18 Jun The Women Redefining Work and Why You Should Join Them at Digital Divas

The countdown has begun. This is the final week to purchase Early Bird tickets for the 2025 edition of the Digital Divas Summit, taking place at Innovation City Cape Town on Friday, 29 August. With tickets increasing to full price from 21 June, this is the last opportunity to secure your seat at a reduced rate before the next chapter of this bold, women-led movement begins!

Digital Divas is not a traditional conference. It is a curated day of future-focused conversation, practical insight, and personal reflection designed for women building careers, companies, and lives on their own terms. This year’s theme, “Becoming,” is a call to action for those ready to evolve, reimagine their paths, and rise in industries still shaped by disruption and reinvention.

The 2025 speaker lineup reflects the depth and diversity of the summit’s ambition, beginning with the recently announced headline voices shaping Africa’s business and tech narrative today:

Egla Ntumba, co-founder of MsFiT Ventures, is one such voice. An investor with experience deploying over a billion dollars in trade finance, Egla has worked across corporate banking, venture capital, and now runs a Cape Town-based SME debt fund dedicated to female-led businesses. Her masterclass, titled “Becoming Something New,” will focus on what the world of work may look like in the next five to ten years. From fading careers to rising industries, she will guide participants through the realities of positioning oneself for longevity and leadership in a tech-driven era.

Serisha Barrat, founder and CEO of Lawyered Up, brings the perspective of a legal tech entrepreneur rewriting how startups access support. Her platform is transforming compliance and contract creation through AI, offering a lifeline to SMEs across Africa. After pitching on stage during the “Diva Pitch” segment, Serisha will join the panel discussion “Becoming a Digital Diva,” where she’ll share lessons from scaling a mission-led business without compromising values or vision.

That panel will be in expert hands, guided by Catherine Young, whose breadth of experience across the corporate and entrepreneurial landscape makes her an ideal moderator. Catherine Young wears many hats: Partner at Knife Capital, Founder of Thinkroom Consulting, and Managing Partner of GrindstoneXL. But her mission is singular: to build high-growth businesses and scale Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. With over 25 years of experience spanning Deloitte, Chevron, SAP, and a successful career as both entrepreneur and investor, she brings rare strategic depth to every founder conversation. Expect sharp insights, incisive questions, and the kind of practical feedback that helps women founders move from potential to performance in the “Becoming a Digital Diva: Building, Scaling & Standing Out,” panel on the day.

Suzaan Sauerman, a strategist and FemTech evangelist with two decades in global consumer tech, will challenge the audience to rethink how health technology serves women. From her work with Motorola and Bowers & Wilkins to her role as an Oura Ring ambassador, Suzaan has consistently explored the intersection of innovation and wellbeing. Her keynote will examine the design flaws in today’s wearable and health technologies, and the opportunity for women to lead the next wave of products built for real life, not just lab specs.

This is just a glimpse of what the full programme has in store! Whether you are a founder seeking investment, a professional at a pivot point, or simply someone rethinking your trajectory, Digital Divas offers something essential: access to real-world insight, a high-value network, and the tools to support smarter leadership in uncertain times.

This final week to purchase Early Bird tickets is more than a deadline, it is an invitation. To step into a space built by and for women leading change! Tickets are R799 incl VAT until midnight on 20 June. Thereafter, general access will be priced at R999. Buy yours now!

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available for companies seeking meaningful brand alignment with women in tech, business, and innovation. To reserve your place or enquire about partnership opportunities, contact us at [email protected].