Tiekie Barnard is founder and CEO of Shift Impact Africa and the SVAI. Both were founded by Tiekie’s passion and drive to make a difference, and the realisation that business has the resources and the power to accelerate change on our continent.

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Tiekie is the co-creator of the first ever Harvard aligned Shared Value executive training course and works closely with academic institutions across the continent such as Strathmore Business School, Africa Leadership University, Lagos Business School, University of Johannesburg, etc. She also heads up the team that annually verify the regional Shared Value Awards.

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She is a qualified Shared Value practitioner, as well as member of the Vega School of Brand Leadership Advisory Board, Global Reporting Initiative, the Public Relations Institute of South Africa and the Enterprise Africa Network, ALM Advisory committee.