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GAP Innovation Competition Awards: CEO Welcoming Address.
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Source domain: theinnovationhub.com
Collected on 5 July 2026
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What this means
The document is a CEO welcoming address for the GAP Innovation Competition Awards, hosted by The Innovation Hub in Gauteng. It situates the event as more than an awards ceremony, celebrating ideas and innovation addressing societal and economic challenges, and notes the 15-year milestone of the Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) as a flagship initiative. It references key participants and partners involved in the event and highlights the role of The Innovation Hub as the innovation agency of Gauteng Province.
Facts
Places
Gauteng, City of Tshwane
Parties
The Innovation Hub (innovation agency
Key Takeaways
- event: GAP Innovation Competition Awards
- host: The Innovation Hub (innovation agency of Gauteng Province; subsidiary of Gauteng Growth and Development Agency)
- date: March 12-14, 2026 (Welcoming Address dated March 13, 2026; GAP Innovation Competition Awards – 12 March 2026)
- participants: TIHMC Board, Dr Simphiwe Nelana, Dr Bangani Mpangalasane (CEO), Ismail Abdoola (Acting CEO TIA), Andile Africa (CEO AIDC), Dr Bheka Zulu (CEO Tshwane Automotive SEZ), Dr Matshidiso Matabane (Acting CEO SACNASP)
- milestone: 15 years of the Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP)
- focus areas: green technologies, biosciences, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization
Dates
Closing Date
12 March 2026