Our People
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Letlotlo PhoholeWIC Director Letlotlo Phohole is a seasoned technology and innovation management professional with over 25 years of experience spread across industry, government agencies, academia and entrepreneurship. As Director, he oversees all strategic and operational aspects of the Wits Innovation Centre and provides leadership to the Innovation Support team, the innovation laboratories, and the Industry Solutions Laboratories. He has a proven track record of integrating engineering, systems engineering, technology management and business consulting to create effective, holistic solutions that benefit multiple industries like mining, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace & defence, arts & craft and freight logistics. |
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Christo Doherty Acting Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation Professor Christo Doherty is the Acting Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation. He is a pioneer artist, scholar and innovator who consistently pushes the cutting edge of art and technology in Africa. He oversees Innovation Research and Development across the university. He also founded the ArtSci4Innovation programme in the WIC, which has stimulated unique collaborative projects between artists and scientists in engineering and physics at Wits. He established the Digital Arts Department in the Wits School of Arts where he developed ground-breaking programmes in Digital Animation, Interactive Media and Game Design – making Wits the first South African university to adapt its art curricula to embrace new technologies. He also co-founded and became the first Creative Director of the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, which is still thriving today at the Tshimologong Innovation Hub, more than a decade after it was started. |
