African Proptech Forum

Jean Grobler

Jean is a design architect with a keen interest in the role of digital tools and practice in the design and management of completed projects in the built environment. His focus on the multi-disciplinary and shifting role of architectural teams has resulted in him leading initiatives within the Boogertman practice that encompass the design of […]

Wendy Cerutti

Wendy Cerutti is an Associate Director at Turner & Townsend, currently based in Johannesburg. Wendy Cerutti is Head of Cost Management in Johannesburg for Turner & Townsend and also holds responsibility for integrating and deploying PropTech into our South African business. She has 16 years’ experience working across Africa and the United Kingdom delivering projects […]

Lee-Zane Greyling

Lee-Zane is an Arup Director responsible for Building and City projects throughout Africa. He delights in precinct scale integrated design having helped shape projects in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He encourages design in accordance with best practice sustainability and whole-of-life principles and, as more of his clients leverage digital property strategies to […]

Carel de Jager

Carel de Jager began his career as a Chemical Engineer in the energy industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. He now works as a consultant for the Blockchain Academy, facilitating a wide range of blockchain related training courses and presentations. Through the academy, he also delivers customised, industry-specific training to audiences ranging […]

Alexandria Procter

Alexandria Procter was born in the Eastern Cape, and started DigsConnect.com during her undergrad at the University of Cape Town while she was a member of the Students Representative Council. The platform has grown to become Africa’s largest student accommodation marketplace, listing tens of thousands of beds across South Africa since its launch in January […]

Steven Brown

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director – Fortress REIT Limited Date of appointment: April 2016 Steven entered the property industry, after completing his articles, as a listed property analyst in 2008 for Corovest. Following this, Steven joined Standard Bank’s Global Markets division in the equity derivatives finance team and thereafter joined the South African real […]

Tertia Barrett

Tertia Barrett is the MD of Cataly5t, a tech business transforming workspaces. With a career spanning more than 15 years in technology leadership, Tertia is passionate about how new technology can revolutionize the way we interact with our workspaces. Cataly5t works with leading tech companies to help businesses create workspaces where employees want to be, […]

Nikki Greenberg

Nikki Greenberg is a futurist and thought leader in the real estate industry. As Founder of Real Estate of the Future, she directs real estate developers and owners on ways to capitalize on PropTech and disruptive innovations to gain an edge in an ever-changing environment. She is a frequent speaker at leading real estate and […]

Kerwen Francis

Kerwen has 18 years’ experience in project management in the built environment, 12 of which were in building and civil (structural) construction in the public and private sectors in SA, Swaziland, Mauritius and Kenya. Before joining Nedbank in 2019, he worked for IBM where he was responsible for the delivery of innovation and data centres […]

John Kuruvilla

John Kuruvilla, Cofounder & CRO, Kalpnik Technologies & Chief Mentor, Brigade REAP comes with over 3 decades of diverse experience covering Marketing, Sales, Brand building, Customer Relations, Revenue Management, Pricing, P&L responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Mentorship & Investing. He has been instrumental in the creation of several successful brands in India including award winning & memorable campaigns […]