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GIBS Women in Business 2017 – personal mastery and leadership excellence Day one – 2 August 2017 Programme agenda (updated 30 May)

07.15 – 08.25

08.25 – 08.30

Welcome and Introduction by Conference Moderator

Dr. Dorothy Ndletyana, GIBS Faculty

08.30 – 08.55

Women leadership in an era of disruption

Buyani Zwane, GIBS Faculty

08.55 – 09.20

Women in the boardroom – Navigating, succeeding and influencing

Sneha Shah, Managing Director, Africa, Thomson Reuters

09.20 – 09.45 Winning women are money-wise: taking control of your finances

David Shapiro, Deputy Chairman, Sasfin Securities

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09.45 – 10.10 Unleashing your potential and overcoming business challenges

Grace Harding, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Basket

10.10 – 10.40

10.40 – 11.05

Leadership, entrepreneurship and social innovation – Making an impact for the future of healthcare today

Dr Nthabiseng Legoete, Founder, Quali Health

11.05 – 11.30

The business of hair in Africa – Opportunities, risks and lessons learned

Taryn Gill, Founder, The Perfect Hair

11.30 – 11.55

Woman in tech space – Making it in the industry

Makhosazana Zwane- Siguqa, Head of Content, WeChat Africa

11.55 – 12.20

Being a female tech startup founder - My journey

Aisha Pandor, Chief Executive Officer, SweepSouth

12.20 – 13.20

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13.20 – 13.45

Becoming: Learning to exist in spaces that attempt to break us into dust

Thuto Gaasenwe, Spoken word poet

13.45 – 14.10

Charting your corporate career ladder climb using IQ and EQ

Firdous Sallie, Acting Chief Officer: Business and Individual Tax South African Revenue Service

14.10 – 14.35

Empowering women in workplace

Nicole McNamara, Managing Director, VWV Group SA

14.35 – 15.00

15.00 – 15.25

Advancing gender equality, women empowerment, transformation and leadership

Adv Priakumari Hassan, Chief Executive Officer, Women of Africa

15.25 – 15.50

Dealing with and shattering the glass ceiling

Jackie van Niekerk, Chief Operating Officer, Attacq

15.50 – 15.55

Reflection and closing remarks by Conference Moderator Dr. Dorothy Ndletyana, GIBS Faculty End of day one of conference

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Day two – 3 August 2017 Programme agenda

07.15 – 08.25

08.25 – 08.30

Welcome by Conference Moderator

Dr Ngao Motsei, GIBS Faculty

MINI WORKSHOPS

08.30 – 10.15

Inside & Out: Look good, feel good and perform

Janine Starkey, Leading individual and corporate image consultant, House of Janine

10.15 – 10.45

10.45 – 12.30 Managing your personal brand and marketing YOU

Donna Rachelson, Chief Executive Officer, Branding & Marketing YOU

12.30 – 13.30

13.30 – 15.15

The art and science of influence and effective leadership Paul Nyamuda, Psychologist, Executive Coach & Motivational Speaker, Corporate Legends

15.15 – 15.30

Reflection and closing remarks by Conference Moderator Dr Ngao Motsei, GIBS Faculty

15.30 – 15.45

Conference ends

Agenda is correct at time of print.