{"id":12187,"date":"2025-11-07T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=12187"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:59:39","slug":"ssa-conference-highlights","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2025\/ssa-conference-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"SSA Conference Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12187\" class=\"elementor elementor-12187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f096 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab4f096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878f627 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"878f627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc05c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afc05c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb4094 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bb4094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9eb03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af9eb03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e8a3e elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"40e8a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Top Sessions<\/span>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a01d2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a01d2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149dfdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149dfdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>KEYNOTE PRESENTATION | Powering a Sustainable Future: Renewable Energy, Net-Zero, and the Jobs of Tomorrow<\/strong><\/p><p>South Africa\u2019s policy landscape for energy transition<br \/>Scaling up renewable energy to meet national emission targets<br \/>Socio-economic development &#8211; the future of jobs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29c53b elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-left elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b29c53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts 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300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>  \t\t<\/a>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">  \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">  \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/raksha-sunderlall\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>  \t\t\t\tRaksha Sunderlall\t\t\t<\/a>  \t\t<\/h3>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">  \t\t\t<p>Leadership Speaker, The Master of Ceremonies<\/p> \t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/article>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0bae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a0bae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27933e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27933e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PANEL DISCUSSION | Financing the Green Transition: Innovative Instruments and Risk Mitigation<\/strong><\/p><p>Green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and blended finance models<br \/>Role of development finance institutions in de-risking green investments<br \/>ESG metrics and reporting standards for climate-related financial disclosures<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b09a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c0b09a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">  \t\t\t\t<div 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