Programme Director

Daniel Makokera

CEO

Pamuzinda Productions

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Prof Justin Barnes

Manufacturing Ambassador

Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS)

ADDRESS

Prof. Dr. David Romero

Scientific Vice-chairman

World Manufacturing Foundation

Adv. Tebogo Makube (PhD.)

Chief Director: Industrial Procurement & Development

Department of Trade, Industry & Competition

Jakkie Cilliers

Chairperson of the Board Head of African Futures & Innovation

Institute for Security Studies

MODERATORs

Tafadzwa Chibanguza

Chief Operations Officer

SEIFSA

Sherrie Donaldson

Lead: Emerging Opportunities

Harambee

Keitumetse Moumakoe

CEO

Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa

Duncan Bonnett

Director Market Access & Research

Africa House

Coenraad Bezuidenhout

Country Head

BrightWolves SA

More Manda

Professor of Practice: Data Science

Global Centre for Risk and Innovation & University of Johannesburg

Saul Levin

Executive Director

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)

Meghan King

Director

BMA

Garth Strachan

Consultant

Project Management Office, Presidency

Pieter Theron

Partner

PWC South Africa Advisory Practice

Tapiwa Samanga

Group CEO

Production Technologies Association of South Africa

Lesley Wentworth

Managing Director

Tutwa Consulting Group

Khulekani Mathe

CEO Designate

Business Unity South Africa

Gaylor Montmasson-Clair

Senior Economist and SAREM Facilitator

Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)

Julie Wells

Operations & Communication Manager

National Cleaner production Centre, CSIR

PANEL MEMBERS

Evan Rice

CEO

Etana Energy

Pragasen Moodley 

Director

Sage Africa & Middle East

Mmantlha Sankoloba

CEO

Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association

Kutoane Kutoane

Managing Director

Trade Finance Africa (Pty) Ltd

Prega Ramsamy

Head South Africa Office

 EDB

Wendy Green 

Country Head, South Africa

Daystar Power

Mulumba M. Lwatula

Head of Investments (Mining & Energy)

Industrial Development Corporation

Vuledzani Patrick Mugumo

Group Director

IRG

Muhammad Asmal

Founder

Asmal Digital

Ndia Magadagela

CEO

Everlectric

Jan Aichinger

Managing Director

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa

Sylvester Mokubedi

Head: Sales & Marketing

Optimi Workplace

Mark Goliath

Acting Divisional Executive Manufacturing

IDC

Kugan Thaver
Head of Machinery, Equipment & Electronics
IDC
Olori Boye-Ajayi
Managing Partner
Borderless Trade & Investments
Forbes Padayachee
CEO

Yellow Door Energy South Africa

Ashu Sagar

President

Zambia Association of Manufacturers

Matsotso Vuso

Managing Director

Nyamezela Metering & Chairperson of SA Metering Industry Association

Christoph Kausch

Senior Operations Officer

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Paul O’Flaherty

Chief Executive Officer

Metair Investments Limited

Sekai Kuvarika

Chief Executive Officer

Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries

Hilton Lazarus

Head of Chemicals, Medical & Industrial Mineral Products

IDC

Paul Eardley-Taylor

Gas Sector Lead

Standard Bank

Hudson Mtegha

Head: Mineral Economics, Policy and Strategy

DMT Kai Batla

Tumi Tsehlo

Chief Executive Officer

Dynamic Fluid Control

Mangaliso Vilakazi

Head of Advisory – Vice President

Moshe Capital

Valentine Jingura

Head of Business Development – FNB Commercial

FNB

Jason Walker

VP General Manufacturing Practice Lead

Hexagon

Stavros Nicolaou

Group Senior Executive, Strategic Trade at Aspen Pharma Group

Aspen Pharmacare Group

Chinedu Wilfred Okonkwo

Academic Programme Manager

Eduvos

Ayobambo Oladapo Kunle-Salami

Regional Industry Manager for Manufacturing in Eastern and Southern Africa

International Finance Corporation

Bonani Seteni

Senior Manager

Energy Council of South Africa

Jacques Rikhotso

Managing Director

Bridgestone

Eustace Mashimbye

CEO

Proudly South African

Linda Maqoma

CEO

Nomatshawe Consulting Group

Brenda Mbathi
CEO

Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

Sajid Khan

Team Leader / Business Analyst

Odoo KE Ltd

 Sachin Chanderdhev

Specialist: Manufacturing Sector

Absa

Kaya Ngqaka 

Investment Promotions Executive

Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone

Prisca Mayumbelo 

Business Development Officer: Urban and Transport Planning Department

City of Windhoek

Matimba Mahange

Board Director of MEMSA & CEO

JA Engineering Works (Pty) Ltd

Daniel Thwala

Senior Economist

ECIC

Delon Mudaly

Manager: Business Development & Commercialization

CSIR

Johan Maartens

CEO

SAIMC NPC

Ron Osman Omar

Acting Director for Industry, Minerals, Entrepreneurship and Tourism

African Union Commission

Mashudu Ramano

Founder and CEO

Mitochondria Energy Company

Alastair Tempest

CEO

Ecommerce Forum of SA

Dirk van den Berg

Country Head South Africa and other Southern Africa countries

UKEF – (UK Export Finance)

Nicky Moyo

Managing Director

DEAT Capital

Thami Moatshe

Executive Head

Localisation Support Fund (LSF)

Rita Lesenyeho

Co-founder

Pula Management

Andrew Hall

Production Manager

Festo South Africa

Ayanda Ramncwana

Acting Chief Operations Officer

East London Industrial Development Zone

Hasnayn Ebrahim

Managing Director

Africa International Advisors

Rachel Mathale

Senior Lead

ARCH

Sudipto Moitra

General Manager for ICT Solution

MTN Business

Mark Taylor

National Operations Manager

Lepharo

Tshwanelo Zack Tswai

General Manager

Maritime Services and Manufacturing

Greg Palmer

Sales Executive

Sage

Des Muller

Managing Director

NuEnergy Developments

Pierre van der Hoven

CEO

Baobab International (Pty) Ltd