You can look forward to Top CHROs sharing their knowledge, a live keynote from international HR sensation Stan Slap, cash prize giveaways and a first-of-its-kind live-streamed pitch fest. You can also look forward to a world-class virtual expo with the who's who in HR tech, recruitment and talent management answering all your questions LIVE.
Agenda
June 7, 2022 09:00
Live Keynote: Stan Slap, Global Culture Guru
Stan Slap, CEO SLAP Company
Stan Slap, CEO
Stan is president of the international consulting company SLAP, renowned for achieving maximum commitment in manager, employee, and customer cultures. His work has produced impact for a who’s who of successful companies—the kind that don’t include “Patience” on their list of corporate values.
He is also a frequent keynote speaker and the author of the New York Times bestseller "Bury My Heart at Conference Room B". His new book "Under the Hood: Fire Up & Fine Tune Your Employee Culture" just launched on Amazon et al.
June 7, 2022 10:00
Mandatory vaccinations: Where we are now and where we are headed
Johan Botes, Head: Employment Practice Baker McKenzie
Johan Botes, Head: Employment Practice
Johan Botes heads Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation Practice Group in Johannesburg. Johan is experienced in employment law and labor relations, focusing on South African and sub-Saharan African employment law and employee relations. He regularly advises multinational clients on industrial relations, employment negotiations, labor dispute resolution, change management, and organizational restructuring. His team manages multijurisdictional employment and employee relations projects on behalf of various multinational clients.
Steven Teasedale, Chief People Experience Officer Discovery
Steven Teasedale, Chief People Experience Officer
Is a results-driven HR and Organisational Development Executive with 20+ years of experience designing and deploying customized business solutions that drive growth and productivity. Expertise in overseeing the design, development and execution of innovative programs. A strong and decisive leader with strengths in strategic planning, project management, change management, leadership, talent management and internal management consultancy. Known for collaborating with key stakeholders to identify and integrate successful solutions to ensure organizational success.
Dr Noluthando Nematserani, Head: Centre For Clinical Excellence Discovery
Dr Noluthando Nematserani, Head: Centre For Clinical Excellence
Gerhard Papenfus, Chief Executive National Employers' Association of South Africa
Gerhard Papenfus, Chief Executive
Is the Chief Executive of the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) and the Chairman of the Employer Investment Trust. He has founded NEASA in 1996.
Before establishing NEASA, Papenfus was the Deputy Registrar of Labour Relations and headed the Labour Liaison and Strategy directorate of the Department of Labour during the period of transition (early to mid ‘90s).
The subject of mandatory vaccination policies is hotly debated. On one hand, businesses implementing these policies do so because they have a responsibility to protect the health of employees and customers. On the other, employees who are against such policies say their constitutional right to bodily integrity and freedom of belief is being infringed. In this conversation, you will get the latest update from legal experts and human capital leaders who have implemented mandatory vaccinations policies.
June 7, 2022 10:00
Value for money: Maximising the value and sustainability of wellness initiatives
Allan Sweidan, Co-founder The Panda App
Allan Sweidan, Co-founder
Allan is a registered Clinical Psychologist and a co-founder of Akeso Clinics. Today, Allan is an entrepreneur who is interested in new ideas and making an impact through new projects and investments, generally in the field of mental health.
Lettie-Basani Phume, Group Human Capital Executive Momentum Metropolitan
Lettie-Basani Phume, Group Human Capital Executive
Experienced Human Resources Director with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and financial services industry. Skilled in HR Consulting, Remuneration and Benefits, Industrial Relations, Coaching, Succession Planning, Organizational Design, Talent Management, Change Management and Recruiting. Strong Human Resources professional with a Master of Commerce (MCom) focused in Leadership in Performance and Change- Human Resources Management from University of Johannesburg.
Navlika Ratangee, MD ICAS
Navlika Ratangee, MD
Is a clinical psychologist with diverse experience in workplace wellbeing. She completed her MBA in 2016 as the top student of the programme. With executive education from Harvard Business School, Navlika is a seasoned presenter and chapter author on corporate mental health.
Covid-19 required that organisations go above and beyond for their employees, particularly when it came to mental wellness. Now, with the world progressing towards the recovery phase of the pandemic many organisations will continue finding ways of addressing their workers’ changing social, emotional, physical and financial needs. The challenge they face is that with the under-utilisation of such benefits, the cost is often unjustified. Join this session to to learn about maximising the the value derived from wellness intitiatives.
June 7, 2022 11:00
Pitch Fest with Chris Forrest
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian
With a career spanning over 20 years, Chris Forrest is often called a legend of South African Comedy. During that period, he’s developed a reputation as a professional, consistent, versatile performer, able to adapt to almost any crowd and leave them in fits of laughter every time.
Live in-studio short pitches with leading HR service providers hosted by funny guy Chris Forrest.
June 7, 2022 12:00
The great resignation: Understanding its impact on the war for talent
Zain Reddiar, Independent Consultant Samsung Africa
Zain Reddiar, Independent Consultant
Roshni Gajjar, MD StratAstute Consulting
Roshni Gajjar, MD
Roshni is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Director and certified Risk Management Professional who has held various specialist positions in both the private and public sectors, including global pharmaceutical, managed healthcare, assurance and higher education organisations. Throughout her career, Roshni has converted strategic objectives and plans into results, unlocking growth opportunities, building lasting systems and developing people in the process. She is particularly effective in navigating through complexity and uncertainty. Roshni brings clarity forward-thinking and the momentum of purpose to any pivoting, planning, execution and/or oversight objective. Her expertise include strategy, finance, risk management, business development, corporate communications and investor/stakeholder relations.
The Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit, is an ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs en masse, beginning in early 2021, primarily in the United States. This has caused a tight labor market pushing companies to offer better benefits and higher salaries. Join this conversation to find out how this trend reveals itself in corportate South Africa, if at all, and how employers equip their arsenal in a post-pandemic talent war.
June 7, 2022 12:00
Hybrid carbon copy: Think twice before replicating hybrid work models
Deseree van den Berg, Executive Head: Human Capital Risk Benefit Solutions
Deseree van den Berg, Executive Head: Human Capital
OFFERING experience as a ‘gets the job done’ Head of HR within a JSE listed corporation; and strong expertise across the entire HR value chain acting as a strategic partner to the business – understanding the challenges, thinking ‘big picture,’ leading change and driving achievement of business goals.
Dieter Veldsman, Thought Leader Academy to innovate HR
Dieter Veldsman, Thought Leader
Dieter is an organizational psychologist with a passion for HR. He has more than 13+ years of experience across the HR value chain and lifecycle, having worked for and consulted with various multi-national corporations in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He's held the positions of CHRO, Organizational Effectiveness Executive, and Organizational Design and Development Principal.
Lesley-Anne Gatter, Head of People and Organisation Investec
Lesley-Anne Gatter, Head of People and Organisation
Experienced Head of People with specialisations in Learning and Development; demonstrated history of working in the financial services sector. Skilled in Organizational Development, Culture Change, Performance Management, Coaching, and Business Transformation. Strong human resources professional with a Masters focused in Psychology from University of the Witwatersrand.
Many organisations have switched to hybrid work models, not only because this is better for employee health and safety during the pandemic but also because flexibility is now a must-have element of a competitive EVP. But hybrid models have many variations and it is important to choose one that works for your organisational culture. In this discussion, you'll learn about different approaches - from full-on flexibility to a more structured schedule for working on-site - and their impact on workplace dynamics.
June 7, 2022 13:00
Pitch Fest with Chris Forrest
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian
With a career spanning over 20 years, Chris Forrest is often called a legend of South African Comedy. During that period, he’s developed a reputation as a professional, consistent, versatile performer, able to adapt to almost any crowd and leave them in fits of laughter every time.
Live in-studio short pitches with leading HR service providers hosted by funny guy Chris Forrest.
June 7, 2022 14:00
Talent swap programmes: How to put them together and what to expect
Terryn Palani, Group Executive: Talent, Capability and EXX Vodacom
Terryn Palani, Group Executive: Talent, Capability and EXX
Michaela Voller, CHRO Dimension Data
Michaela Voller, CHRO
As the Chief HR Executive of Dimension Data I have an objective to execute our business strategy by enabling our great people. In order to do this I work closely with our executive team to deliver on a clearly defined people and culture strategy, which addresses all areas of Human Resources. I have broad experience in all aspects of strategic and operational business management and my goal is to lead the transformation of our organization in this disruptive digital era that we operate in. I am passionate about the future of work, HR technology and how to solve some of our individual and society challenges from within the workplace.
Lisa Andrews, Talent and Organisation Unilever Africa
Lisa Andrews, Talent and Organisation
Is an HR professional, specialising in Talent Management and Organisational Design, I bring a wealth of corporate experience working with multiple stakeholders across functional disciplines and countries. My passion lies in HR Strategy Development, Talent Management process design and execution, Internal Consulting, Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, Digital Marketing, Leadership Development, Career & Succession Planning, Retention of Top Talent and delivering Innovative HR solutions.
Conventional internal talent mobility initiatives may not be sufficient for today’s post-pandemic workforces. Talent swaps, which see organisations exchange employees for a given period of time, can offer an exciting opportunity to retain and invigorate high-performing and high-potentiatial employees. Talent swaps increase employees’ understanding of how other organisations operate and enhance the transfer of knowledge and skills between companies. Join this conversation to hear top human capital executives speak about the process of setting up a talent swap and the pitfalls to avoid.
June 7, 2022 14:00
What is left of leave? Mastering the leave liability balancing act
Andile Mabindisa, HR and Talent Executive CSIR
Andile Mabindisa, HR and Talent Executive
Andile is an established Human Resources professional with more than 20 years’ experience in the Human Capital field, of which 15 years have been in HR management role and 5 years at EXCO level and presenting reports to the Remuneration, Transformation and Ethics Committees. He has managed teams of HR Business Partners and Specialists within rail transport, mining, petrochemicals, manufacturing and food service industries.
Sthembiso Phakathi, Director: Human Capital Deloitte
Sthembiso Phakathi, Director: Human Capital
Sthembiso is currently Director in the Human Capital practice at Deloitte Consulting focusing mainly in the Energy, Resources and Industrials sector. He is a part-time lecturer at Wits University in the department of Economics and Human Sciences. He's conducted research in marketing management, operating models and strategy analysis.
Sthembiso is an experienced and talented business advisor and has built many strong business relationships over many years. He works with his clients to harness culture and build competitive advantage through strategic focus, business connection and execution excellence. He's known for his passion for organisation design and behavioural change management.
He has broad knowledge in the development of organisational models, HR optimization and workforce transition strategies. He's regarded by his peers as one of the leading practitioners in enterprise transformation and organisational effectiveness. His delivery experience encompasses both the public and private sector working with global blue chip organisations and major multinationals.
Dolores Mashishi, MD DSM Advisory
Dolores Mashishi, MD
Is a versatile HR Executive with extensive board experience, highly competent in organisational design, working with change, building talent and managing wellness and health during and past pandemics. Proficient in creating an organisational environment that promotes top performance and high morale to facilitate the attainment of strategic goals and improve operational excellence.
I have written and spoken on several topics, featured in HR magazines and shared knowledge and expertise on a range of HR matters that affects the future workforce. I’m an effective change manager and have leveraged my experience on leadership and executive coaching to drive performance. I regard myself as a transformational leader and exceptional communicator, with the ability to develop innovative people strategies in both turnaround, growth and reengineering organizational times.
The coronavirus pandemic created a variety of unexpected challenges for employers, among them the complexities regarding leave liability. Many organisations have experienced an increase in leave liability as employees working from home have not taken leave due to travel restrictions. In this conversation, you will learn more about how to better manage this leave liability without creating friction between employer and employee.
June 7, 2022 15:00
Pitch Fest with Chris Forrest
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian.
Chris Forrest, Legendary South African Comedian.
With a career spanning over 20 years, Chris Forrest is often called a legend of South African Comedy. During that period, he’s developed a reputation as a professional, consistent, versatile performer, able to adapt to almost any crowd and leave them in fits of laughter every time.
Live in-studio short pitches with leading HR service providers hosted by funny guy Chris Forrest.
This presentation will focus on how to respond to unexpected fluctuations of Demand and Supply and how end-to-end supply chain visibility linked to an integrated business plan can help maintain customer service and ensure business continuity. Considering risks and appropriate inventory buffers are core to making a Supply Chain resilient to manage the unexpected more effectively. Making Integrated Business Planning a part of the overall corporate financial plan and linking to supplier management and logistics will significantly improve a company’s future Supply Chain resilience.
Automate tax calculations, validation, and declaration. Increase level of control, and reduce administrative cost to generate, audit and monitor tax reporting, and compliance requirements
Kuldeep Raina
Director | Business Solutions Presales | Finance, Risk & Compliance at SAP
"During these times of great uncertainty being able to look for alternative mode of transports, routes or simply new carriers is vital to keep the flow of goods alive. Collaboration is becoming more important than ever in logistics where all the stakeholders need to share the same data to avoid disruptions and bottlenecks. Speed is becoming essential to react to any peak in demand. To be able to increase your warehouse throughput you must increase efficiency by optimizing your warehouse processes while keeping the costs down. Finally finding new ways to reach your customers, exploring e-fulfilment or simply digitalize the last mile delivery is crucial."
Francesco Penza
Supply Chain Expert – South Europe, Middle East & Africa
Yes, you’ll need to register for this online event. Simply follow the link at the top of the page and submit your information. Then you’ll receive an email confirming your registration for the event.
A swag bag is a virtual briefcase where you can save documents from a booth. You can access files in your Swag Bag for 2 weeks after the event and email them to yourself or others.
The presentations will be recorded and available to watch after the live events conclude until the 7th September 2022. Please register for the event and you’ll be sent a link to access the sessions.
Yes. At each exhibition booth you can Live Chat with a representative from that company. You can also submit a question during the breakout sessions following the main presentation.