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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.

Johannesburg – 24 March 2026

Cape Town – 26 March 2026

Let Skills Blossom

Johannesburg | 24 March 2026

Cape Town | 26 March 2026

What to expect

Programme Overview

8:00 - 8:50

Registration and refreshments

50 min session

8:50 - 8:55

Welcome

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

8:55 - 9:00

Introduction

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Ricky Robinson – Founder and CEO, LRMG

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 – VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

9:45 - 10:45

Empowering agility, antifragility and impact acceleration by transforming into a Skillforce™

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

Speaker:
  • Prof Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen – Chief Innovation Coach, GIBS

10:45 - 11:00

Refreshments

15 min session

11:00 - 11:30

Breakaway session

30 min session

Conversational coaches:

  • Arisha Govender – Customer Success Manager, LRMG SA
  • Justin Markgraaff – Exec Head: Commercial Strategy and Partner Management, LRMG SA
  • Nadine Tsambos – Senior Customer Success Manager, LRMG SA
  • Paul van Niekerk – Executive Head of Value & Impact, LRMG SA

11:30 - 11:45

Breakaway recap (in plenary)

15 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

11:45 - 12:25

The Boxfusion skills journey: Building a workforce that learns faster than technology changes

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

Speaker:
  • Lethabo Masekela – Human Resources Generalist, Boxfusion

12:25 - 13:10

Lunch

45 min

13:10 - 13:50

MTN Group success story: Scalable Future Fit learning to grow employees with purpose

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

Speakers:

  • Dané Osborne – HR: Senior Manager – Global Learning Innovation
  • Mo (Mosaddique) Shaik – Specialist: Global Learning Innovation and Analytics
  • Sphiwe Dladla Administrator: Global Leadership and Learning Innovation
  • Moshe Phasha – Consultant: Global Learning Innovation

13:50 - 14:30

Building More Than Skills: Constructing a Learning Culture at Aurex

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

Speaker:
  • Elna Rossouw – People Development and Culture Manager, Aurex

14:30 - 14:40

Grab a cuppa and join workshops

10 min session

14:40 - 16:40

Practical workshops

120 min session

(attend 3 out of the 4, each workshop is 40min)

  1. Fast-Tracking success for new Skillsoft implementations
    – Led by Erika Britz – Head of Delivery Learning Solutions, LRMG SA
  2. Optimising and showcasing the value of your investment
    – Led by Paul van Niekerk – Executive Head of Value and Impact
    – and Daniella de Oliveira – Value and Impact Specialist, LRMG SA
  3. Integrating Skillsoft for blended learning
    – Led by Helen van Noordwyk – Senior Learning Consultant, Learning Solutions, LRMG SA
  4. Building a Skillforce™
    – Led by Omri Yaari – Managing Director, LRMG SA
    – and Tim Walker – VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

16:45 - 16:55

Summary

10 min session

Speaker:
  • Ricky Robinson – Founder and CEO, LRMG

16:55 - 17:00

Close off

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

8:00 - 8:50

Registration and refreshments

50 min session

8:50 - 8:55

Welcome

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

8:55 - 9:00

Introduction

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Ricky Robinson – Founder and CEO, LRMG

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 – VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

9:45 - 10:45

Empowering agility, antifragility and impact acceleration by transforming into a Skillforce™

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

Speaker:
  • Prof Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen – Chief Innovation Coach, GIBS

10:45 - 11:00

Refreshments

15 min session

11:00 - 11:30

Breakaway session

30 min session

Conversational coaches:
  • Elizabeth Louw – Account Executive (AE), LRMG SA
  • Farah Ibrahim – Business Development Lead, LRMG SA
  • Muriel Adriaanse – Executive Head: Solution Design, LRMG SA
  • Paul van Niekerk –  Executive Head of Value and Impact, LRMG SA

11:30 - 11:45

Breakaway recap (in plenary)

15 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

11:45 - 12:25

NCBA Group Success Story

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

Speaker:

  • Monicah Kihia – Group Director, Human Resources and  Culture, NCBA Group Kenya

12:25 - 13:10

Lunch

45 min

13:10 - 13:50

Fidelity Bank Success Story

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

Speakers:

  • Kwesi Edumadze Hagan – Head: Learning and Development, Fidelity Bank Ghana

13:50 - 14:30

Vector Logistics Success Story

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

Speaker:

  • Lynnell Jane Kistan – Learning and Development Specialist, Vector Logistics

14:30 - 14:40

Grab a cuppa and join workshops

10 min session

14:40 - 16:40

Practical workshops

120 min session

(attend 3 out of the 4, each workshop is 40min)

  1. Fast-Tracking Success for New Skillsoft Implementations
    – Led by Joan Kamau – Executive Head of Customer Success, LRMG Africa
  2. Optimising and showcasing the value of your investment
    – Led by Paul van Niekerk – Executive Head Of Value & Impact and Natasha Wheeler – Senior Customer Success Manager, LRMG SA
  3. Integrating Skillsoft for Blended Learning
    – Leb by Elizabeth Louw – Account Executive (AE), LRMG SA & Michael Peters – Account Executive (AE), LRMG SA
  4. Building a Skillforce™
    – Led by Omri Yaari – Managing Director, LRMG SA & Tim Walker – VP Global Channel, Skillsoft

16:45 - 16:55

Summary

10 min session

Speaker:
  • Ricky Robinson – Founder and CEO, LRMG

16:55 - 17:00

Close off

5 min session

Speaker:
  • Winston Nolan – Senior Sales Executive, LRMG SA

Reserve your spot

This isn’t just another business event.
It’s the one your team will still be talking about next quarter.

Meet the speakers

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.
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 300 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."

Tim Walker VP Global Chanel at Skillsoft

Tim Walker

Vice President 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.
Tim Walker – Vice President 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.

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.
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. 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.

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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.
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.

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NCBA

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.
NCBA – 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.

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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 Edumadze Hagan – Head: Learning and Development, Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning & 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.

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Lethabo Masekela

HR Generalist (Engagement and People Experience)

Boxfusion

Lethabo Masekela is an HR Generalist specialising in Engagement and People Experience at Boxfusion. In this role, she partners closely with employees and leaders to enhance workplace culture, drive meaningful engagement initiatives, and support employee wellbeing across the organisation.
Lethabo Masekela – HR Generalist (Engagement and People Experience), Boxfusion

Lethabo Masekela is an HR Generalist specialising in Engagement and People Experience at Boxfusion. In this role, she partners closely with employees and leaders to enhance workplace culture, drive meaningful engagement initiatives, and support employee wellbeing across the organisation.

Lethabo’s work spans learning and engagement initiatives, onboarding experience, recognition and rewards, DEI aligned culture feedback, and retention support. With a strong focus on listening, inclusion and practical HR solutions, she is passionate about creating environments where people feel supported, connected and able to do their best work.

At the Skillsoft Summit, Lethabo will be sharing insights on behalf of Boxfusion, drawing on hands on experience in fostering engagement, learning participation and a positive employee experience within a dynamic business environment.

Mosaddique Shaik - Profile Image

Mosaddique Shaik

Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics

MTN Group

Mo (Mosaddique) Shaik is a Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics at MTN Group, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling enterprise-wide learning transformation.
Mosaddique Shaik – Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics, MTN Group

Mo (Mosaddique) Shaik is a Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics at MTN Group, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling enterprise-wide learning transformation.

With over 15 years of experience in digital learning systems, instructional design, and analytics, Mosaddique and contributes to the strategic delivery of the Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) programme.

He has successfully supported the rollout of MTN’s ULearn platform across multiple OpCos, driving adoption and ensuring alignment with MTN’s Ambition 2025 capability agenda. His work has directly contributed to measurable improvements in learning engagement and operational efficiency across the Group.

Beyond the workplace, Mosaddique is a motor enthusiast and a committed community leader. He holds leadership roles within his local Community Policing Forum and dedicates his time to grassroots initiatives that uplift and empower his community.

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Sphiwe Dladla

Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Sphiwe Dladla is an Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation at MTN Group, supporting the design and delivery of digital learning across MTN’s markets.
Sphiwe Dladla – Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Sphiwe Dladla is an Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation at MTN Group, supporting the design and delivery of digital learning across MTN’s markets. He contributes to major programmes including the MTN Global Graduate Programme, MTN Rising Leaders, global upskilling initiatives, and cybersecurity learning.

Known for his clarity, precision and hospitality grade service culture in L&D delivery, Sphiwe partners with teams across the region to drive impactful learning adoption.

When he’s not coordinating large-scale learning initiatives, he enjoys singing – a passion that once took him across South Africa and abroad as part of the internationally-acclaimed University of Johannesburg Choir.

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Moshe Phasha

Consultant in Global Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Moshe Phasha is a Consultant in Global Learning Innovation at MTN Group, specialising in skills based development, digital learning ecosystems and organisational capability growth.
Moshe Phasha – Consultant in Global Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Moshe Phasha is a Consultant in Global Learning Innovation at MTN Group, specialising in skills based development, digital learning ecosystems and organisational capability growth.

With deep experience across learning design, ecosystem architecture and reporting innovations, he plays a key role in driving MTN’s transition towards a future ready, skills driven organisation.

Moshe has contributed to enterprise wide frameworks such as MTN ULearn optimisation, skill analytics, and strategic learning partnerships across Skillsoft, Odilo, Microsoft and Kubicle. Known for building practical, data informed solutions, he bridges learner experience, technology and business impact.

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Dané Osborne

HR: Senior Manager - Global Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Dané Osborne is the MTN Group HR: Senior Manager – Global Learning Innovation, driving group-wide capability development, digital learning transformation and future-fit workforce strategies.
Dané Osborne – HR: Senior Manager - Global Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Dané Osborne is the MTN Group HR: Senior Manager – Global Learning Innovation, driving group-wide capability development, digital learning transformation and future-fit workforce strategies.

She has extensive experience across learning design, digital skills acceleration, digital solutions development and cross-functional HR areas of Recognition & Organisational culture enablement and has spearheaded enterprise-wide learning innovation programmes that support both role and skill-based learning options.

Dané has shaped the MTN ULearn learning ecosystems that support thousands of employees across MTN’s multinational footprint – providing learning at scale to 18 countries, Fintech and Bayobab. Her work focuses on aligning people development with business strategy to build resilient, high-performing, purpose-driven teams and critical talent pipeline for the future.

Passionate about MTN’s Employee Value Proposition, “Grow with Purpose,” she champions meaningful, human-centred cantered development experiences.

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Elna Rossouw

People Development and Culture Lead

Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development and 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.
Elna Rossouw – People Development and Culture Lead, Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development and 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

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Lynnell Kistan

Learning and Development Specialist

Vector Logistics

Lynnell Kistan, Learning and Development Specialist at Vector Logistics, has over a decade of experience in driving talent development, skills planning and capability-building initiatives.
Lynnell Kistan – Learning and Development Specialist, Vector Logistics

Lynnell Kistan, Learning & Development Specialist at Vector Logistics, has over a decade of experience in driving talent development, skills planning and capability-building initiatives.

She is passionate about designing impactful learning solutions and ensuring organisational readiness through strong governance and stakeholder collaboration.

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.
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 300 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."

Tim Walker VP Global Chanel at Skillsoft

Tim Walker

Vice President 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.
Tim Walker – Vice President 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.

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.
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. 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.

Professor Jefferson Chen - Profile image

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.
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.

Lethabo Masekela - Profile image

Lethabo Masekela

HR Generalist (Engagement and People Experience)

Boxfusion

Lethabo Masekela is an HR Generalist specialising in Engagement and People Experience at Boxfusion. In this role, she partners closely with employees and leaders to enhance workplace culture, drive meaningful engagement initiatives, and support employee wellbeing across the organisation.
Lethabo Masekela – HR Generalist (Engagement and People Experience), Boxfusion

Lethabo Masekela is an HR Generalist specialising in Engagement and People Experience at Boxfusion. In this role, she partners closely with employees and leaders to enhance workplace culture, drive meaningful engagement initiatives, and support employee wellbeing across the organisation.

Lethabo’s work spans learning and engagement initiatives, onboarding experience, recognition and rewards, DEI aligned culture feedback, and retention support. With a strong focus on listening, inclusion and practical HR solutions, she is passionate about creating environments where people feel supported, connected and able to do their best work.

At the Skillsoft Summit, Lethabo will be sharing insights on behalf of Boxfusion, drawing on hands on experience in fostering engagement, learning participation and a positive employee experience within a dynamic business environment.

Mosaddique Shaik - Profile Image

Mosaddique Shaik

Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics

MTN Group

Mo (Mosaddique) Shaik is a Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics at MTN Group, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling enterprise-wide learning transformation.
Mosaddique Shaik – Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics, MTN Group

Mo (Mosaddique) Shaik is a Specialist in Global Learning Innovation and Analytics at MTN Group, where he plays a pivotal role in enabling enterprise-wide learning transformation.

With over 15 years of experience in digital learning systems, instructional design, and analytics, Mosaddique and contributes to the strategic delivery of the Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) programme.

He has successfully supported the rollout of MTN’s ULearn platform across multiple OpCos, driving adoption and ensuring alignment with MTN’s Ambition 2025 capability agenda. His work has directly contributed to measurable improvements in learning engagement and operational efficiency across the Group.

Beyond the workplace, Mosaddique is a motor enthusiast and a committed community leader. He holds leadership roles within his local Community Policing Forum and dedicates his time to grassroots initiatives that uplift and empower his community.

Sphiwe Dladla - Profile Image

Sphiwe Dladla

Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Sphiwe Dladla is an Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation at MTN Group, supporting the design and delivery of digital learning across MTN’s markets.
Sphiwe Dladla – Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Sphiwe Dladla is an Administrator for Global Leadership and Learning Innovation at MTN Group, supporting the design and delivery of digital learning across MTN’s markets. He contributes to major programmes including the MTN Global Graduate Programme, MTN Rising Leaders, global upskilling initiatives, and cybersecurity learning.

Known for his clarity, precision and hospitality grade service culture in L&D delivery, Sphiwe partners with teams across the region to drive impactful learning adoption.

When he’s not coordinating large-scale learning initiatives, he enjoys singing – a passion that once took him across South Africa and abroad as part of the internationally-acclaimed University of Johannesburg Choir.

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Moshe Phasha

Consultant in Global Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Moshe Phasha is a Consultant in Global Learning Innovation at MTN Group, specialising in skills based development, digital learning ecosystems and organisational capability growth.
Moshe Phasha – Consultant in Global Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Moshe Phasha is a Consultant in Global Learning Innovation at MTN Group, specialising in skills based development, digital learning ecosystems and organisational capability growth.

With deep experience across learning design, ecosystem architecture and reporting innovations, he plays a key role in driving MTN’s transition towards a future ready, skills driven organisation.

Moshe has contributed to enterprise wide frameworks such as MTN ULearn optimisation, skill analytics, and strategic learning partnerships across Skillsoft, Odilo, Microsoft and Kubicle. Known for building practical, data informed solutions, he bridges learner experience, technology and business impact.

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Dané Osborne

HR: Senior Manager - Global Learning Innovation

MTN Group

Dané Osborne is the MTN Group HR: Senior Manager – Global Learning Innovation, driving group-wide capability development, digital learning transformation and future-fit workforce strategies.
Dané Osborne – HR: Senior Manager - Global Learning Innovation, MTN Group

Dané Osborne is the MTN Group HR: Senior Manager – Global Learning Innovation, driving group-wide capability development, digital learning transformation and future-fit workforce strategies.

She has extensive experience across learning design, digital skills acceleration, digital solutions development and cross-functional HR areas of Recognition & Organisational culture enablement and has spearheaded enterprise-wide learning innovation programmes that support both role and skill-based learning options.

Dané has shaped the MTN ULearn learning ecosystems that support thousands of employees across MTN’s multinational footprint – providing learning at scale to 18 countries, Fintech and Bayobab. Her work focuses on aligning people development with business strategy to build resilient, high-performing, purpose-driven teams and critical talent pipeline for the future.

Passionate about MTN’s Employee Value Proposition, “Grow with Purpose,” she champions meaningful, human-centred cantered development experiences.

Elna Rossouw - Profile Image

Elna Rossouw

People Development and Culture Lead

Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development and 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.
Elna Rossouw – People Development and Culture Lead, Aurex

Elna Rossouw is a manager in People Development and 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

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.
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 300 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."

Tim Walker VP Global Chanel at Skillsoft

Tim Walker

Vice President 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.
Tim Walker – Vice President 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.

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.
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. 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.

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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.
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.

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NCBA

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.
NCBA – 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.

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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 Edumadze Hagan – Head: Learning and Development, Fidelity Bank Ghana

Kwesi E. Hagan is a Learning & 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.

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Lynnell Kistan

Learning and Development Specialist

Vector Logistics

Lynnell Kistan, Learning and Development Specialist at Vector Logistics, has over a decade of experience in driving talent development, skills planning and capability-building initiatives.
Lynnell Kistan – Learning and Development Specialist, Vector Logistics

Lynnell Kistan, Learning & Development Specialist at Vector Logistics, has over a decade of experience in driving talent development, skills planning and capability-building initiatives.

She is passionate about designing impactful learning solutions and ensuring organisational readiness through strong governance and stakeholder collaboration.

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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