5th Annual Oliver Top Empowerment Conference
2019
10-11 April 2019
The undisputed, leading empowerment conference and knowledge sharing platform in South Africa, spanning over a 2-day period is the renowned initiative that will arm you with the latest transformation insights and opportunities to help your business thrive – and possibly even meet your next client.
Reasons for attending
- Gain the latest knowledge of developments around the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.
- Understand today’s challenges in accelerating transformation and empowerment.
- Outline solutions to challenges that your
organisation may be able to provide. - Network with the who’s who in B-BBEE, from policy makers to procurement officers and captains of industry.
- Gain valuable insights on public sector tender processes.
- Develop profitable private-public partnerships (PPPs).
The Conference will focus on
Creating a transformed and effective supply chain
Overcoming red tape related to tenders and/or procurement
- Integrating transformation with sustainable business performance
- Skills development and enterprise development
- How the B-BBEE codes affect my business and sector
- Black Industrialist Policy
- SMME’s as the epicentre of economic growth
- Enterprise Development and Strategic Supplier Sourcing
- Expanding Empowerment Compliance
- New Financial Sector Codes
- Assessing Government’s expectations in terms of your BEE status
- Debating Transformation
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Megatrends shaping the future of Africa - Decentralisation of transformation: Addressing severe social and economic inequalities
- Institutional Redesign of Transformation in South Africa
- The role of the private and public sectors on empowering the youth using technology
2019 Transformation Influencers

Tashmia Ismail
Saville | CEO
Youth Development Service (YES)

Busisiwe Sithole
Group Head | Transformation
MMI Holdings

Waseem Carrim
CEO
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

Lee Naik
CEO
Transunion

Jeff Radebe
Minister
Department of Energy

Naledi Pandor
Minister
Department of Higher Education and Training

Trudi Makhaya
Economic Advisor
to President Cyril Ramaphosa

Kate Moodley
Author & Franchise Director
Discovery

Isabella Makuta
Group Corporate Affairs Director
Group Five

Nompumelelo
Deputy Director
Black Industrialist Policy

Vuyolwethu
Startup partnerships for Africa
Thomson Reuters
2019 Breakaway Sponsors


2019 Sponsor

Speaker Requirements
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To submit a speaking proposal for the 2019 Top Empowerment Conference, we require the following:
- The name, title/position and company of the speaker who will be presenting
- The proposed title of the session along with a narrative description
- A sample PowerPoint presentation (so we can see what kind of slides you create)
- Video of the speaker presenting a session
- Referrals, references and/or recommendations from other conferences and events
Email claire.garrett@topco.co.za to submit your proposal
Enquiries
Address
14 Roodehek Street
Gardens
Cape Town
8001
Call Us
086 000 9590
Fax
+27 21 423 7876