Martin Feinstein

About Martin Feinstein

Entrepreneur and innovation strategist; founding CEO of Proudly South African; three decades designing SME and innovation programmes; co‑led Step‑Up Technology Innovation Competition; co‑organised Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week; previously MD of The Business Place; board committee chair with SEDA.

Key message

Ecosystems are woven, not imposed; Bureaucracy kills entrepreneurship; ESD can drive SME revenue and jobs; Segment services to entrepreneur maturity

Speaking topics and expertise

• Building entrepreneurial ecosystems
• ESD that drives SME revenue
• Public–private partnership models
• National innovation competitions