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Talking Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Talking Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Faculty of Arts and Design at the Durban University of Technology invites you to the Talkfest; a newly event which aims to provide a platform for the DUT community and the public to deliberate on the concept of social innovation and entrepreneurship. 

The Talkfest forms part of this year’s DigiFest; a DUT Arts and Design Faculty Digital initiated festival. The staff and student showcase promotes the Faculty and the University as a learning institution of choice: relevant and responsive to needs and trends. The festival’s objectives are to showcase the creative work and artifacts of students and staffs, encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and advance social innovation. Each year, the Festival engages relevant local and global themes and trends. 

Talkfest has been adopted by the Faculty as one of its research focus areas as the Faculty realises the need for the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship as beneficial to society.

Talkfest will take place on Friday, 09 September 2016 and Saturday, 10 September 2016, at the DUT City Campus. The event (Talkfest) will be chaired by Dr Rene Smith, DUT Faculty of Arts and Design Executive Director, and is being co-ordinated by Dr Ernestina Rapeane-Mathonsi, Research Coordinator within the Faculty. 

On Friday, Dave Pons, Agriculture lecturer at the Mangosuthu University of Technology and entrepreneur who specialises in building up businesses and then selling them, as well as Jayshree Naidoo, Head of the Standard Bank Incubator, will deliver their keynote addresses. 

On Saturday, 10 September 2016, Dr Poppet Pillay, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Director at DUT, as well as Rejoice Shumba, Social Entrepreneurship Researcher, will deliver their keynote addresses.

Go to http://digifest.dut.ac.za/ for more details on the DUT DigiFest.

– Sinegugu Ndlovu

Pictured: 2016 DigiFest poster.

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