Top Empowerment 2022 | Post Event Report

Letter from the CEO

Welcome to 2022’s Top Empowerment Virtual Summit and Awards

Iwould like to welcome you to the 3rd Annual Top Empowerment Virtual Summit. Don’t be fooled, Topco has been hosting The Top Empowerment Summit for over 20 years.

The very first summit was hosted by our President Cyril Ramaphosa and attended by over 300 guests in Midrand in 2001. Who was to know at the time that he would go on to be such an important statesman in our country? We had just produced our 1st Top Empowerment publication, aptly named Impumelelo.

I’m honoured to welcome you to Topco’s 21st anniversary of the Top Empowerment Summit – only virtually. I would like to congratulate and thank all our partners who have really shown up in these very difficult moments leading the way in transformation, to make sure we can execute on this very important event. Thank you to Nedbank, our Gold Sponsor, Merchants, Hollard, Avbob, Nemesis Accounting, UFS and IDC - without you this event wouldn’t be possible.

At Topco, we’ve been tracking

This is the time to echo the words “together we can” and “quality education is freedom.”

We need to reassess the type of country we want, the things we need to double down on and the things that need to be improved. My team at Topco has assembled a diverse range of speakers, who are and have been extremely passionate about transformation. Up until this point we have taken a view of what successful transformation and empowerment looks like, today and tomorrow. We need to give ourselves permission to consider new ways of thinking and new ways of measuring success.

“WE’RE AT A VERY IMPORTANT TIME IN HISTORY”

On the evening of the 21st July, we host the Top Empowerment Awards. Events like these help shape our evolution as we recognise entrepreneurs and top empowered companies. The levels of performance are shifting all the time and boundaries are being broken. Just look at someone like Theo Baloyi, founder of Bathu. We as a country and the world at large have many

enhance that spirit we need to all work in a common and unified way. This is about the future of transformation and empowerment.

We need to move from democratic freedom to economic freedom. We need a small business revolution, and to drive our economy and society through entrepreneurship and the inclusivity of everyone. We’ve got a fantastic line-up and some great speakers. The opportunity that virtual gives, is that it lets us explore and engage with these amazing speakers - things that we wouldn’t have been able to do before. We have a very personal networking tool, just put on your ‘Zoom outfit’, as real people who have similar challenges will be on the other end.

Enjoy the next 2 days, make sure you keep the speakers on their toes with questions and be sure to reach out and connect with your fellow delegates.

Over 5000 Delegates Registered

To read the 2 - day conference programme Click Here

Meet Our Speakers

MODERATOR: REFILOE MPAKANYANE

Weekend Breakfast Host: 702 | ENCA

Refiloe Mpakanyane is a broadcast journalist with a penchant for the arts.

Refiloe has an Honours Degree from the Wits School of Journalism and majored in International Relations, Media Studies and English Literature for her undergraduate qualification.

Her firm grounding in the critical, analytical and creative thinking of the humanities discipline has underpinned her passion for broadcasting, leading her to delve into working not only behind the scenes in radio and television production, but in front of the camera and hosting her own radio shows as well.

Refiloe has interviewed an extensive, eclectic and exciting mix of musicians, actors, politicians and captains of industry. She is also a voice-over artist and MC. Her proudest achievements have grown to include championing causes close to her heart such as literacy advocacy. Alongside providing under-resourced schools with reading books for their libraries she is also a National Book Week ambassador and is also a mentor to a young lady at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.

CARL VAN DER RIET CEO | Avbob Mutual Assurance Society

BRIDGIT EVANS Director | SAB Foundation

CIKO THOMAS Group Managing Exec: Retail and Business Banking | Nedbank Limited

HON. MMAMOLOKO TRYPHOSA KUBAYI Minister of Human Settlements

SELIKI ABRAM TIHABANE Chief Director: Mst and Curriculum Enhancement Programmes | Department of Basic Education

MAANDA RASHAKA

Strategic Specialist in Sustainability | Nedbank

FIONA ALLY Group Lead ESD | Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

LINDIWE MADONSELA Senior Manger for advocacy, education and awareness with compliance division I B-BBEE Commission

SHIRLEY MACHABA CEO | PWC

OFENTSE MOKWENA Strategic Projects Lead | Uber SSA

PAULA MENDES Group HR Manager: Skills, EE & OD | Hollard

MASERAME MOUYEME

Group Marketing, Public Affairs And Sustainability Director | Old Mutual

MATHEWS PHOSA South African Attorney and Politician

RAY - ANN SEDRES Transformation Director | Sanlam

LITHA KUTTA Enterprise and Supplier Development Director | Tiger Brands

VICTORIA JACOBS Managing Director | Skill Hub

ANÉL BOSMAN CIB Nedbank Limited

DONOVAN ADAMS CEO and founder | Nilundo

BONGUMUSA MAKHATHINI CEO and Partner | Empowerment Capital Investment Partners

DR FELLENG YENDE CEO | FPM SETA

WASSIM CAREEM CEO | NYDA

CAS COOVADIA Chief Executive Officer | BUSA

DR SYDWELL SHIKWENI Transformation Director | Merchantss

ZENGEZIWE MSIMANG Chief Engagement Officer | Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

KHODANI NETSHIFHEFHE Associate Director and Finance Lead SkX Protiviti

DR. MAVIS MAZHURA PSy.D, Licensee & Leadership Coach

GUGU MKHIZE CEO Insurance Seta

JOSH ADLER Vice President, Growth & Entrepreneurship | African Leadsership

NONYAMEKO MANDINDI Non-Executive Directors and Chairman | Hudaco Industries Limited

NONYAMEKO “NYAMI” MANDINDI Non-Executive Directors Chairman | Deloitte

GAYLOR MONTMASSON-CLAIR Economist | TIPS

MURRAY CHABANT Chief Executive Officer | Signa Group

HASNAYN EBRAHIM Managing Director | AIA

SHANI NAIDOO Founder and CEO | Nemesis Accounting

NIKKI BUSH Managing Director, Speaker, and Author I The Bright Ideas Outfit.

THANDO MATUTU Business Manager | Agripreneur SA

SINELIZWI FAKADE Rural Development Specialist | Rocky Park Farming Pty Ltd

PROF. FRANCIS PETERSEN Rector & Vice-Chancellor University of the Free State

TSHIFHIWA TSHIVHENGWA Chief Executive Officer | TBCSA

SUGEN NAIDOO CIO | SA TAXI

RABI ADETORO HR Leader, Coach, Speaker & Trainer | MTN

ANDY SEARLE Director | Paladin Consulting

HENRY SEBATA Partner BTS AVO & BTS Group

SIYANDA KUNENE Director | Kunene Makopo Risk Solutions

UZAIR ESSACK Forbes 30 under 30 MD | Riyp

ALLAN VAN DER MEULEN CEO | ZIto

LANGA MADONKO Co-Founder and Principal | Summit Africa

KHOLOSA NONKENGE Assistant Director | Department of Basic Education

GERALD MWANDIAMBIRA CEO | SA Savings Institute

Panel Discussions

Sessions

Conference Overview

Top countries by registered users

1,722

467

230

3,355

Polls (continued)

Social Media

1 January

Posts

Press Releases

Top Empowerment Press Releases 2022

Online Media Coverage

CFO South Africa

Headline: “CFO Thembi Mazibuko says Masslift Africa remains committed to making a difference.”

AVE: R10,470.03

Link: Click Here

The Media Online

Headline: “Awards Wrap: Effie tickets on sale, New Media wins content and tech excellence in New York, DStv Content Creator Awards looking for Best Reaction Video.”

AVE: R45,824.32

Link: Click Here

Bizcommunity

Headline: “Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 1”

AVE: R98,118.91

Link: Click Here

Bizcommunity

Headline: “Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2”

AVE: R150,000.15

Link: Click Here

Cover

Headline: “Sanlam named top empowerment awards’ business of the year”

AVE: R15,833.60

Link: Click Here

Travel News Weekly

Headline: “Nedbank awarded for Women in Tourism Programme”

AVE: R18,058.80

Link: Click Here

Tourism Update

Headline: “Nedbank awarded for Women in Tourism Programme”

AVE: R24,700.85

Link: Click Here

Media Update

Headline: “Sanlam wins at TopCo Awards”

AVE: R21,778.20

Link: Click Here

The Insurance Directory

Headline: “SANLAM NAMED TOP EMPOWERMENT AWARDS’ BUSINESS OF THE YEAR”

AVE: R26,314.41

Link: Click Here

Your Business

Headline: “Africa’s most transformative businesses named.”

AVE: R23,945.43

Link: Click Here

FA News

Headline: “Sanlam named top empowerment Awards’ Business of the Year”

AVE: R29,352.35

Link: Click Here

Online Media Coverage (continued)

Engineering News

Headline: “Masslift Africa celebrates 3 decades in material handling.”

AVE: R30,714.20

Link: Click Here

Supply Network Africa

Headline: “MASSLIFT AFRICA CELEBRATES 3 DECADES IN MATERIALS HANDLING.”

AVE: R27,589.66

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “How to leverage winning or being a finalist for an award”

AVE: R16,605.12

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “AFRICA’S MOST TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESSES NAMED AT THE 2022 TOP EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE”

AVE: R15,715.56

Link: Click Here

News24

Headline: “‘Incompetent leaders must step aside’ - Phosa”

AVE: R47,168.46

Link: Click Here

Green Economy Media

Headline: “Africa’s most transformative businesses of 2022 named at the top empowerment summit”

AVE: R16,584.75

Link: Click Here

Bizcommunity

Headline: “Top Empowerment Summit award winners for 2022”

AVE: R53,564.41

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “Africa Driving a Transformed Economy”

AVE: R28,787.15

Link: Click Here

Event

Headline: “Driving a Transformed Economy in Africa”

AVE: R42,028.20

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “2022 Top Empowerment Conference &

Awards: Africa Driving a Transformed Economy”

AVE: R21,300.02

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “Top Empowerment Awards entries closing soon”

AVE: R10,155.81

Link: Click Here

Topco Media

Headline: “Top Empowerment Awards entries closing soon”

AVE: R10,155.81

Link: Click Here

Daily Maverick

Headline: “Ekurhuleni city manager aims for good, clean governance and service delivery improvement”

AVE: R59,067.36

Link: Click Here

Buzz South Africa

Headline: “List of Top 10 Recruitment Agencies In Pretoria”

AVE: R57,648.43

Link: Click Here

Benoni City Times

Headline: “Council reappoints Dr Imogen

Mashazi as city manager”

AVE: R 14,424.96

Link: Click Here

Boksburg Advertiser

Headline: “Council reappoints Dr Imogen Mashazi as city manager”

AVE: R13,963.30

Link: Click Here

Bizcommunity

Headline: “Celebrate 21 years of Top Empowerment”

AVE: R54 059.46

Link: Click Here

Print Media Coverage

Leadership

Headline: “The world of business needs more Shani Naidoos.”

AVE: R30,714.20

Read: Download PDF

The Citizen (Country Edition)

Headline: “Helping transform economies.”

AVE: R52,942.93

Read: Download PDF

Business Day, Empowerment

Headline: “Leading transformation Awarded Most Empowered Business of the Year.”

AVE: R107,630.12

Read: Download PDF

Boksburg Advertiser

Headline: “City manager is reappointed.”

AVE: R15,187.50

Read: Download PDF

Service

Headline: “The Future of Business. Reengineered”

AVE: R192,817.90

Read: Download PDF

JSE

Headline: “CHANGING MINDSETS TO HELP SMEs

FLOURISH IN A CRISIS”

AVE: R48,320.10

Read: Download PDF

Radio Coverage

SAFM

Headline: “Top Empowerment Conference.”

AVE: R16,616.00

Recording: Click here

Channel Africa

Headline: “Top Empowerment Conference award winners for 2022.”

AVE: R9,252.00

Recording: Click here

Channel Africa

Headline: “Driving a Transformed Economy in Africa.”

AVE: R6,318.00

Recording: Click here

Smile FM

Headline: “Top Empowerment Summit and Awards.”

AVE: R23,021.67

Recording: Click here

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Our esteemed Sponsors & Partners

To all of our Sponsors and Partners for their contributions in bringing you the Top Empowerment Conference 2022

PRIMEDIA

TRANSFORMED ECONOMY

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ORGANISATION AWARDS

Top Empowered Company: Fast Growth Black-Owned Smme

Lengwati Electrical Zizi Institute

MVBR Hlangene

Analytics Advertising

Movidna Services

Muma Architects and Property Investments

Izithelo Strategic Partners TEG

Synergy Creative

Jansen Farming Agriculture

Modern Centric

Top Empowered Company: Education And Skills Development

Sanlam

Cell C

SIYAFUNDA CTC Adopt-a-school

Afrigen Biologies AMSOL Merchants BP

Graduate Institute of Financial Services

Inseta

Blue Label Telecoms

MSC Cruises

Top Empowered Company: Enterprise And Supplier Development

Nedbank

TEG (Tshimologo Executive Group)

Top Empowered Company: Socio - Economic Development

Sanlam

Exponant

Tiger Brands

Omnia Holdings

Siyafunda CTC

Sanlam

Adopt-a-School

ITEC Tiyende

Reverside

SLGAS AECI

Merchants

Tiger Brands

Inseta (Insurance Seta)

Itec College

Bigen Africa

Blue Label Telecoms

MSC Cruises

Turner and Townsend

Top Empowered Company: Job Creation AECI

Ithuba

Top Empowered Company: Customer Focus

AECI

Top Empowered Company: Y.E.S

Afrigen Biologics

Cell C Merchants

Khans Fitment Group

Imagine Scholar

Nedbank

Top Empowered: Business of the Year

Sanlam AMIS

FedEx AMSOL

Nedbank

Institute of Directors in Southern Africa

Bigen Africa

MSC Cruises

Exponant

Bathu Shoes

Ithuba

Msc Cruises

Chopprop

Cortez

Masslift

FINALISTS

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Top Empowered: Business Leader

Tshegetsang Sebeela

Parmi Natesan Institute of Directors in Southern Africa

Raksha Naidoo AMIS

TEG

Mzi Tyhokolo SLGAS

Dr. Kershen Pillay Graduate Institute of Financial Science

Seelan Gobalsamy Onmia Holdings

Yusuf Essa Choprop

Ashley Pillay Exponant

Raphael Baiden Turner & Townsend

Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric

Dr Felleng Yende FP&M SETA

Jasmeena Shiba Royal Tyres

Theo Baloyi Bathu Shoes

Nomsa Nteleko OS Holdings

Zakele Nkosi Cortez

Top Empowered: Entrepreneur Of Year 2022

Matchidiso Lengwati Lengwati Electrical

Mfanelo Msweli MVBR Hlangene

Ricardo Coka Izithelo Strategic Partner

Mosa Mokoena Movidna Services

Jonathan Blackburn iMed Distributors

Talifhani Banks Analytics Advertising

Dandy Matamela Muma Architects and Property Investments

Jasmeena Shiba Royal Tyres

Andries Willemse Jansen Farming Agriculture

Sakhile Khumalo MVBR Hlangene

Kgaugelo Mogapi Kele Engineering and Construction

Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric

Shahnaaz Moola Khans Fitment Group

Tshegetsang Sebeela TEG

Nomsa Nteleko OS Holdings

Theo Baloyi Bathu Shoes

Top Empowered: Young Achiever – Under 40 Years

Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric

Jumien Peceur AMIS

Talifhani Banks Analytics Advertising

Sazi Gcume Zizi Institute

Menzi Khumalo Msanda Labs

Tracy Moodley Synergy Creative

Moosa Moekona Movidna Services

Top Empowered: Public Sector Leader

Dr Nthabiseng Maude Mthethwa DTI

Dr Felleng Yende

Gugu Mkhize Inseta

FP&M SETA

Gadija Brown Free State Provincial Treasury

WINNERS

TOP EMPOWERMENT AWARDS 2022

JUDGES

TOP EMPOWERMENT AWARDS 2022

HASNAYN EBRAHIM Managing Director | Africa International Advisors

LERATO B NOLOVU

South African Union of Students executive committee (EC) Member | University of Pretoria

DIONNE KERR CEO | Siyakha Consulting

FIONA TABRAHAM Chief Executive | CapaCiTi

LONDIWE MKHIZE Group Head of Corporate Affairs I Hollard

MOTHUNYE MOTHIBA Chief Executive Officer | Productivity SA

To each and every one of our Judges for their contributions in bringing you the Top Empowerment Awards 2022

THEMBISILE KHOZA Programme Manager | Gender & Stakeholder Relations

VUMILE MSWELI Founder| Hesed Consulting

SHIRLEY MACHABA Chief Executive Officer, SA | PWC

NOLULAMO MATUTU Transformation Specialist | Volkswagen

NCEBA NOZWAYIBA Group Human Resources & Transformation Director | Netcare