I AM ME - Board Members

Advisory Board

Chairperson

Ulrich Nitschke Chairperson

Global Labour Policy Advisor & Coporate Advocacy Champion

Bettina Schaller Global Labour Policy Advisor & Coporate Advocacy Champion

Inclusive Economic Development & Public-Private Partnerships Advisor

Zakhele Mghobozi Inclusive Economic Development & Public-Private Partnerships Advisor

2SLGBTQIAP+ Strategy & Community Empowerment Advisor

Revel Harris 2SLGBTQIAP+ Strategy & Community Empowerment Advisor

Transformation & Inclusion Strategy Advsior

Gillian Ismail Transformation & Inclusion Strategy Advsior

Supplier Diversity & Sustainable Procurement Inclusion Advisor

Nonhlanhla Mtwisha Supplier Diversity & Sustainable Procurement Inclusion Advisor

Corporate Talent & DEI Integration Advisor

Nthabiseng Kometsi Corporate Talent & DEI Integration Advisor

Faith & Gender Equity Advisor

Dr. Nontando Hadebe Faith & Gender Equity Advisor

Legal & Human Rights Governance Advisor

Simone Magardie Legal & Human Rights Governance Advisor

Multilateral Engagement Advisor

Thulani Mbatha Multilateral Engagement Advisor

2025 Spotlight Speakers & Moderators

Founder and Group Managing Director of Modern Centric Holdings

Zakhele Mgobhozi Founder and Group Managing Director of Modern Centric Holdings

Managing Director of Modern Community Foundation

Revel Harris Managing Director of Modern Community Foundation

General Manager at Modern Centric Holdings

Hlengiwe Vilakazi General Manager at Modern Centric Holdings

Supply Chain Senior Manager at University of Johannesburg

Nonhlanhla Mtwisha Supply Chain Senior Manager at University of Johannesburg

President of the World Employment Confederation

Bettina Schaller President of the World Employment Confederation

Deputy Managing Director at PIRON Global Development

Ulrich Nitschke Deputy Managing Director at PIRON Global Development

Merrishia Singh-Naicker

Aldrian Sampear MC

Nina Hastie MC

Lawyer, Social Justice Activist, facilitator, and African Literature Podcaster

Adv Letlogonolo Mkgoroane Lawyer, Social Justice Activist, facilitator, and African Literature Podcaster

Founder & Managing Director- Modern Centric Holdings

Fundi Ndaba Managing Partner LGBTI Business Network

Director at LGBT Forum

Kally Mabe Director at LGBT Forum

Naicker

Rev Seth Naicker

Labour Law Professor

Prof Monray Botha Labour Law Professor

Bishop Nokuthula Dhladhla

Operations Director at The Document Warehouse

Craig Johnston Operations Director at The Document Warehouse

Senior Advisor at German Agency for International Cooperation

Dr Thomas Ongolo Senior Advisor at German Agency for International Cooperation

ESG Studio

Vandana Satgoor ESG Studio

Gender Disability and Accountability - Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights - UN

Abigail Noko (Mariana Gomes attended on her behalf) Gender Disability and Accountability - Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights - UN

Interpreter

Jonathan Kebe Interpreter

Interpreter

Fortune Madlala Interpreter

Disability Rights Activist from the National Disability Sector of the SANAC Civil Society Forum, Coordinator at the South African National Council for the Blind. Founder of See Me Foundation

Thobeka Mthetwa Disability Rights Activist from the National Disability Sector of the SANAC Civil Society Forum, Coordinator at the South African National Council for the Blind. Founder of See Me Foundation

Gender Disability and focused on Youth Inclusion - United Nations Population Fund

Siziwe Jongizulu Gender Disability and focused on Youth Inclusion - United Nations Population Fund

Chief Executive Officer at Africa Dis-Ability Alliance

Kudakwashe Dube Chief Executive Officer at Africa Dis-Ability Alliance

Talent Management Director PEPSICO

Nthabiseng Kometsi Talent Management Director PEPSICO

Representative of the UN Resident Coordinators Office

Khudu Mbeda Representative of the UN Resident Coordinators Office

Previous Spotlight Speakers & Moderators

Deputy Minister - Department of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities

Steve Letsike Deputy Minister - Department of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities

Country Representative of the Nations Population Fund

Yu Yu Country Representative of the Nations Population Fund

President of World Employment Confederation

Bettina Schaller President of World Employment Confederation

Deputy Chairperson - Women in Mining South Africa

Maria Combrink Deputy Chairperson - Women in Mining South Africa

Chief Executive Officer - Durban ICC

Lindiwe Rakharebe Chief Executive Officer - Durban ICC

Group Chief Executive Officer - Bidvest Travel Group

Lydia de Ollim Folli Group Chief Executive Officer - Bidvest Travel Group

Group & Executive Transformation Strategy - Nedbank

Kershini Govender Group & Executive Transformation Strategy - Nedbank

Group HR & Transformation Director - Bidvest of Travel Holdings

Gillian Ismail Group HR & Transformation Director - Bidvest of Travel Holdings

Deputy & Director General - Department of Land Reform & Rural Development

Nomthandazo Moyo Deputy & Director General - Department of Land Reform & Rural Development

Chief Executive Officer - Rennnies BCD Travel

Dr. Reece Oakes Chief Executive Officer - Rennnies BCD Travel

Founder & Managing Director- Modern Centric Holdings

Zakhele Mghobozi Founder & Managing Director - Modern Centric Holdings

Co-Founder & Managing Director - Modern Community Foundation

Revel Harris Co-Founder & Managing Director - Modern Community Foundation

TV & Radio Personality - NewzRoom Africa

Aldrin Sampear TV & Radio Personality - NewzRoom Africa

Operations Director - The Document Warehouse

Craig Operations Director - The Document Warehouse