The Future Leader Forum

The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit™ Opening Keynote Addresses

Hon Vuyiswa Ramokgopa (Gauteng MEC for Economic Development)

How Gauteng is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth and an Inclusive Growth Economy

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Lance Williams (Public Sector Lead at SAP)

From Skills to Scale: How Technology and People can rewrite South Africa's Economic Story

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Melvyn Lubega (Head of the Digital Service Unit in The Presidency, Chairperson at Baobab Group)

How South Africa is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth and growing the Digital Economy

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The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit™ Panel Discussions

GIFS (Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences) G20 Legacy Project

Panel 1: Reimagining Job Creation in Education through Africa’s Talent Dividend and the G20 Agenda

Panel 2: Creating Jobs in the Age of AI

Panel Discussion by SAP and Partners (featuring Nonkululeko Mokoena, Dr Suvel Ramgovind, Refilwe Motseta, Sean Berrington, Amanda Gibbs, and Bhekumusa Eric Ntshwenya

Panel 3: The Future of Jobs in Africa: Rethinking Employability, Inclusion, and Growth

Panel Discussion by ABSA Group (featuring KG Bako, Marc Lubner and Dr Busi Tshabalala)

The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit™ Afternoon Keynotes

Dulton Keith Adams (Chair of Chairs of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature)

Keynote 4: How Gauteng is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth and an inclusive Growth Economy

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Floyd Shivambu (Founder Afrika Mayibuye Movement, fmr Member of Parliament)

Keynote 5: How South Africa can create Job Opportunities for the Youth through Local Industry Development

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Marc Lubner (Chief Executive Officer at AfrikaTikkun)

Keynote 6: How Afrika Tikkun is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth through AgriTech

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The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit™ Afternoon Keynotes

Faith Mangope (Founder: Faith Mangope Technology & Leadership Institute)

Keynote 7: How FMTALI is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth through AI and Technology

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Prof. Bismark Tyobeka (Vice Chancellor North West University NWU)

Keynote 8: How NWU is creating Career Pathways and Job Opportunities for the Youth

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Sunil Geness (Director: Global Government Affairs & CSR Africa, Global Sustainability Lead Africa at SAP)

Opening Address of the 2026 Future of Leadership Awards & Reflections of the Jobs Summit

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Barry Hendricks (President at SASCOC, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee)

Keynote 9: How Sports is creating Job Opportunities for the Youth and uniting the Nation behind a Common Goal

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Keynote Address by Kershen Pillay (CEO at the Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences)

Keynote 10: How South Africa is leading the Future of Education and enabling Job Opportunities for the Youth

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The 2026 Future of Jobs Summit™ Dialogues

The 2026 CEO Dialogue

The 2026 CEO Dialogue™ brought together CEO’s from South Africa’s leading Job Creators (left to right): Ravi Naidoo (CEO at Youth Employment Service (YES), Kershen Pillay (CEO at Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences), Shivan Mansingh (CEO at Vedant), Reshni Singh (CEO at BPESA), and Marc Lubner (CEO at Afrika Tikkun)

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The 2026 CMO Dialogue

The Inaugural CMO Dialogue™ brought together Chief Marketing Officers from leading South African and Global Brands: Gugu Mthembu (CMO at Telkom), Tracey-Lee Zürcher-Campbell (CMO at Payflex), Sithembile Ndaba (CMO at South African Tourism), Zandile Myeni (CMO at SoluGrowth), Dumisani Moyo (CMO at SAP Africa).

The 2026 Future of Leadership Book Launch

This edition of the Future of Leadership Book brings together 35 TOP Leadership Voices, from the CEO of South Africa’s leading Job Creator for Youth, the Market Manager of Brand South Africa, President Mandela’s Protection Team Leader, the Springboks’ Physiotherapist, the President of Workday, the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Group, the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, South Africa’s Record Olympic Attendance Athlete and Silver Medallist, the Vice President of Mastercard Africa, the Host of South Africa’s leading Current Affairs Radio Programme, and twenty-four CXO’s from South Africa’s leading brands.

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