ITNewsAfrica forms advisory board for Innovation Dinners

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At the first meeting of the advisory board, the following members were selected to sit on the board:

• Arthur Goldstuck - analyst and CEO of World Wide Worx
  
• Magnus Mchunguzi - MD, Ericsson SA
  
• Manoj Bhoola - HP ESSN, country manager
  
• Teryl Schroen - CEO, Accsys
  
• Frits Milosevic - investment banker, telecommunication, Nedbank
  
• Edmund Katiti - acting head, NEPAD E-Africa Commission

The bi-monthly invitation-only Innovation Dinner series is a gathering for IT executives across all industries in Africa. Designed for Africa's ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people, the event is an opportunity for networking, acquiring information and strategic planning.

The Innovation Dinner series attracts between 70 and 90 senior IT executives on a bi-monthly basis. These executives are senior IT managers, IT directors, CIOs, CTOs and CEOs drawn from the public and private sectors.

Past speakers at the dinner have included Dr Edmund Katiti, head of NEPAD e-Africa Commission, Christian De Faria, senior VP innovation and commercial MTN, as well as Magnus Mchunguzi, MD Ericsson SA.

The next Innovation Dinner will be held at the Michelangelo Hotel and Towers on 29 June 2011 with the theme "Journey to the cloud". In the near future, the Innovation Dinner series will be hosted in Nigeria and Kenya in 2011/12. The advisory board has also extended an invitation to start-up companies to present their innovative ideas at future Innovation Dinner events. For further information, go to www.innovationdinner.co.za.