Lynette Ntuli is a distinguished entrepreneur, thought leader, and advocate for socio-economic development across Africa. As the Founder and CEO of Innate Investment Solutions, Lynette leads a professional services firm specialising in property, asset, and infrastructure development, providing integrated solutions for high-growth sectors such as retail, telecoms, healthcare, education, and state-owned assets. With nearly two decades of executive leadership across private and public sectors, she brings a rare blend of strategic vision and practical expertise to every engagement.

Lynette made history as the first woman in Sub-Saharan Africa to serve as the General Manager of a multi-billion rand super-regional shopping centre, The Pavilion, at just 24 years old. Since then, she has built an award-winning career, becoming a recognised authority in sustainability (ESG), people-centered governance, transformation, and the future of infrastructure in emerging economies. Her business acumen and commitment to inclusive growth have earned her numerous accolades, including the Institut Choiseul 100 Africa Laureate and Glamour’s Woman of the Year in Business.

An accomplished speaker and moderator, Lynette shares insights drawn from her extensive experience at premier international forums, business summits, and leadership platforms. Through keynote addresses, technical presentations, and youth empowerment initiatives such as IgniteSA.com, she inspires innovation, leadership, and resilience among entrepreneurs, executives, and communities.

Lynette also serves on the boards of major institutions including Liberty Two Degrees and the Durban ICC, and has advised brands such as First National Bank and Coca-Cola Beverages SA. Her leadership philosophy blends sustainable business practices with human-centered strategies—positioning her as a catalyst for organisations ready to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.

Keynote Topics:

• Strategy Facilitation: Strategise to Actualise
• Shi(f)t Happens: Leadership | Change is an Inside Job
• Smart Spaces – Adding value to real estate, cities and planning through Proptech, CREtech and AI
• Sustainability Driven – integrating SRI governance, embedment and initiatives from the C suite to the shop floor
• Infrastructure, Real Estate and Sustainability – Trendspotting and Gap Analysis, with a focus on Africa
• Context: the currency of the organisation of the future
• Women Wired to Win - Workplace Strategies for women in business
• The Millennial Sounding Board - Bringing the dynamism of youth to the boardroom table