Awards
Sponsorship and Branding Opportunities
23 Sponsors & Partners
Key Networking Opportunities
About The Awards
The 6th annual Future of HR Awards will honour southern Africa’s most outstanding, inspiring and effective leaders in human capital management, HR innovation and HR tech; highlighting their achievements for local and international peers to emulate and moving the industry forward. Featuring new awards categories and entry criteria updated in collaboration with our Advisory Panel of HR industry experts, the awards have been attracting enquiries months in advance from South Africa, neighbouring countries and even Asia.






Why Enter?
- Be seen as an HR champion and innovator
- Attract the best talent from interns to managerial level
- Network with the best in business
- Click with the latest digital advances in HR
- Gain the recognition you deserve
Don’t just take our word for it, though: read our latest endorsement, received from past winner Candice Booysen of Argility – our Rising Star award recipient in 2016. She has since gone on to be nominated as a Finalist for the IPM HR Director of the Year Excellence Award and was recently recognised as one of the world’s 100 most influential HR professionals by the World HRD Congress in Mumbai.
Why Become a Sponsor?
- Position you & your business as an authority in your industry
- Interact with your target market
- Establish your business as a thought leader & make new contacts
- Receive extensive brand recognition
- New clients, new customers, new business
- Market your business inexpensively & in a meaningful way
- Enhance your credibility
- Communicate your corporate values
For sponsorship opportunities contact us on Marketing@topco.co.za
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2020 Judges

Abey Kgotle
Executive Director:
Human Resources and Corporate Affairs

Alice Bhebhe
Director Learning & Leadership Development
Pearson

Brendan Sayer
Chief Executive Officer
Labournet

Brigitte Da Gama
Chief People’s Officer
McDonald’s South Africa

Dr Jerry Gule
Chief Executive Officer
Institute of People Management (IPM)

Francois Wilbers
Managing Director
Work Dynamics

Mpho Ledwaba
Head Of Marketing
JSE Limited

Naomi Brehm
Chief Executive Officer
EVA Solutions

Nobantu Masebelanga
Divisional Executive: Human Capital
Liberty Group South Africa

Nonhlanhla Mhlungu
VP Human Resources
Swissport

Tamara Parker
CEO South Africa
Mercer

Vanisha Balgobind
Executive Head of Human Resources
Exxaro

Xolani Mawande
Chief Executive Officer
SABPP
Winners 2020
Nedbank
DHL Express
BMW SA
Ronald Abvajee – Healthy Living Consulting
Gilbarco AFS
Brigitte da Gama – McDonald’s South Africa
- BEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS STRATEGY
- HR Rising Star
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE :SMALL TO MEDIUM
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE: PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS
Healthy Living Consulting
Ilanda Els – Herbal Life Nutrition
DLK Group
EThekwini Municipality
Winners 2019
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE: LARGE ORGANISATION
- BEST GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
- HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (+1000 EMPLOYEES)
Sponsored by
Unilever South Africa
Entelect Software
Nando’s
Healthy Living Consulting
Unilever South Africa
Angie Ontong – The Department of Trade & Industry
Oracle South Africa
Linda Cronje – Mediclinic Medforum
Aerobotics
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE:PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
- CEO OF THE YEAR
- HR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
- HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by
National Housing Finance Corporation
Nico van der Westhuizen – Imperial Logistics
Swift Human Resources
Cindy Wiggins – ACG Fruit
Finalists 2019
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE: LARGE ORGANISATION
- BEST GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
- HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (+1000 EMPLOYEES)
Sponsored by
Africa Biomass Company
CBRE GWS Facilities Management
Nando’s
Entelect Software
Imperial Logistics
Mundipharma
National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia
Pragma Holdings
Unilever South Africa
Boomtown Strategic Brand Agency
Entelect Software
Imperial Logistics
National Housing Finance Corporation
Turner & Townsend
Pragma Holdings
BOCRA
Automotive Industry Development Centre
National Treasury
National University of Lesotho
Nando’s
Imperial Logistics
Rand Water Board
Unilever South Africa
Right to Care
2U Inc
Healthy Living Consulting
Imperial Logistics
Nestle South Africa
Telesure Investment Holdings
Vacation Exchanges International t/a RCI
Edit Microsystems
Entelect Software
Global Business Solution
Imperial Logistics
Unilever South Africa
The Department of Trade & Industry
African Management Initiative
Andries Muller – Pernod Ricard South Africa
Jakes Doorsamy – Sanofi Aventis SA
Khanya Teresa Magudulela – Imperial Logistics
Lucia McMullan – Nando’s
Mechell Chetty – Unilever South Africa
Wayida Mohamed – Rand Water Board
Neo Selwe – TBWA
Candice Watson – British American Tobacco
Jasmin Pillay – Microsoft South Africa
Phumudzo Maboho – South African Qualification Authority
Angie Ontong – The Department of Trade & Industry
Tracey Rowe – Derivco
Xinglin Liu – Hisense SA
Stanley Chikwati – ZB Financial Holdings
Aspiration Software
Direct Hire Recruitment Software
Oracle South Africa
Petros Business Solutions
Placement Partners
PSIber Solutions
Vantage Data
Wyeztalk
Yellow Seed
Chantal Endemann – All Office Equipment
Christa Small – Imperial Logistics
Kareema Petersen – WNS Global Services
Linda Cronje – Mediclinic Medforum
Nomsa Ntshingila – National Housing Finance Corporation
Karen Scholtz – South African Heritage Resources Agency
Ntsako Mpenyana – Sun International
Lerato Rampa – Mpact
Creatrix
Dalitso Consulting
Leisuretrade Investment t/a Bon Hotel Bfn Central
Mobile Decisioning Africa
Qunu Staffing
Aerobotics
HR Company Solutions
- EMPLOYER OF CHOICE:PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD
- CEO OF THE YEAR
- HR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
- HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by
Air Traffic Navigation Service
Coega Development Corporation
National Housing Finance Corporation
Rand Water Board
uShaka Marine World
BOCRA
Automotive Industry Development Centre
Alana James – The Sunflower Fund
Cameron Sello Morajane – Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration (CCMA)
Keitumetse Lebaka – Cathsseta
Nico van der Westhuizen – Imperial Logistics
Preneshen Munian – TLC Marketing
Martin Mokgware – BOCRA
Dalitso Consulting
Global Business Solution
Phetogo Consulting
Swift Human Resources
Yellow Seed
NSC Global Technology
Cindy Wiggins – ACG Fruit
Mieke van Zyl – Africa Biomass Company
Senorita Lobo – Mac Consultant
Shannon Uys – Imperial Logistics
Thobile Dlamini – AV Light Steel
Maletsela Mphutlane – National University of Lesotho
Our 2020 Sponsors
2020 Gold Sponsor

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2020 Session Partners


2020 Association Partner

2020 Media Partners


2019 Speakers
Opening Address by Gold Sponsor: Careers24

Marc Privett
General Manager
Simplify.hr
VIP Guest Speaker: Google

Lorraine Landon
Head of Agencies
Lorraine Landon is the Head of Agencies at Google and it is her job to make sure that the agencies in South Africa are excited about partnering with Google to explore the best business solutions for their clients.
Before joining Google 4 and a half years ago, she worked as a Digital Media strategic consultant to agencies, after 6 years within the media agency space. She is a committed digital advocate, playing an active role in digital education across agencies, as well as getting involved in programs where people are introduced to job opportunities within the digital space. Her passions are Strategy (media, marketing, and communication) and People and luckily, at Google she is given the opportunity to indulge these on a daily basis.

In partnership with Simplify, the Future of HR Summit & Awards brings together CEOs, HR leaders and HR tech innovators from across southern Africa.
