Post-Conference Workshops
GAME ON: It’s Time to Step Up!
- THURSDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 08h30 to 13h00
08h30
Arrival Coffee and Networking
WORKSHOP 1
09h00
Level Up: Winning with Sustainable Business Practices
In a fast-changing world, embedding sustainability into your business isn’t optional—it’s how you stay in the game. This workshop explores how to build sustainability into your strategy, operations, and supply chain. Learn how to engage employees, innovate responsibly, and measure what matters. A practical toolkit and real-world case studies will be shared to support immediate implementation.
What You’ll Gain:
Clear guidance, practical tools, and proven strategies to drive sustainable value—inside your team and across your business.
Gcina Mahlaba
Managing Director, Trans4mation Consulting
WORKSHOP 2
09h00
The Power of Influencing in Procurement: Boosting Communication Intelligence for Greater Impact
A focused workshop that teaches how to elevate communication intelligence to influence stakeholders, drive collaboration, and create impact. Participants will gain practical strategies to enhance their negotiation skills and lead procurement initiatives with confidence.
John Muir
Associate, Outerbox Thinking
WORKSHOP 3
09h00
Next-Gen Negotiation: Human Influence Meets System Power
Tomorrow’s negotiations won’t be won with data alone. This highly practical workshop equips professionals with the tools to thrive at the intersection of people and process. Through hands-on exercises, role plays, and AI-relevant scenarios, participants will build critical frontline skills – how to uncover hidden interests, manage pressure, and create leverage. At the same time, they’ll be introduced to negotiation systems thinking: playbooks, preparation frameworks, and language that scale. It’s the human skillset upgraded for the modern game.
Jan Potgieter, Author, Negotiation: Your Hottest Currency, Mananging Director, Imperium
Jan Potgieter
Managing Director, Imperium
11h00
COMFORT BREAK
11h30
Workshop Continues
13h00
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