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22-23 JULY 2020 Gearing South Africa toward an all-inclusive economy through transformation www.topempowerment.co.za BROUGHT TO YOU BY SPONSORED BY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IN ASSOCIATION WITH MEDIA PARTNERS
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PROGRAMME DAY 1 4 PROGRAMME DAY 2 7 TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS 11 SPONSORS & PARTNERS 19 @Topempowerment @TopEmpowerment @topcomedia_ 1
INTRODUCTION business leaders and champions of change we come together, explore and discuss a new future and find out the solutions that a thriving economy, society and business world will require. The purpose of this event is to unpack a future filled with possibility, for our skilled employees, our leaders and our policymakers. We have brought experts from within Africa - thought leaders, award-winning CEOs, successful organisations and policy makers to a collaborative and completely transparent platform where access is available to all who participate. Welcome to the Topco Empowerment Virtual This is your chance to ask questions, to Summit & Awards Official Programme share your insights and to find out what your colleagues, peers and mentors are doing. Topco has been tracking the Top 10,000 companies in Africa for over 25 years, COVID is surely the single biggest so it’s great to launch a brand new challenge humanity has faced and presents and exciting platform - it is no small the single biggest shift in how we behave, undertaking to launch a virtual event, never work and live. Many years into the future mind a Summit and Awards ceremony. we will look back on this as the time that we adjusted humanity through our responses. Many leaders like myself are currently challenged with the massive rate of change, We hope you enjoy the next two days. both from a business and a technological Please keep it positive, this is to identify perspective. solutions not dwell on the negative. Thank you. Enjoy and be courageous. Unlike pre-COVID, when we could research the data, evidence and examples about how to maneuver and shift our organisations, we now don’t have that compass to guide Ralf Fletcher us. More than ever it’s important that as CEO: Topco Media 2
Be the entrepreneur that harnesses the power of technology to create a more inclusive and prosperous society. Samsung South Africa in partnership with DTi invites you to apply for business support opportunities aimed at empowering previously disadvantaged South Africans. • Accredited Service Centres entrepreneurs • Marketing and Advertising entrepreneurs • ICT Entrepreneur A proud level 1 B-BBEE contributor, 2nd year in a row. the dti For more details on the funding and the specic requirements to apply visit: Department: Trade and Industry https://www.samsung.com/za/local-programme/ed-programme/ REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
PROGRAMME DAY ONE: 22 JULY 2020 09h30 - 10h00 REGISTRATION EDUCATION & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Hosted by Old Mutual 10h00 - 10h15 ORGANISERS INTRO: Ralf Fletcher, CEO, Topco Media 10h15 – 10h30 OLD MUTUAL ADDRESS: HOW TO DEVELOP AN ALL INCLUSIVE ECONOMY THROUGH EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SPEAKER: Iain Williamson, CEO, Old Mutual 10h35 – 12h00 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA POST COVID-19 PANELLISTS: • Vuyo Mpako, Chief Digital and Data Officer, Old Mutual Limited • Godwin Khosa, CEO of National Education Collaboration Trust • Gwebinkundla Felix Qonde, DG Department of Higher Education and Training • Masego Madzwamuse, CEO, Southern Africa Trust • Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, Hon Commissioner of Education, Lagos State, Nigeria • Seliki Tlhabane, Chief Director, Maths and Science and Curriculum Enhancement • Mich-Seth Owusu, Africa Union Commission (AUC) 12h05 – 12h25 FIRESIDE CHAT: Mandisa Mathobela, Head of Stakeholder Relations at Old Mutual Limited Fikile Kuhlase, Head Old Mutual Limited Foundation 12H30 - 13H00 NETWORKING + EXPO - TOPCO BRANDING 13h00 – 13h15 KEYNOTE: SCALING AFFORDABLE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA SPEAKER: Robert Paddock, Co-Founder, Get Smarter, Founder and CEO of Valenture Institute *This programme may be subject to change from date of publishing. 4
PROGRAMME 13h20 – 13h35 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: EMPLOYER BRAND DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND SPEAKER: Mteto Nyati, CEO, Altron 13h40 – 13h55 CASE STUDY: THE FUTURE OF BEE: HAS A GLOBAL HEALTH PANDEMIC CAUSED A SEISMIC SHIFT IN LOCAL POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND WILL CHANGES TO LEGISLATION FOLLOW? SPEAKER: Kganki Matabane, CEO, Black Business Council 14h00 – 14h15 CASE STUDY: LOCALISATION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND AS AN INSTRUMENT OF BROADENING INCLUSIVITY IN THE ECONOMY SPEAKER: Eustace Mashimbye, CEO, Proudly South African 14h20 – 15h05 NETWORKING + EXPO THE FUTURE OF AFRICA - TOPCO BRANDING 15h10 – 15h25 CASE STUDY: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AFRICAN ECONOMY: WHAT DOES A NEW AND IMPROVED ECONOMY LOOK LIKE? SPEAKER: Bonang Mohale, Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Professor of Practice in the Johannesburg Business School (JBS) College of Business and Economics and Chairman of The Bidvest Group Limited 15h30 – 15h45 CASE STUDY: STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMATION SUCCESS SPEAKER: Murray Chabant, Managing Director, Signa Group 15h50 - 16h05 CASE STUDY: THE UNSEEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS: HOW THE HEALTH PANDEMIC REVEALED THE VALUE OF ORGANISED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND HOW THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THEY WERE ECONOMICALLY UPLIFTED (with focus specifically on women empowerment) SPEAKER: Thamo Mzobe, CEO, the National Development Agency *This programme may be subject to change from date of publishing. 5
THROUGH OUR SIGNA VALUES WE STRIVE TO MAKE SOUTH AFRICA A BETTER PLACE. Uplifting and training individuals, learners and businesses for a working future. We thrive on our Power of One initiative that emphasises every action, no matter how small, can make a difference. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT · B-BBEE ADVISORY · JOB CREATION The Leading Company in Economic Transformation Solutions and Skills Development Programmes. T: +27 (0) 87 230 0329 | E: info@signa.co.za | W: www.signa.co.za
PROGRAMME 16h10 - 16h55 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE PANDEMIC RECOVERY TOOL-KIT…HOW ENTREPRENEURS CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE POST THE COVID-19 TSUNAMI Moderator: Zanele Morrison, Director: Marketing and Corporate Affairs, JSE PANELLISTS: • Ajay Lalu, MD, Black Lite Consulting • Muhammadh Amod, CEO, Boon Africa • Simpiwe Somdyala, CEO, Amadlelo Agri 17h00 - 17h30 INTERACTIVE Q&A + NETWORKING + EXPO DAY TWO: 23 JULY 2020 09h30 – 10h00 REGISTRATION THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATION Hosted by Nedbank 10h00 – 10h10 MODERATORS INTRO: Ralf Fletcher, CEO, Topco Media 10h10 – 10h25 KEYNOTE: WHAT DOES TRANSFORMATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM LOOK LIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA POST COVID-19? SPEAKER: Professor Wiseman Lumkile Nkuhlu, Chancellor, the University of Pretoria, Chairman, KPMG 10h30 – 10h45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HOW WILL COVID-19 AFFECT YOUR LEVEL 1 BBBEE SCORECARD SPEAKER: Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister, Department of Trade and Industry 10h50 – 11h05 KEYNOTE BY: Ronald Lamola, Honourable Minister of Justice and Correctional Services *This programme may be subject to change from date of publishing. 7
PROGRAMME 11h10 – 12h40 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH MODERATOR: Ntombi Mcoyi, Founder & Managing Director, InRise Consulting PANELLISTS: • Khensani Nobanda, Group Executive: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Nedbank • Bongiwe Kunene, CEO, the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) • Farai Mubaiwa, Partner Management Lead for YES & Co-Founder of Africa Matters • Zanele Morrison, Director Marketing and Corporate Affairs, JSE 12h45 – 13h00 NETWORKING + EXPO TRANSFORMATION IN THE REALITY OF COVID-19 A Samsung purpose 13h05 – 13h25 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HOW THE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TRANSFORMATION IN THE REALITY OF COVID-19 SPEAKER: Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Honourable Minister, the Department of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services* 13h30 – 14h30 PANEL DISCUSSION: ACCELERATING THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH JOB CREATION AND EMPOWERMENT – a post Covid-19 perspective Why investing in South Africa’s youth is key to economic growth MODERATOR: Professor Vivienne Lawack - Acting Rector and Vice-Chancellor, UWC PANELLISTS: • Sung Yoon, President and CEO of Samsung Africa • Lionel October, Director General, the Department of Trade and Industry • Professor José Frantz, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation, University of Western Cape • Mrs Ntombikayise Ngubane,L inkages & Partnerships Manager – Coastal KZN TVET College, S amsung Engineering Academy • Sibusiso Labi, Student of web and mobile software development training @ the Future-Innovation Lab • Hlubi Shivanda, Director: Business Innovation Group and Corporate Affairs at Samsung South Africa *This programme may be subject to change from date of publishing. 8
PROGRAMME NETWORKING + EXPO THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION - TOPCO BRANDING 14h35 – 15h00 CASE STUDY: THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATION: LESSONS LEARNT FROM 25 YEARS OF FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA SPEAKER: John Matisonn, Political journalist and author. Author of CYRIL’S CHOICES and GOD, SPIES AND LIES. 15h05 – 15h50 PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: WHAT WILL THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS LOOK LIKE POST COVID-19? Moderator: Ntombi Mcoyi, Founder & Managing Director, InRise Consulting PANELLISTS: • Busisiwe Sithole, Group Head: Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion at Absa Group • Tashmia Ismail-Saville, CEO, Youth Employment Services (YES) • Waseem Carrim, CEO, National Youth Development Agency • Professor Francis Peterson, Rector and Vice Chancellor, University of the Free State 15h40 – 16h00 CASE STUDY: TRANSFORMATIVE AND INCLUSIVE POST COVID ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPEAKER: C as Coovadia, C EO Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) 16H00 – 17H00 INTERACTIVE Q&A + NETWORKING + EXPO *This programme may be subject to change from date of publishing. @Topempowerment @TopEmpowerment @topcomedia_ 9
TOP EMPOWERMENT VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 24-25.06.2020 We're all about B-BBEE Corporate Services Skills Development - Learnerships - Employment Equity - Annual Report Submissions Strategy & Transformation Training Workshop - Scorecard Assessment - Strategy & Gap Analysis- Forecasting - Policy Development - Verification File Preparation and Review - Verification Management Ownership Solutions Sale of Assets - Equity Transactions - Equity Equivalent programme management and administration - (ESOP) - Fund administration and management - (BBOPS) administration and management Trust administration & Compliance Governance & Secretarial Duties - Distribution & Accounting Duties - Beneficiary Engagement - External Relations w w w . n p i c o n s u l t i n g . c o . z a NPI Governance Consulting
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS IAIN WILLIAMSON NOZIPHO MBANJWA CEO CEO Old Mutual The Talent Firm & CNBC Africa Anchor VUYO MPAKO GODWIN KHOSA Chief Digital and Data Officer CEO Old Mutual Limited National Education Collaboration Trust GWEBINKUNDLA FELLIX QONDE MASEGO MADZWAMUSE Director-General CEO Department of Higher Southern Africa Trust Education and Training 11
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS FOLASADE ADEFISAYO SELIKI TLHABANE Hon Commissioner Chief Director Education, Lagos State, Nigeria Maths and Science and Curriculum Enhancement MICH-SETH OWUSU ROB PADDOCK Africa Union Commission Co-founder and former (AUC) Chief Academic Officer, Get Smarter Founder and CEO, Valenture Institute MTETO NYATI KGANKI MATABANE CEO CEO Mteto Nyati BBC 12
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS EUSTACE MASHIMBYE BONANG F. MOHALE CEO Chancellor Proudly South African University of the Free State MURRAY CHABANT THAMO MZOBE CEO CEO Signa Group National Development Agency AJAY LALU MUHAMMADH AMOD Managing Director CEO Black Lite Consulting Boon Africa 13
WE’RE BUILDING THE BIGGEST CLASSROOM IN AFRICA. As we reach our 175th birthday we’re doing what we do best - investing in a better future. Because the key to that future is clearly online education, we’re busy creating what will become Africa’s biggest digital classroom. It will connect teachers and learners of all ages, upskill entrepreneurs and open up opportunities to compete in a new world economy. When you focus on the future for 175 years, you learn that while times change, the things that matter don’t. #175Africa 175 YEARS OF DOING GREAT THINGS
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS SIMPIWE SOMDYALA PROFESSOR WISEMAN NKUHLU CEO Chancellor, UP Amadlelo Agri Former economic advisor to Thabo Mbeki NOMALUNGELO GINA RONALD LAMOLA Honourable Deputy Minister Honourable Minister Department of Trade and Industry of Justice and Correctional Services KHENSANI NOBANDA BONGIWE KUNENE Group Executive: Group Marketing CEO and Corporate Affairs Banking Association of Nedbank South Africa (BASA) 15
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS FARAI MUBAIWA ZANELE MORRISON Partner Management Lead, Director: Marketing Youth Employment Services YES, and Corporate Affairs, JSE Founder, Africa Matters PROF VIVIENNE LAWACK SUNG YOON Vice-Chancellor President and CEO UWC Samsung Africa SIBUBISO LABI HLUBI SHIVANDA Student of web and mobile Director software development training Business Innovation Group and Corporate @ the Future-Innovation Lab Affairs at Samsung South Africa 16
OUR TRANSFORMATION EXPERTS JOHN MATISONN BUSISIWE SITHOLE Political journalist and author. Group Head: Author of CYRIL’S CHOICES Transformation, Diversity & and GOD, SPIES AND LIES Inclusion at Absa Group TASHMIA ISMAIL-SAVILLE WASEEM CARRIM CEO CEO Youth Employment Services (YES) National Youth Development Agency FRANCIS PETERSEN CAS COOVADIA Rector & Vice Chancellor CEO University of the Free State Business Unity South Africa 17
Building Businesses that Leave Legacies We partner with businesses that see the potential in their people. Investment in people builds legacies. MTS works with successful businesses to align their social investment and structures to the transformation requirements as contained in the B-BBEE regulations. But more importantly, we work with businesses to harness the growth potential of people, in their communities, workplaces and supply chains to future proof their business. Having honed our skills in the South African Mining Industry for more than a decade, we have developed solutions that are people centred to enable our clients to be front and centre in the development and imple- mentation of long term social sustainability strategies that will meet the regulatory requirements, whilst delivering shared value to a range of internal and external stakeholders. Insite, our social sustainability management platform, assimilates and validates baseline data for robust reporting to Executives, line manage- ment, employees, communities of interest as well as a range of regula- tors. Combined with our bespoke methodologies and advisory services, MTS assists our clients to forge an inclusive future. TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY METHODOLOGY COMMUNICATION Startup Accelorator Nominee www.mtsholdings.co.za
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS SPONSORED BY: SAMSUNG Samsung is committed to complying with local laws and regulations as well as applying a strict global code of conduct to all employees. It believes that ethical management is not only a tool for responding to the rapid changes in the global business environment, but also a vehicle for building trust with its various stakeholders including customers, shareholders, employees, business partners and local communities. With an aim to become one of the most ethical companies In the world, Samsung continues to train its employees and operate monitoring systems, while practicing fair and transparent corporate management. Samsung follows a simple business philosophy: to devote its talent and technology to creating superior products and services that contribute to a better global society. To achieve this, Samsung sets a high value on its people and technologies. NEDBANK Nedbank Group is a bank holding company listed on JSE Limited, with a market capitalisation of R107 billion as at 31 December 2019. Nedbank is one of Africa’s largest banking groups, with operations in Namibia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, and offshore in the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey. It also has representative offices in other Southern Africa countries, including Angola and Kenya, and has key global financial centres to provide international banking services for SA-based multinational and high-net-worth clients in countries such as London, Toronto and Dubai (UAE). We are a diversified financial services provider, offering a wide range of wholesale and retail banking services, as well as insurance, asset management and wealth management solutions. www.nedbank.co.za OLD MUTUAL Old Mutual was established in Cape Town in 1845 as South Africa’s first mutual life assurance society. Our purpose is to help our customers thrive by enabling them to achieve their lifetime financial goals, while investing their funds in ways that will create a positive future for them, their families, their communities and broader society. In this way, we significantly contribute to improving the lives of our customers and their communities while ensuring a sustainable future for our business. We now employ over 30 000 people and operate in 14 countries across two regions: Africa (South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe) and Asia (China) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMADLELO AGRI Amadlelo Agri (Pty) Ltd (Amadlelo) is an operator and strategic investor in diversified agribusinesses. The company aims to build prosperous agribusinesses and benefit from exceptional operational capacity, extensive project management, proven skills development and significant resources as investors. Amadlelo is driven by highly successful and experienced commercial operators with the vision to invest capital, assets and expertise over time into projects that uplift historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs). The business is 72% majority black-owned. 19
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS SIGNA GROUP As a group of multi-skilled, inter-connected subsidiary companies, Signa Group provides a meaningful impact on businesses, individuals and society by offering a full range of B-BBEE consulting services and solutions that address all elements of the B-BBEE scorecard. Signa Group is in the business of helping companies achieve their transformation targets while still maintaining a healthy turnover, even in times of adversity. As an innovative company with progressive and renowned solutions, Signa Group has developed a fully comprehensive and compliant COVID-19 work-readiness package that prepare companies to return to the office safely. Further to this Signa Group has developed digital learning solutions to take clients into the new working future. Through training individuals, creating jobs and facilitating the development of new businesses, Signa Group has launched the Power of One initiative. A philosophy that through One Person, One Passion, and One Team, we can encourage every person or business owner to make a difference in the life of another. When this person is empowered, they can, in turn, make a meaningful contribution to someone else’s life. In this way, the impact of the Power of One will be exponential. BOON AFRICA BOON AFRICA is an exciting young company forged through the expertise of its highly experienced owners and staff who collectively have over 35 years in the construction industry. By the very definition of the name, we aim to be a blessing/helpful/beneficial to our clients and stakeholders alike. We are committed to developing into a recognised leader in the construction industry and becoming renowned for quality, reliability and client satisfaction. BOON AFRICA is a Level 1 BBBEE contributor and CIDB 6CE PE & 1GB PE company led by Chief Executive Officer, Muhammadh Shuayb Amod and Managing Director, Matimba Collen Nkatingi. OTC Open Trade Training Centre (OTTC) is a leading training provider of commercial and industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning in South Africa. The OTTC was founded in 1992 by Peter and Isolde Döbelin. Their dream was to address the shortage of vocational skills training in the South African refrigeration and air-conditioning industry. Therefore OTTC’s mission is to transfer relevant technical knowledge and work skills to workers, practitioners, entrepreneurs and employers alike. Today OTTC is renowned for its training excellence locally, internationally and also in the neighbouring countries. Close to five thousand participants have attended the popular industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning training courses at OTTC in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa. For many years now German international standards are renowned to be of the highest in the world. We at OTTC have chosen to support these values and standards and to implement them into our curriculum. NPI NPI Governance Consulting is a 100% Black owned and 55% Black women owned B-BBEE Advisory & Transformation firm founded in 2012 by lawyer and entrepreneur, Israel Noko. We provide business services to Private and Public Sector organisations, handling small and large-scale projects across several sectors. We partner with our clients on their B-BBEE journey – providing a well-integrated web of solutions that address all elements of the B-BBEE Scorecard. We maintain the respect and trust of our clients by consistently delivering excellence. Integrity, trust, strong relationships, and continuous improvement are our core values. NPI Governance Consulting is a proud member of the UN Global Compact and an advocate for sustainable economic growth and strategic transformation intelligence, with the premise of “Pioneering Equitable Growth in Africa”. Our internal and external methods are guided by the King 4 Corporate Governance Principles and ISO9001 standards. Broad Based B-BBEE in South Africa lies at the core of the NPI Governance Consulting offering. We are we moving into the next era of empowerment. What if B-BBEE was an investment that generated a traceable return to your business objectives through the establishment of new markets, new investment opportunities and created new drivers of domestic demand? We approach your B-BBEE Transformation Strategy as an integral part of your company strategy. Our short, medium and long- term solutions not only add value to your organization but are also a part of the Transformation and Growth narrative of South Africa. 20
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS MANAGING TRANSFORMATION SOLUTIONS We believe in organisations that think big picture, that feel a responsibility, and can see the potential in their employees and the communities around them. MTS’s role is to assist forward thinking companies to collate, organise and validate their data on the most granular level and use it in a constructive and positive way. Enabling local resources to build not only B-BBEE alignment and legislative compliance but an economically sustainable business 5 years from now. Through bespoke technology, best practice methodologies and People Centered Solutions, MTS highlights where the most gains can be made economically as well as socially, building inclusive businesses and stronger communities. We partner with organisations to provide the necessary data and insights for their B-BBEE scorecards and associated legislative compliance, and who are able to use these insights to unlock better planning and transformative strategy that will influence their immediate actions as well as dramatically drive the direction and success of the organization in the future. MACADAMIAS (SAMAC) Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC) is a Non-profit Company under the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008). Our main objective is to serve the interest of members in order to ensure the sustainability, growth and prosperity of the South African Macadamia Industry. A purpose driven organisation which delivers industry leadership through sustainable and broad- based research and market development, focusing on all commercial and transformation fundamentals of the South African Macadamia Industry. SAMAC serves as mouthpiece for the South African Macadamia producers. Represent producers at international events and engagements. We represent producers at various national stakeholder forums.Interact and network with local and international Governments on various aspects such as market access needs and tariff barriers. SPHILE HOLDINGS Sphile Holdings is a legally registered Entity under the registration number CK- 2006/038181/23 whose core business is General Construction Services; renovations; repairs; refurbishment; electrical; plumbing; carpentry; civil; landscaping; etc. The Entity’s founder member Ms Vuyo Gumede identified an opportunity within the general construction industry. Sphile Holdings is 100% BEE owned by a black South African woman TIGER BRANDS The Tiger Brands’ story is one rich in bold moves, belief and brilliance, centred around our expansive portfolio of proudly South African brands. Passionately created by people who are consumer-obsessed, our brands remain consumer favourites year after year. Such endurance is not a coincidence, it is the result of consumer-focused strategy and excellent execution. The goals we have set for our company can only be achieved if we hold uncompromisingly to our values, as well as to our commitment to developing world class, passionate people. As we work towards a more sustainable future together, we hold ourselves to a high standard. In this way we are able to cultivate a winning culture. Above all, the heartbeat of Tiger Brands is Sustainability. We believe that our communities should be better off because we are there and take an active role in driving food and nutrition security, consumer education and food safety imperatives, in addition to supporting the development of small suppliers to actively compete within our supply chain. We are rigorous in our pursuit to minimise any negative impact on the environment - both local and global - the community and the economy. We are committed to actively improving the country and the people who have helped make and keep us in the triumphant position we find ourselves in today. With this winning formula we are confident that our iconic brands will never stop adding value to the lives of our consumers. 22
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH: PRODUCTIVITY SA Productivity SA Core services: Section 31 of the Employment Services Act, No. 4 The Act enjoins the Productivity SA to develop relevant productivity competencies and competitiveness in workplaces, with a focus on the following core functions: (i) To promote employment and income growth, and workplace productivity; (ii) To improve the employment and re-employment prospects of employees facing retrenchments and those retrenched, which include schemes to provide for Turn-Around Strategies, Lay-offs, retraining or alternative employment opportunities; (iii) To conduct Research on productivity and competitiveness related matters, provide productivity improvement and competitiveness measures, and collection and supply of information; and (iv) To promote social dialogue and a culture of productivity and competitiveness in the workplace and all spheres of the nation’s economic and community life. Our Value Proposition: We offer Productivity and Competitiveness Improvement Solutions to accelerate wealth and decent employment creation, by enhancing the productive capacity and operational efficiency of enterprises throughout the business lifecycle. ABASA The Mission of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa is to embark on programmes and activities that redress inequalities and create access and opportunities for black South Africans in the accounting profession. ABASA does not exist to duplicate the efforts and achievements of other professional associates and organisations. It provides a solid base for the disseminations of information, for the understanding, interpreting and eventual solving of the unique problems faced by black South Africans in the word of Accounting. ABASA is a professional Association that unites accountants and aspiring accountants to promote and facilitate the identification and creation of opportunities that provide advancement for blacks in the accounting profession. It supports the continuing developments of a culture of professional excellence, accountability, and responsibility within its members and the communities they serve. There are currently 33157 Chartered Accountants (CA) in South Africa and only 6239 of them are Africans, Coloureds, and Indians. Since its establishment, ABASA has made significant progress in advancing black accountants which has resulted in a strong cohort of business and industry leaders. MEDIA PARTNERS: SAFM SA’s only national news and talk radio station. Leading the nation’s conversation. The more you listen, the more you’ll know. 104-107 FM Across Mzansi. SAfm is the SABC’s national English language public radio station with its headquarters at Radio Park, Auckland Park, Johannesburg. It was established in 1936 at the time of the creation of the SABC. It was first known as the “A Programme”, becoming the English Service when the Afrikaans Service came into being a year later. In 1985 it changed its name again to Radio South Africa and, ten years later, to SAfm. 23
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS CHANNEL AFRICA Channel Africa is an international radio station, which is the external service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), broadcasting from South Africa, Johannesburg. Currently the station’s listenership is on three platforms, ranging from: Internet live-streaming, Pas 10 satellite and DSTV audio Bouquet, Channel 802. The station’s programmes can also be accessed on its broadcast-on-demand plat website form and through podcasts. From the feedback and using marketing research (the last done in partnership with BBC) Channel Africa has a very widespread audience of approximately between six to ten million daily, including rebroadcasts by other FM stations across the continent. That can be broken down as follows: 1. Shortwave – Rural audience spread across the continent in all target countries plus neighboring countries, age group across the board from 16-60. With the termination of shortwave services, Channel Africa has partnered with various radio stations in the target countries in order to reach this set of listeners. 2. DSTV audio Bouquet – Urban audience: more defined, with a distinctive group of middle and upper class Educators, Business people and Government officials with the age category of between 26 -46. 3. European and Asian listeners outside Africa who have good quality radio sets. Channel Africa also has a listener club in Central India. 4. Satellite and Internet - These have a similar listenership to Shortwave Urban, but has a greater listenership spread due to quality. Through the internet, listeners can access the station’s podcasts. The station reaches 10 million listeners per day across 6 languages. SOCIAL TV www.social-tv.co.za is an online multimedia news channel that exclusively focus on CSI/ CSR/ CSV, sustainable development initiatives and events in the form of video and written content.The channel’s overall ambition is to maintain the relevance of these initiatives to the society and how they affect people’s lives. www.social-tv.co.za features stories in the following segments: Health and Welfare, Education and Training, Greening and Environment, Sports, Arts and Events. CIO REVIEW Published in Fremont, California, CIOReview (www.cioreview.com) is one of the leading print magazines in the US. It is the knowledge platform where C-suite executives deliberate on critical market challenges and current technological trends across industries. We are a unique magazine because all of our contributors are senior executives from the industry. WORKINFO.COM Workinfo.com is a subscription service providing pro forma policies and procedures, employment legislation on employment equity, human resources, industrial relations and training & development. In addition to the subscription option, Workinfo.com offers various free facilities including a comprehensive database of online job descriptions and free downloads. 24
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J UD GE S AMANDA BUZO-GQOBOKA BRIDGET MOKWENA HALALA KHATHUTSHELO RAMAKUMBA CEO CEO CEO Service Seta Assupol Life CHIETA DIONNE KERR FANISA LAMOLA MICHAEL DAVIES Founder COO CEO & Chief Executive Officer South African Institute Of Continuity SA Siyakha Consulting Chartered Accountants (SAICA) 1
J UD GE S Lerato Pretorius Is Often Referred To As A Role Model For The 21st Century Business Woman, Simply Because She Is Consistently Ahead Of The Curve And Always Top Of Her Class. Lerato Is A Business Leader. Her Tenure In Retail Banking At Standard Bank And Investment Banking At Investec Gave Lerato Vivid Insight Into Strategic Financial Management, Which Has Served Her Well In The Last Two Decades In Rail Construction And Most Recently In The Industrial Drone Sector. Where Her Unmanned Remotely Controlled Aircraft Implement monitor Infrastructure Maintenance And Sight Security Management 24/7/365. Lerato Has Earned Her Place In The South African Business Landscape As An Asset To Any Organisation She Leads. She Stands Out As A Woman Who Makes A Positive Contribution To The Growth And Productivity Of South Africa. Memberships Lerato Is A Member At The Institute Of Directors She Is A VIP At The Stanford International Who’s Who Magazine Board Member Of The Lupus Drive South Africa LERATO PRETORIUS MAPHUM NXUMALO SORAYA ARTMAN CEO COO Director: Operations Polyzomba Gijima Group Ltd South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) MMABATHO MABOYA MOSO BOLOFO THAMO MZOBE CEO Director CEO Cyril Ramaphosa Bilfinger National Development Agency Foundation 2
J UD GE S VICTOR SEKESE VINO GOVENDER CEO CEO SNG Grant Thornton LA Consulting XOLILE GEORGE YOLAND KONA CEO CEO SALGA Gauteng Tourism Authority 3
F I NAL IST LIST TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: EDUCATION TOP EMPOWERED ENTREPRENEUR AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AWARD OF YEAR 2020 Adopt-a-School Foundation Colin Herold A & C Herold Construction and Maintenance Astron Energy Lionel Kleinhans Calgro M3 Kleinhans Group EnviroServ Nizenande Machi Karani Leadership FedEx Mulalo Thabela Mustek Gauflora Old Mutual Munyadzi Rikhotso Nsovo Environmental Consulting Praxis Computing Simo Maholwana PRP Solutions I am Branded Media Raubex Group Tokologo Commodore Phetla Christopher Africa The Innovation Hub QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA) Tshwane South TVET College TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: JOB CREATION University of the Free State Adenco Construction AECI TOP EMPOWERED FAST GROWTH CallForce Direct BLACK-OWNED SMME AWARD Coega Development Corporation Amadlelo Agri Debar Ceramics Bathu Blue Apple Publishing Graduate Institute of Financial TOP EMPOWERED YOUNG ACHIEVER Sciences (GIFS) – UNDER 40 YEARS Izazi Electrical Engineering Deon Maduray Weldron Engineering Kleinhans Group Hiten Keshave Majozi Bros Construction PRP Solutions Motla Projects Isaac Mbatha Sky Tents Manufacturers Nsovo Environmental Consulting Kershen Pillay Sky Tents Manufacturers Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences (GIFS) Weldron Engineering 4
F I NAL IST LIST Sihle Ndlela Isilumko Majozi Bros Construction Praxis Computing Simphiwe Majozi Majozi Bros Construction Theo Baloyi TOP EMPOWERED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Bathu Afrox Bigen Africa Services TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: ENTERPRISE AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT LG Electronics South Africa Aramex Mpact Bigen Africa Services Old Mutual EnviroServ Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology Praxis Computing TATA Consultancy Services SA South African Breweries Tiger Brands Tsogo Sun TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: SOCIO - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: Adopt-a-School Foundation PUBLIC SERVICES AECI Artscape Theatre Centre Astron Energy City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Bonakude Consulting Coega Development Corporation Calgro M3 Durban KZN Convention Bureau Dell Computers The Innovation Hub Mustek Tshwane South TVET College Old Mutual RCL Foods TOP EMPOWERED: BUSINESS LEADER Sasol Mining Dineo Molefe T-Systems South African Breweries Khalid Abdulla African Equity & Empowerment Investments TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: Lance Schultz DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Automotive Industry Development Centre Cell C Litha Kutta FedEx Tiger Brands 5
F I NAL IST LIST TOP EMPOWERED COMPANY: TOP EMPOWERED: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CUSTOMER FOCUS SERVICE INITIATIVE (‘YES”) AWARD Cell C Columba Leadership Trust Debar Ceramics Izazi Electrical Engineering Emirates Mjaji-Mbatha Foundation KFC South Africa - Add Hope YES4Youth Visa Nedbank Investec TOP EMPOWERED: PUBLIC SECTOR MTN LEADER Kwambele Social Marketing Imogen Mashazi City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Marlene Le Roux Artscape Theatre Centre Sonto Mayise Durban KZN Convention Bureau 6
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