The German company SAP is the leading software publisher in Europe and the fourth in the world. SAP Next-Gen is a community for young people around the world who are passionate about innovation and technology.

In her role, Kwena Mabotja joins forces with influential organizations from the private and public sectors, civil society, academia, youth, startups, accelerators and incubators, to collaborate, develop the digital skills of young people. and put in place disruptive innovations linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

She is the regional manager of the Global Gender Agenda, a collaboration with organizations such as UN Women, which aims to harness innovation and technology as a catalyst to empower women and girls through public-private partnerships.

She is also a non-executive director at Moment Business Consultants, an organization that provides business consulting services to startups and SMEs in South Africa.

Kwena Mabotja has over ten years of global industry experience. As a former management consultant, she worked with business leaders from various industries to solve critical business challenges. She was selected as a Mandela-Washington Fellow – the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, as well as the Afrika Kommt Fellow, a German-led program to develop young African leaders.