Glenn Gillis is the co-founder and CEO of Sea Monster, one of South Africa’s pre-eminent animation, gaming and augmented-reality companies. A successful camel, Sea Monster recently received a R16m investment from FirstRand’s Vumela Fund, which it is going to use to buy its own time back and develop products to drive annuity income, scale and profitability. Gillis is a sought-after speaker and panellist who regularly speaks at innovation conferences and business forums locally and internationally. His passion and experience lie in the creative industries – serious gaming, animation and immersive technologies (AR & VR) – and in the building of global, knowledge-intensive businesses.