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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \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\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Loff-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Loff-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adam-Loff-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, 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data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adam Loff<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aidan-Justus-Headshot-7-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aidan-Justus-Headshot-7-cropped.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aidan-Justus-Headshot-7-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, 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class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/aidan-justus\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7286 post-7286 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped.png 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aimee-Nangle-Professional-Photo-Cropped-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> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aimee Nangle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project and Support Manager, Oxalys<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/aimee-nangle\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7298 post-7298 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alan-Jansen-Van-Vuuren-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alan Jansen Van Vuuren<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Executive Officer, b2wise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/alan-jansen-van-vuuren\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7266 post-7266 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Albert-de-Klerk-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Albert De Klerk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Municipal Manager, Hessequa Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/albert-de-klerk\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7367 post-7367 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analiese Pick<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Director, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/annelise-pick\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7314 post-7314 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ayanda-Milli-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ayanda Mili<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director SCM Sourcing, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/ayanda-milli\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7290 post-7290 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bernie-v-Niekerk-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bernie Van Niekerk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editor and Founder, Smart Procurement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/bernie-van-niekerk\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7513 post-7513 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Gordon-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Gordon-cropped.jpg 492w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Gordon-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Gordon-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Gordon-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brandon Gordon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/brandon-gordon\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7624 post-7624 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7625\" alt=\"Caroline Lacocque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-1536x1186.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1-600x463.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caroline-Lacocque-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caroline Lacocque<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regional Vice President of Sales for Benelux, Nordics, Middle East &amp; Africa, Zycus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/caroline-lacocque\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7800 post-7800 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chantal Cooper<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO, Children's Hospital Trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/chantal-cooper\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6943 post-6943 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chantal-Kading3-1-Cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chantal-Kading3-1-Cropped.jpg 516w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chantal-Kading3-1-Cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chantal-Kading3-1-Cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Chantal-Kading3-1-Cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chantal Kading<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director, People Shop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/chantal-kading\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7308 post-7308 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-Phillips-cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cheryl Phillips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Manager: Economic Development and Tourism, Drakenstein Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/cheryl-phillips\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7521 post-7521 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cindy-Lekay-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cindy Lekay<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director: Strategic Sourcing and Transversal Contracts, Western Cape Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/cindy-lekay\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6938 post-6938 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clint-Starling-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clint Starling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director: Supply Chain and Asset Management, Department of Agriculture, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/clint-starling\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6873 post-6873 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ald-Dr-Helena-von-Schlicht-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cllr Dr Helena Von Schlicht<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Mayor, Cape Winelands District Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/cllr-helena-von-schlicht\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7500 post-7500 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cobus-Kritzinger.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7517\" alt=\"Cobus Kritzinger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cobus-Kritzinger.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cobus-Kritzinger-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cobus-Kritzinger-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cobus-Kritzinger-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cobus Kritzinger<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CFO, Witzenberg Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/cobus-kritzinger\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7352 post-7352 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-Deiner-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-Deiner-cropped.jpg 179w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-Deiner-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-Deiner-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colin Deiner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Director: Disaster Management and Fire\/Rescue Services, Western Cape Government, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/colin-deiner\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7366 post-7366 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7519\" alt=\"Colin January\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Colin-January.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colin January<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager: Local Economic Development, Tourism &amp; EPWP, Breede Valley Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/colin-january\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7342 post-7342 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Collin-Frank-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collin Frank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director Financial Management, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/collin-frank\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7544 post-7544 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped.png 699w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Darlene-Menzies-head-shot-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Darlene Menzies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO, Finfind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/darlene-menzies\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-5954 post-5954 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo.jpg 666w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Debbie-Tagg-Photo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Debbie Tagg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO, Smart Procurement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/debbie-tagg\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7515 post-7515 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dennis-Hendriks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7516\" alt=\"Dennis Hendriks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dennis-Hendriks.jpg 476w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dennis-Hendriks-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dennis Hendriks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Engineer: Project Management Unit, Overstrand Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dennis-hendriks\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7773 post-7773 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng-840x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7775\" alt=\"Dibuseng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng-840x1024.jpg 840w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng-600x732.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dibuseng.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dibuseng Chabana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director: Disaster Response, Department of Local Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dibuseng-chabana\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7316 post-7316 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anita-N-Parbhoo-Professional-Photo-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Anita Parbhoo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Executive Officer, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-anita-parbhoo\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7318 post-7318 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barry-Smith-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Barry Smith<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager Medical Services, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-barry-smith\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7326 post-7326 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Hilary-Goeieman-Profile-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Hilary Goeiman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director Service Priorities Coordination, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-hilary-goeiman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6941 post-6941 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Keith-Cloete-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Keith-Cloete-cropped.jpg 412w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Keith-Cloete-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Keith-Cloete-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Keith-Cloete-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Keith Cloete<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head of Department, Western Cape Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/keith-cloete\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7304 post-7304 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped.jpg 703w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Natasha-Rose-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Natasha Rose<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Implementation Director, ProbityX Solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-natasha-rose\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7264 post-7264 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Saadiq-Karriem-Cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Saadiq Kariem<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director General, Western Cape Government Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-saadiq-kariem\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7312 post-7312 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Shaheem-De-Vries-cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Shaheem de Vries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Executive Officer, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-shaheem-de-vries\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7284 post-7284 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Willie-Cilliers-cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Willie Cilliers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chairperson, Business Western Cape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-willie-cilliers\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6936 post-6936 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Harry-Malila.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7252\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Harry Malila<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director General, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-harry-malila\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7258 post-7258 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Ivan-Meyer-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Ivan-Meyer-cropped.jpg 332w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Ivan-Meyer-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Ivan-Meyer-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr-Ivan-Meyer-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Ivan Meyer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister of Agriculture and Economic Development and Tourism, Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/dr-ivan-meyer\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7310 post-7310 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Esmerelda-Isaacs-Profile-Pic-02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Esmerelda-Isaacs-Profile-Pic-02.png 420w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Esmerelda-Isaacs-Profile-Pic-02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Esmerelda-Isaacs-Profile-Pic-02-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Esmerelda-Isaacs-Profile-Pic-02-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esmereldah Isaacs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Director SCM, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/esmereldah-isaacs\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7529 post-7529 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped.png 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Evan-Abrahams-cropped-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> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evan Abrahams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Auditor, AGSA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/evan-abrahams\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7768 post-7768 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ganief-Bardien-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ganief-Bardien-cropped.jpg 192w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ganief-Bardien-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ganief-Bardien-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ganief Bardien<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regional Manager, Western Cape Office, Industrial Development Corporation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/ganief-bardien\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7595 post-7595 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gerhard-Otto.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7596\" alt=\"Gerhard Otto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gerhard-Otto.png 629w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gerhard-Otto-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Gerhard-Otto-600x324.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gerhard Otto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager: Disaster Management, Garden Route District Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/gerhard-otto\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7373 post-7373 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hugo-Du-Rand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7385\" alt=\"Hugo Du Rand\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hugo Du Rand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head Of Procurement, Afrimat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/hugo-du-rand\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7636 post-7636 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Irshana.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Irshana.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Irshana-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Irshana-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irshana Naidoo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Category Manager for Supplier, Enterprise, and New Business Development, Clicks Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/irshana-naidoo\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7260 post-7260 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isac-Smith-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Isac Smith<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director General: Governance and Asset Management, Western Cape Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/mr-isac-smith\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7330 post-7330 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaco-Coetzee-DOHW-cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jaco Coetzee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Director SCM, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/jaco-coetzee\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7597 post-7597 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Johannes-Neethling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7598\" alt=\"Johannes Neethling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Johannes-Neethling.jpg 400w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Johannes-Neethling-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Johannes-Neethling-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Johannes-Neethling-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Johannes Neethling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Engineer: Road Systems, Department of Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/johannes-neethling\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7545 post-7545 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jordan-Hertz-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jordan Hertz<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Commercial Officer, Sourcefin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/jordan-hertz\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7771 post-7771 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Joshua-Womarans-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Joshua-Womarans-cropped.png 173w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Joshua-Womarans-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Joshua-Womarans-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joshua Wolmarans<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enterprise Development, Department of Economic Development and Tourism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/joshua-wolmarans-2\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7276 post-7276 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julinda-Gantana-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julinda-Gantana-cropped.png 486w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julinda-Gantana-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julinda-Gantana-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julinda-Gantana-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Julinda Gantana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head of Provincial Treasury, Western Cape Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/julinda-gantana\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7334 post-7334 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped.jpg 824w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Karel-van-der-Merwe-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karel Van Der Merwe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director Health Technology Operations, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/karel-van-der-merwe\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7354 post-7354 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Klaas Langenhoven<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Officer, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/klaas-langenhoven\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7487 post-7487 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kris-Dobie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7488\" alt=\"Kris Dobie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kris-Dobie.jpg 368w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kris-Dobie-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kris Dobie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive: Organisational Ethics, The Ethics Institute (TEI)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/kris-dobie\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7336 post-7336 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kristy-Evans_Pic-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristy Evans<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director, Groote Schuur Hospital Trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/kristy-evans\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7601 post-7601 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lance-Brandon-Hoffman-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lance-Brandon Hoffman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Deputy Director: Statistics and Analysis, Department of Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lance-brandon-hoffman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7292 post-7292 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lars-Gumede-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lars Gumede<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder, Axel Technologies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lars-gumede\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7776 post-7776 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-658x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7777\" alt=\"Lee-Anne Cupido\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-768x1195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-987x1536.jpg 987w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-1316x2048.jpg 1316w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2-600x934.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lee-Anne-Cupido-image-2.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lee-Anne Cupido<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Director, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lee-anne-cupido\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7483 post-7483 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7484\" alt=\"Lefa Musa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lefa-Musa-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lefa Musa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Manager, Telkom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lefa-musa\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7320 post-7320 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leilah-Nejjar-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leilah-Nejjar-cropped.jpg 572w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leilah-Nejjar-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leilah-Nejjar-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leilah-Nejjar-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leilah Najjaar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director: Clinical Service Improvement, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/leilah-nejjaar\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7322 post-7322 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lesley-Shand-Director-Health-Intelligence-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lesley-Shand-Director-Health-Intelligence-cropped.png 295w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lesley-Shand-Director-Health-Intelligence-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lesley-Shand-Director-Health-Intelligence-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesley Shand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director Information Management, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lesley-shand\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7364 post-7364 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8803\" alt=\"Lungile Dlamini\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lungile-Dlamini-1-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lungile Dlamini<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Strategic Sourcing Professional<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/lungile-dlamini\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7557 post-7557 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Malibongwe-Vusani-cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Malibongwe-Vusani-cropped.jpeg 597w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Malibongwe-Vusani-cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Malibongwe-Vusani-cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Malibongwe-Vusani-cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malibongwe Vusani<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procurement Specialist, Western Cape Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/malibongwe-vusani\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7490 post-7490 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Melissa-Van-Niekerk.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7584\" alt=\"Melissa Van Niekerk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Melissa-Van-Niekerk.png 205w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Melissa-Van-Niekerk-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melissa Van Niekerk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Provincial Treasury, Western Cape Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/melissa-van-niekerk\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6937 post-6937 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Deidre-Baartman.jpg-Cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister Deidre Baartman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provincial Minister of Finance, Western Cape Provincial Government<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/minister-deidre-baartman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7256 post-7256 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7790\" alt=\"Minister Tertuis Simmers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers.jpg 846w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Minister-Tertuis-Simmers-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister Tertuis Alfred Simmers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minister of Infrastructure, Department of Infrastructure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/minister-tertuis-alfred-simmers\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7499 post-7499 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7728\" alt=\"Morne Potgieter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morne-Potgieter.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Morne Potgieter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Supply Chain Manager, Breede Valley Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/morne-potgieter\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7594 post-7594 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mymoena Abrahams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Head of Department, Department of Economic Development and Tourism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/mymoena-abrahams\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6942 post-6942 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nadia-Ebrahim-Cropped-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nadia Ebrahim<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Director: Asset Management, Western Cape Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/nadia-ebrahim\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7363 post-7363 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nico van der Westhuizen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical Director, dotNext<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/nico-van-der-westhuizen\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7340 post-7340 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonhlanhla-Nkosi-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonhlanhla-Nkosi-cropped.jpg 406w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonhlanhla-Nkosi-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonhlanhla-Nkosi-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonhlanhla-Nkosi-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nonhlanhla Nkosi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DDG: CSS, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/nonhlanhla-nkosi\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7348 post-7348 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Omer-Aharoni-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Omer Aharoni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Group Sales Manager, Amrod<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/omer-aharoni\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7559 post-7559 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped.png 903w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oneaho-Monyileote-cropped-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> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oneaho Monyileote<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medicine Registration Officer (Medical Device &amp; IVD Licensing), South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/oneaho-monyileote\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7328 post-7328 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Jaques-Du-Toit-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Jaques-Du-Toit-cropped.jpg 243w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Jaques-Du-Toit-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Prof-Jaques-Du-Toit-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof Jacques Du Toit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor of Orthopaedics, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/prof-jacques-du-toit\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7332 post-7332 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Quinton-Manuel-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Quinton-Manuel-cropped.png 248w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Quinton-Manuel-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Quinton-Manuel-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quinton Manuel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deputy Director Warehouse, Department of Health and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/quinton-manuel\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7489 post-7489 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7491\" alt=\"Raymond Esau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Raymond-Esau_cropped.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raymond Esau<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director: Strategic Support Services, Breede Valley Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/raymond-esau\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7324 post-7324 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reinhardt_Zimmermann-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reinhardt Zimmerman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pricing and Tenders Manager, Stryker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/reinhardt-zimmerman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7520 post-7520 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-1024x813.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7613\" alt=\"Riaan Fick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-1024x813.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-768x610.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-1536x1219.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-2048x1626.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riaan-Fick-profile-pick-600x476.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Riaan Fick<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager: Local Economic Development, Witzenberg Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/riaan-fick\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7561 post-7561 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6775\" alt=\"Team photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie.png 565w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Team-photo_Barbie-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Richard Bosman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Municipal Manager, Overberg District Municipality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/richard-bosman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7294 post-7294 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rodney-Moolman-Photo-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rodney-Moolman-Photo-cropped.jpg 545w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rodney-Moolman-Photo-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rodney-Moolman-Photo-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rodney-Moolman-Photo-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rodney Moolman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Moolmans Consultancy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/rodney-moolman\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7626 post-7626 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ronald-Mlalazi-photo-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7724\" alt=\"Ronald-Mlalazi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ronald-Mlalazi-photo-2.jpg 535w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ronald-Mlalazi-photo-2-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ronald Mlalazi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President, African Supply Chain Confederation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/ronald-mlalazi\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7296 post-7296 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Santie-Roy-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Santie Roy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director \u2013 Local Government SCM, Western Cape Government, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/santie-roy\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7543 post-7543 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped.png 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Shaun-Lanto-cropped-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> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaun Lanto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acting Regional Manager, SEDFA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/shaun-lanto\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7306 post-7306 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped.png 678w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Siham-Salie-Abrahams-cropped-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Siham Abrahams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner, Advisory EMEA, International, HKA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/siham-abrahams\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7346 post-7346 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7371\" alt=\"Simon Kaye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Simon-Kaye-Bio-Pic.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simon Kaye<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief Financial Officer, Rhodes University, Eastern Cape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/simon-kaye\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7541 post-7541 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Siphokazi-Ngalimani-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Siphokazi Ngalimani<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief SCM Clerk, Provincial Treasury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/siphokazi-p-nglamini\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7282 post-7282 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped.jpg 829w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Susanna-Kwon-2025-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Susanna Kwon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive: ISM Procurement Operations Centre, Massmart<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/susanna-kwon\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7599 post-7599 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tumelo-Tlhapi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7600\" alt=\"Tumelo Tlhapi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tumelo-Tlhapi.png 1000w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tumelo-Tlhapi-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tumelo-Tlhapi-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tumelo-Tlhapi-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3b7fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tumelo Tlhapi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enterprise Development, Absa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbb8b5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cbb8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker-category\/conference-speaker\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conference Speaker<\/a><\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb3b2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acdb3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/speaker\/tumelo-tlhapi\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW BIO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6978\" class=\"elementor elementor-6978 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7344 post-7344 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry speaker_category-conference-speaker speaker_year-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04cde4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04cde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/wc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Warren-Howell-Stryker-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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data-e-type=\"container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ef57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ef57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warren Howell<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93351ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93351ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Government Key Accounts Manager, Stryker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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