Busi Thusi is the Head of Procurement at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA). She has extensive experience in Procurement, Supplier development, Transformation and Finance. She has previously worked for ABI and SAB occupying various roles within Procurement and Finance. She has a BCom Financial Accounting from the University of Pretoria, BCom Honours in Accounting Science […]
Silindile Pepi Zungu is a strong advocate and enthusiast for South Africa’s Just Energy Transition, with a particular interest in how the transition can move beyond decarbonisation to drive inclusive economic growth, industrialisation, local value creation and meaningful participation across energy value chains. Pepi is the South African Country Director at Genesis Energy Group, a
Thirusha Govender is the Founder and CEO of ControlPro. Known to her clients as a ‘business doctor’—and to her family as someone who gets unnaturally excited over a crisp flowchart, an automated spreadsheet, and a live data dashboard for just about everything—Thirusha brings over two decades of experience in Financial Due Diligence, risk management, and
Tamara Al-Halaseh is the founder of EverJOURNEY and works as an Executive Coach, Wellness Counsellor, and facilitator specialising in wellbeing, resilience, leadership development, and sustainable performance
Rohit leads Schneider Electric’s Sustainability actions for Africa and certain Middle-East geographies. While leading various initiatives in this space, he has been contributing to the sustainability transformation of the organization and helping diverse range of external organizations on similar lines as well. Rohit has been working in this space for more than 12 years, and
A highly accomplished and astute Pan-African Procurement and Supply Chain Management Leader, offering a distinguished track record spanning over 30 years in major, blue-chip multi-national organizations ranging from Coca-Cola Africa, EABL-Diageo, Glaxo Smithkline, Wrigleys East Africa, among others. Demonstrates a results-oriented approach, skillfully blending commercial and supply chain management expertise with a visionary strategic outlook.
Thobile Zuma is a South African procurement and governance professional with more than a decade of experience at the intersection of opportunity, systems, and impact. She is the co-founder of Intelio and the driving force behind TendrAI (also referred to as Tendrai), an AI-powered procurement platform designed to create a more transparent, inclusive, efficient, and
Lester Ash is a Procurement Executive with more than 26 years of progressive experience leading strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, supplier relationship management, contract management, and commercial negotiations across diverse industries. He possesses over 12 years of senior and executive leadership experience, successfully driving procurement strategies for some of South Africa’s leading organizations, i.e., Discovery, Vodacom,
Darlene is a globally recognised fintech entrepreneur, MSME finance expert, government advisor, and technology innovator with more than 20 years’ experience helping businesses access funding. Named one of the World Economic Forum’s Top 6 Female Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa, she is the Founder and CEO of Finfind, South Africa’s leading online fund matching platform for
