Yanesh Naidoo is a visionary who has travelled the world in pursuit of the emerging tech space. He was invited to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, where he spoke at the 11th session of the Investment Enterprise Development Commission. He lectures an MBA class on the 4th Industrial Revolution and the opportunities it holds for Africa. He is also a digital strategy expert and co-owner of Jendamark Automation, a global tech leader specialising in 4IR-driven assembly solutions for the automotive manufacturing sector.
In this episode, our host Goodwill Mabena sits down with Yanesh to introduce the TECH | PEOPLE | TALK series and to chat about Jendamark’s journey and how they developed a strategy around 4IR. We gain insights into this company - who they are and what they have contributed to automation, manufacturing and digitisation.
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00:00 – Introduction
02:55 – The reason why Jendamark has decided to start a podcast
03:10 – Content from Yanesh's lecture with an MBA class
05:40 – How an African company that started as a specialised machine builder grew into a global tech company
06:10 – Yanesh's origins from Zimbabwe and his journey to South Africa
09:00 – His innate passion for technology and studying Mechatronics at the University of Cape Town
10:03 – The support from parents that proved pivotal in building younger Yanesh
10:55 – How selling curry leaves and chicken eggs grew into selling big global machines
13:10 – How do you know how to navigate the difference between assertiveness and ego?
17:04 – Why did Goodwill drop out of university?
18:19 – It is such a cliché to celebrate the success story and forget that there is no success story without the challenging story
23:30 – There is the saying: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
24:15 – What is Jendamark and what does it do? (www.jendamark.co.za)
25:30 – The emerging Industry 4.0 and how Jendamark has responded
30:29 – Where does the fear that 4IR will result in job loss comes from?
33:55 – How does 4IR affect Africa and how does it differ from European countries?
38:30 – How does Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon use 4IR?
41:10 – How to develop a business model understanding the difference between a developed country and a developing country
42:53 – Education in the context of 3IR vs 4IR
References:
* www.jendamark.co.za
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