2021 NMB Leadership Summit
LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO NAVIGATE ECONOMIC TURBULENCE AND DISRUPTION 27 – 28 July 2021
This year’s eighth annual Nelson Mandela Bay Leadership Summit drew on the finest in thought leadership locally and internationally, and was presented in a digital format, allowing organisers to reach a global audience. The summit ran over two days on 27 and 28 July (2021) and was facilitated by New York based Russel Raath, Founder of Ambition Method & former President of Kotter International. Each session featured high profile thought leaders and a panel discussion with Q&A facilitated by industry experts.
The theme for the 2021 NMB Leadership Summit was Leadership Skills to inform the Great Reset of Business and Society “from global grief to hope”. The subthemes and topics were contemporaneous and constituted the mainstay of leading in turbulent and disruptive times.
Speakers included :
- Mr Johan de Nysschen, Chief Operating Officer at Volkswagen Group North American Region, New York
- Ms Fundi Tshazibana, Deputy Governor, South African Reserve Bank
- Mr Shawn Govender, Plant Manager, Ford Motor Company
- Dr Lesley Ann Foster, Executive Director of Masimanyane Women’s Rights International
- Mr Johan Jooste, Chief Investment Officer of Bank of Singapore & co-founder of startup: The Global CIO Office
- Mr Isaah Mhlanga, Chief Economist, Alexander Forbes
- Dr Robert Cisek, Chairman & Managing Director, Volkswagen Group South Africa
- Thabo Shenxane, Chief Executive Officer of AIDC EC
- Denise van Huyssteen, Chief Executive Officer of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber
The Leadership Summit aims to provide a niche, continuous learning experience for a global cohort of leaders and managers, through facilitating a leadership discourse for sustainable futures for all communities across the globe.
We would like to thank our partners, NMU Business School, Engeli Enterprise Development and official media sponsor, The Herald for their support of this Summit.
