Karena has over 20 years communications experience across a variety of business sectors and disciplines, in both an agency and corporate environment. Karena joined Edelman as Advisory Practice Lead where she oversaw a multi-sectoral client base focused on strategic reputation management programmes that impacted organisations’ stakeholder engagement effectiveness, executive visibility, employee experience, financial communications, and…
Kavita has been with Deloitte for 18 years and a partner for 7 years. She is partner in the Audit & Assurance business leading Accounting Operations Advisory across Africa. Kavita is Women in TMT ( Telecommunication, Media and Technology) leader for Deloitte Africa. Kavita assumed the role of Lead Client Service Partner (LCSP) for Vodacom…
Goodness Lungi Mlaba-Dludla is a Board Member for Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Lungi boasts more than 20 years of experience in the Travel and Tourism Industry. Lungi has is a member of IoDSA. Lungi holds a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Tourism Management from the University of South Africa and a National Diploma in…
Aiming to build a world class multinational and multifaceted organisation, pioneering in innovation and strategic thinking while at the same time achieving an optimal work-home life balance between husband and 3 children and mentally determined to defy the laws of aging with a passion for alternative medicine and wellness. Accomplishments Part of the management team that started…
Senamile Masango is a celebrated nuclear scientist, world energy leader, entrepreneur and the first African woman to form part of an African-led team conducting experiments at CERN, The European Organisation for Nuclear Research. CERN is a world renowned centre for scientific research where the Higgs boson was discovered. Selected by a jury of internationally renowned…
Born with 3 holes in her heart, a missing tricuspid valve, an irregular & fast heartbeat, narrowed arteries between the heart and lungs and Pulmonary Hypertension; Tina B’s chance of survival was minimal. As a child she would get tired and out of breath very quickly, especially when trying to join in with physical activity.…
Fikile joined the AECI Board in 2019. She chairs the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Human Capital Committee. Fikile was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Harmony Gold Mining Company until December 2021, where she chaired the Audit and Risk Committee and was a member of the Social…
Charmaine Houvet has over two decades of telecommunications experience working with private and public sector organizations across Africa. She joined Cisco with several years’ experience as a Senior Executive in complex, diverse and transformative roles with high profile leading ICT companies. Charmaine leads Cisco’s technology growth, transformation portfolio, government affairs strategy, regulatory, and public policy…
Chancellor Elect of the University of Johannesburg President and Founder of the Umlambo Foundation Gender Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Dr. Mlambo-Ngcuka was born in 1955 in Clermont, KwaZulu-Natal. After matriculating from Ohlange High School, she was awarded her bachelor’s degree…
Doctor | Author | Keynote Speaker | Mental Health Advocate | Founder and Chief Executive of Vocal Mentality I am Dr Samke J Ngcobo, a Medical Doctor who is living with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 since the tender age of 14years old. I am passionate about mental health advocacy and about the development of an…
