Speaking & Media
On stage, in conversation and under scrutiny.
Keynotes, moderation, executive sessions, media interviews and current-affairs commentary — with a long-standing focus on reputation, leadership, country branding and public trust.
Selected engagements
A global speaking record.
His professional profile records speaking and facilitation across Africa, Europe and Asia.
June 2026
Food Safety Summit
Keynote on crisis communication preparedness, mitigation and recovery.
2025
G20 Interfaith Forum
Facilitated multinational and multicultural panel discussions in the build-up to the South Africa-hosted G20 Summit.
2025
DIRCO Africa Branch
Addressed a strategic planning session on soft diplomacy and its role in how countries build influence and reputation.
International
Moscow · Ekaterinburg · Lusaka · Mumbai · Davos · Geneva · Bulle · Yerevan
Speaking engagements recorded across Russia, Zambia, India, Switzerland and Armenia.
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In the media.
Selected interviews and current-affairs conversations. In 2026, Solly has appeared regularly on BizNewsTV in conversation with Chris Steyn, alongside a wider archive of long-form interviews and public discussions.
BizNewsTV · 2 September 2026
CR impeachment fight, Mashatile “poisoning” rumours, military “assassins” & more cop rot
A weekly current-affairs conversation with Chris Steyn on political accountability, institutional checks and the state of South Africa's public institutions.
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