Meet Our Speakers

2024 Speakers

Honourable Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of the Republic of South Africa

Adrian Leung

Global head of Banking Segment and Strategic Initiatives - S&P Global

Alana Kruger

Knowledge Transfer Manager – Global Alliance Africa

Andile Mazwai

Board Member - AlexForbes

Angie Naidoo

Academic Director - Duke CE

Dr. Achieng Ojwang

Executive Director/ Corporate Sustainability/ ESG Strategy & Leadership - Global Compact Network SA

Bridget Evans

Executive Director - SAB Foundation

Barbara Copelovici

Barbara Copelovici

Director Corporate Affairs SAB

Bonang Mohale

CEO - BLSA

Brenda Kali

Founder & CEO - Conscious Companies

Colleen Theron

CEO - Ardea International

Clemence McNulty

Climate Change & Sustainability Services Leader, EY Africa

Cuma Zwane

Senior Investigator - CIPC

Clarissa Muir

Lecturer: Strategic Communication - UJ

Carolynn Chalmers

Carolynn Chalmers

Chief Executive Officer - The ESG Exchange

Catherine Vice

Soutpansberg Protected Area Programme Manager for the Endangered Wildlife Trust

Carina Wessels 1

Carina Wessels

Executive: Governance, Legal, Compliance and Sustainability - Alexforbes.

David Danilowitz

David Danilowitz

Head of Investor Relations and ESG - Discovery Limited

Duane Newman

Partner - EY South Africa

Lindiwe Johnson 4

De Wet Taljaard

Technical Specialist - SAPVIA

Daniel Sullivan

Director: Risk and Resilience

Eric Leong Son

Head Of Sustainability - Heineken Beverages

Garyn Rapson

Partner & Head of Environmental Law & ESG - Webber Wentzel

George T Maluleke

George T Maluleke

Executive Head : Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Anglo American Platinum

Gerald Sharara

Chief Operations Officer - Nerdma

Godfrey Nti

Vice Chair Of The Board of Directors, IASE International

Lindiwe Johnson 1

Hellen Dalali

Head of Sustainability, Equity Bank Tanzania Limited.

Himesh Patel

Chief Executive Officer & Founder - Sync neural Genesis

Jabu R. Myeni

Sustainability Manager - Royal Eswatini Sugar

Jenny Botha

Manager - People in Conservation Programme

James Brice

Sustainability Services Leader, EY-Parthenon

Juana Purchase Hatfield

Independent Advisor | Sustainable Development | Sustainable & Development Finance - Sustainability Africa Group

Kerryn Calitz

Head of Recruitment: AltGen

Kavita Pema

Vice President: Sustainability, ESG & HSE - AECI

Lindiwe Johnson

Lindiwe Johnson

Senior Manager: Just Transition at Presidential Climate Commission

Karin Ireton

Senior Adviser, Lead ESG & Sustainability - FTI Consulting South Africa

Karen Basiye

Director of Sustainable Business & Social Impact - Safari.com

Keira Crowe Petterson

Keira Crowe Pettersson

Project Manager & Strategic Advisor - African Circular Economy Network

Lee Swan

Head of Sustainability - AlexForbes

Lwandle Mqadi

Principal Specialist: Sustainability ESRG & Impact: Office of the Chief Operations Officer - IDC

Loshni Naidoo 1

Loshni Naidoo

Chief Sustainability Officer - JSE

Lindiwe Johnson 1 1

Lebo Mphahlele-Ntsasa

Chief Operations Officer- IG3N Energy Storage

Mpho Mookapele 1

Mpho Mookapele

Chief Executive Officer Energy & Water SETA-

Michal Zubrycki

Head of Standards - BR-AG

Matthew Willey

Global Head of Corporate Affairs

Marina Madale

Executive: Sustainability and Shared Value - MTN

Nicole Martens

Head of impact investing research -Krutham

Nomsa Nkomo

Project Director: Sustainability Reporting and Integrated Reporting and Thinking - SAICA

Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien

Board Member - IFRS

Nick Rockey

Managing Director - Trialogue

Paula Ann Novotny 1

Paula-Ann Novotny

Partner - Webber Wentzel

Presha Ramsarup

Presha Ramsarup

Director at Centre for Researching Education and Labour

Praveshni Sewmohan

Sustainable finance - Standard Bank

Premal Ranchod

Head of ESG Research - Alexforbes

Ryan Short

Managing Partner - Genesis Analytics

Roela Hattingh

Writer / Strategist / Teacher - University of Johannesburg

Ravi Naidoo

Chief Executive Officer: Youth Employment Service (YES) South Africa

Richard Ferguson

Sub-Regional Coordinator - Forest Stewardship Council

Ross Harvey

Director of Research - Good Governance Africa

Ronell Govender

Global Sustainability Manager - NASPERS

Raveshni Naidoo 1

Raveshni Naidoo

ESG Manager - Sun International

Steve Nichols

Head of Mitigation - South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission

Shameela Soobramoney

Chief Executive Officer - National Business Initiative

Saliem Fakir

Executive Director - Africa Climate Foundation

Sithembile Ngobese

Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainable Business – Unilever Southern Africa

Thamsanqa Moyo

Chief Strategist - Nerdma

Teslim Yusuf

Executive Manager responsible for Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation - EWSETA

Toyi Ruvumbaga

Head of Business Banking - CRDB Bank , Tanzania

Thabisile Phumo

Thabisile Phumo

Executive Vice President Stakeholder Relations at Sibanye-Stillwater

Lindiwe Johnson 3

Vincent Obiside-Orlu

Author - GGA

Warrick Fuchsloch

Warrick Fuchsloch

Senior Client Engagement specialist - S&P Global Sustainable 1

Yael Shafrir

Associate Director - Webber Wentzel

Lindiwe Johnson 1 2

Israel Noko

CEO - NPI Governance Consulting

Lindiwe Johnson 3 1

Indika Edussuriya

Head of ESG Services - SGS UK