Motivational: Super Speaker, Team Builder & Programme Director / MC

Bernadine Bachar – Director for the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children (SBCWC )

Dr Ted White, a senior lecturer in human-computer interaction at the Unisa School of Computing

Yvonne Kgame – Author, teacher, healer, motivational speaker

Is it possible to minimize the trauma that was experienced during those protests? Dr Sizwe Mabizela is a mathematician and Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University

Sango Ntsaluba – Chairman of NMT Capital

A former mathematics and economics teacher, Ambassador Vusi Koloane was appointed deputy director-general in October 2011. He began his career as a teacher with the Department of Education and Training. He holds a senior primary teaching diploma from the Indumiso College of Education, a BSocSc (Hons) degree from the then University of Natal and an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Natal. He also participated in the Department of Trade and Industry foreign economic representative programme from the then University of Natal. Ambassador Koloane served as South Africa’s ambassador to Spain between 2007 and 2010. In 2003 he was appointed as the South African Consul-General to Shanghai and then served as chargé d’affaires at the South African Embassy in Beijing.

During this period, he assisted in developing strategic political and economic government to- government relations, engaging the Chinese government on China’s Africa policy, negotiating market access for South African goods, and branding and marketing South Africa as world-class investment and tourist destination.

Billy Selekane - Author, Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Facilitator and Executive Chairman of The Billy Selekane Group


1. Delegate: Focus on high value activities and delegate the rest
2. Create a Constant Growing Pipeline
3. Learn 3 Critical Skills Finance - Marketing - Technology
4. Focus on Long Term Vision
5. Strive for Mastery in whatever your Path is...

Hendri Terblanche, the businessman who successfully campaigned for stronger paternity leave rights in South Africa, has petitioned parliament to extend similar rights to people looking after elderly relatives. According to him, elder care is just as important as childcare, and employees should receive three days paid leave‚ or six weeks unpaid leave‚ when a parent or adoptive parent is ill. What does the current law says about family responsibility leave and compassionate leave?

Dr. Sindile Ngubane-Mokiwa - Associate professor, University of South Africa