We’ve designed BIG Ideas (5 – 7 October) to bring together members from across Africa and across the world to exchange ideas, challenge thinking, and help shape the future of care, costs and the role of the insurer.
Over three days in Cape Town, you’ll gain insights from one of the world’s most innovative healthcare ecosystems—where many of the cost, access, and care delivery challenges mirror those faced globally. Hear from senior leaders at AXA, Discovery Health, and Insight Actuaries (our Strategic Partner) as they share how their organisations are containing costs while pioneering new models of care, innovation, and service delivery.
This is far more than a passive conference. Supported by the d-school AFRIKA at the University of Cape Town, the second day will be an interactive design-thinking experience. Faculty will guide participants in transforming the most compelling BIG Ideas into practical actions, strategic priorities, and implementation plans that can be applied within their own organisations.
On the final day, we’ll look beyond today’s challenges to explore tomorrow’s opportunities in Technology Horizons, featuring leading clinicians, academics, and technology innovators examining the trends and breakthroughs that will redefine healthcare in the years ahead.
Register now to secure the early-bird rate before prices increase on 1 September.
The three-day programme, including two networking dinners, is ZAR 14,995 (approximately £695 / A$1,350).
Balkrishna (BK) Korgaonkar
COO Leapfrog to Value (India)
Having spoken at our CEO Forum in 2025, BK will be speaking and leading our VBHC stream. The Leapfrog to Value (L2V) initiative is to design and implement value-based care projects in low- and middle-income countries such as India, South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda in both public and private settings; in TB, HIV, Maternity, NCDs, and primary care. He also led the development of Leapfrog to Value’s “Playbook for designing human-centered health systems” that lays out the process of collaboratively arriving at a pragmatic VBC program.
Musa Kalenga
CEO, Brave Group
Musa sits at the rare intersection of boardroom strategy, creative technology, and human-centred leadership. As Group CEO of Brave Group Holdings and co-founder of FORGE Africa’s pioneering Al-powered marketing platform – Musa doesn’t just speak about the future of business; he’s actively building it.
A WEF Global Shaper, MBA graduate (GIBS), Duke Corporate Education faculty member, and author of three books, Musa brings the credibility of a practitioner and the energy of a performer to BIG Ideas as our keynote to kick off Tuesday 6 October and to set the mind set for creative strategy.
Noluthando Nematswerani
Chief Clinical Officer Discovery Health
Noluthando is a medical doctor with vast healthcare experience who is passionate about access to affordable high-quality healthcare for all and a firm believer in health as a basic human right. She holds a Masters degree in Clinical Pharmacology and an MSc in Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology. She is a member of the Discovery Health Executive Committee, the Risk Executive Committee, chair of the Discovery Group Clinical Executive Committee.
Dr Prinesh Reddy
Associate Director: Policy & Health Systems Strengthening – Southern Africa MSD (Pty) Ltd
South Africa
Roger Wiseman’s (Insight) session last year regarding drug access and affordability resonated with many. Prinesh is a South African trained medical doctor with clinical experience in digital health, general practice, critical care & anaesthesia. His vision is to promote access to affordable healthcare on the African continent. This has led to his transition from the operating theatre to the healthcare strategy & technology space.
Dr Aly Shabaly
Chief Medical Officer, AXA One Health,
(Egypt)
Dr Shabaly leads the organisation’s clinical strategy and innovation agenda. A physician by training, Dr Shabaly brings extensive experience across healthcare delivery, digital health, and system transformation, with a focus on improving patient outcomes through integrated, data-driven care.
One Health is a healthcare organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred services across both community and specialist settings. By combining clinical expertise with digital access, the company aims to streamline care pathways, reduce waiting times, lower costs and make healthcare more accessible and efficient for patients and partners alike.
Richard Perez
Founding Director, Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town
Richard Perez is a catalyst for design-driven change in Africa and beyond. As founding director of the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town — the first dedicated school of design thinking on the continent — he is passionate about nurturing a new generation of creative problem-solvers equipped to tackle complex societal challenges.
With over two decades working at the intersection of business, government, and education, Richard combines human-centred design with business thinking, management, and strategy. He specialises in design thinking for innovation and strategic leadership, and advises private and public sector organisations across South Africa, the wider African region, and internationally. His work champions empathy, experimentation, and collaboration as essential tools for driving systemic change, building inclusive innovation ecosystems, and empowering people and communities to co-create better futures.
Dr Dino Rech
CEO, Audere
Dino is a recognized global health leader, published researcher, and ER physician with first-hand knowledge of how technology can both help and hinder clinical workflows, and the impact this has on patients and payers.
He has dedicated his career to the advancement of global health through research and innovation, holding various leadership and technical roles at organizations such as the Centre for HIV and AIDS Prevention Studies (CHAPS), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Aurum Institute and Audere.
Thando Kembo
COO, CIMAS Health Society (Zimbabwe)
Thando Kembo is Chief Operating Officer of Cimas Health Group, Zimbabwe’s leading healthcare organisation. As the executive lead for operations and strategy, she guides large-scale healthcare transformation and the work of building health systems that perform and endure. She works from a simple conviction: that Africa can build health systems the world learns from. Central to her approach are value-based models that put the patient first and, in doing so, raise the standard of care, make quality consistent and widen access.
Thando holds seats on the boards of Cimas Health Group (Zimbabwe), Healthguard International (Mauritius), the Board of Healthcare Funders (SADC), and sits on the International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP) Executive Leadership and Data Insights networks. From these tables, she helps shape how healthcare is financed, measured and reimagined across Africa and beyond. Thando speaks regularly at industry conferences, funder and payer forums and executive leadership summits across Africa, the Middle East and Europe, on healthcare transformation, value-based care and leading complex health systems.
Dr Tebogo Phaleng
Insight Health Solutions (IHS)
Under the leadership of Dr Tebogo Phaleng and other visionary professionals, IHS is shaping how healthcare is delivered, governed, and experienced across the country. From our strategic partner Insight, Dr Phaleng, returns for a second year as our expert moderator for discussions, to tease out the right questions and to keep us all on track to deliver BIG Ideas.
We can think of no-one better to do this. Together under the leadership of Dr Phaleng and IHS we can unlock the power of collaboration, expertise, and visionary leadership in transforming healthcare at BIG Ideas.
Prof. Bradley Beira
Distinguished Professor Logan University, Health System Architect and Policy Advisor
Lecturing globally in local and international forums on health system architecture, Agentic AI and digital health technology adoption for telehealth and telemedicine strategy and application – Prof Beira will pose the tough questions of ethics and where and how we apply human oversight.
Nomfundo Khabela
Strategic Relationships, Healthbridge
Nomfundo leads strategic relationships at Health bridge and contributes to executive-level business growth. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, she has held leadership positions across the pharmaceutical, medical device, and digital health sectors.
Her MSc in Bioethics & Health Law thesis focused on the ethical implications of adopting value-based healthcare in Africa. She also just completed her Value-Based Healthcare Black Belt Certification from the Value-Based Health Care Center Europe.
She brings particular expertise in digital health innovation, strategic relationship management and healthcare commercialisation across African markets.
Her academic background in healthcare ethics and business management positions her as a valuable voice on implementing value-based care models and healthcare digitisation in diverse African healthcare environments.
Mark Jackson
Design Thinking Programme Lead, d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town
Mark Jackson is a design thinking programme lead at the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town, where he designs and facilitates experiences that help participants find their creative confidence. He works across a range of spaces with a focus on digital innovation, STEM education and climate change for a range of local and foreign organisations. When not with the d-school Afrika he supports organisations in design led research and embedding design thinking processes and mindsets in their teams.
We are thrilled again to partner with Insight Actuaries & Consultants bringing market-leading consulting, actuarial modelling, data management and knowledge across more than 30 markets, plus skilfully moderating of conversations and workshops. With the focus of cost containment, we can think of no better partner!
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