Details
This is an in-person and virtual event. RSVP required.
Date: Wednesday, 7th August 2024
Start time: 14:30 PM SAST
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Guest Lecturers from Nedbank Group Technology:
- Bianca Butler – Executive Head: Green Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, SRE, FinOps
- Manesh Hari - Head: Cloud Solutions
- Omphile Matheolane – Lead: Biz DevOps
- Adam Aucamp – Lead: Biz DevOps, Green Engineering
- Kungela Mzuku – Platform Owner: Green Engineering
Company: Nedbank Group Technology, a division of the Nedbank Group
Location: Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
RSVP: Link to form
About NGT and the Unlectured Series
Are you a student interested in the intersection of finance and technology?
Come join us for an engaging guest lecture by Nedbank Group Technology!
We’re excited to present a guest lecture featuring diverse topics from technology insights to career-related discussions. We will be joined by Nedbank’s Cloud team in the Group Technology division, tasked with maturing Cloud through a focus on sustainability, stability, and the shortest time to value.
Nedbank Group is one of the largest financial services providers in Africa, offering wholesale and retail banking, insurance, asset management, and wealth management services to more than 7 million clients. Nedbank’s Group Technology function is a centralised unit, responsible for all components of the Group’s Information Technology infrastructure and systems.
Cloud is one of the most transformative technologies of our time, and therefore the Cloud team's focus remains on providing efficient and effective services at a low cost, while leveraging digital platforms and enhancing client experiences through modernised and agile technology capabilities.
About the Speakers
Bianca Butler - Executive Head: Green Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, SRE, FinOps
Bianca is human-centric, self-led and an ambitious DevOps, Cloud & Digital Transformation Leader with 10-years’ experience in the heritage to new-age technology evolution. Bianca has played a key role in enabling Payments in the Cloud, driving the creation of data gravity through cutting-edge Cloud Data Ecosystems, and ultimately unlocking truly modernised and business-centric migration pathways for a broad set of technology capabilities.
Manesh Hari - Head: Cloud Solutions
Manesh is a passionate leader in the IT Industry with more than 20 years of experience. He has a dynamic and proven track record of delivery within various financial service organisations across complex and dynamic landscapes. He is adept at transforming organisations to embed modernised capabilities in technology and ensure business value. His people-centric approach enables the growth of champions in the industry for a better global technology footprint
Omphile Matheolane is a DevOps Lead, seamlessly blending a rich background from software development to leadership. With a passion for innovation and a fresh perspective, Omphile Matheolane is redefining banking technology and driving impactful change.
Adam Aucamp – Lead: Biz DevOps, Green Engineering
Committed to continuous improvement and innovation, Adam has played a pivotal role in developing platforms that support seamless integration and delivery pipelines.
With a strong focus on enhancing productivity and efficiency, Adam has been instrumental in driving the adoption of DevOps, Value Stream Management, Green Engineering practices and Cloud technologies in Nedbank.
Kungela Mzuku - Platform Owner: Green Engineering
Kungela describes herself as an optimistic futurist, with a passion for Finance, Technology, and Research. She leads Green Engineering, tasked with applying a green mindset to software delivery through a deliberate focus on optimisation. Kungela is a UCT MPhil Fintech alumni (Class of 2019).
Interested?
RSVP via this Link. Participate virtually or in-person. In-person seats are limited and refreshments will be provided after the session.
Come join the NGT Cloud team as they share their experience about how they use their technology expertise to do good for individuals, families, business, and society.
FinHub Practitioner Seminars
This seminar is part of a series which has been created to expose UCT MPhil in Fintech students to exceptional individuals in the African Fintech space working on innovative solutions to address the large unbanked population on our continent. Fintech in Africa has received the largest share of funding in recent years, and this trend is expected to increase. As the only dedicated Fintech Master's program on the African continent, one of our goals is to connect our students with leading fintech companies across the continent. In the past, we have had speakers from Nala, Stitch Money, Visa, Spoon Money, Consensys, Authentium, Investec and more. Because seminars have attracted interest from students across campus, any student or individual interested in fintech and related topics are welcome to attend.
