Berceau d'idées, d'innovations et de solutions durables pour l'éducation numérique la formation et le développement des compétences en Afrique depuis 2005

Accra International Conference Centre,
Accra, Ghana

June 3→5, 2026

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Horst Weinert

Horst Weinert

Festo Didactic SE · South Africa

www.festo.com

Biography

Passionate about bridging industry and education, for employability and productivity that drive industrialisation.

Experienced in engineering, commerce, teaching, entrepreneurship, across public and private sectors.

Managing innovative teams in technical projects, delivering fascinating impact, changing the future of nations within a generation, leveraging the technology advances of Industry 4.0

Leading solution sales, consulting, lab installation, and training teams of Festo Didactic in Southern and Eastern Africa; part of the industrial, multinational Festo group headquartered in Germany.

 

Volunteering at WorldSkills International competitions, and TuksNovation tech business incubator/accelerator.

·      Passionate about bridging industry and education, for employability and productivity that drive industrialisation.

·      Experienced in engineering, commerce, teaching, entrepreneurship, across public and private sectors.

·      Managing innovative teams in technical projects, delivering fascinating impact, changing the future of nations within a generation, leveraging the technology advances of Industry 4.0

 

CV in brief:

 

·      Leading solution sales, consulting, lab installation, and training teams of Festo Didactic in Southern and Eastern Africa; part of the industrial, multinational Festo group headquartered in Germany.

·      Managing business technology transfer, at the Small Enterprise Development Agency.

·      Teaching mechatronic engineering, at Tshwane University of Technology.

·      Running projects and maintenance in heavy machinery, at Arcelor Mittal Steel.

·      Volunteering at WorldSkills International competitions, and TuksNovation tech business incubator/accelerator.

·      Qualifications: MEng - UKZN, South Africa / MBA - Esslingen University of

Sessions

  • ELA-22 TVT02 TVET Made in Germany: Developing Skills for Employability 2022-05-12 11:45
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