Moonstone Workshop Presenters

Lizé Botha-Cornelissen

Director

The David Legacy

As from an early age the passion for leadership and motivation was instilled in the founder of The David Legacy. Lizé Botha-Cornelissen grew up in a home where both her parents taught her through their journey as entrepreneurs and leaders the importance of personal and team development. One of the fondest memories of her childhood was her father sharing real life stories of leaders who thrived through difficult times and who showed tenacity in fulfilling their vision and purpose within their businesses and community.
This narrative led her to study Psychology as this would provide a sufficient platform to contribute professionally to her vision for well-being and sustainability of individuals, teams and leaders. She completed her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology in 2005 through the University of Stellenbosch with her internship at Panorama Medi-clinic. Her internship equipped her with experience, not only in individual and team counselling but also in workshop training, development and facilitation. Apart from further psychology related accreditations, Lizé also obtained a certificate in Human Resource Management through University of Pretoria along with a Coaching certificate through ICF accredited Coaching Development. After registering at the HPCSA as a Psychologist, Lizé Botha & Associates was founded which focused on a variety of services including assessments, consulting and development orientated initiatives. Lizé has always valued the concept of “village” and collaboration. Through this, Lizé and her team have been able to work across various industries focusing on what they passionately believe in – which is the sustainability of businesses and the importance to support leaders and teams to fulfil their vision and purpose. Lizé Botha & Associates re-branded to The David Legacy early in 2019. The David Legacy represents the value of courage and focus of building a legacy, not only as a business themselves but also for their clients and their staff.

Justin Westcott

Chief Technology Officer

DataGr8

Justin Westcott is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at DataGr8, a niche company based in Pretoria. His academic journey includes a Bachelor of Military Science in Technology and Defence Management, and an Honours degree in Military Science - Technology, where he graduated Cum Laude. His passion for flying and technology is evident in his publication on RSSI triangulation in passive aerial tracking, which was presented at the Military Information and Communications Symposium of South Africa (MICCSA) in 2016.

Before venturing into the private sector, Justin dedicated approximately a decade to the South African National Defence Force as an Air Force Pilot, where he honed his leadership and technical skills. Transitioning to a cyber security career, he started in penetration testing, vulnerability management, digital forensics, and cyber investigations. His breadth of experience and exposure spans across consulting, training, research, and development in the cyber security domain.

Justin's passion lies in vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and solutions development. He has contributed to the discourse on cyber resilience in Africa, with presentations at international conferences, including the 12th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security in Washington D.C., and the Symposium on Cyber Intelligence and Warfare at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD) in 2017.

His insights into blockchain forensics were showcased at the 2018 CHPC National Conference, and he addressed the critical issue of transforming transport industry cyber resilience at Africa Rail 2019 in Sandton. Justin has assisted in the private sector with risk identification, mitigation, and remediation, emphasizing the development of internal security cultures and the alignment of governance.

His recent presentations, such as "Impact vs Probability Bias - Managing your Cyber Incident Risk" at CyberX Africa Ghana 2022 and “Cyber Intelligence Sharing Between States for Effective Cyber Defense” at the Third International Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime in Africa 2023 in Stellenbosch, reflect his continued commitment to advancing creative thinking in the field. His latest presentation at the Sovereign Security Conference 2023 on intelligence-driven risk-based vulnerability management underlines his ongoing efforts to advocate for working smarter, rather than harder, through intelligence driven risk-based programmes in cyber security.

Billy Seyffert

Chief Operating Officer

Moonstone Compliance (Pty) Ltd

Billy is an admitted attorney. He attained Post Graduate and Advanced Post Graduate Diplomas in Financial Planning and is a Certified Financial Planner. He is an approved compliance officer and Compliance Institute member. He has been involved in many areas of the financial services industry since 2000 and has been directly involved with compliance management since 2004. Billy joined Moonstone Compliance in 2011 as Chief Operating Officer. Being at the head of a compliance operation which is responsible for almost 12 000 intermediaries, Billy is well versed in the challenges faced by financial institutions and financial services providers in the ever-changing regulatory landscape.