Ziaad Suleman
Speaker
Ziaad Suleman
Group Chief Commercial Officer at EOH
Ziaad Suleman is the Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and an Exco Member of EOH since 1 July 2021. Prior to this role, Ziaad was a Director and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for IBM Southern Africa, a business he served and grew over his 13 - year stay.
In his current role as CCO, Ziaad is responsible for the overall Go To Market proposition which includes sales, consulting, commercial constructs, investments, solutioning and marketing.
Over and above EOH, Ziaad represents South Africa as the SA Chair of 4IR on BRICS, Chair of the ICT 4IR Public Private Growth Initiative (PPGI), ICT Lead on the Digital Work Accelerator (DWA) Presidential Programme, Independent Non – Executive Chairperson of Qode, Non – Executive Director of Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa and Executive Member of D1GIT NPO.
Ziaad schooled at St. Johns College, Johannesburg and earned both his undergraduate and postgraduate honours degrees in Law with distinction from University of Natal. He also obtained an MDP Business Management degree with distinction from GIBS Business School.
Presentation:
Reimagining the future of higher education through digital transformation | Day Two
COVID-19 and other disruptions have highlighted the need for digital transformation in the tertiary education sector. While some institutions have been quick to innovate and deliver a quality learning experience, the pace of change needs to accelerate across the sector to meet the rapidly growing and urgent demand for inclusive, affordable higher education.
In his presentation, Ziaad makes the case for digital transformation in the tertiary education sector, takes a closer look at the challenges that need to be addressed and finally, presents a picture of what success looks like and how to get there.