Getrude Matshe immigrated to New Zealand in 2001 and is described as a serial social entrepreneur and the Founding Director of four successful companies in New Zealand. Gertrude's talk will centre around Ubuntu, a Zulu word which serves as the spiritual foundation of African societies.
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