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Business Talk with Michael Avery is a new online interview series featuring conversations with South Africa’s leading executives.

The show centres around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on South Africa and consumers in general; life post-lockdown; how companies, and the country can move forward; and what can be done to ensure a prosperous future.

To get your company or executive featured on Business Talk with Michael Avery, contact Kevin Lancaster at kevin@businesstech.co.za

Episode 1 - EY Africa CEO Ajen Sita discusses the pursuit of long-term value

Ajen Sita is the chief executive officer of EY Africa, having started at the firm as a trainee accountant in 1993.

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Business Talk with Michael Avery

Season 5 - Presented by EY-Parthenon

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Episode 1 - EY Africa CEO Ajen Sita discusses the pursuit of long-term value

18:25

Business Talk with Michael Avery

Season 4 - Presented by Discovery Business Insurance

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Episode 1 - In conversation with Lana Ross, COO at Discovery Business Insurance

17:13
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Episode 2 - In conversation with Pineapple co-founder, Marnus van Heerden

21:56
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Episode 3 - OpenText's Julie Tregurtha on how to manage your data privacy compliance

17:59
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Episode 4 - In conversation with Google South Africa's Alistair Mokoena

16:32
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Episode 5 - In conversation with Shergeran Naidoo from BankservAfrica

12:21
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Episode 6 - In discussion with Alison Collier from Endeavor South Africa

32:46
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Episode 7 - Absa’s Subash Sharma on how banking innovations are helping customers through the pandemic

18:10
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Episode 8 - Pavlo Phitidis on growing your business sustainably during the pandemic

20:21
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Episode 9 - In conversation with SnapScan CEO, Chris Zietsman

26:48
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Episode 10 - In conversation with Logicalis CTO Morné Laubscher

11:04
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Episode 11 - In conversation with Discovery Insure’s Francois Theron

12:16
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Episode 12 - In conversation with Discovery Insure’s Anton Ossip

20:36

Business Talk - Owning it with Sage

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E1 - PJ Bishop discusses the tools that Sage provides for small business owners

17:11
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E2 - Viresh Harduth shares the advantages of looking after employees better

11:29
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E3 - John Anderson shares some of the challenges faced by the pension industry in South Africa

21:58
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E4 - In conversation with Baker McKenzie Africa practice head, Wildu du Plessis

20:20
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E5 - In conversation with TransUnion’s Dries Zietsman

22:05
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E6 - In conversation with Standard Bank’s Simone Cooper

19:10
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E7 - In conversation with Dumo Mbethe, CEO at Momentum Corporate

23:58
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E8 - Sybrin's Salvatore Errera on the importance of liveness detection

17:53
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E9 - In conversation with WeBuyCars founder, Faan van der Walt

17:53
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E10 - Gareth Friedlander on Discovery Life's approach to Covid and the vaccine rollout

13:15

Business Talk with Michael Avery

Season 3 - Presented by EY

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Episode 1 - EY’s Ashwin Goolab on how transformation consulting can help your business

21:23
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Episode 2 - In conversation with Woolworths head of online & mobile, Liz Hillock

23:44
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Episode 3 - In conversation with Investec business online lead, Devina Maharaj

28:24
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Episode 4 - In conversation with Old Mutual’s Christelle Colman

21:57
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Episode 5 - In conversation with Dr Hayley Haupt at EY

22:31
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Episode 6 - In conversation with GIBS director Dr Roze Phillips

20:06
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Episode 7 - In conversation with Marius van den Berg at EY

17:14
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Episode 8 - In conversation with Audrey Mothupi, CEO of Systemic Logic

33:24
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Episode 9 - In conversation with Sean Sanders, CEO and founder of Revix

19:57
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Episode 10 - In conversation with Mteto Nyati, chief executive at Altron

26:57
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Episode 11 - Business Talk – In conversation with Paul O’Flaherty at EY

11:27
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Episode 12 - In conversation with Gareth Friedlander at Discovery Life

20:04

Business Talk with Michael Avery

Season 2 - Presented by Discovery Bank

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Episode 1 - Jeremy Lichtenstein

21:56
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Episode 2 - Magda Wierzycka

26:18
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Episode 3 - Isaac Matshego

19:56
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Episode 4 - Jean du Toit

20:50
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Episode 5 - Elmar Conradie

20:06
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Episode 6 - Prabashini Moodley

23:56
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Episode 7 - Ajen Sita

18:31
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Episode 8 - Johan van der Merwe

25:34
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Episode 9 - Hylton Kallner

19:01
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Episode 10 - Samuel Seeff

27:24
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Episode 11 - Julie Tregurtha

22:04
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Episode 12 - Gidon Novick

21:06
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Episode 13 - Frans Hiemstra

23:16
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Episode 14 - William Mzimba

23:37
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Episode 15 - Hylton Kallner – The application of shared value in banking

18:13
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Episode 16 - Jeremy Lichtenstein: The role of data and storage in the 4th Industrial Revolution

15:58
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Episode 17 - Jay Paul

19:16
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Episode 18 - Richard Wainwright

27:19
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Episode 19 - Alex Russell

21:21

Business Talk with Michael Avery - Season 1

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Episode 1 - Dr Andrew Golding

22:07
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Episode 2 - Sim Tshabalala

16:45
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Episode 3 - Dawie Roodt

15:34
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Episode 4 - Stephen Koseff
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Episode 5 - Mike Brown
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Episode 6 - James Formby

22:42
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Episode 7 - Valdene Reddy

27:02
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Episode 8 - Busi Mavuso
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Episode 9 - Grant Bodley

23:34
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Episode 10 - Basani Maluleke

21:10
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Episode 11 - Michael Jordaan

24:11
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Episode 12 - Muggie van Staden

13:06
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Episode 13 - Tauriq Keraan

24:39