SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS EXPLORE THE DEEPER DIMENSIONS OF LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

ADAM CRAKER

CEO: Iqbusiness / Winner CC Awards 2018 / Programme Director

‘Activist CEO’ - Adam heads the largest South African management and technology consulting firm and a majority-owned subsidiary of the Jse-listed Reunert Group. He is a visionary leader who is an ardent lobbyist for government and business collaboration, though he places the emphasis on education as the key ingredient to drive an inclusive future for all South Africans.

DR. JAN BELLERMANN CEO: Conscious Leadership Academy

(Germany)

‘Transformative’ - Jan’s passion is to inspire leaders to explore new game-changing ways of leading. He empowers leaders, from innovative start-ups to visionary Fortune 500 global players, to move beyond constraining thought and behaviour patterns, discover new perspectives, and make smarter, more conscious decisions. He believes that consciousness is the most effective catalyst for successful transformation.

DR WILHELM LICHTENBERG Founder: Young Hearts Africa /

Winner CC Awards 2023

‘Singing Surgeon’ – Specialist heart surgeon, Wilhelm, is the winner of the Conscious Companies Awards 2023 in the NGO category. He turned vision into reality to save the lives of indigent children in need of corrective cardiac surgery in South Africa and offers a life-line to over 13,000 indigent children annually facing possible death due to congenital heart disease. He leverages the power of music to create awareness and to rise funds.

TSAKANI MALULEKE Auditor General South Africa

‘Trailblazer’ - Tsakani is the first woman to hold the position of AG in the institution’s 109-year history. She is a seasoned business leader with a wealth of corporate governance experience. She is known for her commitment to service excellence, ethical leadership and contributions to the advancement of transformation. She carries a deep sense of duty and service.

DR. RICHA ARORA

COO and Head of Institution:

University of Stirling (UAE)

‘Innovator’ - Richa stands as a transformative luminary in the realm of higher education, wielding a rich portfolio of experiences that propel institutions toward innovation, excellence, and global influence. Recognising the symbiotic interplay between academia and the business realm, she embarked on a mission to redefine university-corporate engagement.

VUYISWA RAMOGOPA National Chairperson: Rise Mzansi

‘Changemaker’ - Vuyiswa is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader who has held various leadership positions in the private and public sector, including JSE listed companies. She is passionate about economic and spatial justice, the empowerment of youth and women and the development of the African continent. She founded ‘Women on the Rise’ and is an alumni of the US Global Mentoring Programme.

PROF. MERVYN KING Patron: Good Governance Academy /

Conscious Companies

‘Guru of Governance’ - Prof. King is a Senior Counsel and former Judge of the Supreme Court of SA and Professor Extraordinaire at the University of SA, Honorary Professor at the Universities of Pretoria, Cape Town and Rhodes. He has received numerous accolades and awards including the Global Achievement Award for promoting corporate governance.

ROMAIN DUVERGÉ

Relationship Manager: Banque Syz

(Switzerland)

‘Yogi in a suit’ – Romain is a non-traditionalist in the international banking space. He formerly worked for Goldman Sachs in London and co-founded the Goldman Sachs Mindfulness community. Passionate about yoga and meditation, he found a profound sense of purpose through his meditation practices. This gave him a mission to introduce and promote meditation and consciousness practices in the corporate world.

PALESA PHILI CEO: Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industries

‘Feminine Power’ - Palesa is a powerful female voice in the KZN business space. With over 20 years’ experience in the Information Communication

Technology and Telecommunications sector, her specialities range from strong operational experience to strategic growth. People matter to her and she is determined to ensure that the business community has a voice, driving a conducive environment for businesses to be able to do business.

ROWAN GILLIES Co-founder: Blu-dot Global System

Integration Advisory (UK)

‘Black and White Knight’ - Rowan is a playfully-provocative polymath, actioning (through diverse innovator, intermediary and investor roles) the developing, scaling and leveraging of conscious human and tech systems to deliver whole-system efficacy at each of the dimensions of self, sector and society; while operating with an acclaimed edgy compassionate power, presence, wisdom and integration.

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Partner / Hewers and Programme Director: ‘Reputation Guru’ - Dominik’s extensive consulting experience in the areas of strategy, reputation and culture management and leadership development has seen him work globally. His research interests lie in organisational culture, analysing reputation risk and creating resilient organisations. A well published academic, he is pioneering an approach to identify and assess reputation risks.

GURU KALI

Director: Agni Media Concepts / Conscious Leadership Academy

‘Seeker’ - For over two decades Guru has ventured into understanding the impact of transformative processes on the human experience, engaging with various methodologies from around the world. He has worked with consciousness as a catalyst for transformation, as well as the impressions of beliefs, behaviour and culture made through the media. He believes a sincere approach to an inward journey is a responsibility we have as human-beings.