Author, extreme athlete, adventurer, myth-buster, story-teller Kim van Kets's bucket list challenge: running Africa from top to tail.

This year's BizNews conference will be opened by lawyer-turned-extreme-athlete Kim van Kets who personifies South Africa's deep potential. Best known for having completed the first 'triathlon' of SA's 6 762 border in 148 days, in this fascinating podcast with Alec Hogg she explains that when her daughter finished school, her BHAG is to run the length of Africa "before my body gets decrepid." Based in East London and married (for 22 years) to fellow adventurer Peter, she promises to share a message of hope with the full-house of 250 delegates in the Drakensberg at the end of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices