The 2024 Future of Leadership Summit

As the 2024 Future of Leadership Summit? has drawn to a close, we will be sharing the highlights at a special LIVE session

• this Wednesday, 19 June 2024

• at 15h00-16h00 SAST

• online (secure your seat at?https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/the2024futureofleadershipsummit7197486037105831936/about/ ?for complimentary access)

The highlights include the following segments of the 2024 Summit:?

Co-Creating the Roadmap?to enabling SA Inc.’s Brain Gain

The Highlights of the 2024 Future of Leadership Summit?

The country’s top business and public leaders were meeting to address the Future of Leadership in South Africa. The 2024 Future of Leadership Summit?, held on the 16th and 17th May 2024.

The 2024 Summit brought together top leadership voices from across South Africa to discuss solutions to the country's socio-economic challenges, and in particular how to reverse the brain drain (in alignment with The CEO Initiative and in partnership with Brand South Africa).

The 2024 Innovation Challenge

South Africa faces mass skills exodus – with 90% of graduates wanting to leave: Crime and corruption, lack of job opportunities, failing infrastructure, and the rising cost of living in South Africa have driven the desire of 90% of university students to seek employment opportunities abroad.

This is according to the recent Student Confidence Index (SCI), which focused on the major concerns of university students about life after graduation and what that would mean for their career prospects.

Panel Discussions?on the Future of Skills & Industries

The following panel discussions were delivered on the Future of Skills:

• The Future of Leadership Skills by the Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences , presented by Christopher Mulder (MBA) Chief Strategy Officer at GIFS, Stefanie Fick Executive Director of the Accountability Division at OUTA, Edwin Naidu Marketing Communications Manager at Nedbank, and Taweni Gondwe Xaba Managing Director at The Hardy Boys.
• The Future of Healthcare by PPS , presented by Ayanda Seboni Group Executive Marketing and Stakeholder Relations at PPS, Jean-Pierre Kitshoff Associate Director, External Affairs & Strategic Projects at IQVIA, Dr Shay Ganesh Executive: Chief Medical Officer at PPS, and Prof FRIKKIE BOOYSEN Wits PPS Chair in Health Economics.
• The Future of Banking for the Youth by Nedbank , presented by John Makgato Head of Youth Segment at Nedbank , Lindokuhle Tau Head: Retail and Relationship Banking Segment Strategy, Khanani Godi Senior Behavioural Economist at Nedbank, and Charmaine M. Financial Wellness Facilitator at Nedbank.
• The Ideal Approach to shaping the Narrative of the South African Nation Brand by Brand South Africa , presented by Sithembile Ntombela maNdaba Acting CEO at Brand South Africa, Firoze Bhorat Chief Marketing Officer at Discovery Limited, Llewellyn Devereaux ???? Founder & CEO The Genie Group, Steve Johnson - Master Facilitator - Maverick Mind President Growth Leaders Africa and Jamie Mighti , Director at The Debate Dojo

Book Launch:?The Future of Leadership (3rd Edition)

The Authors' Launch of the 3rd edition of The Future of Leadership Book - 24 TOP Leadership Voices as follows:

• Alk Brand (Group CEO at Westfalia Fruit)???????????????????????????????????????????????????
• Brand Pretorius (Chief Executive Officer at McCarthy)?????????????????????????????
• Christo Wiese (Chairman at Pepkor Holdings)?????????????????????????????????????? ???
• Dirk van der Walt (Co-founder at WeBuyCars)????????????????????????????????????? ????
• Gavin Cowley (Ret. Marketing Director at adidas South Africa)???????????????
• Gugulethu Ndebele (Executive Director at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls)???????????????
• Kiv Moodley (Country Managing Director at Workday)????????????????????????????
• Lee Naik (Chief Executive Officer at TransUnion Africa)???????????????????????????
• Lincoln Mali (Chief Executive Officer at Lesaka Technologies)?????????????????
• Mapule Mzimba (Chief Operations Officer at Discovery Bank)????????????????
• Nollie Maoto (Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FNB South Africa)??????
• Onyinye Nwaneri (Group Chief Executive Officer at Afrika Tikkun) ????????
• Opila Moodley (HR Director at Estee Lauder Companies)????????????????????????
• Rashid Toefy (Deputy Director-General at Western Cape Government Department of Economic Development and Tourism)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
• Richard Perez (Founding Director of the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town)
• Shaun Tomson (World Surfing Champion | Best-Selling Author on the CODE Method) ???????????
• Sithembile Ntombela maNdaba (Acting CEO at Brand South Africa)???????
• S’onqoba Vuba (Chief Partnerships Officer at NEXT176)????????????
• Tshepo Ncube (Managing Director: Head International Client Coverage at ABSA Group)??????????????????????????????????????????????
• Vinolia Singh (Chief People Officer at Adcorp Group)??????????????
• Vukosi Sambo (Executive: Head of Data Insights & AI at AfroCentric Group)????????????
• Wendy Bergsteedt (Head of Marketing at Old Mutual Investment Group)???????????????
• Zoleka Lisa (Vice President: Corporate Affairs at SAB)????????????

The 2024 Future of Leadership Awards

See the list of the 2024 Award Winners and Runner ups at https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/winners-dr-nik-eberl-hhcjf/

The CEO Dialogue?:?C-level Executives from South Africa’s leading Brands

The Presidents’ Dialogue?:?The Leaders from South Africa’s leading Parties

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Join the LIVE session

• this Wednesday, 19 June 2024

• at 15h00-16h00 SAST

• online (secure your seat at?https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/the2024futureofleadershipsummit7197486037105831936/about/ ?for complimentary access)

Looking forward to seeing you there, Nik?

About The Future Leader Forum

The Future Leader Forum is a proudly South African 2010 Leadership Legacy Project, harnessing the nation-building and nation-branding lessons of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?. It is our intention to support the growth and development of leaders across all sectors to contribute to South Africa being a leading nation in the 21st Century.