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Skillsoft® Southern Africa Summit 2026

Build a Skillforce™ that performs under pressure

Join LRMG and Skillsoft for the Skillsoft Southern Africa Summit — a focused day for HR, L&D and talent leaders looking to understand what’s next for skills, AI and work in Africa, and how to build a Skillforce™ that performs under pressure, with real examples from organisations using Skillsoft today.

Come and see what’s next for skills, AI and work in Africa

Thought leadership. New Skillsoft innovation. African use cases. Practical workshops.

Let Skills Blossom

Johannesburg | 24 March 2026

Cape Town | 26 March 2026

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Meet the speakers

What to expect

Programme Overview

(Indicative programme)

8:00 - 8:50

Registration and refreshments

50 min

8:50 - 8:55

Welcome by MC Winston Nolan

5 min

House rules and agenda

8:55 - 9:00

Introduction by Ricky Robinson

5 min session

Context for Skillsoft event and event theme

9:00 – 9:45

Global AI and learning trends that are being followed with Skillsoft product leadership and innovation

45 min session (30 + 15 min Q&A)

Speaker:

  • Tim Walker

9:45 - 10:45

How adults and employees will learn and fast track their skills to become antifragile in an AI world

60 min session (45 + 15 min Q&A)

Speaker:

  • Prof Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen

10:45 - 11:00

Refreshments

15 min

11:00 - 11:30

Breakaway session

30 min session

11:30 - 11:45

Breakaway recap

15 min

11:45 - 12:25

African Skillsoft use case

40 min session (30 + 10 min Q&A)

12:25 - 13:10

Lunch

45 min

13:10 - 13:50

African Skillsoft use case

40 min session (30 + 10 min Q&A)

13:50 - 14:30

African Skillsoft use case

40 min session (30 + 10 min Q&A)

14:30 - 14:40

Grab a cuppa and join workshops

10 min

14:40 - 16:40

Practical workshops

120 min session

  1. Fast-Tracking Success for New Skillsoft Implementations
  2. Optimising and showcasing the value of your investment
  3. Integrating Skillsoft for Blended Learning
  4. Building a Skillforce™

16:45 - 17:00

Summary and Closing

15 min

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Meet the speakers

Winston Nolan Executive at LRMG

Winston Nolan

Senior Sales Executive

LRMG

Winston is one of South Africa’s, and indeed Africa’s, leading sales coaches.

For the past 18 years, he has been on the front lines of sales, working in both B2B and B2C roles, and helping sales teams exceed their targets.

Learn more
Winston Nolan - Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

Winston is one of South Africa's, and indeed Africa's, leading sales coaches.

For the past 18 years, he has been on the front lines of sales, working in both B2B and B2C roles, and helping sales teams exceed their targets.

He built his first multi-million-rand business at the age of 26. Now, twelve years later, he has been instrumental in the growth of hundreds of enterprises, both large and small, implementing business growth plans and developing high-performance sales professionals.

Winston holds a BCom in Management from Unisa, a Diploma in Marketing from the IMM, and is currently an MBA candidate. He is a published author of three books on sales and business growth.

Tim Walker

VP Global Channel

Skillsoft

Tim has worked within the training, platform and talent sector for over 23 years, primarily focusing on the development of Skillsoft’s Channel business.

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Tim Walker - VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

Tim has worked within the training, platform and talent sector for over 23 years, primarily focusing on the development of Skillsoft’s Channel business.

He began his career as an Account Executive, concentrating on the African and Middle Eastern markets, and has since been promoted to VP Global Channels.

In this global role, he now leads the Channel teams, driving the development and sustainable growth of Skillsoft’s content and platform subscription offerings.

Based in the UK with his wife and two children, Tim holds a degree in Business, Finance, and Marketing from Hull University.

Ricky Robinson 2026 Profile

Ricky Robinson

Founder and CEO

LRMG

Founder and CEO of LRMG, Ricky Robinson, has devoted his life and career to inviting teams and organisations to challenge themselves to stretch into their potential to enable growth and success.

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Ricky Robinson - Founder and CEO, LRMG

Founder and CEO of LRMG, Ricky Robinson, has devoted his life and career to inviting teams and organisations to challenge themselves to stretch into their potential to enable growth and success.

In the last 26 years, Ricky's entrepreneurial spirit, strategic insight and business acumen have played an important role in growing LRMG into a high-performance company with long-term client partnerships built on credibility, trust and growth.

Today, LRMG employs more than 350 people who innovate, test, refine and deploy solutions internally first before taking it to client environments to help ignite success in people and organisations across Africa.

Ricky believes that “success is less about being a performer and more about performing – less about the podium and more about the progress. True, sustainable success is a combination of mindset, perspective, effort and self-leadership. It is an ongoing journey.”

Professor Jefferson Chen

Chief Innovation Coach

GIBS

Dr Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen is a full-time faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, and a consultant with Forward Notion Advisory.

Learn more
Professor Jefferson Chen - Chief Innovation Coach, GIBS

Dr Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen is a full-time faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, and a consultant with Forward Notion Advisory.

He coaches, advises, and delivers keynotes to leaders across sectors, specialising in organisational learning, digital transformation, and talent strategy in a technology-driven world.

His work explores how organisations harness the right paradox between contextual self-disruption and steady incremental improvement to build resilient, future-ready capability.

Fascinated by how corporates navigate change, Dr Chen brings both academic depth and practical insight to every engagement. In his spare time, he enjoys chatting with random strangers—often uncovering unexpected insights from these seemingly unrelated conversations.

Monicah Kihia

Group Director, Human Resources and Culture

NCBA Kenya

Monicah is the Group Director of Human Resources at NCBA Group Plc and has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Monicah holds a master’s degree in Business Administration – Strategic Management, Human Resources and Marketing.

Learn more
Monicah Kihia - Group Director, Human Resources and Culture, NCBA Kenya

Monicah is the Group Director of Human Resources at NCBA Group Plc and has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Monicah holds a master’s degree in Business Administration - Strategic Management, Human Resources and Marketing.

Prior to her appointment as Group Director HR & Culture at NCBA Bank, Monicah held various roles and worked in various countries within Citi. 

She is a Certified Executive Coach (Academy of Executive Coaching UK) and was crowned as the Director of HR for the Year 2019 by the Institute of Human Resources Management (IHRM) in Kenya – an achievement she is most proud of.

Kwesi Edumadze Hagan

Head: Learning and Development

Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning and Development professional with 17 years of experience helping organisations across Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia) build strong leadership pipelines, improve performance and develop future ready capabilities.

Learn more
Kwesi Edumadze Hagan - Head: Learning and Development, Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning and Development professional with 17 years of experience helping organisations across Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia) build strong leadership pipelines, improve performance and develop future ready capabilities.

Kwesi specialises in turning business strategy into practical learning systems, using blended learning, digital platforms and analytics to drive measurable impact.

Over the years, Kwesi has led L&D and HR transformations in financial services, telecommunications and corporate environments, supporting leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Kwesi has supported major organisations;, such as Zambia National Commercial Bank, Cameroon Telecommunications, Ghana Grid Company Limited, Vodafone’s UK-Afrimax operations in Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia, amongst others, helping them strengthen capability, leadership and performance systems.

Guided by a passion for modern learning, Kwesi leverages blended learning, digital platforms, learning analytics and behavioural insights to build future‑ready workforces.

His friends think he’s calm. His laptop, however, knows the truth during Excel-heavy days.

Elizma Els

Head of Human Capital and acting COO

Boxfusion

Elizma Els is a seasoned human capital leader with extensive experience across human resources, operations, and organisational development. 

Learn more
Elizma Els - Head of Human Capital and acting COO, Boxfusion

Elizma Els is a seasoned human capital leader with extensive experience across human resources, operations, and organisational development.

Currently serving as the Head of Human Resources at Boxfusion, a South African software company pioneering digital transformation mostly in the public sector. Elizma plays a pivotal role in streamlining business operations and enhancing employee experience.

With a career spanning various industries, Elizma has established and led HR departments, developed talent strategies, and built career pathways that empower individuals and align with business objectives. At Boxfusion, she has been instrumental in implementing agile HR practices, including the introduction of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to foster cross-departmental collaboration and accountability. Her initiatives have significantly improved transparency and performance tracking within the organization.

Elizma's expertise encompasses talent development, HR operations, and the integration of digital tools to enhance workplace efficiency. She is also an advocate for leveraging technology to improve employee engagement and service delivery.

Outside of her professional endeavours, Elizma is passionate about the outdoors. She enjoys activities such as hiking, camping, 4x4 off-roading, and exploring nature. Additionally, she finds joy in creative pursuits like playing the guitar and participating in pottery painting sessions.

Elna Roussouw

People Development and Culture Lead

Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development & Culture and a Life and Business Coach who believes deeply in the power of people to grow, lead and transform the organisations they are part of.

Learn more
Elna Roussouw - People Development and Culture Lead, Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development & Culture and a Life and Business Coach who believes deeply in the power of people to grow, lead and transform the organisations they are part of.

With more than 30 years’ experience in Finance, Banking, Marketing, Human Resource Management, People Development and Industrial Psychology,  and specifically focused on behaviour, she is fuelled by her passion for  helping individuals and organisations unlock their full potential.

Dedicated to creating environments where people feel seen, valued and inspired to bring their best selves to work, her work is grounded at the intersection of leadership, culture and human potential. Elna firmly believes that when leaders lead with emotional intelligence, courage and clarity of purpose, trust deepens, engagement strengthens, and sustainable performance follows.

With a thoughtful and human‑centred approach, she partners with leaders and teams to navigate complexity and build cultures where both wellbeing and results can thrive.

As a Life and Business Coach, Elna is known for her grounded presence, authenticity and the ability to create reflective spaces where meaningful growth can occur. Through powerful questions and intentional conversations, she supports individuals and leaders in gaining clarity, building confidence and taking purposeful action aligned with who they are and what they value most.

At the heart of her work is a genuine belief that people are an organisation’s greatest strength. Elna is inspired by seeing individuals step into their potential, leaders lead with courage and compassion, and organisations become places where people do more than perform – they belong, grow, and thrive.

Winston Nolan Executive at LRMG

Winston Nolan

Senior Sales Executive

LRMG

Winston is one of South Africa’s, and indeed Africa’s, leading sales coaches.

For the past 18 years, he has been on the front lines of sales, working in both B2B and B2C roles, and helping sales teams exceed their targets.

Learn more
Winston Nolan - Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

Winston is one of South Africa's, and indeed Africa's, leading sales coaches.

For the past 18 years, he has been on the front lines of sales, working in both B2B and B2C roles, and helping sales teams exceed their targets.

He built his first multi-million-rand business at the age of 26. Now, twelve years later, he has been instrumental in the growth of hundreds of enterprises, both large and small, implementing business growth plans and developing high-performance sales professionals.

Winston holds a BCom in Management from Unisa, a Diploma in Marketing from the IMM, and is currently an MBA candidate. He is a published author of three books on sales and business growth.

Tim Walker

VP Global Channel

Skillsoft

Tim has worked within the training, platform and talent sector for over 23 years, primarily focusing on the development of Skillsoft’s Channel business.

Learn more
Tim Walker - VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

Tim has worked within the training, platform and talent sector for over 23 years, primarily focusing on the development of Skillsoft’s Channel business.

He began his career as an Account Executive, concentrating on the African and Middle Eastern markets, and has since been promoted to VP Global Channels.

In this global role, he now leads the Channel teams, driving the development and sustainable growth of Skillsoft’s content and platform subscription offerings.

Based in the UK with his wife and two children, Tim holds a degree in Business, Finance, and Marketing from Hull University.

Ricky Robinson 2026 Profile

Ricky Robinson

Founder and CEO

LRMG

Founder and CEO of LRMG, Ricky Robinson, has devoted his life and career to inviting teams and organisations to challenge themselves to stretch into their potential to enable growth and success.

Learn more
Ricky Robinson - Founder and CEO, LRMG

Founder and CEO of LRMG, Ricky Robinson, has devoted his life and career to inviting teams and organisations to challenge themselves to stretch into their potential to enable growth and success.

In the last 26 years, Ricky's entrepreneurial spirit, strategic insight and business acumen have played an important role in growing LRMG into a high-performance company with long-term client partnerships built on credibility, trust and growth.

Today, LRMG employs more than 350 people who innovate, test, refine and deploy solutions internally first before taking it to client environments to help ignite success in people and organisations across Africa.

Ricky believes that “success is less about being a performer and more about performing – less about the podium and more about the progress. True, sustainable success is a combination of mindset, perspective, effort and self-leadership. It is an ongoing journey.”

Professor Jefferson Chen

Chief Innovation Coach

GIBS

Dr Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen is a full-time faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, and a consultant with Forward Notion Advisory.

Learn more
Professor Jefferson Chen - Chief Innovation Coach, GIBS

Dr Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen is a full-time faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, and a consultant with Forward Notion Advisory.

He coaches, advises, and delivers keynotes to leaders across sectors, specialising in organisational learning, digital transformation, and talent strategy in a technology-driven world.

His work explores how organisations harness the right paradox between contextual self-disruption and steady incremental improvement to build resilient, future-ready capability.

Fascinated by how corporates navigate change, Dr Chen brings both academic depth and practical insight to every engagement. In his spare time, he enjoys chatting with random strangers—often uncovering unexpected insights from these seemingly unrelated conversations.

Elizma Els

Head of Human Capital and acting COO

Boxfusion

Elizma Els is a seasoned human capital leader with extensive experience across human resources, operations, and organisational development. 

Learn more
Elizma Els - Head of Human Capital and acting COO, Boxfusion

Elizma Els is a seasoned human capital leader with extensive experience across human resources, operations, and organisational development.

Currently serving as the Head of Human Resources at Boxfusion, a South African software company pioneering digital transformation mostly in the public sector. Elizma plays a pivotal role in streamlining business operations and enhancing employee experience.

With a career spanning various industries, Elizma has established and led HR departments, developed talent strategies, and built career pathways that empower individuals and align with business objectives. At Boxfusion, she has been instrumental in implementing agile HR practices, including the introduction of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to foster cross-departmental collaboration and accountability. Her initiatives have significantly improved transparency and performance tracking within the organization.

Elizma's expertise encompasses talent development, HR operations, and the integration of digital tools to enhance workplace efficiency. She is also an advocate for leveraging technology to improve employee engagement and service delivery.

Outside of her professional endeavours, Elizma is passionate about the outdoors. She enjoys activities such as hiking, camping, 4x4 off-roading, and exploring nature. Additionally, she finds joy in creative pursuits like playing the guitar and participating in pottery painting sessions.

Elna Roussouw

People Development and Culture Lead

Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development & Culture and a Life and Business Coach who believes deeply in the power of people to grow, lead and transform the organisations they are part of.

Learn more
Elna Roussouw - People Development and Culture Lead, Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development & Culture and a Life and Business Coach who believes deeply in the power of people to grow, lead and transform the organisations they are part of.

With more than 30 years’ experience in Finance, Banking, Marketing, Human Resource Management, People Development and Industrial Psychology,  and specifically focused on behaviour, she is fuelled by her passion for  helping individuals and organisations unlock their full potential.

Dedicated to creating environments where people feel seen, valued and inspired to bring their best selves to work, her work is grounded at the intersection of leadership, culture and human potential. Elna firmly believes that when leaders lead with emotional intelligence, courage and clarity of purpose, trust deepens, engagement strengthens, and sustainable performance follows.

With a thoughtful and human‑centred approach, she partners with leaders and teams to navigate complexity and build cultures where both wellbeing and results can thrive.

As a Life and Business Coach, Elna is known for her grounded presence, authenticity and the ability to create reflective spaces where meaningful growth can occur. Through powerful questions and intentional conversations, she supports individuals and leaders in gaining clarity, building confidence and taking purposeful action aligned with who they are and what they value most.

At the heart of her work is a genuine belief that people are an organisation’s greatest strength. Elna is inspired by seeing individuals step into their potential, leaders lead with courage and compassion, and organisations become places where people do more than perform – they belong, grow, and thrive.

Monicah Kihia

Group Director, Human Resources and Culture

NCBA Kenya

Monicah is the Group Director of Human Resources at NCBA Group Plc and has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Monicah holds a master’s degree in Business Administration – Strategic Management, Human Resources and Marketing.

Learn more
Monicah Kihia - Group Director, Human Resources and Culture, NCBA Kenya

Monicah is the Group Director of Human Resources at NCBA Group Plc and has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Monicah holds a master’s degree in Business Administration - Strategic Management, Human Resources and Marketing.

Prior to her appointment as Group Director HR & Culture at NCBA Bank, Monicah held various roles and worked in various countries within Citi. 

She is a Certified Executive Coach (Academy of Executive Coaching UK) and was crowned as the Director of HR for the Year 2019 by the Institute of Human Resources Management (IHRM) in Kenya – an achievement she is most proud of.

Kwesi Edumadze Hagan

Head: Learning and Development

Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning and Development professional with 17 years of experience helping organisations across Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia) build strong leadership pipelines, improve performance and develop future ready capabilities.

Learn more
Kwesi Edumadze Hagan - Head: Learning and Development, Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning and Development professional with 17 years of experience helping organisations across Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia) build strong leadership pipelines, improve performance and develop future ready capabilities.

Kwesi specialises in turning business strategy into practical learning systems, using blended learning, digital platforms and analytics to drive measurable impact.

Over the years, Kwesi has led L&D and HR transformations in financial services, telecommunications and corporate environments, supporting leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Kwesi has supported major organisations;, such as Zambia National Commercial Bank, Cameroon Telecommunications, Ghana Grid Company Limited, Vodafone’s UK-Afrimax operations in Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Zambia, amongst others, helping them strengthen capability, leadership and performance systems.

Guided by a passion for modern learning, Kwesi leverages blended learning, digital platforms, learning analytics and behavioural insights to build future‑ready workforces.

His friends think he’s calm. His laptop, however, knows the truth during Excel-heavy days.

Why Attend?

Come for

  • New Skillsoft innovation
  • Global and academic insights
  • Real African Skillsoft use cases (SMEs to large corporates)
  • Experience practical How To’s and tips in workshops

Leave with

  • Clarity on where skills, AI and learning are heading
  • Practical examples that work in African contexts
  • Actions you can apply to your workforce readiness strategy

Skillsoft® Southern Africa Summit 2026

Clear thinking.

Real examples.

A Skillforce™ built for pressure.

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Career Dreams

Fast track career growth in the new world of work:

Certified learning paths that build relevant skills and competencies

Invigorate your skills development offering:

University-certified online and blended short learning courses

Rapidly improve your scorecard metrics:

B-BBEE (South Africa) and other scorecard solutions

Trusted certification:

Digitally enabled learning solutions supported by dedicated teams of Wits, Queen's University Belfast, UFS and GIBS academics and experience managers

Real-world scarce skills training for youth:

Find, recruit and custom train youth to your demand-led specs, getting them work-ready and employable

Learnerships:

We find the talent, match personalities and abilities to your culture fit, and then train them to meet your digital skills needs

Comply with your B-BBEE, transformation and skills levy agenda:

Rapidly improve your scorecard metrics: create a talent pipeline for 4IR, ICT and Tech-future Skills

Work-ready graduates and interns:

We find the candidates (or you find them). We train them to use your technology and digital systems within the defined roles

GROW

Sales and Unlock Customer Value

Discover why your customers buy what they buy:

Learn to meet customers’ social, emotional and functional requirements

Activate and strengthen sales team engagement:

Digital sales activation challenges

Cultivate a performance-based sales culture:

Sales leadership and culture solutions

Mobilise the right sales strategy:

Sales strategy validation and optimisation

Accelerate sales pipelines and spark growth:

Customer-centric sales strategy

Grow and sustain critical sales capabilities:

Digital learning content for Sales

INSPIRE

People Productivity

Engage for sustainable high performance:

Human capital strategy, learning strategy and transformation

Future-fit your organisation for success:

Learning and talent assessments, talent management and people balance sheet planning

Connect learning journeys to performance outcomes:

Onboarding, talent development and learning mapped to your individual and company needs

Move the needle on learning experiences:

Smart learning and talent experience platforms, tools and digital learning assets

Upskill people with new digital smarts:

Digital learning content (customised or plug-and-play)

NURTURE

A Performance Culture

Talent management:

Make better future-fit data-driven decisions for your talent and organisation

Strategy and change:

Inspire your people to change and ignite their passion to deliver business results

Leadership and culture:

Enable your leadership teams to create their unique brand and to build new high-performance habits and behaviours

Digital transformation:

Enable people processes through digital technologies that transform performance

Talent assessments:

Better understand your people's strengths and your team’s productive habits to compete and win

Performance enablement:

Create a culture of feedback that actively measures performance

SHIFT

Leadership Perspectives

Establish a high-performance culture:

Interactive multimedia inspirational stories

Unlock new thinking and shift mindsets:

More than 13 intriguing true stories of high performance

Empower leaders and teams:

Expertly facilitated moderated conversations

Build new habits for high performance:

Smart toolboxes to activate habits for success