Portrait of Wesley Rosslyn Smith

Director, Centre for the Future of Work

University of Pretoria

Wesley Rosslyn-Smith

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Prof Wesley Rosslyn-Smith directs the University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Future of Work and SACIT, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution network. His research examines how AI and automation are reshaping jobs, skills and industry across Africa, turning evidence into tools for government, industry and educators. An Associate Professor at UP and GIBS with over 15 years in strategic management, he teaches strategy on the GIBS MBA and holds a BCom, MCom and PhD.