exponential Africa#3 Exponential Conversations - Adam PantanowitzToday's conversation is with an incredible thought leader, innovator and futurist Adam Pantanowitz, talking about his favourite topic Hacking Humans with Mic Mann. We get to hear some interesting insights on the work Adam is doing as well as his philosophy on a number of issues from overcoming adversity to hacking tips. Adam Pantanowitz is a fanatical technologist, who enjoys solving seemingly unsolvable problems, particularly with the help of cloud computing and machine learning. He is part of the SingularityU South Africa faculty with a focus on biotechnology and speaks about the future of technology with a f...2021-07-1937 min

The Made to Thrive ShowArtificial Intelligence, Life Long Learning and the Longevity Mindset with Mic MannMic Mann is the CO-CEO of SingularityU South Africa, the SA Chapter of Singularity University (SU). SU focuses on global learning and innovation communities aiming to use the exponential growth of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to address the world’s most pressing problems. SingularityU South Africa takes that mission to a local stage with the mission of building an empowered network of globally connected change makers across the African continent who are able to implement solutions to the most serious continental challenges. It runs custom education, innovation and impact programs that help others leverage rapid accelerating te...2021-07-1349 min

Executive Presence MorselsE.P. Profile: Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark InvestmentToday: Can you improve your executive presence by studying those who have it? We take a look at Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment to learn more. Find out how executive presence works and what it means for you. You can watch her 2019 talk from the SingularityU ExFin South Africa Summit here. Your turn: We'd love to hear from you. Use the "Message" button on the Anchor app to share a story, question, or feedback related to this episode. Or email us at joe@connectioncounselor.com Learn more: Details about the book, online c...2021-07-0609 min

Exponential Africa#16 2021, The Year of Crypto & NFTsWe are excited to launch Season 3 of Exponential Africa Live, kicking off on the future of Bitcoin and Crypto. Will 2021 be the year of mass global adoption in the crypto and Bitcoin space. Already we are seeing large organisations like Tesla, Square and BNP Melon get involved and more to follow.Featuring:Mic Mann: Host, SUSA Co-CeoHenri Arslanian: PWC Global Crypto LeaderTanya Knowles: SingularityU SA Faculty, BM AdharaFarzam Ehsani: CEO and Co-Founder VALR 2021-04-061h 07

Exponential Africa#13 Digital Health FutureJoin the conversation, focusing on how can we embrace a Digital Health Future so that we can help Africa leapfrog. From online doctors, chatbots, telemedicine, remote doctors, nanobots and more. Join these incredible experts as they discuss how to create a new healthy future fuelled by digital health.Featuring:Divya Chander: SingularityU Chair Neuroscience; Atlantic Council GeoTech CenterDr. Chander is a physician, neuroscientist, and futurist who trained at Harvard, UCSF, UCSD, and the Salk Institute. She is Chair of Neuroscience and Faculty of Medicine at Singularity University, Visiting Scholar in Medicine (Bioinformatics...2021-03-0458 min

Exponential Africa#12 Parenting + Life Long LearningThis conversation will focus on Parenting and Life Long learning. The future of our success as humanity lies in a great education. Most parents want their kids to grow up so that they are successful and can make a positive impact in the world. However, it’s not clear on the way forward as a parent especially because of the pandemic. Is it better to homeschool or make sure they are in a school or university that is more project-based or that focuses on building human potential rather than grades? How can we educate the youth to develop the ri...2021-02-2548 min

Exponential Africa#11 The Big Data & Internet of Things ExplosionThe world's population has reached over 7.7 billion, according to population.io and is continually rising. More and more people are being pulled out of poverty, living a better, healthier, more abundant life.Join the conversation with Wolfgang Fengler - Who is the World Bank's Lead Economist in Southern Africa and Phathizwe Malinga - MD of SqwidNet and part of the SingularityU South Africa faculty with a focus on connecting Things to the Internet (IoT).Exponential Africa LIVE Show!The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to the billions of ph...2021-02-2556 min

Exponential Africa#7 The Workforce of the FutureHow will the future of work be impacted by this pandemic? We need practical workforce solutions to be implemented to help the immediate challenges for organisations and employees. Join this conversation with leading global experts! #futureproofAfricaFeaturing:Hilda Liswani - Founder and CEO WeBloomHilda is an Award-winning sustainable investment professional. WeBloom Africa is a mainstreaming gender-lens fund Investing in Africa.Valter Adão - Chief Digital & Innovation Officer Deloitte Africa, SingularityU SA Faculty Future of work & Digital Transformation. Recognised as an expert in the fields of disruptive innovation, business re-imagination and...2021-02-111h 11

Exponential Africa#2 Reimagining EducationWatch Exponential Africa on Reimagining Education, an episode not to be missed created by SingularityU South Africa and Mann Made.Featuring: Taddy Blecher - SUSA Faculty on Exponential Education. CEO of the Maharishi Institute & pioneer of South Africa's free tertiary education movement.Esther Wojcicki - CEO at Global Moonshots In Education. American journalist, educator, and vice-chair of the Creative Commons advisory council. Author of "How to raise successful people."Jos Dirkx - SUSA Faculty of Exponential Education. CEO and Co-founder Beenova AI. Founder, best-selling author and world-traveller.A little b...2021-01-281h 00

Brave New WorkforceEpisode 29: Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina — The Future of Cities and How We Work and Live from an Urban ScholarDr. Geci Karuri-Sebina is part of the SingularityU South Africa faculty and has a focus on urban futures, which includes smart cities, networks, urban planning, governance, and development, as well as innovation systems. She has a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design, and Urban Planning as well as a Ph.D. in Planning and Innovation Studies. Dr. Geci shares with us the development of cities, where it’s all headed, and how we need to be thinking differently when it comes to urban planning and the environment that we live in.Key TakeawaysA little bit about Dr...2021-01-2141 min

Watts InvolvedEpisode 136 | Mic Mann | Creative Thinker, Visionary, Experiential Brand Specialist and all round nice guyOn this episode I speak to Mic about the Singularity U event and what we have to look forward to going into the future. Mic Mann believes that the future will be abundant as the power and potential of exponential technologies increases and their price gradually drops to zero, ultimately democratising numerous industries and improving the lives of all. As co-founder of Mann Made, an award-winning experiential brand agency that has worked with top global and local Fortune 500 companies. Mic has 19 years of experience in the media, marketing and eventing industry. Mic is a prolific...2020-10-2626 min

Exponential Africa#312 Exponential Africa - Nathaniel CalhounToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann has a great conversation with Nathaniel Calhoun - SingularityU chair of Global Grand Challenges.Nathaniel has had an incredible career having lived in over 50 African countries. Consulting with governments, banks and major corporations on how to create innovative change. Looking at new business models, new forms of money and cooperatives.Nathaniel stems from an educational background which he later combined with technology to impact and reach the masses in many informal and underprivileged countries. His passion later evolved to looking at the future of work within the...2020-05-1411 min

Exponential Africa#308 Exponential Africa - Alix RubsaamToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann chats to Alix Rübsaam, a faculty fellow at Singularity University specialising in philosophy of technology, AI and ethics, researching the cultural and social implications of different exponential technologies in our world.Alix looks at all exponential technologies researched at singularity University and analyses the implications and meaning of these exponential technologies in peoples daily lives and businesses.Giving a human perspective on the technology, Alix analyses what it means to be human when living with all these technologies that can do so much for us and h...2020-04-0311 min

Exponential Africa#306 Exponential Africa - Dimitri MikhalchukToday on The Exponential Africa Show, Mic Mann has a great chat on immersive VR with the Co-founder of the TESLASUIT - Dimitri Mikhalchuk!The Teslasuit is a wireless haptic suit to fully experience virtual reality and the most immersive VR experience you can get today! A full-body suit that is worn together with VR headset to enter the VR world, the suit is calibrated to register movement and reactions. The full-body AR/VR suit and software suite accelerates the improvement of movement, reflexes and instincts, allowing faster, better improvement of the human mind and body.2020-03-2310 min

Exponential Africa#303 Exponential Africa - Rachel SibleyWhat are the benefits of having Augmented and Virtual reality in our present world and the future of humanity?Today on the Exponential Africa Show, Mic Mann has a great chat with SingularityU Faculty member specialising in Augmented and virtual reality - Rachel Sibley!Education and training are a huge opportunity space; through AR and VR, we can scale immersive learning! Rachel says that we can dematerialise and thus demonetise by digitising the most high impact way of learning which is fully embodied interactive learning.Rachel speaks of retention and efficiency through interactive...2020-02-2710 min

Exponential Africa#302 Exponential Africa - Pablos HolmanExponential Africa Show - Pablos Holman - Hacking & Disruptive Innovation!Today on the Exponential Africa Show, Mic Mann welcomes Pablos Holman - SingularityU Futurist, Hacker, Inventor, and Disruptor!Pablos’s hacking career started in his childhood years. Growing up in Alaska, Pablos had a lot of free time to get to know his computer, which led to his coding and hacking skills. Pablos explains the computer to be a tool that lights up your imagination.His incredible mindset led him to work on and implement an extensive number of disruptive & innovative projects. From 3D...2020-02-2011 min

Exponential Africa#220 Exponential Africa - Anita Schjøll BredeToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann interviews Anita Schjøll Brede, Co-founder of Iris.AI and SingularityU Nordic faculty member specialising in Artificial Intelligence.Iris.AI helps academics and researchers go from ideas and research projects, to finding the precise reading list reducing about 80% of time usually spent researching and going through hundred and thousands of documentation to find the specific documents needed for the project,.Anita speaks about her journey with Singularity University, how she founded and raised money for Iris.AI, together with going through what AI actually means.W...2019-10-3111 min

Exponential Africa#219 Exponential Africa - Valter AdãoToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann hosts Valter Adao, Deloitte Chief Digital and Innovation officer and SingularityU South Africa faculty member specialising in exponential organisations, exponential leadership and the future of work.Valter describes aspects of his role within Deloitte as assisting organisations to digitally transform by taking them on a journey of business reimagination! Going on a journey with organisations through a variety of phases by educating and helping create an understanding on the importance of digital transformation for the survival of the business all the way through to the implementation of the solutions...2019-09-2712 min

Exponential Africa#218 Exponential Africa - Carlo van de WeijerToday on the Exponential Africa Show with Mic Mann we welcome Carlo Van de Weijer, a world leading expert and SingularityU faculty member on mobility and automotive! Speaking on autonomous cars and their future impact!The rise of autonomous vehicles production comes typically as digitisation happens. Digitisation is always followed by disruption creating a race to disrupt ones self before getting left behind. Carlo says autonomous cars are like computer on wheels, self driving vehicles are just one positive aspect of the disruptions and change coming into the industry.Autonomous vehicles are just one step...2019-09-1910 min

Exponential Africa#217 Exponential Africa - Alex GladsteinToday on the Exponential Africa Show with Mic Mann we meet Alex Gladstein. CSO of the Human rights foundation, a guest lecturer at SingularityU and a prolific speaker on the future of money. Alex speaks on the positive impact of a decentralised bitcoin system and how it will help the poor and sustain a democracy in the world!Alex’s background is in political science, studying governments, democracy and dictatorship. He speaks on how Bitcoin is going to revolutionise our lives, focusing on the positive outcomes of the decentralisation of money for all human kind! Bitcoin in no...2019-09-1310 min

Watts InvolvedEpisode 53 | Adam Pantanowitz | Adam Pantanowitz is a fanatical technologist, who enjoys solving seemingly unsolvable problems, particularly with the help of cloud computing and machine learning. On this episode I chat with Adam Pantanowitz, he describes himself as a fanatical technologist, who enjoys solving seemingly unsolvable problems, particularly with the help of cloud computing and machine learning. He is part of the SingularityU South Africa faculty with a focus on biotechnology and speaks about the future of technology with a focus on how tech-human convergence will be the norm in future. This was an incredible interview, learn more about Adam's life, work and struggles, no doubt just like me you will become a raving fan. 2019-09-1339 min

Exponential Africa#215 Exponential Africa - Tiffany VoraWatch an all new episode of the Exponential Africa Show with Mic Mann in a fascinating discussion with SingularityU Vice chair of digital biology and medicine, Tiffany J Vora.Tiffany's passion lies in looking into the latest and greatest trends in her field trough analysis and conversation with Vc’s, startups and mentorship programmes. Bringing in all the information together in ways that really maximise the impact of these technologies that are currently changing biology, agriculture and healthcare, all of which are tied together with life!Biotechnology simply put is a group of technologies used to...2019-08-2911 min

Exponential Africa#213 Exponential Africa - Raymond McCauleyToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann interviews Raymond McCauley, not the pastor but the Biotech Scientist! Amongst many achievements and startups he is the founder of exponential biosciences and SingularityU faculty chair on digital biology.Biotechnology, often abbreviated to biotech, is the area of biology that uses living processes, organisms or systems to manufacture products or technology intended to improve the quality of human life.Ray says Biotech is one third of the world economy, influencing areas like healthcare, and agriculture, and the biggest deal of it all is mastering the process of...2019-08-1509 min

Exponential Africa#212 Exponential Africa - Ramez NaamToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann meets with dear friend, SingularityU co-chair of energy and best selling author, Ramez Naam.Discussing the exponentially declining costs of solar, battery and wind energy, and the opportunity South Africa has as being one of the sunniest countries in the world.Ramez believes we are entering a phase where the cost benefits of scrapping fossil fuel resources are massive as its cheaper to build new clean energy than to operate with what already exists.Ramez urges countries to embrace solar and wind farms as this...2019-08-0809 min

Exponential Africa#211 Exponential Africa - Kris ØstergaardToday on the Exponential Africa Show Mic Mann interviews Kris Østergaard co-founder and Chief Learning & Innovation Officer of SingularityU Nordic.As the Chief Learning & Innovation Officer of SingularityU Nordic, Kris is responsible for designing and running education and innovation programs for organisations as well as startups in SingularityU Nordic’s innovation campus based in Copenhagen.Kris is the author of his new book Transforming Legacy Organisations: Turn Your Established Business into an Innovation Champion to Win the Future. Explaining the notion of innovation theatre prevalent in many large corporations and the different phases of inn...2019-08-0110 min

Exponential Africa#203 Exponential Africa - Ashley AnthonyToday on the Exponential Africa Show with @micmann we highlight, @AshleyAnthony CEO of Isazi Consulting, SingularityU SA Faculty member and an expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence!Ashley describes AI as the quest for computers to solve problems that they were never designed to solve.We are introduced to his new exciting product, Sophia! Designed to take thousands of unstructured types of data and in seconds convert it into structured and accurate machine format!Ashley explains that AI on its own is not enough and not the best option, as well as...2019-03-2709 min

Radeo#24 RadEO with Lesley Waterkeyn from CWDiIn this episode of RadEO, Ross chats to Lesley Waterkeyn, founder of Colourworks and now Group CEO of CDWi. They talk merging businesses and staying relevant after two decades in the industry. Lesley shares her experience in integrating two companies and how they got even more clients with the merge. Subscribe on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radeo/id1250841955) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5FhWL8wjR13nuU1gI7dUkY) About Lesley - Lesley built Colourworks from the ground-up and now heads up the CWDi Group. She is driven by her curiosity and her entrepreneurial mind spearheads...2019-03-2738 min

RadEO#24 RadEO with Lesley Waterkeyn from CWDiIn this episode of RadEO, Ross chats to Lesley Waterkeyn, founder of Colourworks and now Group CEO of CDWi. They talk merging businesses and staying relevant after two decades in the industry. Lesley shares her experience in integrating two companies and how they got even more clients with the merge. Subscribe on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radeo/id1250841955) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5FhWL8wjR13nuU1gI7dUkY) About Lesley - Lesley built Colourworks from the ground-up and now heads up the CWDi Group. She is driven by her curiosity and her entrepreneurial mind spearheads...2019-03-2738 min

Geeks y Gadgets con LuisGyGFuturo digital con Vivian Lan Agami.En la edición número 35 del podcast de LuisGyG, entrevisté a Vivian Lan Agami. Ella es CEO y embajadora en México de SingularityU, una universidad ubicada en Sillicon Valley enfocada en entender cómo podemos usar las tecnologías de crecimiento exponencial entendiendo que las tecnologías no son el fin, sino el medio con el que contamos para escalar proyectos. Vivian te cuenta cómo es que aplicó para entrar a SingularityU, su trabajo para luchar contra la hambruna en África, y su experiencia de emprendimiento. Además de cómo cambió el diseño de modas por l...2018-10-1033 min

Exponential Africa#101 The future of energy with Ramez NaamSingularityU South Africa Summit co-organiser Mic Mann and creative director Youri Licht recently travelled to the Singularity University(SU) summit in Thailand where they interviewed various SU speakers. Season 1 is a series of in-depth conversations with some of Singularity Universities most innovative and creative minds. Ramez Naam is a computer scientist, futurist, and award-winning author. Ramez spent 13 years at Microsoft, where he led teams developing early versions of Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and the Bing search engine. His career has focused on bringing advanced collaboration, communication, and information retrieval capabilities to roughly one billion people around the world, and took...2018-08-0628 min