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Letter from the CEO A brief introduction by the CEO of Topco Media, Ralf Fletcher
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The Speaker Board
Our Partners
Government officials, business leaders & more. Have a look at all the speakers we have lined up for you.
We thank our partners for their contributions in bringing you The Top Empowerment Summit 2022
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Africa Driving a Transformed Economy. The official 2022 Top Empowerment 2 - day Conference and Awards
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Letter from the CEO
Welcome to 2022’s Top Empowerment Virtual Summit and Awards
I
would like to welcome you to the
This is the time to echo the words
enhance that spirit we need to all work
Summit. Don’t be fooled, Topco has
education is freedom.”
about the future of transformation and
3rd Annual Top Empowerment Virtual
been hosting The Top Empowerment
“together we can” and “quality
Summit for over 20 years.
We need to reassess the type of
The very first summit was hosted
to double down on and the things
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.
in a common and unified way. This is empowerment.
country we want, the things we need
We need to move from democratic
that need to be improved. My team
need a small business revolution, and
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.
freedom to economic freedom. We 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
all our partners who have really shown
“WE’RE AT A VERY IMPORTANT TIME IN HISTORY”
leading the way in transformation,
On the evening of the 21st July, we host
Enjoy the next 2 days,
this very important event. Thank
like these help shape our evolution as
the speakers on their
I would like to congratulate and thank up in these very difficult moments to make sure we can execute on
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
transformation in South Africa for over
20 years and it came from the seeds of a conversation between our founder, my father, Richard Fletcher, and our
current president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
The President challenged us 20 years ago to identify and celebrate the
Top 300 Black empowered companies.
the Top Empowerment Awards. Events 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
have similar challenges will be on the other end.
make sure you keep toes with questions
and be sure to reach out and connect with your fellow delegates.
and the world at large have many
challenges - violence against women and children, social issues, bias and racism. We need to discuss these
challenges and create solutions to
create a harmonious and collaborative country. There’s no doubt that South Africa is endowed with some
great people and great spirit, but to
Best wishes Ralf Fletcher CEO | Topco Media
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Over 5000
Delegates Registered
To read the 2 - day conference programme Click Here
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Meet our Speakers
MODERATOR: REFILOE MPAKANYANE
HON. MMAMOLOKO TRYPHOSA KUBAYI
Minister of Human Settlements
BRIDGIT EVANS
Director | SAB Foundation
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.
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CARL VAN DER RIET
CIKO THOMAS
CEO | Avbob Mutual Assurance Society
Group Managing Exec: Retail and Business Banking | Nedbank Limited
MAANDA RASHAKA
SELIKI ABRAM TIHABANE
Strategic Specialist in Sustainability | Nedbank
Chief Director: Mst and Curriculum Enhancement Programmes | Department of Basic Education
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
LITHA KUTTA
Enterprise and Supplier Development Director | Tiger Brands
MATHEWS PHOSA
South African Attorney and Politician
RAY - ANN SEDRES
Transformation Director | Sanlam
PAULA MENDES
Group HR Manager: Skills, EE & OD | Hollard
MASERAME MOUYEME
Group Marketing, Public Affairs And Sustainability Director | Old Mutual
OFENTSE MOKWENA
Strategic Projects Lead | Uber SSA
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VICTORIA JACOBS
Managing Director | Skill Hub
ANÉL BOSMAN
WASSIM CAREEM
ZENGEZIWE MSIMANG
CEO | NYDA
BONGUMUSA MAKHATHINI
Chief Engagement Officer | Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
CAS COOVADIA
CIB Nedbank Limited
CEO and Partner | Empowerment Capital Investment Partners
Chief Executive Officer | BUSA
DONOVAN ADAMS
DR FELLENG YENDE
DR SYDWELL SHIKWENI
CEO and founder | Nilundo
CEO | FPM SETA
Transformation Director | Merchantss
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DR. MAVIS MAZHURA
PSy.D, Licensee & Leadership Coach
KHODANI NETSHIFHEFHE
Associate Director and Finance Lead SkX Protiviti
GUGU MKHIZE
CEO Insurance Seta
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GAYLOR MONTMASSON-CLAIR Economist | TIPS
HASNAYN EBRAHIM
Managing Director | AIA
MURRAY CHABANT
Chief Executive Officer | Signa Group
JOSH ADLER
Vice President, Growth & Entrepreneurship | African Leadsership
NONYAMEKO “NYAMI” MANDINDI Non-Executive Directors Chairman | Deloitte
NONYAMEKO MANDINDI
Non-Executive Directors and Chairman | Hudaco Industries Limited
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NIKKI BUSH
Managing Director, Speaker, and Author I The Bright Ideas Outfit.
SHANI NAIDOO
Founder and CEO | Nemesis Accounting
THANDO MATUTU
Business Manager | Agripreneur SA
PROF. FRANCIS PETERSEN
RABI ADETORO
Rector & Vice-Chancellor University of the Free State
HR Leader, Coach, Speaker & Trainer | MTN
SINELIZWI FAKADE
SUGEN NAIDOO
Rural Development Specialist | Rocky Park Farming Pty Ltd
TSHIFHIWA TSHIVHENGWA
Chief Executive Officer | TBCSA
CIO | SA TAXI
ANDY SEARLE
Director | Paladin Consulting
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HENRY SEBATA
Partner BTS AVO & BTS Group
SIYANDA KUNENE
Director | Kunene Makopo Risk Solutions
UZAIR ESSACK
Forbes 30 under 30 MD | Riyp
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KHOLOSA NONKENGE
Assistant Director | Department of Basic Education
GERALD MWANDIAMBIRA CEO | SA Savings Institute
ALLAN VAN DER MEULEN CEO | ZIto
LANGA MADONKO
Co-Founder and Principal | Summit Africa
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Our esteemed Sponsors & Partners
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AVBOB
HOLLARD
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MERHCANTS
NEMESIS ACCOUNTING
UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
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Bronze Sponsor
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Bronze Sponsor
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BRITISH CHAMBER OF BUSINESS SA Partner
SAVCA
WIMSA
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To all of our Sposors and Partners for their contributions in bringing you the Top Empowerment Conference 2022
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