1. Conference overview:
Although some progress has been made in uplifting women’s lives in Africa, a lot still needs to be
done to overcome cultural economic and health burdens borne by most both young and elderly
Women on the continent.
Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women is of benefit to any economy and the
society at large. However in many African countries women face stumbling blocks at a time when
Africa’s on the upsurge, with economists predicting that over the next decade, the continent’s GDP
is expected to rise by an average of 6% a year.
A result of mainly cultural practices, gender inequalities and gender based discriminations rife in
Africa, hence the need to raise awareness about the disadvantages of these discriminations, not
only to women and girls but to the community at large.
“One of the most important steps countries can take to drive progress is to ensure and improve the
political; economic and social rights and opportunities. Africa have achieved notable growth in
recent years' be sustained that growth must be inclusive and translate into concrete improvements
in the lives of women, men and children.' "Closing the gender gag could help reduce hunger and
improve livelihoods for Africa’s growing population which is expected to quadruple within the next
90 years according to the World Bank.
SA Good News reported that there had been an 11% increase in the number of female
entrepreneurs. According to the 2014 SME survey, 78% of women owned small businesses are
Profitable, compared to 70% for men.
Women Summit (Unlocking The Gender Gap)
Dates : 7th & 8th December 2016
Venue: Randburg Conference Centre Book
now!

2. Based on all these issues depicted we as Moon Consulting invite all women and men in Africa to
deliberate issues surrounding the low representation of women in :Journalism, Entrepreneurship,
Academics, ICT, Engineering and those in Government.
The Theme
Unlocking the Gender gap ..
Academics, Entrepreneurship, ICT, Engineering, Journalism
Government, Corporate world, Logistics etc.
Who should attend:
 Vice Chancellors
 Deputy Vice
 Chancellors
 Professors
 Associate Professors
 Deans
 Head of Schools
 Faculty Heads
 Senior Lecturers
 Women’s Leadership Program
 Senior Management
 Gender Studies Personnel
 Female & male entrepreneurs
 Human resource managers
 Stakeholders
 Investors
 CEOs
 Stakeholders
 NGOs
 Municipal Managers
 Councillors
 All men and women who are dedicated to enhance equality
Topics to be covered:
 Unpacking The Patriarchal structures that continue to dominate Higher Education and how to circumvent
them
 Empowering women to be effective innovation leaders.
 If it’s not Hard then it’s not worth doing
 From I lead to we lead ( How inspirational women mentor other women to reach the same levels that they
have earned )
 The critical role of men in facilitating gender equality in the workplace
 The power of mentoring and coaching in unlocking female talent
 What I know now that I should have known before
 Removing Barriers to women’s entry into ICT Workforce
 Retaining women in the industry and highlighting the benefits from the lucrative nature of the industry
 The spirit of women entrepreneurship
 The spirit of women empowerment
 The tools for prosperity for women
“ If you want
something said,
ask a man, if you
want something
done ask a
woman” (Margaret
Thatcher)….

3. Key note Speakers
Lebogang Chaka
Professional Speaker, Author Entrepreneur
and Consultant.
She is the Lecturer / Keynote Speaker/
Executive Coach of Gordon
Institute. Her own Brands include; Tumi
Leadership Academy, Tumi BOOHS and
Tumi Foundation.
Lebogang is a Pan African Speaker And
the chair of the Thabo Mbeki African
Leadership Institute Alumni Forum. A
diverse management consultant with
experience with KPMG, Deloitte &
Accenture. She sits in the Africa Future
Dialogues Advisory Board and the
Advisory Executive Council for the
Women Economic Forum, India.
Founder and member and managing director of Bathokwa People Solutions. He is armed
With an Advanced Diploma Human Resources (IPM), Maters in in commerce (UJ); and he is
currently studying towards a PhD in Employee Relations. Maphutha’s previous leadership roles
include independent HR & Remcom non executive member of a SETA; Chairperson of retirement
fund and Exco member of four prominent state owned enterprises
Is presently the Deputy Diretor for the College of Education at
UNISA. She is a Leader and a Key speaker in which she has
Presented internationally and nationally. Dr. Anniekie Holds a
Doctoral Degree in Didactics.
She will be also launching her book in ICT on this event
Maphutha Diaz
Tumi Frazier
Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo
Chairperson

4. Janine is an independent consultant and speaker Whose passion is to
promote innovative Leadership thinking. She has in excess 20- years
experience in the IT industry of which 15 has been in ICT.
Dr. Janine has been presenting in different conference events
internationally and nationally as a Key note Speaker.
She is a mentor, coach and Facilitator. She holds a Diploma in education
and management of business. She is currently a facilitator on a skills
program.
Esma is passionate about coaching and mentoring other women to
become greater leaders within economies.
Founder and CEO of African Intellectual Resources(AIR). He is a
Leadership speaker and he holds a PhD in Business Administration.
He is passionate about the empowerment of Women across all nations.
He lectured at UNISA, Rhodes University, University of Cape Town,
Witwatersrand Graduate Business School.
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Dr. Janine Joubert
Prof. Lovemore Mbigi
Esma Fusire

5. Conference agenda Day one….
Topic Time Name of Speaker
Registration & morning tea 08:15-08:45
Opening remarks by Chairperson 08:45-09:00 Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo
 Removing Barriers to women’s entry
into ICT Workforce Will also launch her
book on ODL ( Practical and Critical
Issues in Open Distance Learning)
09:00-10:00 Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo
Tea / Coffee Break 10:00-10:30
 Unpacking The Patriarchal structures
that continue to dominate Higher
Education and how to circumvent
them
10:30-11:30 Tumi Frazier
 From I lead to we lead ( How
inspirational women mentor other
women to reach the same levels that
they have reached.
11:30-12:30 Tumi Frazier
Lunch Break & Networking 12:30-13:30
If it’s not Hard then it’s not worth doing Q
& A
13:30-14:30 Lebogang Chaka
Refreshments & drinks 14:30-14:45

6. Day one continues…
 The critical role of men in
facilitating gender equality in
the workplace
 The power of mentoring and
coaching in unlocking female
talent
14:45-15:45
15:45-16:45
Maphutha Diaz
End of Day one… 16:45
Day Two…..
Registration & morning tea 08:15-08:45
 The spirit of women
entrepreneurship
 The spirit of women
empowerment
08:45-09:30
09:30-10:30
Professor L. Mbigi
Tea Break 10:30-11:00
 The tools for prosperity for
women
11:00-12:00 Professor L. Mbigi
Lunch Break & Networking 12:00-13:00
 Empowering women to be
effective innovation leaders.
13:00-14:00 Janine Joubert
 What I know now that I
should have known before
14:00-14:45 Esma Fusire
 Refreshments & drinks 14:45-15:00
 Retaining women in the
industry and highlighting the
benefits from the lucrative
nature of the industry
15:00-16:00 Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo
Closing remarks by
chairperson
16:00 Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo