Of all the industries being disrupted by changing technologies, the media is a fine example, when you look at the countless newspapers killed off as online news takes over. In theory, that could put companies like Thomson Reuters in a precarious position, but the group has embraced innovation to thrive instead of flounder.

That’s thanks to people like Saidah Nash Carter, its head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa, whose job it is to identify and shape the trends that will disrupt its business and those of its customers.