Meet the Speakers

Rui Morais

Chief Executive
Officer
Dis-Chem Group

Brigitte Padayachee

Chief People
Officer
The Courier Guy

Shuvai Madanhire

Chief Human
Resources Officer
SPIRO

Justin Hawkins

Managing
Director
PURA Beverages

Ruan Roodt

Executive Talent Acquisition Manager - Southern Hemisphere
De Beers Group

Fortune Gamanya

Executive: Group Organisation Effectiveness
Old Mutual

Javi Reddy

Executive Head: Internal Communications
Vodacom South Africa


Mico van den Berg

Global Head of Senior Leadership Development & Culture
Amazon Web Services

Khunji Ngumbela

Group Strategic
Business Partner
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Dr Noma Nyembo

Global Head
of People
WaterAid

Nicole Corbin

Global Director of
Health & Wellbeing
DHL

Alison Boruchowitz

Director People & Organisation South Africa (Non-Board Member)
PUMA Group

Ilhaam van der Schyff

Group Head of
Talent Acquisition
Absa

Jo Blake

Group Head of Talent & Employer Branding
Woolworths

Masechaba Wessie

Group Head of HR Technology & Digital Experience
Absa

Roxanne Wakefield

People Director
Signal Hill Products

Samantha Howieson

Head of People
Peach Payments


Pradeshnee Deoki

Head  of Culture
Dis-Chem

Shantal Moonsamy

Head of Culture
HEINEKEN Beverages

Joanne Meyer

Head of Talent
Prescient

Thembi Myeni

Head of Digital Learning & Experience Design
Nedbank

Faith Tokwe

Head of HR
City of Cape Town

Toni de la Harpe

Head of EX, Engagement
and L&D
Nando's South Africa

Marle Backer

Head of Enterprise Capability Development
Nedbank

Marian Clark

General Manager: Discovery Institute of Training
Discovery

Pretheshini Moodley

Regional Head of Human
Resources for Africa
bioMérieux

Shireen Pillay

Head of Human
Resources
homechoice

Alicia Strydom

Senior EX & Enablement Specialist
Nando's South Africa

Janine Ross

Director of Talent
TP South Africa

Nompumelelo Tshabalala

Culture &
Engagement Lead
Vodacom

Jeannine Du Toit

Talent Manager
HEINEKEN Beverages

Snowy Mahlangu

Head of Talent,
Learning & Diversity
Marsh IMEA

Nosipho Dinwa

Training & Development Manager
Cape Town International Convention Centre

Ferran Tort

Founder 
& CEO
AI Masters

Mieke Janse
van Rensburg

Head of HR
Africa Biomass Company

Renier Keyser

Head of Culture & Internal Comms
WastePlan

Lezane Takacs

Head of
Colleague Experience
Sigma Connected Group

Denika Pillay

Head of People
Tree Traction

Creating the Ultimate Employee Experience
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