Thandi is a Human Rights lawyer and activist whose career of over 35 years spans the roles of attorney, mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, dispute resolution practitioner, public speaker, executive management, and director of companies. She has been involved in high profile litigation, mediated labour disputes with huge economic impact and conducted various high-profile investigations and commissions of inquiry. She holds a B Juris degree from Fort Hare University, B Proc and LLB degrees from UNISA and LLM degree from Wits University. She is an admitted advocate, shareholder and executive director of Peotona Group Holdings, Trustee of various Trusts, notably Chair of the Legal Resources Trust and Zenex Foundation.

Sizwe holds a BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA (SA) qualification. He was conferred with honorary doctorates by the Universities of Fort Hare, the Durban University of Technology, the University of Johannesburg, and the Walter Sisulu University. He is the former CEO of Telkom and FirstRand Banking Group. He is the Co-founder and Chairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), founder and Chairman of Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFA). Sizwe is now a social entrepreneur who founded Future Nation Schools. He also founded Sifiso Learning Group, which is involved in EdTech, academic and non-academic publishing and real estate.

Michael is a partner and Executive Chairman at Bedell Trust, with an extensive international private client practice, advising families on the structuring of their affairs offshore. Michael serves as a non-executive director on numerous companies, with reference to mutual funds and fund management companies. Michael studied at the College of Law, Guilford and then obtained a Diplome d’Etudes Françaises at the University of Caen in 1974 and a L.L.B Honours from Exeter University in 1977. He has served as an advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey and a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Michael has been involved in the Zenex Trust and its Foundation since their inception.

MaLlele is currently pursuing business interests through Borofa Consulting, focusing on strategic business partnerships in education, real estate, infrastructure development, road and transport systems, and business consulting. He has a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Cape Town and has completed two Senior Executive Programmes. MaLlele has over 25 years’ experience in the education sector. He has held directorships and served on the boards of several organisations, including NBI Gauteng EQUIP, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.

A Chartered Accountant by training, Sindi is an entrepreneur and executive Chairperson of Advanced Capital, a diversified mining services company she co-founded. Sindi holds a B. Com degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from UKZN. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. Her illustrious career includes being Group CFO of Transnet, and an Executive Partner at Ernst & Young. She has served on boards of South Africa’s premium corporates including MTN, Armscor, South African Airways, and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Grant leads Ocorian’s European Private Client services team. He works with ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals and their structures, as well as large corporate clients, major banks, and international trust companies on all aspects of trust and corporate law. Whilst non-practising, Grant is a qualified English solicitor, Jersey Advocate and South African attorney, and was previously a partner with an international law firm. Grant has been frequently acknowledged in the “Honours List” in the “Leading Trustees” category, in the Citywealth Leaders List, and in the “Honours List” in the “Leading Lawyers” category.