Buyani Zwane is an inspirational speaker, network builder, business and life student, educator and leadership development facilitator. He has been engaged in the Human Resources (Capital) Management, Business and Leadership Development for over 30 years with local and international companies. He was co-owner for over 7 years, and served as executive chairperson for 5 years of/at FranklinCovey Southern Africa, a leadership, training and development company with a presence in 14 Southern African countries and Indian Ocean Islands.

He has served as Human Resources Executive and Director, as well as CEO, in the oil & energy industry, financial services, business consulting, gaming and public sectors organisations.

Buyani is a member of the University of Cape Town’s Council where he chairs the Honorary Degrees Committee (UHDC) while also serving in that Council’s Human Resources Committee of Council (UHRC), as well as Selections and Remuneration Committees. Beyond leading Breakthrough Development (Pty) Limited, a Leadership Development and Business Consultancy company founded in 2000, as Chief Engagement Orchestrator (CEO) Buyani also serves as co-owner and director of Dynamic Leadership Solutions (Pty) Limited and Magnificent Mile (Pty) Limited, as well as in capacity of independent director at GreenMatter Partners (NPC), a Biodiversity Human Capital Development Strategy implementing body. He recently retired as independent non-executive director, and chairperson of the board of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, South Africa’s first proclaimed UNESCO World Heritage Site, after 8 years of service. Since 2012 he has been a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) and the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).

A part-time lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) where he earned his MBA with a focus on employee engagement and business strategy Buyani facilitates learning and teaches on Leadership, Management, Transformation, Change and Organisation Development/Effectiveness.