ABOUT US


THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Since 2008, RIIS – our internal strategy and management consulting group – has been building innovation clusters and ecosystems for major sectors across Southern Africa, including mining, aerospace, mobility,
oil & gas, and others, always focused on enhancing the overall
levels of R&D and innovation, to drive sector competitiveness.
Through RIIS, we create well-functioning innovation ecosystems, and build deep market relationships and insights.

SA INNOVATION SUMMIT
Our annual conference, the SA Innovation Summit, is the largest startup event in Africa, originating, showcasing, connecting and capacitating over 1 500 of the best startups on the continent every year.
Through the Summit, we identify and showcase the most promising startups working to solve these challenges.