Melissa Slaymaker


Global Partnerships Director | Talent Hub Director | Regional Director for Africa | Co-Founder | Specialist Digital Recruitment Consultant | Speaker | NFT, Blockchain, Web3 Enthusiast

I have a real passion for technology, empowering women, and for connecting people.

As the Talent Hub Director for Women in Tech Global, I help global businesses to hire diverse talent.

Women-in-Tech™ Global movement is a registered non-profit organization with the mission to educate, equip and empower 5 million women and girls in STEAM by 2030!
We are a part of the Edison Alliance (World Economic Forum), which measures the impact we make towards digital inclusion and work with our partners to help us achieve our mission!
We have a presence in 45 countries, and over 200.000 members globally!

As Women in Tech Country Director for South Africa, we partner with companies/individuals, it’s centered around our 4 pillars of action; Advocacy, Education, Business, and Social Inclusion.

We do various programs such as:
– creating IT learning centers and upgrading school IT facilities
– educating and upskilling
– school career days
– mentorship programs
– Summits and Awards


As Co-Founder for NFTy-art, a start-up that helps educate people on the Metaverse, NFT’s, Web3 and blockchain, whilst helping African Artist mint their art into NFT’s (nfty-art.com) that can be sold on the Metaverse via our digital art gallery.

I often speak about the future of work, digital inclusion, diversity and inclusion, skills gap, and do workshops on CV writing, preparing for interviews, or personal branding to help women with their career journey.

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