Conrad Steenkamp, United Kingdom PhD, MSc., MBA,

Working experience

• Long-term strategic advisor to Transnet, a parastatal company responsible for South Africa's railways, oil pipelines and harbours: Internal and external marketing and communication relating to large infrastructure development projects.
• Development consultant with experience in the Southern African Development Community, Europe, Russia and as far a field as Alaska. Field of application: rural development, fishing industry, tourism industry, and spatial development initiatives.
• Director and coordinator of the Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative, an interdisciplinary research programme involving various academic institutions in southern Africa, Europe and the United States.

Teaching experience

• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, Centre for Integrated Study of Human Dimensions of Global Change: Post-doctoral fellow.
• University of the Witwatersrand, School of Social Sciences, Johannesburg: Honorary Research Associate.
• University of the Witwatersrand: External lecturer.
• Technicon South Africa, Johannesburg. National Diploma in Business Studies: Course writer and External Lecturer.
• Graduate School of Public and Development Management of the University of the Witwatersrand, Rural Development Policy and Management Programme: Guest lecturer.
• Makuleke Training Project: a private sector funded programme that developed local expertise for the tourism industry: Course facilitator and trainer.
• Alpha Centre International, Munich and Cortona (Italy). Intensive training courses for the private sector. Course developer and trainer.

Teaching responsibilities in IBR

• International Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing management
• Operational management