Board of Directors

Dr. Bokamoso Basutli is a Professional Engineer and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is currently the Head of the Department of Electrical and Communications Systems Engineering at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), where he leads the delivery and coordination of Satellite Communications, Digital Signal Processing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) modules. He is IEEE CertiAIEd Assessor, focusing on the ethical implications of Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS).

Dr. Basutli serves as the leader of the Signal Processing, Networks, and Systems Research (SPNS) Group. He was the Principal Investigator (PI) and originator of the BotswanaSat-1 project, Botswana’s pioneering satellite initiative.

Before joining academia, Dr. Basutli served as an Installation Engineer and later Lead Engineer with Singapore Technologies Electronics (Info-Software Systems). He then worked as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer with the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB). Dr. Basutli has served as the Chairperson, and Vice-Chairperson of the IEEE Botswana Sub-section.

He earned his Ph.D. in Electronics, Electrical, and Systems Engineering from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
 

Moabi Pusumane is a dynamic and results-driven executive with over 15 years of cross-functional experience in telecommunications, project management, market intelligence, route to market, and commercial leadership. Currently serving as Commercial Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana, with responsibilities that include, driving sustainable revenue growth, portfolio innovation, and market expansion.

Moabi specialises in crafting and executing long-term commercial strategies rooted in deep market insights and consumer behavior analysis. His leadership has delivered a 5-year CAGR double digit revenue growth, alongside award-winning marketing campaigns and operational excellence initiatives.

His key achievements include the successful launch of the Schweppes Mixology campaign, which was later adopted across Africa; driving portfolio innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic with the successful introduction of the 1.5L pack; and leading Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana to win the 2023 Africa Customer Excellence Award.
 

Montle Phuthego is a seasoned business development, trade and investment expert who holds a Master of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. She has substantial experience in economic research, business development, trade and investment, coupled with a strong expertise and experience gained from several executive positions spanning over 20 years, including being the founding Caretaker Chief Executive Officer at SPEDU, Deputy Managing Director at Botswana Development Corporation and other senior executive positions at Botswana Investment and Trade Centre and the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency. She has previously served on a number of Boards - SPEDU, Letlole la Rona and Sechaba Brewery Holdings, in the process leading some Board sub-committees. Montle is currently the Country Director for TechnoServe, an international non-profit organisation delivering business solutions that build and strengthen businesses across various sectors. She strongly believes in the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to accelerate inclusive development.

Over the past 6 years, she has led the Tokafala Enterprise and Youth Development programme, delivering impact and touching many lives.
 

Alta Dimpho Seleka is a distinguished finance professional with over two decades of senior leadership in public financial management and fiscal governance. She is a Fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA-UK) and the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCPA-BICA), and a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA-UK) as well as the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).

As Acting Commissioner for Finance and Administration at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Alta manages multibillion-pula tax revenues and corporate expenditure. Her mandate extends beyond financial reporting and audit oversight to include shared services, procurement, and the human resources functions of the Finance and Administration Division. She has anchored BURS’ compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and International Auditing Standards (IAS), while steering modernisation initiatives that strengthen transparency, efficiency, and accountability.

Her impact is visible in some of Botswana’s most ambitious financial reforms: automating the national payments system, integrating electronic tax collection platforms, developing public finance policies aligned with global practice, and overseeing infrastructure upgrades at strategic border posts.
 

Lebogang George is a Partner at AJA/MCL, and an attorney admitted to the High Courts of Botswana. She has extensive experience in commercial law, procurement law, ICT law, IT governance, and data protection & privacy law in Botswana, South Africa, and the EU. She specialises in drafting and negotiating complex software agreements, commercial agreements and advising clients on compliance and governance matters.Lebogang has a strong track record of developing data strategies, providing data protection and corporate governance training, compliance and corporate commercial law. Her expertise covers the Botswana Data Protection Act, South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, and the European General Data Protection Regulation.

She is a thought leader with publications in data protection and has been invited to speak at numerous conferences on data protection and AI.

She also actively contributes to public education and awareness through webinars. Lebogang sits on various boards and board committees, including the Women in Mining Botswana Executive Committee as Secretary, the Association of Women in Mining in Africa Governance, Legal and Compliance Sub-Committee. One of her proudest achievements is her lifetime association with Harvard Law School, where she is a recipient of the Law & Logic Certificate from Harvard Law School and the European University Institute.
 

Ronald Kgafela is a seasoned Human Capital leader with over 20 years of experience spanning Human Resources, Organisational Development, Employment Relations, Change, and Transformation. He is a Certified Professional Business Coach (PBC), a Chartered Organisational Development Practitioner (CODP™️), and an Organisational Development Certified Consultant (ODCC) with GIODN.

He holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management (University of Derby), a Bachelor of Administration in Human Resource Management (North-West University), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Law (University of Johannesburg). He further completed the Senior Managers Development Programme (SMDP) at Stellenbosch University.

Ronald’s career spans multiple industries, including utilities, manufacturing, mining, construction, retail, consulting, and banking. He held senior roles such as Head of Organisational Development, Country HR Manager, HR Business Partner, and Acting HR Director at FNBB, and currently serves as Head of HR at NBFIRA.

He is a registered professional with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP), and a member fellow of global platforms including the Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM) and the American Academy of Project Management (AAMP).
 

Dr Kennedy Ramojela, holds a PhD in Media and Communications from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia. He did Master of Philosophy in film and broadcasting from the University of Southampton, UK. Dr Ramojela also holds Master of Media Arts from Emerson College, Boston, USA and Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting and Television Production from Columbia College Chicago, USA.

He is a Media and Communications practitioner and a senior executive with a keen focus on management, operations and strategy. He is highly skilled in strategic planning, project management and leadership and has over two decades of experience across media, creatives and technology organisations such as University of Botswana media studies, Kenramzzy Media, Children’s television and radio workshops, Spotkick newspaper, and Molepolole Express news publishing.

Currently serving as a Media and Communications lecturer at the University of Botswana, Dr Ramojela oversees and lecturers in all digital media courses in the Department of Media Studies. He has of experience in digital technology, digital media, broadcasting, film, television and research. He implemented agile methodologies that aligned media studies programmes with the industry needs in the process saving the Government of Botswana money from sending students outside the country for media studies programmes.