The ninth iteration of the Directors Event, dubbed SA’s biggest board meeting, took place on June 9 — watch the recording above.
This annual leadership conference, held in association with BCX and the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards, was hosted by broadcast journalist Gugulethu Mfuphi.
Pali Lehohla, the former statistician-general of SA, delivered the keynote address with BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi providing opening remarks.
The event comprised three panel discussions. In the first, “What does social impact mean for businesses in SA?”, moderated by Gugulethu Mfuphi, the focus was on how businesses can better deliver social impact for the country.
Contributors to the conversation included:
- Brent Lindeque, editor in chief, Good Things Guy;
- Lauren Graham, associate professor and director, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg;
- Mmaki Jantjies, group executive: innovation and transformation, Telkom SA;
- Nazrana Sultan, head: strategy, business and planning, Digital Frontiers; and
- Carmel Kistasamy, head: global development organisations, Pan Africa, Absa Group.