{"id":15501,"date":"2026-10-06T03:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T01:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=event_report&#038;p=15501"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:24:16","slug":"top-conference-speakers","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/event-report\/post-event-report-2026\/conference\/top-conference-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Conference Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15501\" class=\"elementor elementor-15501\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event_report\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676b2f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"676b2f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad223d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ad223d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbb62f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cbb62f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538e6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"538e6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13290\" alt=\"Shaun Scott\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png 800w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea52bc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea52bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68b8f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68b8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a607ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a607ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaun Scott<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f518199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f518199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procurement Policy Expert, PPIR\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7161f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7161f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816a5f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"816a5f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f823c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f823c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12865\" alt=\"Erik Vermeulen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Erik-Vermeulen-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b01728 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b01728\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce318e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce318e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa5391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa5391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erik Vermeulen<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304fd20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"304fd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Behavioural Strategist, Ridgeline\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a90213 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a90213\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d6efd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0d6efd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3068f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3068f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-1012x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12880\" alt=\"Vhudzisani Maringa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-1518x1536.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-600x607.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vhudzisani-Maringa.jpg 1581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea21aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea21aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59832b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59832b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0be341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0be341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adv Vhudzisani Maringa (MCIPS, LLB, LLM)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d54203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d54203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Manager: SCM Governance, Compliance and Performance Monitoring, Airports Company South Africa\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445b73d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"445b73d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6a42d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd6a42d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833ddba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"833ddba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c28d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c28d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13290\" alt=\"Shaun Scott\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png 800w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cad71d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cad71d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61930c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d61930c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095c555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095c555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaun Scott<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5f27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df5f27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procurement Policy Expert, PPIR\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cc447 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70cc447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b128a41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b128a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a4b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85a4b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13290\" alt=\"Shaun Scott\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott.png 800w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Champion_Shaun-Scott-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3269cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3269cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb92b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb92b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82af24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e82af24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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