Executive Communities sets new benchmarks with three power-packed days of Indabas

Executive Communities successfully hosted three massive conference and expo combo events – the HR Indaba (14 October), The IT Indaba (15 October), and the Finance Indaba (16 October) – delivering a powerhouse week of connection, learning, and innovation at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The events were an unparalleled success, attracting thousands of visitors, hundreds of speakers, and hundreds of partners. All three events transformed the Convention Centre into a hub of knowledge sharing, networking and career building activity.

The exhibition floors were alive with energy, and attendees queued up to hear from top executives and thought leaders in the various panel discussion and presentation venues.

Across the three Indabas, the unprecedented numbers reflect the extraordinary popularity and engagement opportunities. In total, the Indabas delivered:

• 7,868 attendees,
• 116 sessions and presentations,
• 148 Indaba partners, and
• 247 speakers

Sage was a Diamond Partner at all three Indabas, and MakwaIT and iOCO both held a Diamond Partnership at the IT Indaba, underscoring their commitment to these professional communities, and their belief in the power of engagement and brand building at these events.

At the HR Indaba, high-profile speakers included: Clicks group CEO Bertina Engelbrecht (keynote), Sasol former executive VP for HR and corporate affairs Charlotte Mokoena, CPO at Discovery Steven Teasdale, CPO at Life Healthcare Avanthi Parboosing, CPO at Cell C Juba Mashaba, group executive for HR at the SABC Rachel Masuku, CPO at Tiger Brands S’ne Magagula, and group CPO at FirstRand Tswelo Kodisang.  

Industry heavyweights in who spoke at the IT Indaba included: Bidvest Bank CIO Nomonde White-Ndlovu (keynote), Land Bank CTOO Faith Burn, ABF Sugar CIO Debbie Vermaak, Altron Group CTO Dr Bongani Andy Mabaso, Council of Medical Schemes CIO Dr Denisha Jairam-Owthar, Standard Bank Group CIO: personal and private banking Khomotso Molabe, and Old Mutual Group CIO May Govender.

And among the top finance leaders at the Finance Indaba were: Nedbank CFO Mike Davis (keynote), SAQA CFO Innocent Gumbochuma, Mercedes-Benz South Africa CFO Taryn Woodbridge, bp Southern Africa CFO Michelle Isaac, Bridgestone MEA CFO Mikaeel Tayob, Standard Bank South Africa CFO Preshanta Govender, African Rainbow Energy CFO Nakedi Ramaphakela, NTT Data Southern Africa vice president: finance Rebecca Pole, Oceana Group CFO Zaf Mahomed, and DRDGold CFO Riaan Davel.

If you’d like to gain exposure to these numbers for your brand contact: 

Nick Smith, head of sales at Executive Communities, [email protected] 

Karen Martin, sales manager at CFO South Africa, [email protected] 

Shaun Bateman, sales manager at CHRO South Africa, [email protected] 

And if you want to be sure to sign up to attend next year’s indabas, be sure to subscribe to the newsletters at: CFO.co.za, CHRO.co.za, and CIO-SA.co.za.