20-21 NOVEMBER 2025
DHL STADIUM, CAPE TOWN
Hope for a better future rests on competent people and successful projects.
Programme
We are honoured to be joined by an exceptional group of speakers who bring their knowledge, experience, and passion to the stage. These thought leaders and industry professionals inspire new perspectives, share valuable insights, and spark meaningful conversations that shape the future of project leadership, business, and management.
Published speakers
As we embark on this transformative journey step by step, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our speakers for sharing their expertise and inspiring perspectives.
Thank you to our speakers for leading the way. Let us continue this inspiring journey together.
Topic:
Leaders: How to Maintain a Positive Mindset in a Crisis
Speaker:
Lee Roebeck
Professional Speaker on Mindset,
Built To Win Academy
Lee is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course for Effective Communication where he received the Award for Highest Achievement in his graduating class. As a Mindset Coach, Lee helps business leaders clear money blocks and attract clients easily. He works with people from all over the world, and these individuals are experiencing quantum leaps in their results because of the ideas he teaches.
Topic:
Change Management: Organisational Culture Renovation Programme
Speaker:
Zoleka Mashiyi
Change Management, Organisational Development Professional,
DLK Group
Zoleka is a seasoned change management specialist with over 18 years of experience. Zoleka has a proven track record of leading organisational development and transformation initiatives. She holds a BCom Hons in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Transkei and a Diploma in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg. She is also a certified coach and a change management practioner.
Topic:
Risk in Numbers: Why Risk Registers Fail?
Speaker:
Werner Meyer
Director,
ProjectLink Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Werner Meyer is a project management consultant with over 27 years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management. He is the Director of ProjectLink, where he specialises in cost engineering, quantitative risk management, and project portfolio management. Werner holds a PhD in Project, Portfolio, and Strategic Management, an MSc in Project Management, and a BSc (Hons.) in Mathematics and Statistics. A recognised thought leader, Werner has presented at several international project management and research conferences and has published research on project termination behaviour, risk quantification, and earned value management. He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and a certified Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP), Certified Cost Professional (CCP), and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Topic:
Case presentation: Facilitating Team Journeys on Mega-projects - Building the relationships you need to get the job done
Speaker:
Natasha Winkler-Titus
Founder,
SigniFyer
Dr Natasha Winkler-Titus is the Founder of SigniFyer, and her vocation is to “make change significant”. With more than 28 years of experience as a business leader, Work Psychologist, Management Consultant, Researcher, Teacher, and author, Natasha has been recognised as an expert and influencer in her field. As a past president of the Society for IO Psychologists and IOP Practitioner of the Year in South Africa, Natasha is a speaker who has presented best papers at international conferences. She also publishes her research and has contributed book chapters on topics centred on Leadership, organisational change, and the changing world of work.
Topic:
Future-Ready Project Leadership: Designing for Client Experience and Long-Term Value
Speaker:
Margot Engel
Implementation Project Manager,
Nexl
Margot Engel is an Implementation Project Manager and Client Success Manager at Nexl, a global legal-tech SaaS company. She has a strong background in strategic operations management and project management across the legal, asset management, and technology sectors. She is passionate about operational excellence, client engagement, and designing scalable systems that deliver real business impact. Margot specialises in helping organisations build resilient, client-centric project teams by bridging the gap between strategy, execution, and experience. Through her work, Margot applies a pragmatic and people-centred approach to leadership, believing that the future of project delivery lies in operational excellence, human connection, and unlocking future value through data and technology.
Topic:
The Rise of Fractional Project Management: Unlocking Agility, Expertise, and Cost Efficiency
Speaker:
Andre Kruger
Business Owner, Fractional PM and Consultant,
Nexim Consulting & Services
Andre Kruger is a seasoned Project and Business Management Professional with over 13 years of experience in infrastructure, EPC, and capital investment projects across Africa and internationally. With a background in mechanical engineering and project/programme management, Andre has successfully led multi-million-rand projects, developed strategic investment portfolios, and implemented complex operational frameworks. He is passionate about the evolution of project management, particularly the rise of Fractional Project Management as a strategic tool for businesses navigating a fast-changing environment. His insights help businesses bridge the gap between strategy and execution, ensuring projects deliver tangible value. At the Hope Summit 2025, Andre will share his perspective on how Fractional Project Management can drive efficiency, scalability, and long-term success.
Topic:
The critical role of Emotional Intelligence in project delivery
Speaker:
Thando Mtembu
Founder,
Women in Project Management South Africa
Thando Mtembu considers herself a Project Management Professional who is not only knowledgeable and experienced, but also deeply passionate about the profession. With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, she has worked her way up from Project Administrator to her current roles as Founder and Director of Women in Project Management South and Senior Project Management Consultant. She offers extensive expertise in project and change management and takes pride in being an excellent mentor and coach within the industry. Her versatile experience includes managing large and complex projects across a wide range of sectors, including Telecommunications, BPO, Retail, Banking, Construction, IT, Business Processing, and Engineering. In addition, Thando is an Emotional Intelligence Transformation Coach.
Topic:
How to Use a Process-First Approach in Solution Delivery
Speaker:
Etienne Venter
Business Process Architect,
Process To Product
Etienne has decades of experience in enterprise architecture and process management, Etienne Venter has seen one truth repeated across industries: real change only happens when processes come first. He founded Process2Product to help organisations move beyond complex BPM tools and focus on empowering every employee to improve how work gets done.
Topic:
Creating the PMO of the Future
Speaker:
Vanessa Martens
Strategy and Organisational Consultant,
Business Agile
Vanessa’s purpose is to create a better way of working—one where both people and businesses can thrive. She is passionate about transforming individuals, teams, and organisations towards a more agile way of thinking and being. With 14 years’ experience in Digital Transformation, Business Agility, and Change Management consulting, Vanessa brings deep expertise and insight to every engagement. As a Business Agility Consultant and Coach, she provides thought leadership on business agility transformations, including training, agile planning, value stream mapping, agile leadership and team coaching, as well as agile tools and metrics. She has consulted on large-scale agile transformations, operating model redesigns, and strategic initiatives. Over the past eight years, Vanessa has successfully guided 12 organisations through their digital and agility transformations.
Topic:
Tackling Organised Crime in Infrastructure Delivery: The City of Cape Town's Integrated Response to Extortion Threats
Speaker:
Johan Fowler
Public Transport Implementation & Partnerships
City of Cape Town, Urban Mobility Directorate
Johan Fowler is a registered Professional Civil Engineering Technologist with over 30 years of experience in civil engineering and project management. He holds a BTech in Civil Engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and is registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Johan currently serves as Manager of Public Transport Implementation & Partnerships in the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate. Throughout his career, Johan has championed collaboration, community engagement, and service excellence. He is known for his leadership, people skills, and ability to foster strong partnerships across government, communities, and private stakeholders. His recent accolades includes Project Manager of the Year (City-wide, 2023), IPMA South African Project Manager of the Year (2024), Executive Mayor’s Prestige Award (2024) and Gold Awards for Caring and Service Excellence (2025). Johan’s dedication to infrastructure, mobility, and inclusive urban development continues to shape Cape Town’s future and inspire those working alongside him.
Topic:
Transformative Trailblazers: Redefining Leadership for Project-Oriented Success
Speaker:
Kylie Bragdon
Leadership & training Consultant,
The Kynd
Dr Kylie Bragdon is a nationally recognised expert in workforce development, transformational leadership, and strategic planning. With over a decade of experience leading organisational change across the education, government, and non-profit sectors, she specialises in helping teams and leaders turn big ideas into clear, actionable strategies that deliver results. Kylie holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in transformational leadership and is known for her ability to translate complex leadership theory into engaging, real-world practices. Her work is grounded in data-driven decision-making and a deep understanding of human behaviour, making her approach both strategic and sustainable. Whether she’s working with frontline leaders or executive teams, Kylie brings clarity, compassion, and a future-focused mindset to every room she enters. She is passionate about empowering professionals across industries to lead with purpose, build resilient teams, and create lasting impact in their organisations.
Topic:
Projectification of Society in South Africa: Preliminary Findings
Speaker:
Reinhard Wagner
Stellenbosch University
Taryn Bond-Barnard
Associate Professor: Department of Industrial Engineering,
Stellenbosch University
Topic:
Optimising Stakeholder Engagement and Project Delivery through PPMO Governance in Windhoek
Speaker:
Samuel Haraseb
Section Engineer Project Management,
City of Windhoek, Namibia
Samuel is a seasoned project engineer with skill sets that entail project financing and modeling, engineering services, and project and contract management of numerous complex projects for implementation, supervising and managing all disciplines of engineering projects as part of township establishments, installation of municipal infrastructure, and related services. He brings a great deal of wealth in project management, including consulting.
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📅 Dates: 20-21 November 2025
📍 Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town