Fireside chat with Mark Sham (Suits and Sneakers)

Apr 24, 2018, 4:00 – 7:00 PM

Mark Sham is the founder and CEO of Suits & Sneakers which aims to disrupt the education landscape in South Africa at first and then abroad. Mark’s philosophy centres around the idea that these days, YouTube, podcasts and the internet has democratised education just like WhatsApp and Skype democratised communication.

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Join us this month as we host Mark Sham.

Mark Sham is the founder and CEO of Suits & Sneakers which aims to disrupt the education landscape in South Africa at first and then abroad. Mark’s philosophy centres around the idea that these days, YouTube, podcasts and the internet has democratised education just like WhatsApp and Skype democratised communication. For us to be truly ready for the future, we need a balance between formal and informal education; suits and sneakers.

Mark has a background in marketing but his entrepreneurial spirit and natural curiosity led him to start a host of other businesses across a variety of industries until he found his true passion in the form of Suits & Sneakers in 2015.

Suits & Sneakers currently operates in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban but will be looking to operate nationwide by 2019. Suits & Sneakers is also about to open a London office in 2019 which is the first step to becoming a global company.

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Speaker

  • Mark Sham

    Suits and Sneakers

    Founder

When

When

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM UTC

Agenda

4:00 PMNetworking and Food
5:00 PMFireside Chat and Q&A
6:00 PMNetworking and Drinks

Organizers

  • Samuel Ngobeni

    Fottis Finance

    Chapter Director

  • Brian Mlambo

    Akha Ventures

    Ecosystem Builder

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