UVU Africa
Razeena Palekar is a marketing professional with extensive experience in various roles across multiple organizations. Currently serving as the Group Marketing Communications Manager at UVU Africa since July 2023, Razeena previously held positions such as Group Marketing Manager and Group Marketing Specialist at Chelsea Group from April 2021 to June 2023. Prior roles include Marketing Lead and Product Marketing Coordinator at Nebula, Content, Relationship & PR Manager at Savvy Marketing, and Operations Administrator at Vumatel. Razeena's career began with contributions as an Academic Tutor at Teach Me 2 and as a News Writer for Varsity Newspaper at the University of Cape Town. Razeena also coordinated events for SHAWCO's KenStep project. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Studies from the University of Cape Town and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of South Africa.
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UVU Africa
UVU Africa, formally The Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) is a Non-Profit Company with a mission to build a future-fit, inclusive society through technology and innovation. We do so by creating globally competitive tech and innovation sectors to enable sustainable economic growth and greater employment. CiTi was established in 1999 and operates at the intersection of business, government and society to positively shape the future of the economy and society through the use of innovation and technology. We see this model as the key driver of systemic regional change and progression. Our success in building thriving regional technology ecosystems has been recognised in a recent Endeavor Insight report, titled Evaluation & Network Analysis of the Cape Town – Stellenbosch Tech Sector. The report concluded that “Cape Town is arguably the most productive and impactful tech hub in sub- Saharan Africa.” UVU Africa achieves its mission through the following interventions: 1. Entrepreneurial development, support and incubation; 2. Digital job readiness and skills development - training young people to enter the digital economy; and 3. Open innovation clusters - picking industries of the future and supporting and stimulating their growth. 4. Providing an ecosystem and space for entrepreneurs to thrive UVU Africa continues to look at areas that will be transformative in 20 years and have an impact in five years. We are scaling our work throughout the continent to stimulate and build inclusive transformation within the digital economy.