Rene Parker
About
Rene Parker is from City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Rene is currently Board Chair at AfriLabs, located in Africa. Rene also works as Director - RLabs Global at RLabs *Reconstructed Living Lab, a job Rene has held since Mar 2025. Another title Rene currently holds is AfriLabs Board Member at AfriLabs. In Rene's previous role as a Director, Co-Founder at RLabs *Reconstructed Living Lab , Rene worked in South Africa until Apr 2025. Prior to joining RLabs *Reconstructed Living Lab , Rene was a Chief Executive Officer at RLabs *Reconstructed Living Lab and held the position of Chief Executive Officer at South Africa. Prior to that, Rene was a CEO -Director- Co Founder at RLabs *Reconstructed Living Lab , based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa from Dec 2009 to Jun 2024.
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Rene Parker's current jobs
Enabling Africa's Innovation Ecosystem AfriLabs is the beating heart of Africa’s startup ecosystem, uniting 500+ innovation hubs across 53 African countries to empower entrepreneurs with the skills, funding, and networks they need to scale. Through programs and initiatives with our global partners, we provide critical resources that turn groundbreaking ideas into market-ready solutions. By fostering policy advocacy, cross-border collaboration, and investor engagement, AfriLabs is unlocking Africa’s innovation potential and shaping the next generation of tech-driven businesses. AfriLabs Annual Gathering: Shaping Africa’s Innovation Future
Director of RLabs Global leading the strategic vision and global expansion of RLabs, a social enterprise committed to empowering communities through innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. With a focus on youth and women, overseeing international partnerships, driving sustainable impact initiatives, and ensuring the alignment with RLabs’ mission to create economic and social opportunities across the globe.
AfriLabs is the largest network of technology and innovation hubs across Africa, driving the growth of Africa’s innovation ecosystem. With a mission to support the development of the African technology and innovation ecosystem, AfriLabs connects hubs and other stakeholders to facilitate collaboration, resource sharing, and knowledge transfer.
Rene Parker's past jobs
Rene Parker's influence is not confined to organizational borders. As a sought-after international speaker, she captivates audiences with insights on innovation, social entrepreneurship, Living Labs, and women's empowerment through technology and entrepreneurship. Beyond speaking engagements, Rene serves as a thought leader, offering consulting services in International Development, Scaling Social Ventures, and Community Innovation to both private and public sectors. Rene's remarkable journey is characterized by an unwavering commitment to positive change, women's empowerment, and innovation. Her leadership inspires and shapes a brighter, more inclusive future for communities worldwide. Under her visionary leadership, RLabs has evolved from a modest community project in Cape Town, South Africa, into a globally recognized and award-winning social enterprise. Rene's transformative influence has turned RLabs into a powerful global movement, inspiring replication in 24 countries and positively impacting over 50 million lives.
RLabs is a global movement that has inspired replication of the model in 23 countries and impacted more than 20 Million people since its inception.
RLabs is a South African award-winning non-profit company, established in 2009 in Bridgetown, Cape Town. We have since expanded the RLabs model to 23 countries across 5 continents impacting more than 15 million people through our work. The main aim of RLabs is to create environments and systems where people are impacted, empowered and transformed through HOPE, Innovation, Technology, Training and Economic Opportunities. To date, more than 200,000 people have accessed RLabs skills, training and economic empowerment programmes. #RLabs #MakingHOPEContaigous #HOPEGiver