The African Speakers Bureau supports the re-branding of our continent and encourages the recognition of its’ fine calibre of local and global thought leaders.

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"Nothing about us - without us" - Graça Machel

Based in South Africa, the African Speakers Bureau (ASB) was started out of an identified need for a platform to showcase our continent’s homegrown thought leaders in academia, business and government - a platform for African (thought) leadership and (leadership) excellence. African Questions. African Answers. African Solutions. For Africa - and beyond.

The African Speakers Bureau aims, in addition to the classical speaker bureau service, to provide a definitive knowledge brokering services. This is achieved by engaging with clients in defining their specific requirements with regard to speakers of substance - be it a keynote speaker, a business speaker or a dinner speaker.  For events such as management workshops, strategy meetings, senior leadership conferences, AGM's or Exco breakways, ASB excels at sourcing the most appropriate local or international experts or keynote speakers to address every client’s specific requirements.

ASB aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and engagement between African and Africa-related thought leaders and relevant audiences. It aims to stimulate innovative multi-sectoral dialogue that will contribute to knowledge sharing and bringing about transformation towards a sustainable change and measurable impact.

The African Speakers Bureau offers a full range of services which support organisations in designing effective workshops and conferences. Services include:
support from the conceptual stage
designing cutting edge events, workshops, conferences, gatherings
defining a brief / focus area
finding the best speakers within the allocated budget
organising and coordinating briefings
and much more.

ASB - the speaker's bureau of choice for Africa.

Our portfolio of keynote speakers share a common thread - Africa - and are deeply passionate about leadership, as well as one or more of the following topics;

1. INNOVATION & CREATIVITY :Conceptual Economics
'Conceptual economy is a term describing the contribution of creativity, innovation and design skills to economic competitiveness, especially in the global context.' *

2. 'AFRICAN RENAISSANCE'

'Africa is for Africans, Africa's problems require African solutions. The African Renaissance is the concept that African people and nations overcome the current challenges confronting the continent and achieve cultural, scientific, economic, etc. renewal'.* 

3. COLLABORATIVE/ ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE: Dinokeng Scenario 3: Walk Together
According to the 3rd Dinokeng Scenario: Walk Together: 'We can address our critical challenges only if citizens' groups, business, labour and broader civil society actively engage with the state to improve delivery and enforce an accountable government.'

Keynote speakers and experts represented by the African Speakers Bureau address topics such as:

1.   Collaborative Governance and Leadership
2.   Security and Sustainable development
3.   Responsible Natural Resource governance
4.   Fair Trade and agri-innovation
5.   Science, Innovation, Social Media and Technology
6.   Cultural biodiversity
7.   The Arts, Education, Economics