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Nedbank is leading the change towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy while maximising social impact through its Green Economy CSI Strategy. We’re investing millions into developing jobs and emerging enterprises in four key sectors: agriculture, energy, water and waste. Our commitment to the green economy and drive to empower communities bear testament to how we see things not as they are, but as they should be. By supporting 10 emerging farming businesses, we’ve helped create 117 new jobs in rural communities.
HighlightsAwards37 Table of Contents Africa Driving a Transformed Economy. The official 2022 Top Empowerment 2 - day Conference and Awards HighlightsConference06 OverviewConference18 Full ProgrammeConference05 Social Media Reach22 ReleasesPress25 CampaignsMarketing32 &SponsorsPartners34 IM ATTE N D ING THE topco
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.
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.
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
Welcome to 2022’s Top Empowerment Virtual Summit and Awards Letter from the CEO
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 Weempowerment.needtomove 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 delegates.fellow
I’m honoured to welcome you to Topco’s 21st anniversary of the Top Empowerment Summit – only virtually.
“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.
To read the 2 - day conference programme Click Here Over 5000 Delegates Registered
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CEO | Avbob Mutual Assurance Society BRIDGIT EVANS Director | SAB Foundation CIKO THOMAS Group Managing Exec: Retail and Business Banking | Nedbank Limited
TRYPHOSAMMAMOLOKOKUBAYI Minister of Human Settlements
ABRAM TIHABANE Chief Director: Mst and Curriculum Enhancement Programmes | Department of Basic Education MAANDA RASHAKA Strategic Specialist in Sustainability | Nedbank
Weekend Breakfast Host:
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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.
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Top Empowerment Conference | 7Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 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
8 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 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
Top Empowerment Conference | 9Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 KHODANI NETSHIFHEFHE Associate Director and Finance Lead SkX Protiviti DR. MAVIS MAZHURA PSy.D, Licensee & CoachLeadership GUGU MKHIZE CEO Insurance Seta JOSH ADLER Vice President, Growth & Entrepreneurship | African Leadsership NONYAMEKO MANDINDI Non-Executive Directors and Chairman | Hudaco Industries Limited “NYAMI”NONYAMEKOMANDINDI Non-Executive Directors Chairman | Deloitte GAYLOR MONTMASSON-CLAIR Economist | TIPS MURRAY CHABANT Chief Executive Officer | Signa Group HASNAYN EBRAHIM Managing Director | AIA
10 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 SHANI NAIDOO Founder and CEO | AccountingNemesis 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
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Top Empowerment Conference |Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS RE-ENGINEERED. NEMESIS ACCOUNTING Contact: Shani Naidoo Email: shani@nemesisaccounting.co.za Tel: 011 027 0523 Web: nemesisaccounting.co.za
18 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Conference Overview Top countries by registered users Kenya3.87% 230 Ethiopia1.92% 114 Nigeria7.87% 467 56.57%Other 3,355 South29.02%Africa 1,722 United0.75%States 45
Top Empowerment Conference | 19Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Delegate Statistics Watch the Registered/AttendeesConference 5933 Attendee Score 9.1 Day 1 Click Here Day 2 Click Here Polls
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22 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Social Media 1 January 2022 - 26 August 2022 Twitter InstagramFacebook R48 967 547.96 R3 418 299.08 R240 067.46 Keyword Tracking Press Releases R52 625 914.15 R2 272 481.42 R54 898 395.92 Total Social Media AVE
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Press Releases
“Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2” AVE: R150,000.15 Link: Click Here Headline:Cover “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 Headline:Update“Nedbank awarded for Women in Tourism Programme” AVE: R24,700.85 Link: Click Here Media Headline:Update
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“Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 1” AVE: R98,118.91 Link: Click Headline:BizcommunityHere
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 Headline:BizcommunityHere
Top Empowerment Press Releases 2022
“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 Headline:Business“Africa’s most transformative businesses Link:AVE:named.”R23,945.43 Click Here FA Headline:News
“Sanlam named top empowerment Awards’ Business of the Year” AVE: R29,352.35 Link: Click Here
“How to leverage winning or being a finalist for an award” AVE: R16,605.12 Link: Click Here Topco Headline:Media
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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 Headline:Media
Link:AVE:CONFERENCE”R15,715.56
Click Here Headline:News24
“Top Empowerment Awards entries closing soon” AVE: R10,155.81 Link: Click Here
“Top Empowerment Summit award winners for 2022” AVE: R53,564.41 Link: Click Here Topco Headline:Media“Africa Driving a Transformed Economy” AVE: R28,787.15 Link: Click Here Headline:Event “Driving a Transformed Economy in Link:AVE:Africa”R42,028.20 Click Here Topco Headline:Media
“Top Empowerment Awards entries closing soon” AVE: R10,155.81 Link: Click Here Topco Headline:Media
Headline:Bizcommunity
“AFRICA’S MOST TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESSES NAMED AT THE 2022 TOP EMPOWERMENT
“‘Incompetent leaders must step aside’Link:AVE:Phosa”R47,168.46 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
“2022 Top Empowerment Conference & Awards: Africa Driving a Transformed Economy” AVE: R21,300.02 Link: Click Here Topco Headline:Media
Link:AVE:improvement”R59,067.36
“Ekurhuleni city manager aims for good, clean governance and service delivery
Click Here Buzz South Africa Headline: “List of Top 10 Recruitment Agencies In Link:AVE:Pretoria”R57,648.43 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 Headline:BizcommunityHere
“Celebrate 21 years of Top Link:AVE:Empowerment”R54059.46 Click Here
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Daily Headline:Maverick
Headline:Leadership
The Citizen (Country Edition)
“Top Empowerment Conference.” AVE: R16,616.00 Channel Headline:Africa
Print Media Coverage
“Top Empowerment Conference award winners for 2022.” AVE: R9,252.00 Channel Headline:Africa
“Top Empowerment Summit and AVE:Awards.”R23,021.67
“Driving a Transformed Economy in AVE:Africa.”R6,318.00 Smile Headline:FM
Headline: “Helping transform economies.” AVE: R52,942.93 Business Day, Empowerment Headline: “Leading transformation Awarded Most Empowered Business of the Year.” AVE: R107,630.12
Radio Coverage Headline:SAFM
Headline:JSE “CHANGING MINDSETS TO HELP SMEs FLOURISH IN A CRISIS” AVE: R48,320.10
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Boksburg Advertiser Headline: “City manager is reappointed.” AVE: R15,187.50 Headline:Service “The Future of Business. Reengineered” AVE: R192,817.90
“The world of business needs more Shani Naidoos.” AVE: R30,714.20
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34 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Our esteemed Sponsors & Partners AVBOB Silver Sponsor UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE Bronze Sponsor NEDBANK Gold Sponsor MERHCANTS Silver Sponsor HOLLARD Silver Sponsor NEMESIS ACCOUNTING Bronze Sponsor INDUSTRIALCORPORATIONDEVELOPMENT Bronze Sponsor BPESA Partner BRITISH CHAMBER OF BUSINESS SA Partner
Top Empowerment Conference | 35Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR Partner SAVCA Partner WIMSA Partner To all of our Sponsors and Partners for their contributions in bringing you the Top Empowerment Conference 2022
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38 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 FINALISTS ORGANISATION AWARDS Top Empowered Company: Fast Growth Black-Owned Smme Lengwati Electrical Zizi Institute Movidna Services Muma Architects and Property Investments MVBR Hlangene A N A LY TICS A D VE R TISING Afric s Data Vall y AdvertisingAnalytics Synergy Creative Jansen AgricultureFarming Izithelo PartnersStrategic TEG
Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 | 39 Modern Centric InsetaSanlam Cell C MSC Cruises SIYAFUNDA CTC Adopt-a-school BiologiesAfrigen AMSOL Merchants BP GRADUATE INSTITUTE O FINANCIAL SCIENCES Graduate Institute of Financial Services Blue TelecomsLabel Top Empowered Company: Education And Skills Development
40 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Top Empowered Company: Enterprise And Supplier Development ExponantSanlam TEG TigerExecutive(TshimologoGroup)Brands OmniaNedbankHoldings Siyafunda CTC Top Empowered Company: Socio - Economic Development Sanlam Adopt-a-School ITEC Tiyende Reverside
Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 | 41 SLGAS AECI Merchants Inseta (Insurance Seta) Tiger Brands Itec College Bigen Africa MSC IthubaCruisesBlue TownsendTurnerTelecomsLabelandTopEmpowered Company: Job Creation AECI
42 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Top Empowered Company: Customer Focus FedEx Callforce GroupIcebolethu DistributorsiMed SkX Protiviti Royal Tyres AMIS BAIC SA SLGAS Sanlam Reverside ConnectedSigma
NedbankScholarImagine
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Top Empowered: Business of the Year Sanlam AMIS FedEx AMSOL
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46 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 FINALISTS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Parmi Natesan Institute of Directors in Southern Africa Raksha Naidoo AMIS Tshegetsang Sebeela TEG Mzi Tyhokolo SLGAS Dr. Kershen Pillay Graduate Institute of Financial Science Seelan Gobalsamy Onmia Holdings Yusuf Essa Choprop Ashley Pillay Exponant Top Empowered: Business Leader
Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 | 47 Top Empowered: Entrepreneur Of YearMfanelo2022 Msweli MVBR Hlangene Mosa Mokoena Movidna Services Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric Matchidiso Lengwati Lengwati Electrical Ricardo Coka Izithelo Strategic Partner Raphael Baiden Turner & Townsend Dr Felleng Yende FP&M SETA Jasmeena Shiba Royal Tyres Theo Baloyi Bathu Shoes Nomsa Nteleko OS Holdings Zakele Nkosi Nextec
48 | Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 Kgaugelo Mogapi Kele Engineering and Construction Jonathan Blackburn iMed Distributors Shahnaaz Moola Khans Fitment Group Dandy Matamela Muma Architects and Property Investments Talifhani Banks Analytics Advertising Afric all Jasmeena Shiba Royal Tyres Geraldine Janson Jansen Farming Agriculture Mfanelo Msweli MVBR Hlangene Nomsa Nteleko OS Holdings Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric Tshegetsang Sebeela TEG Theo Baloyi Bathu Shoes
Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 | 49 Moosa Moekona Movidna Services Tracy Moodley Synergy Creative Talifhani Banks Analytics Advertising Menzi Khumalo Msanda Labs Zakhele Mgobhozi Modern Centric Jumien Peceur AMIS Sazi Gcume Zizi Institute Top Empowered: Young Achiever – Under 40 Years Top Empowered: Public Sector Leader Dr Nthabiseng Maude Mthethwa DTI Gugu Mkhize Inseta Dr Felleng Yende FP&M SETA Gadija Brown Free State Provincial Treasury
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52 | Top Empowerment Conference & 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 TOP EMPOWERMENT AWARDS 2022 JUDGES LONDIWE MKHIZE Group Head of Corporate Affairs I Hollard MOTHUNYE MOTHIBA Chief Executive Officer | Productivity SA
Top Empowerment Conference & Awards 2022 | 53 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 To each and every one of our Judges for their contributions in bringing you the Top Empowerment Awards 2022
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