Thaheer joined the Change The World 2026 panel "Built in South Africa, Sold to the World" on 27 and 28 March 2026 at Workshop17 Watershed in Cape Town. The panel gave founders a practical playbook for scaling beyond South Africa, from market entry and positioning to standards, compliance, distribution, technology and commercial readiness. Fellow panellists included Muhammed Ali (WWISE), Mark Reijneker (Invest in Holland), Louis Furtwängler (Term Sheet Tapes), Joseph Lumbahe (Altron) and Carmin Cornelius.