Events & Summits

is a leading voice in social impact measurement and management, with over a decade of experience guiding organisations to embed social value into their strategies. As a Partner at Embedding Impact, he helps clients navigate the intersection of impact, strategy, and sustainability. Known for his pragmatic and training-focused approach, Reinoud translates technical frameworks into practical tools that enable organisations to track, evaluate, and optimise their social and environmental performance. He specialises in aligning decision-making processes with global best practices, using data-driven insights to inform and enhance value creation. Reinoud represents Social Value International in South Africa and is a long-time advocate of the SDG Impact Standards and other global impact principles. His career also includes co-founding The Experience Factory, where he used creative methodologies to catalyse social change. Respected across the impact community for his leadership and collaboration, Reinoud brings a unique blend of global insight and local relevance to every engagement.

Highly-motivated to contribute to the field of project and engineering management, particularly related to developing marketing strategies, business growth and customer retention as well as expansion. Acquired extensive experience and expertise in project and personnel management/marketing by leading dynamic and national/international teams in a dynamic working environment.

is the Senior Business Development Associate – Lead, Programs at B Lab Africa, where she helps drive the growth of sustainability-focused initiatives across key African markets, including South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Egypt, Nigeria, and Ghana. As part of a dynamic business development team, Melaney plays a key role in identifying strategic opportunities, managing stakeholder relationships, and co-leading program design and execution to accelerate impact among businesses committed to environmental and social governance. She supports ecosystem building with a strong focus on scaling B Lab's reach and relevance in the African context. With over a decade of international experience in creative direction, ethical product development, and brand strategy, Melaney brings a unique lens to systems change. An entrepreneur at heart, she brings experience bridging creative industries and sustainability. Before joining B Lab Africa, she worked as a consultant and founded WhatWeCherish, a sustainable African luxury agency that championed artisan-led and women-owned brands. Melaney is a regular speaker on the circular economy, inclusive business, and sustainable procurement.

is a distinguished expert in ESG, Climate Finance, and Sustainable Investment Strategy, with multiple years of experience integrating ESG principles into investment risk management and financial decision-making across multiple sectors. Currently serves as Head of ESG & Climate Finance at the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF). Before her current role, she held senior leadership positions at Nedbank Corporate Investment Banking (NCIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), where she was responsible for Social & Environmental Risk Management and ESG investment advisory for large-scale infrastructure projects. She also contributed as an Employer Trustee on the DBSA Pension Fund Board, integrating sustainable investment principles into pension fund asset allocation and risk management.

is a food justice activist and has been involved in the development sector for nearly 30 years. He is currently the managing director of FoodForward SA, which he joined in 2013. FoodForward SA's core focus is FoodBanking — the timeous recovery of quality edible, within-date surplus food from the supply chain to address food insecurity at scale. Andy spearheaded significant innovative change at FoodForward SA by introducing good governance, operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and digital technology, allowing the organisation to scale into all 9 provinces. Andy holds an Honours Degree in Public Administration and an MPhil in Theology and is passionate about making a difference in the social development sector.

is a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) and entrepreneur, renowned for founding Unconventional CA (UCA), an entrepreneur development hub dedicated to supporting Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. His journey is marked by resilience, having faced the liquidation of his first business in 2015, an experience that profoundly shaped his approach to entrepreneurship. Additionally, Hiten overcame epilepsy, being nine years free of any episodes and off medication for three years, which instilled in him the power of the mind and the impact of controlling one's thoughts.

practices as a Chief Economist and Capital Markets Strategist, and is CEO and Founding Director of Antswisa Management Group — a South Africa's diversified business and alternative investment firm with leading investing businesses across asset classes including private equity. Mr Mkhabela is a South African businessman dedicated to building Africa's future through economic development, infrastructure and industrial investment, shared growth, and institutional reform. He is an active philanthropist supporting education, health, environmental protection and women and youth development, having signed The United Nations Women Development Accord in 2015. He is also a Venture Capital entrepreneur focusing on SMEs in Mining, Agroprocessing, light manufacturing and technology.

CEO of FETSI Data Technologies, creator of FETSI Access, SA's first AI platform designed to remove digital, financial, and economic barriers for people living with disabilities. Top 100 CIO; Africa's Influential Woman in Tech winner; and Women in Tech Award Winner 2025.

is a Consultant in ESG and Sustainable Finance at Aspect Advisory, specialising in climate finance systems design, ESG integration and sustainable-finance methodology development for African financial institutions and development organisations. Her work centres on building practical, context-appropriate frameworks for climate-risk assessment, ESG scoring, transition planning and sustainable-finance implementation across emerging markets. She has contributed to a wide range of advisory, modelling and methodology projects, including risk-based pricing, climate-risk scenario development, sustainability reporting alignment and RFP-led climate-finance solution design. Passionate about financial inclusion and equitable development, she is committed to strengthening financial literacy and empowering women through accessible, practical finance education.