1. WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2017
30 AUGUST EAST LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ELICC) EASTERN CAPE - EAST LONDN

2. Glory to Highest Bishop Matyumza of MCSA -Queenstown District

3.  A WORD OF WELCOME Cllr Xola Pakathi Executive Mayor of Buffalo City Metro

4. Ms Mamolefe Segakweng Marketing Manager of SABC Africa
SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD 09:20 am - 11:00 am Moderators
Ms Mamolefe Segakweng Marketing Manager of SABC Africa 
Ms Kimberley Stark CEO of Stark Raving Management, Actress & International Media personality

5. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic : Women in Corporate Governance; Impact of Women in Corporate Board Structures
MS VENETE KLEIN Former Chairman - IoDSA

6. PROFILE OF VENETE KLEIN
Venete Klein is a seasoned board member and serves on the boards of Reserve Bank of South Africa, PG Group Holdings, Calgro M3 Holdings Ltd and DB Schenker. She spent most of 2009 & 2010 travelling with the Presidency, in order to conclude the BRICS transaction, with Brazil, Russia, India and China. Venete is a Chartered Director (CD)SA, and until recently served as the Chairperson of the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA). She is considered to be a financial powerhouse, humanitarian, mother and bridge-builder all rolled up into one rather formidable package. She is a role model to women all over the world. She is best known to have a leadership style that combines compassion with big business. Although small in stature, her passion for creating business with heart is larger-than-life. She retired from ABSA in December 2010, having successfully led the Retail Bank for 5 years, where she was responsible for staff and 11m customers. As Executive Director of Absa Retail Bank, her portfolio included Absa Africa. She went on to Ecobank where she was responsible for their Retail & Business Bank. She was based in Nigeria at that time. She is well renowned for her contribution in shaping the South African Financial Services Sector, which she served for 30 plus years, proven by her recent appointment to the South African Reserve Bank Board. She was named Business Woman of the Year in She is a graduate of Harvard and studied at 3 of the top 5 Universities in the world. She is an accomplished speaker on local and international circuits on a broad range of topics. Today she runs a successful Management Consultancy - Kleininc. She is happily married to Dr Harold Klein, a practicing Civil Engineer, and is the mother of 2 sons, with 2 beautiful grandchildren, Kendall 8 and Katelyn 3 years. She considers her Biggest Achievement to be – an illustrious Banking career coupled with a well-balanced family life. She considers her Biggest Blessing in life to be – her Mother Margaret who at the tender age of 90 still lives with her.

7. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic: Importance of Diversity Management in the Workplace
MS WRENELE STANDER Senior Vice President CORPORATE AFFAIRS –SASOL

8. PROFILE MS WRENELE STANDER
A rare example of an operational leader who has made the transition into a senior communications role, Wrenelle Stander served as managing director of South Africa’s Sasol Gas for almost four years, leading a complex three-year process to transition 314 natural gas customers from one pricing dispensation to another. Now SVP of public affairs, Stander also serves as director on a number of subsidiary boards within Sasol. Before joining Sasol, Stander served in various capacities within the public sector including the position of deputy CEO of the South African Civil Aviation Authority, and the MD of the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company amongst others. She started her career in the minerals and energy NGO sector where, amongst others, she was involved in positioning the Minerals and Energy Policy Centre to be less dependent on donor funding, established the Minerals and Energy Training Institute (MEETI), and was a contributor to the Energy Policy White Paper.

9. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic: Women in Transformation using Technology
ANN KLEYNHANS Chief Executive Office CEOS Technologies

10. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic: Women in the Boardroom and Executive Roles – Leading with your heart and Head; Empowered to Empower
MS LAURA MACHABA-ABIODUN: International Leadership Expect NORTH AMERICA

11. Question and Answers Session with the Panel Member

12. TEA BREAK

13. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICEADMINISTRATION
11: 30 am - 13:00 pm
Moderators
Ms Nada Wotshela Provincial General Manager: SABC Eastern Cape
Ms Kimberley Stark CEO of Stark Raving Management, Actress & International Media personality

14. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic: Succumb or Comply; tough choices women leaders have to make in the Corporate world
MS TEMBELA KULU Executive Director REDBOX ADVERTISING AND FORMER PROVINCIAL MANAGER PRASARAIL—GAUTENG

15. PROFILE OF TEMBELA KULU
Eastern Cape-born Tembela Kulu is the Executive Director of Redbox Advertising and the former Provincial Manager of PRASARAIL. She is a persevering and enduring individual who started her long and distinguished career as a training manager at Kohler Flexible Packaging in 1992.   Before serving as a Wesgro board member and on the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce’s transport committee, she worked as a Public Affairs Manager at the Cape Town branch of Metrorail and was spokesperson for the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi.
A former student leader and activist and a strong advocate for the development of women and the youth, she has also pioneered the formation of the Ekurhuleni Women Enterprise Forum to champion the cause of women in the rail industry.
A social science graduate of the University of Cape Town, Kulu also holds an honours degree in Business Administration from Stellenbosch, and is studying towards an MBA at Regent Business School.

16. SUB THEME : WOMEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
Topic: Do women have what it takes to stand for their rights in the workplace—Public Service Commission , SA Perspective
MS LULU SIZANI Special Advisor to the Minister MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

17. Sifungile Chinyamurindi Representative from the ECGBB
PROFILE OF “Sifungile Chinyamurindi is a married mother of two; A devout Seventh Day Adventist; She is the Manager: Legal Services & Board Secretariat of the Eastern Cape gambling & Betting Board; She is an Admitted Attorney by profession and in her part time assists other women and men grow their businesses as a Business Coach.   

18. MS MBALI GCABASHE Author of the CLEVERBLACK
Topic : A “cleverblack “ perspective on Women in leadership Mbali Gcabashe—Author of the Clever Black
MS MBALI GCABASHE Author of the CLEVERBLACK

19. PROFILE OF MBALI GCABASHE
Author: Intimate Thoughts of A Clever Black and Unscripted relationships
Free lance writer
Host: #VukaDarkie feature on Ukhozi FM every Monday
Inspirational Speaker
Owner/Managing Director: Shonguni Services Suppllies
Black Consciousness activist
Public Relations Management graduate
Media Management experience
Lecturing and facilitating experience
Senior manager – Forever Living Products CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Content production for various mediums from beginning to end.
Writing and editing content and creating work schedules.
Introduction of new concepts, campaigns and ideas for company and clients.
PR AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
Arranges speaking engagements
Attend meetings with prospective clients.
Create and manage company image, liaise with media on behalf of clients and company.
Prepare and place company and client adverts.
Manage internal and external communication
Client satisfaction surveys
ENGINEERING SECTION
Civil and building
Prepare documents e.g. Business Plans, Risk Analysis, Health and Safety File, pamphlets and newsletters etc
Assist in evaluation of proposals
Provide necessary information for clients and creditors
Build company awareness and maintain communication channels at all times. Financial and budget management
Supervise the team of employees and oversee day to day running of the organization.

20. Question and Answers Session with the Panel Member

21. LUNCH IS SERVED