THE man who developed, established and launched Google South Africa, Stafford Masie, will be the key speaker at the AMH Conversations, a platform that Alpha Media Holdings will next month launch to bring international experts to lead discussions on global social, economic and political developments.

AMH Conversations will be launched in Harare on February 17.

To kick off the series of AMH Conversations, the technology futurist, professional speaker, consultant, and strategist, who has been invited in partnership with iWayAfrica, will lead discussion on global technological changes.

Masie will outline key global technological trends and their relevance to the African continent. He will explore the evolution of the ICT sector within the Sadc region and discuss key impacts the region should expect to see over the next three to five years. Masie will also outline the challenges and opportunities the changes present throughout various business sectors. Not only will generic insights be discussed, but he will also reference significant projects he has been involved in, internationally and locally.

This exclusive breakfast meeting at which Masie is to speak will be open to individuals involved in shaping the strategic direction of organisations, such as CEOs, board members and senior executives.

Masie is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur and angel investor and has been in the IT industry for more than 19 years.

He completed his tertiary Computer Science studies in Israel and worked within the largest networks at Telkom, Dimension Data and established a successful software engineering services company which was later acquired.

Masie worked for eight years in the USA at Novell's head office in Utah as a Global Corporate Technology Strategist.

On his return to South Africa, he assumed the role of country manager for Novell and thereafter developed, established and launched Google South Africa. -- Staff Writer.