Meet the Speakers

Robert Attwell

Chief Executive Officer
Discovery Insure

Rui Morais

Chief Executive Officer
Dis-Chem Group

Tauriq Keraan

Group Chief People Officer
GoTyme

Dr. Candice Hartley

Group Chief People Officer
Eskom Holdings

Nolo Thobejane

Chief People and Transformation Officer
KFC

Bongi Mbuli

Group Executive Head: Internal Communications
Vodacom

Niren Mungar Ram

Chief Operating Officer and Lead Data Analytics - CIB Human Capital
Absa Group

Fikiswa Ludidi

Human Capital Operations Executive
Old Mutual

Lydia Ngobe

Director of Learning and Development
McDonald's SA

Sibahle Somana

Group Head: Leadership and Culture
Nedbank

Tasha Kundon

Group Head of Academy & People Development
AfroCentric Group

Sundrie Naidoo

Head of People
Discovery Vitality

Sifiso Mlilo

Head of Organisational Effectiveness
Nedbank

Anesh Muthayan

Head of Digital Employee Experience
Old Mutual

Shantal Moonsamy

Head of Culture
HEINEKEN Beverages

Michael Brand

Head of Learning and Development
Sanlam Investments

Thembi Myeni

Head of Digital Learning and Experience Design
Nedbank

Ilze Johnston

Head Talent Acquisition & EVP Brand Lead
Standard Bank Group


Sheree Comninellis

Head of Learning & Change, Fashion Beauty and Home
Woolworths

Daniele Pigni

APAC Talent Insights and Strategy Lead
Google

Mota Mota

Corporate Affairs Lead
Nestlé

Andrew Millson

Managing Executive: People & Sustainability
Food Lover's Market

Marno Boshoff

Culture Evangelist
King Price Insurance

Unati Moalusi

Chief People Officer
VML

Dr. Peter Champion

Group HR Executive
Cashbuild

Samantha Howieson

Head of People
Peach Payments

Devandré Lawrence

Head of HR: SA & Inverroche
Pernod Ricard

Chantelle Van Der Walt

Head of Learning and Development
Col'Cacchio

Curtis Snyders

Head of Talent Acquisition and AI Learning
Auditor-General of South Africa

Joanne Meyer

Head of Talent
Prescient


Daniel Wertheimer

Group Lead: Knowledge & Insights
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Natasha Cassie

Group Lead: Talent Acquisition and Assessments
FirstRand Group

Hannes Dreyer OLY

Senior Specialist: Organisational Effectiveness
AfroCentric Group

Kelly Ledger

Group Employee Experience Design Lead
FirstRand Group

Steph Snyman

Chief Talent Officer
iKhokha

Sarah Browning-de Villiers

IFICA President
Institute for Internal Communication Africa

Phumudzo Luvhengo

Org Effectiveness Executive
Blu Label Unlimited

Inga Bosch-Cloete

Senior Internal Communications Manager
Sanlam

Duke Mathebula

Recruitment Manager
GoTyme Bank

Elmen Lamprecht

Snr Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Manager
Dis-Chem

Lee Watts

Chief HR Officer
Kurtosys

Simone Zanetti

Strategic AI Advisor
Zanetti AI Institute

Thembelihle Ndimande

People and Culture Expert, 
ex Coca-Cola, Unilever & Nestlé

Fiona Johnson

Global Head: People and Culture
MDI (Mobile Digital Insights)

Rutendo Marumazvitsva

Head of HR
Schweppes
Zimbabwe Limited

Kyle Gareth Chetty

Head of People
Planet42

Andrew McDonald

Head: People
Discover Africa Group

Kira Koopman

Lead: Digital Learning & Capability Building
Momentum

Kally Mabe

DEI-B Lead
Vodacom

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