On 9 August we remember the remarkable women of South Africa by celebrating National Women’s Day. While we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to historic heroines, we’re excited to find out which women are building South Africa’s future, today. Here are a few amazing women who are doing big things. We hope their stories will inspire you the same way they’ve inspired us!
Every August, South Africa commemorates National Women’s Month as a way to recognise the remarkable women of our nation. While we reflect on the bravery of the 20 000+ women who marched against the pass laws in 1956, we’d also like to acknowledge the awe-inspiring women around us today. Below are five such ladies who have changed the game and left their mark on our nation. Fill your feeds with thought-provoking updates by following them on social media this Women’s Month and beyond!
We’re bringing information and devices online at an unprecedented rate, raising one of the fundamental questions of our time: how do we represent ourselves in this digital world that we are creating? And more importantly, how do we secure our identity in a digital world? We’ve heard about blockchain for currencies and smart contracts, a compelling and crucial application is in securing online identity.
Out of 200,000 applicants worldwide, Dr. Adriana Marais is one of 100 finalists chosen for the Mars One project, which aims to send humans to the red planet in the next decade. Marais spoke at an Aerospace event about why she wants to make a permanent move to Mars.
Kathy Gibson is at SAP SuccessConnect in Berlin – When a small group of people leaves Earth to set up the first off-planet colony on Mars, it will be following the natural progression of the human race to explore new territories – and it is hoped it will inspire people to solve some of the pressing issues at home. Adriana Marais, Mars candidate and head of innovation at SAP Africa, believes that extra-terrestrial migration is really the only option left for mankind.
ITWeb and Micro Focus are pleased to announce that Dr Adriana Marais will be the keynote speaker at ‘Experience Micro Focus Universe 2018’, the first regional-focused Micro Focus customer conference.
During her address, Marais will discuss her research in quantum biology and the origins of life, the technology required to sustain terrestrial life on Mars and the various projects aiming to send human missions there. She believes the establishment, and potential discovery of evidence of life on Mars, would be one of the most profound possible contributions of science to humanity.