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"At the HR Indaba I will be sharing my personal story and my learnings with you."
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 13:00 – 13:20
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, Session 2, 11:00 – 11:45
Scraping both knees – hard lessons from the boardroom.
I am a mining engineer, turned investment banker, turned consultant, turned HR professional. I joined Old Mutual in 2017, prior to my appointment as the Human Capital Director, I was Chief of Staff in the office of the CEO. I have a BSc Mining Engineering degree from the University of the Witwatersrand as well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business. Some of my achievements include graduating as the first black female mining engineer in South Africa and in 2016, being recognised as Gauteng's Businesswoman of the Year in the Corporate Sector by the Businesswomen's Association. At the HR Indaba I will be sharing my story and lessons learned with you.
"What is the point of this whole event?"
Day 2, Main Stage, Closing session, 16:00 – 17:00
Delicious small talk around the HR water-cooler
I am looking forward to hosting this year's HR Indaba. What could be more exciting than a room full of people who know way too much about their colleagues? The small talk around the HR water-cooler must be so delish. I'm salivating as I write this. On a more serious note — as much as it is an afternoon of celebration, networking and forming of relationships — after I've shared a lot about myself and my perspective through a comedy set I do expect to hear intimate details about your fellow employees, otherwise what even is the point of the whole event?
"I am looking forward to showing you how technology is going to change our organisations and how it will affect your work as HR professional."
Day 1, Main Stage, Opening Keynote, 09:15 – 09:45
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 10:00 – 10:20
What can HR do when machines do everything
I am responsible for developing thought leadership in the Center for the Future of Work (CFoW). In this role I identify the changing dynamics that will shape the business ecosystem of the future, delivering original research and analysis of work trends in Europe. I also collaborate with a wide range of technology thinkers and academics about what the future of work will look as digital changes many aspects of our working lives. I joined the CFoW in March 2017. Prior to joining the Center for the Future of Work I served as global Research Director with HfS Research, where I worked across multiple research topics and lead HfSs buyside focused research program.
"At the HR Indaba I will give you some ideas on how you and your team can 'detox' from the corporate villains."
Day 2, Main Stage, Opening Keynote, 09:15 – 09:45
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 10:00 – 10:20
Beware the corporate villain: spot them and deal with them
I'm passionate about corporate mental health awareness and use my neuroscience background to assist leaders in equipping them to become balanced, healthy and dynamic leaders that take their own and their team's emotional, intellectual, social health and physical needs into account. I'm academically active and enjoy research and collaborative work, I've published in many peer-reviewed journals, and I've presented at local and international congresses.
About my background; I have been in full-time private practice as a general psychiatrist since 2008, currently based in Oude Westhof (Bellville). As a psychiatrist, I have special interests in cognition, eating disorders, mood disorders and anxiety disorders. I also hold appointments as associate professor in Leadership (USB) and as a virtual faculty member of USB Executive Development's Neuroleadership programme. I serve on the advisory boards of various pharmaceutical companies, as a director of the Psychiatric Management Group (PsychMG) and I'm the convenor of the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) special interest group for adult ADHD, and co- founder of the Goldilocks and The Bear Foundation.
'Let's talk about failure and how it can shape you and make you stronger as a person and professional. At the HR Indaba I will be sharing my stories and lessons learned with you."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, Session 2, 11:00 – 11:45
Scraping both knees – hard lessons from the boardroom.
With a deep passion for enabling potential, I started my career as a Social Worker, eventually specialising in marriage/family therapy, before making the move to Human Resources in 1996. For the next 10 years, I had regular opportunities to apply change management principles in my personal and work life as a generalist HR practitioner in a large retailer. The move to Nestlé in the position of Employee Wellness Manager continued a varied HR career, including Lead HRBP in Nestlé Malaysia/Singapore and Head of Talent & Leadership Development for Nestlé UK/Ireland. I returned to South Africa in 2019 as HR Director for Nestlé ESAR, a region consisting of 23 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. I hold a Master's Degrees in both Clinical Social Work and Labour Law/HumanResources, as well as a post-graduate Diploma in Marriage and Family Counselling. I currently live in Johannesburg with my husband and I spend most of my free time living my other passion – working with rescued animals!
"At the HR Indaba I will share my experiences in managing an exciting cultural transformation program that makes our organisation more agile and future proof."
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 15:00 – 15:45
Embracing change – how you can contribute to business success
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 14:00 – 14:45
How to make a difference: It takes courage, curiosity and care
I joined Mercedes Benz after a 10-year stint at platinum mining company Lonmin, which I left after working my way up to become the Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining Lonmin, I worked in human resource management roles at GrafTech South Africa, City of Johannesburg, Samancor Manganese and Denel. I have extensive experience in human resource management, labour relations, community investment, and stakeholder relations. I hold a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the North-West University and a Masters Diploma in Human Resources from the University of Johannesburg.
" I would like to talk to you about what makes the difference between a good HR leader and a great one."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 10:00 – 10:45
Moments of Truth – When HR leaders make a difference
I am an experienced Executive Director Human Resources with a demonstrated history of working in the education, Legislative environment, Financial Services and Retail & Manufacturing industries. Skilled in Talent Management, Leadership capability building Customer Service, Coaching, leading Transformation projects, and Employee Engagement. Strong human resources professional graduated from University of Zimbabwe.
"Join my session and learn about the four keys insights that are crucial to build a future-ready organisation."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 11:00 – 11:45
How HR leaders build a future-ready workspace
I have lead multinational teams through transition and change management. Over the years I have become an expert in coaching leaders and teams in managing behavioral change in the ever-changing business landscape. My current focus is to consult executives and leaders from small businesses through to large organisations on all people-related aspects with a specific focus on integrating the talent of the business into the overall strategy. I also work for various companies as a facilitator in the area of leadership development, mentoring and change management. My interests are corporate culture, employee engagement and mentoring with a specific focus on adopting the agile principles to support companies staying relevant.
"21st Century workers are facing a unique form of stress in their private and professional lives – I would like to show you what you can do to ensure your employees can cope with this stress"
Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 14.00 – 14.45
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 14:00 – 14:45
Medication or meditation: How to future-proof productivity
I am an international Speaker and Intervention Leader specializing in stress management and resilience building. I am one of the founding executives to recognise the business value of meditation in managing stress in the workplace. Today, the difference between people who are functionally employable and those who are not is their ability to survive and thrive under stress. As a business executive,I have seen first hand the impact of meditation in reducing symptoms of stress and unlocking the clarity and focus so critical for productivity and profits. I am the CEO of Meditation for Business, a company specialising in stress management and resilience building at all levels throughout organisations. Managing stress is key to all forward-thinking executives to future-proof productivity, profits and careers. I have practised meditation for over eighteen years and has led meditation workshops for over eleven years. I have twenty-three years of board and executive management experience. My areas of specialization have included software development and design, and organisational alignment and optimisation.
"How can HR create real value for the business? Let me tell you stories about my professional life that gave me valuable insight in what value really is."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 14.00 – 14.45
HR Stepping up to the plate; 8 stories about value creation
I am the Managing Director of Elite Risk Acceptances, an innovative high-net-worth insurance start-up which launched to the South African short-term insurance market on 1 August 2018. Elite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Mutual Insure and provides bespoke short-term insurance and personal risk management solutions to high-net worth individuals.
Prior to starting Elite, I held the position of CEO of Europ Assistance South Africa for two years. I was the only female CEO in a global group of 35 countries. This position afforded me the opportunity to gain invaluable exposure and insight into the global insurance market.
Prior to heading up Europ Assistance, I spent nearly 10 years first as part of the executive team and then as CEO of MUA Insurance Acceptances where I was the strategic driving force behind changing the company from a motor only underwriter to a fully-fledged wealth underwriter specialising in all classes of business. However, I first made my mark in the industry at the age of 25 when I founded Thatch Risk Acceptances. I also did a stint as Head of Personal Lines Underwriting at Santam, where she gained invaluable experience at one of South Africa's largest insurers.
I was voted one of the top 50 most creative people in business in South Africa by Fast Company in 2015 and in the same year was named as one of Finweek's top 30 women to watch in South Africa. One of my biggest career highlights to date was being nominated as one of the Generali Group's global female mentors in 2016, allowing me to participate in a program where I mentored a leader from Generali in Greece.
"The female agenda is key because we cannot sustainably build our economy with the majority of voices being muted. At the HR Indaba we discuss the circumstances that lead to underrepresentation of women in the boardroom."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 13.00 – 13.45
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 14:00 – 14:20
Underrepresentation of women hurts your bottom line. How can you fix this problem?
I have garnered a lot of experience as an executive-level human resources professional in a short space of time and I've been exposed to many industries including financial, industrial, information technology and fast moving consumer goods. Prior to being appointed as HR Director for BAT Southern Africa, I was the area head for talent and organisational effectiveness, leading the Southern Africa area execution of talent strategy and organisational effectiveness initiatives to enhance the business performance and leadership succession pipeline. I am currently in my second year of my Phd research program trying to unravel the forces and circumstances that lead to underrepresentation of women in the boardroom.
Day 1, Breakout Room 2 ,13:00 – 13:45
Leading successfully in the digital workspace
I come in with a wealth of people and process management experience having worked and delivered successfully for great businesses such as the Spar Group, Clicks, De Beers and now Motus Aftermarket Parts.
I am passionate about Leading successfully in the digital workspace about developing people strategies that speak to business commercial success as well as speak to HR's impact on today's world of work. I also enjoy guiding HR professionals towards successfully adding value to business and the claiming of their place in business decision making circles.
I see myself as a perennial change agent that is driven by the ongoing need to ensure that the HR function is adaptive and remains relevant in our forever evolving world of today's business.
"This is an important role that HR has to play in helping businesses to craft strategies to make sure that we don't just comply for the sake of complying, but we truly transform, and create an environment where employees can thrive."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 14.00 – 14.45
How to make a difference: It takes courage, curiosity and care.
I joined Sappi in March 2015. Prior to Sappi I held various positions at Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) where I eventually took the position of acting Chief Operating Officer. I was also the Group Executive of Human Resources for Absa and held management positions at Kumba Resources and Kumba Iron Ore, where I started as a graduate in training and made my way to general management level, and at BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa, where I was the Vice President of HR. My academic qualifications include a BA Honours degree in Psychology, an MBA, and I completed an executive programme on Leading Change and Organizational Renewal at the University of Stanford.
Day 1 & 2, Moderator, Techzone
I am a consultant, speaker, board member, entrepreneur and investor who is passionate about technology that is changing the world and how consumers behave, including cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, fintech, sextech, virtual reality, drones and the Internet of Things.
"Henley Africa's education programmes foster creativity & innovation"
Day 1, Breakout Room 5, 13.00 – 13.45
HR – the new prosperity partner
It takes a multi-talented leader, innovative businessperson and expert in curriculum design to direct Henley Business School South Africa. Dean and Director Jonathan Foster-Pedley has worked in six continents and has over thirty years of global business experience. He is a former airline pilot and senior executive in the European aerospace industry, and has guided and facilitated cohesion and productivity in international and local multicultural sales and marketing and management teams. He is also an entrepreneur, a leading academic and coach (working as a visiting professor in Strategy, Creativity and Innovation), and a writer and blogger. He is Vice Chair for the South Africa Business Schools Association.
Foster-Pedley's expertise in strategy, creativity, design, thinking and innovation are key features of the Henley MBA curriculum. He has developed hands-on programmes designed to stimulate innovative business thinking strategies, to increase productivity in the workplace, and to develop self-confidence, self-belief, creativity, proactivity and out-of-the-box thinking. Foster-Pedley has the business acumen, the academic prowess, and the social conscience to direct Henley students so that they reach the full productive potential in every facet of their daily lives.
"Designing the employee experience enables organisations to effectively engage a modern workforce."
Day 1, Breakout Room 4, 15.00 – 15.45
Design the employee experience to effectively engage a modern, diverse workforce
I help leaders to deliberately design their organisation's experience so that it is not left to chance. Some of us have been a part of a team that worked well, where our differences were a source of strength; we've reported to managers that brought out the best in us; and we were offboarded well when we left a company. Such experiences often happen by chance or luck. We have now entered into an era where we can no longer leave these to chance: companies are expected to be egalitarian, the pace of change is accelerating, and younger workers are driven by intrinsic motivators. This means what worked well in the past is no longer adequate. Deliberately designing the employee experience enables team mastery, inclusion, emotional safety, and all the things that are key for leader and employee engagement.
"Do you feel that your organisational culture needs to adapt and change to cope with new challenges? Let's discuss the steps you and your HR team can take"
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 10.00 – 10.45
Culture eats your strategy for breakfast. So how do you change it?
I am the People and Culture Director for Japan Tobacco International (JTI), responsible for the South, East and Central Africa region. My role is to lead a strategy that ensures our people and culture, support the organisation's ambitions. My purpose is to open up talent opportunities across the African continent and give dignity to our people. My passion lies in making sure we build a corporate culture that people can thrive in and enjoy coming to daily. I take what I do seriously, but strive not to take myself too seriously.
"I have had extensive experience in the management of retrenchments, particularly in the mining industry. I like to share with you what I have learned from the most challenging aspect of the HR profession."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 13:00 – 13:45
Underrepresentation of women hurts your bottom line. How can you fix this problem?
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 14.00 – 14.45
How to make a difference: It takes courage, curiosity and care
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 15:00 – 15:20
I am an experienced and self-motivated Human Resources professional with diverse global experience across multiple industries. I am driven by the knowledge that I can influence and design the workplace of the future and I am determined to create an environment where all future generations can thrive and more importantly, an environment where, HR as a function, is known to drive value. My hunger to grow, develop and mentor others is the driving force behind me being in Human Resources. I am a firm believer in the saying, "we rise by lifting others"
"The role of HR is changing rapidly and IT will play a major role in providing quality of service and speed in delivering better insights."
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 11:30 – 11:50
Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 15:00 – 15:45
Global HR trends – The customer's point of view
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 11.00 – 11.45
How Human Resources can form the Basis of Digital Transformation
I am an experienced Global Human Resources Director, now working with the leading provider of Enterprise Cloud Applications for Finance and Human Resources. Connecting the customer experience with product development by using thirty years of HR delivery capability in aerospace, automotive and Professional Services. I'm skilled in HRIT, HR Outsourcing (HRO), Shared Services, Organizational Design, and Business Transformation. I'm a strong business development professional with a Master's degree focused in Behaviour in Organisations from Lancaster University.
"How can you add value in building organisations that are ready for the future?"
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 11.00 – 11.45
How HR leaders build a future-ready workspace
I'm the People & Organisation Director for Mars Multi Sales Africa. Mars Multisales Africa is a division of Mars Incorporated, a global family owned business that employs over 100 000 associates around the world, well known for producing global brands such as M&M's®, Snickers®, Pedigree®, Whiskas®, Royal Canin®, Orbit & Airways® gum, Royco® and many more. I formulate workforce strategy and determines the functional processes necessary to meet organisational goals. My role includes leading HR practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasises empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment as well as the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. I'm passionate about developing strategic solutions to employment-related matters that affect the organisation & 39;s ability to meet its productivity and performance goals. I have in-depth experience in succession planning, promotion-from-within policies, performance evaluations, training and development, motivating employees and improving employee retention. Working together with Mars' associates to ensure they are always motivated and moving up the corporate ladder is something I'm passionate about. With over 14 years of experience in the HR field, I'm well versed in combining elements of employee relations into Mars' recruitment and selection strategy. I studied at the University of Natal and has a B.Com in Social Science as well as an Honours in Personnel Management. I also studied Retail and HR Management at Technikon SA. In my spare time, she loves spending time with her family, reading inspirational books and watching documentaries.
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 14.30 – 15.00
Measure and Change behaviour at scale
I have worked with communities, non-profits, and large multinational companies to answer and address complex questions and challenges for more than 15 years across 20 countries.
I value learning, and hold a Masters degree in Leading Innovation and Change with a focus on Complexity Leadership. For the past six years, I have furthered my studies in Psychoanalysis to gain a deeper understanding of human beings and the systems in which they operate. My passion is designing social processes to produce second-order change. I also lecture on topics such as behavioural design, Social design and organisational Intelligence at tertiary institutions and business schools on request. I am currently embarking on my second Masters in Biomimicry to learn more disciplines that will help me crack the code of shifting complex adaptive systems.
In 2009, I was selected as one of the Mail and Guardian's most interesting young South Africans, and in 2012 I was chosen as one of the Evolutionary Leaders by The Source of Synergy Foundation. I have a deep desire to see systemic change in the world, and continuously strive to challenge perceived acceptable notions and approaches within businesses and communities.
"Join my session and learn how employees are best served and not threatened by emerging technologies"
Day 1, Breakout Room 5, 14.00 – 14.45
Are you future-proofing your employees? The wearable future of the mobile, connected employee – and what this means for HR
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 11.00 – 11.45
The Impact disruptive technologies are having in HR
I've been in IT for the past 40 years, married with 3 children and 4 grandchildren. I've been working with HR solutions for the past 30 years and is passionate about emerging technologies. I'm a member of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) for the past 33 years, a member of SAPA and is a Fellow of the Institute of People Management. I've been published more than 200 times and is currently a monthly contributor to the HR Future Magazine and is a regular speaker at HR conferences.
"My peers and I will discuss how anyone can become unstoppable."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
How to become Unstoppable
I aim for excellence but with a strong focus on achieving results through positive and dynamic people practices. My passion is people and business and using the HR function to achieve success in both these important areas in a win-win fashion. Using the seat at the management table is a non negotiable.
I am proud of my team and the role we have played at OUTsurance by setting up the Human Capital function in this dynamic and succesful organisation from a zeo base to now where we have an Employee Value Proposition second to none and have implemented some of the best global HR practices.
As the Head of Human Capital for the leading direct Short Term Insurer in South Africa, I am responsible for people management, implementing and affecting change and over-seeing effective HR processes & procedures with the objective of enhancing the organisations' business strategy through people.
"Talent acquisition is all about strategy execution and we can never forget that it is a crucial part of the business."
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 10:30 – 10:50
Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 11.00 – 11.45
In-house recruitment – why most companies fail
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 15.00 – 15.45
The big recruitment debate
I am a seasoned Talent Acquisition specialist with over 14 years experience in talent sourcing, recruitment and selection. As an astute business strategist, some of my primary roles over the years have included recruiting young talent as well as experienced talent. I am currently the Head of Talent Acquisition at FNB Wealth and Investments. My profile is indicative of my passion for education and personnel development. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, all things Tech as well as giving sage advice to young job seekers and empowering aspirant social entrepreneurs. I am known to most people by my #TopOfTheMorning titbits that he shares with job seekers and young talent. I have recently started hosting #MasterClasses that give those seeking career changes and new jobs skills to crack it in the interview rooms.
"I'm excited to share more about my passion for Systems and Artificial Intelligence and how you can help your business evolve!"
Day 1, Breakout Room 3, 13:00 – 13:45
Usher in the new era of HR and ride the tide of success with Web-HR
I am the Chief Executive Officer of CCG Technology a division of CCG Systems in South Africa. I am an Accountant, Systems and Project Management Professional with over 27 years experience in Governance, Finance and Systems. I have managed System Implementations at Private and Public entities in South Africa and am involved in various Artificial intelligence projects. I am very passionate about Systems and Artificial Intelligence and a fellow member of ACCA and a member of the South African Chartered Institute of Government Finance, Audit and Risk Officers (CIGFARO).
"A SAICA AGA(SA) bridges the gap between operational and strategic management and ensures success for you and the organisation that you serve."
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 15.00 – 15.45
Standing out from the crowd with SAICA's AGA(SA)
I am the Project Director: Reciprocity at The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) in South Africa. During my 30 years with SAICA, I have been responsible for various portfolios, including education and workplace training. I hold a teaching degree and postgraduate degrees in English Literature and Business Management.
Day 2, Breakout room 4, 14.00 – 14.45
The role of emotional quotient (EQ) in the digital age
I am the Chief Learning Officer of Eskom. As a seasoned HR executive I have a special interest in HR strategy consulting, leadership development, talent & succession management, organisational transformation, & change management.
"Join my presentation and learn how Sanlam's leading edge FinTech suite streamlines your interaction with your retirement fund to save you time, money and effort whilst delivering enhanced security, transparency and speed."
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 14.30 – 14.50
Make Administration Great Again
I am a Product Development Executive within Sanlam Corporate. I hold a BSc: Mathematical Statistics degree obtained from the University of Pretoria in 2008 and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning through the University of the Free State. In addition, I am a CFP member of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa. I have a passion for employee benefits as it enriches members' lives, and hope to see the retirement savings statistics in South Africa improve significantly over time.
In my opinion, HR plays a fundamental role in enabling better financial resilience for employees and that we must empower HR teams to be more capable through the intelligent use of FinTech.
"Let me change your perspective on the impact of employee benefits in structuring a compelling employee value proposition at HR Indaba Africa"
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 14:00 – 14:45
Increasing employee engagement and productivity through smart work for analysis planning
A different perspective on the impact of employee benefits in structuring a compelling employee value proposition in an ever-changing world
I have over 20 years industry experience and have gained this experience through working as a consultant, principal consultant and Branch Head at NBC and Alexander Forbes. I have acted as Chief Operations Officer for Discovery's Group Risk Division and oversaw the operations of Alexander Forbes Group call centre and client servicing teams. More recently, I've held executive positions as Managing Director of Liberty Viewpoint (Pty) Ltd and Executive Director of Momentum Consultants and Actuaries.
"How can HR create real value for the business? Let me tell you stories about my professional life that gave me valuable insight in what value really is."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 14.00 – 14.45
HR Stepping up to the plate; 8 stories about value creation
I am the founder of lifestyle business CN&CO and executive head of people and brand at EasyEquities. I am passionate – vocally so – about the financial services industry and the impact it can, should and must have on all South Africans. I am an investor in people and businesses, believing that 1+1 = at least 22. Working with a few basic concepts – best encapsulated in his belief that unless we are dead, anything is possible – I aim to build long-term, sustainable value with like-minded individuals and companies, while having a lot of fun.
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 13.00 – 13.45
Finding Your Inner Digital Strategist
I started my career as a Cobol / Natural Adabas programmer at the then Iscor, before moving to the FirstRand Group where I spent 16 years in the Banking Industry. By accident I became involved in developing business models and products that supports organisations from an HR & Payroll perspective.
For the last 15 years, I have been part of a journey to build a business where people are at the centre of the strategy, moving from FirstRand to BCX to NGA Africa and back to BCX. Being part of a businesss growing in Africa, supporting organisations in implementing their Digital HR & Payroll Strategy while moving from traditional on-premise business models to cloud-based business models … is my passion and keeping me awake many nights.
It is not always easy, but we are having a lot of fun! And with two teenagers in our house, I need to ensure that I also have fun and keep abreast of new digital development …. Which is not easy with two "know it alls"!
"Let's discuss how you as an HR professional can drive digitisation, meet ROIs AND maintain a healthy company culture"
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 13.00 – 13.45
Leading successfully in the digital workspace
Group CHRO, Passionate about Africa and emerging markets, I am a key enabler of the Tsebo Group Executive and Group Strategy, responsible for the delivery of profitability, growth and cash flow targets by driving the people agenda, optimisation and change initiatives. I have a strong and diverse career in strategic human resources, talent, Organizational Development, IR and change management having held several senior leadership positions in diverse industries in South Africa and the UK. Elanie, a registered Industrial Psychologist, holds a M.Com (Industrial Psychology) from UJ.
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 11.00 – 11.20
Electronic consent – Using technology to future-proof your compliance obligations
I am responsible for the long-term strategic direction and financial growth for our Data Services division, which includes flagship products such as Lexis®WinDeed, Lexis®RefCheck, Lexis®ProcureCheck and Lexis®Diligence. Part of my role is to identify revenue-generating opportunities, acquisitions, and direct business development activities in accordance with the organisational strategy.
"Join my session to understand how you can leverage powerful AI, machine learning and augmented analytics technologies to create explanatory narratives out of data."
Day 1, Breakout Room 3, 11.00 – 11.45
Leveraging the strength of AI, machine learning and augmented analytics
I have a background in Econometrics and Mathematical Optimization, which I previously utilized in Boston Consulting Group and Procter & Gamble. In Workday, I have a key instrumental role within the Augmented Analytics team. I currently lead the implementation of the People Analytics product to Workday clients and have a deep understanding of HCM reporting and BI challenges.
"Recruitment can be stress-free and fast when guided by the right technology."
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 10.30 – 10.50
Meet TalentGenie the AI-driven ATS, see how it screens all your ad response in less than 10 minutes
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 10.30 – 10:50
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 15.00 – 15.45
The big recruitment debate
I am the founder of two recruitment tech brands and a systems specialist with 20 years experience in the recruitment and technology industries. I have a keen interest in educating people on the 4th industrial revolution and have taken part in debates on what the 5th industrial revolution might look like. I have spoken at dozens of conferences on technology and recruitment. Previously I founded and ran a number of successful recruitment agencies, an HR consultancy and an outdoor media company. I have consulted with corporations on setting up and running internal talent acquisitions departments. Currently, I am involved with a number of recruitment related technology projects of which Talentgenie.co.za & Talentscraper.com are my latest and most exciting projects. My primary aim is to show recruiters all over the world that recruitment can be stress-free and fast when guided by the right technology. My secondary aim is to educate people on what to expect from AI and other exciting developments in technology.
"Discover the key to talent management during my HR Indaba session"
Day 1, 11:00 – 11:45, Breakout Room 4
Using technology to articulate each employee's impact on the business – seamlessly
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 10.00 – 10.20
A practical solution that converts your people information into sensible HR data
Day 2, 11:00 – 11:45, Breakout Room 4
Using technology to articulate each employee's impact on the business – seamlessly
My expertise in People Development has added immense value in designing solutions that not only manage people development but also link people with business impact. I am a qualified clinical counsellor, with expert knowledge in qualification development, Business Analysis, Project Management and designing people development solutions. I am a firm believer that the key to talent management is to help people understand their impact in the workplace and being continuously skilled to deliver expected outputs.
"In a time where technology is considered a competitive edge in business and in attracting and retaining top talent in the market, it's important to remember that your business goals and your strategy come first."
Day 1, Breakout Room 3, 10.00 – 10.45
Understanding contemporary HR: Technologies and trends that shape your journey
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 15.00 – 15.45
The big recruitment debate
My role as Managing Executive gives me end-to-end accountability for the talentCRU business in South Africa, with overall P&L responsibility for the company, which employs over 100 permanent employees. We offer a focused approach through with which our customers understand their current demand, as well as the insights required to gear up for future strategic requirements, ensuring ready-to-go talent pools. We are market leaders in delivering industry knowledge and expertise that facilitates the achievement of ideal talent management in our customers' environments. TalentCRU, a brand in the Adcorp Group, enables organisations to revolutionise the fulfilment and management of their workforce strategy using customised talent solutions. Smart, swift and compliant solutions for building permanent and contingent workforces.
Before joining TalentCru I was the head of Group data and analytics business services at Sasol. My primary responsibility was in developing and fostering a insights driven organisation through partnering with the Sasol Business Units and IM functions to develop a business analytics capability and normalise the usage of data analysis, to optimise information management decision-making, activities and processes globally. I have also had experience as head of solutions and innovation at Standardbank Group I had a responsibility around maturing and optimising the use and design of the tool sets and solutions within the data warehouse.
"Retaining talent is not only about the monetary value that you give your employees. It's also about expanding the value proposition that you offer an individual so we have to be creative about the offerings that we present to candidates, which will also help the firm in terms of differentiating itself from other players the market."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 10:00 – 10:45
Culture eats your strategy for breakfast. So how do you change it?
I am currently the Head of Human Resources at Alexander Forbes: Investments a listed entity and Company. I currently have over 14 years Human Resources experiences which spans across the Media/Technology, Professional Services and currently Insurance and Financial Services Industries. My Human Resources expertise also spans across Southern, West and East Africa wherein I was responsible for the development and overall management of the Human Resources function. Reporting into a complex matrix structure has allowed for unconventional and creative solutions to HR challenges. My passion lies in problem solving and solution planning in complex environments. I am an avid reader, I enjoy running and love to watch Theatrical productions. My work experiences over the years has derived a new passion which is entails ordering a cappuccino in a foreign country using broken sign language and broken local speech!
"I chose to be in HR. It's my life's work, and even if such a time came that I retired, or moved on to start a new business, I wouldn't switch to a different field."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
How to become Unstoppable
Now the Chief Human Resource Officer of the company, I've proven that I'm extremely passionate about HR and helping people achieve ultimate success in their careers and I also hosted the inaugural CHRO roundtable in March 2017. Having previously held senior HR positions at Unilever and BMW South Africa, I joined Vodacom as the Executive head of HR in 2003. I later fulfilled my long-standing goal of working abroad when I relocated to London, where I spent three years on secondment to Vodafone as the Regional Head of Organisational Effectiveness & Change, and Regional Head of Talent within the Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific "AMAP" region. Prior to my assignment to the Vodafone AMAP Region, I was responsible for Talent Management at Vodacom for six years where I successfully delivered the integration of Vodacom's local talent strategy into the Vodafone global strategy. I returned to Vodacom South Africa in 2013 and was promoted to my current role in 2014.
"The future of HR is going to have a strong focus on leadership"
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
If you don't do politics, politics will do you
I have been in the HR industry for over 19 years and been with Investec for over 12 years.
I studied at RAU (now the University of Johannesburg) and attended Harvard Business School, completing the Professional Leadership Development course in 2018.
"Be curious. Raise your hand and be willing to do more. Get yourself out there so that people notice your accomplishments and strengths. If you have a curious mind, you will be first on the list when opportunities arise."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 10.00 – 10.45
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 11:00 – 11:20
Moments of Truth – When HR leaders make a difference
I'm a strong operation professional skilled in HR consulting, coaching and customer relationship management and I have a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Prior to Netstar, I worked at Ford Motor Company of Sub-Saharan Africa, which I joined in December 2012 as an HR shared services manager. In 2015, I was offered an opportunity to work as the Compensation and Benefits Manager for Ford Middle East and Africa based in Dubai. After returning from the Middle East assignment at the beginning of 2017, I was promoted to the HR Manager position supporting the Ford Manufacturing operation at the Silverton Assembly plant, then in September 2017 I moved into the HR Director position until December 2018. Prior to Ford, I held various HR roles at Coca-Cola Shanduka Beverages, the Johannesburg Roads Agency, Stanlib and Investec.
"You need to know the common onboarding mistakes and how to overhaul your onboarding programme for super-engaged and highly productive people."
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 13,30 – 13.50
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 11.00 – 11.20
Your onboarding is terrible. And yes, it matters. Let's fix it!
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 15.00 – 15.45
The big recruitment debate
I currently serve as the Chief Business Officer of both TalentSmith and VentureWeb. In both roles, I leverage my executive experience in media, digital publishing, training, higher education, and staffing to help companies to be insurgents – fast, agile, adaptable – and to create technology-enabled and candidate-centric experiences. I'm a member of the Institute of Directors and I have an MBA from GIBS.
"In my view, and in light of the skills shortage that is currently a reality in South
Africa, women need to become an integral part of its solution. In this regard local organisations have a choice: either they approach women as anomalies in the system or as 'opportunities' to bring diverse leadership skills into the workplace."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 13.00 – 13.45
Underrepresentation of women hurts your bottom line. How can you fix this problem?
I did a Secretarial Diploma and whilst working as a Secretary, enrolled with UNISA and completed a BAdmin and the BAdmin (Hons) degrees. I completed my Masters and PhD degrees at the University of Johannesburg. I worked for various big companies before joining The SPAR Group in 1999. I have held positions of HR Manager, Divisional HR Director before being promoted to Group HR Executive. An avid sportswoman who runs and enjoys hiking. In 2016 I summited Mount Kilimanjaro which had always been on my bucket list. I am a qualified Coach and finds it rewarding to watch people grow.
"How do you attract and engage the best-of-breed among the millennial workforce?"
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 10.00 – 10.45
Meet the Millennials and Generation Z
I completed my pupillage under the mentorship of Tembeka Ngcukaitobi. Before joining the Bar, I worked in the public and private sector. I am also a former clerk to Justice Sisi Khampepe of the Constitutional Court and a former legal officer of the South African Human Rights Commission. At Harvard, I was the Managing Executive Editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. I was also appointed by the Dean to serve on the Task Force on the Academic Community and Student Engagement.
My specialities are Constitutional Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, International Law, General Public Interest Litigation, Labour Law, Land Law, Claims and Disputes, Media Law and Competition Law. Qualifications: LL.B (Wits); LL.M (Harvard)
"Join my presentation and discover how Sanlam's leading edge FinTech suite empowers your employees to access data, retirement benefits counselling and financial advice at their fingertips."
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 14.00 – 14.20
Empower Your Employees to Succeed
I am an Executive Consultant at Sanlam Corporate with 10 years' experience in the employee benefits industry. I obtained a National Diploma in Accounting from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2008, and a Junior Management Program Certificate from GIBS in 2015. In 2018, I completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning at Milpark Business School. I have a passion for employee benefits, and strive to deliver the best for my clients.
I believe that influencing employees to care more about their retirement funding journeys is a key challenge for our industry and the key to unlock the potential of every employee rests in a Bionic combination of FinTech and Human Touch.
"Join my session at the HR Indaba and I will explain how you too can become Unstoppable."
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 14:00 – 14:20
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
How to become unstoppable
Fondly called " EXCEPTIONAL ", I am an International Speaker, Author, Co-Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Twice Blue, a human capital consulting firm, and Founder of The Exceptional Institute. I deliver dynamic and life changing experiences to thousands of delegates internationally, inspiring ordinary individuals to accomplish their goals and dreams, and helping businesses to adopt a new and more meaningful purpose, and profitable vision. As a key resource for conferences, strategic sessions, people development and business interventions, I have that rare ability to shift mindset, present new insights, and diffuse complexity. I hold an Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) from the Gordon's Institute of Business Science with a distinction in Leadership. I am also an Accredited Life Coach and certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner (COMENSA), and I'm currently studying a PhD in Philosophy. I have worked in executive and senior leadership positions for blue chip companies such as Bidvest, Imperial, Standard Bank, and Tsogo Sun. I am the author of three books and the host of online TV Talk Show Exceptional TV.
"Discover the value of visualising your organisational data."
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 13.00 – 13.20
Visualise and plan your org structure in minutes, not days!
Organograms have become much more than just a drawing tool. Today organograms are critical visual analytic tools that validate and communicate vast amounts of data in an easy understandable format. Turn your organogram into more than just a static picture and let the data drive your critical workforce decisions.
My experience in this field allows me to effectively consult with customers to determine their exact charting needs.
Day 1, Breakout Room 3, 15.00 – 15.45
Rethinking retrenchments and retirement: How can HR partner to fulfill South Africa's economic development imperatives?
I head up the Alexander Forbes Research Institute – an initiative that looks at the full spectrum of issues that confront the savings and investment issues for South Africa in particular and Africa in general. My thought leadership publication, Benefits Barometer, provides an on-going critique of the financial services industry and challenges them to find more effective ways to meet the real financial needs of Africa. Before founding the Research Institute, I was an asset manager, managing pension fund assets in North America, Japan, the UK, Europe and South Africa, with a primary focus on risk-targeted solutions, asset allocation, quantitative modelling and how the consulting industry can enhance their value-add to investors. In South Africa she pioneered the development of risk-targeted fiduciary management that is the hallmark of that industry today. I am a member of the global professional group, the CFA Institute and I sit on its Global Content Advisory Committee for the Future of Finance.
I have lectured and produced a number of papers on the funding needs of developing economies, asset management, risk management, behavioural finance, trustee and member decision-making, for both global and local publications. I founded and now currently continue to direct the on-going publication of Collective Insight, a publication dedicated to providing a forum for debate and analysis of the best research investment available from South African academics and practitioners. Additionally, I have published in South Africa, "A Trustee's Guide to Investment Management". I sit on ASISA Committee for Savings and Social Security, the INSETA Research Committee and the FTSE/JSE's Advisory Committee on the FTSE JSE Indices.
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 14:00 – 14:20
Accelerate capability development in your organisation
I am an acknowledged expert in HR, Talent Management and HR systems with extensive experience having worked at and consulted for SAB Miller and a number of other top South African companies. I have developed a state-of- the- art talent management software suite called Aspiration that focuses on Performance, Capability and Succession. This Software has been successfully deployed for SABMiller in 10 African countries as well companies like Engen, Distell, DRDGold and Growthpoint Properties.
I have also written numerous articles on HR and Capability and was a previous winner of article of the year in the IPM journal. I am also passionate about building African capability and utilising technology to drive skills development and a high performance culture.
"Let me share my boardroom experience with you and tell you what I have learned about professional growth and what you can do to become successful in your profession."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 15:00 – 15:45
How to become unstoppable
I am the HR Director for Southern & Central East Africa for Mondelēz International. I'm a seasoned HR professional, strategist and leader with extensive generalist human capital and general management experience. Such experience has been acquired from working with multinational and local private entities, within South African borders, as well as parastatal and government institutions in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. I've previously worked in Amsterdam at the headquarters of Heineken International, where I was the Leadership and Capability Development Manager for Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Before that, I had been at Masonite Africa, Sara Lee HBC, the A-Cubed Institute and Tongaat Hulett.
"I'm going to turn you into a productive Excel genius"
Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 13:00 – 13:45
5 best-kept Excel secrets for HR professionals
After working as an actuary for 4 years, I realised that I knew a thing or two about a spreadsheet. This, together with a passion for teaching people in a fun way, and taking selfies, led to the birth of Excel Academy. Since 2014, the Excel Academy team has impacted over 12,000 people. We love turning ordinary people into productive Excel geniuses. I am also an avid runner and just completed my first marathon.
Day 1, Breakout Room 3, 14.00 – 14.45
Increasing employee engagement and productivity through smart work for analysis and planning
With an MBA, Advanced Post Graduate Diploma: Financial Planning, CFP and 23 years' industry experience with a specific focus on employee benefit consulting. I have spent most of my career at Alexander Forbes where I have fulfilled various consulting roles since 1996 ranging from Senior Employee Benefit Consultant to Principal Employee Benefit Consultant and Branch Head. I have provided employee benefit advice to a significant number of multinational clients during my career.
"I like to share with you how to achieve learning outcomes with limited budgets and resources."
Day 1, Breakout Room 5, 15.00 – 15.45
L&D intelligence: The ingredients of the ideal skills cuisine in South Africa
I am a professional management consultant, with specific reference to business development, across various industries and shareholder in the BEE Analyst & Associates group, including eStudy. As a management consultant, with the focus on B-BBEE and Skills Development, I am directly involved in various international businesses, such as EuropAssist, Societe Generale and TiAuto, to name a few. After spending more than 30 years in the "business development arena" I have a good understanding of the challenges regularly faced by the corporate sector. I develop unique and practical business analysis methodologies and tools. The focus is always on converting theory into practical solutions.
I studied research psychology, on a master's degree level, at the University of Pretoria, and also achieved the Diploma: Marketing Management at Damelin.
"Discover what HR can do to prevent costly injuries and productivity losses."
Day 1, Breakout Room 4, 10.00 – 10.45
Discover the Economics of Ergonomics
"Successful HR leaders are aware that even the most talented individuals and high performers can only make a difference if the team's collective effort is high."
Day 1, Breakout Room 4, 10.00 – 10.45
High-performing team assessments
I am a founder and CEO of the JvR Africa Group of Companies. The JvR Africa Group includes JvR Psychometrics, JvR Consulting Psychologists, JvR Academy, JvR Safety and two international companies- JvR people Development Botswana and JvR Namibia. Each of these companies provide professional talent and HR services within their field of expertise. Combined the JvR companies provide unique and bespoke solutions to their clients' talent needs.
Both nationally and internationally the JvR companies have, since its establishment in 1993, become well known and respected.
I'm passionate about helping people to realise and sustain their potential. To be able to do so JvR teams build workshops and opportunities for learning, they craft consulting interventions and create coaching solutions, they continuously do research and analyse data to build scientific evidence for the work they do. They build, validate and distribute the best assessments they can find and apply niche solutions as in the human safety space. To do this they place high value on innovation and the use of technology. None of this is, however, possible without an uncompromising focus on high quality- and bespoke client solutions.
I'm a psychologist with many years of experience. I'm able to realise my passion for talent development in contexts as diverse as management and leadership, youth development, agile teams, entrepreneurship and innovation by working with excellent teams of professionals who share her passion, drive and vision.
"I'm here to help you learn how developing your people actually impacts business performance"
Day 1, 11:00 – 11:45, Breakout Room 4
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 10.00 – 10.20
Day 2, 11:00 – 11:45, Breakout Room 4
Using technology to articulate each employee's impact on the business – seamlessly
I have over two decades of experience in the design and development of information systems with expertise in all phases of the system development life cycle. Having worked with everything from mainframes to newer web technologies, my team and I have developed a pioneering cloud-based solution that easily integrates with existing HR systems and doesn't require changing business processes. The solution illustrates how developing your people actually impacts business performance.
"South Africa is far behind in terms of its representation of persons with a disability in the workplace, regardless of gender. I like to share my ideas on how to close the gap and why disability inclusion is good for your bottom line."
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 11.00 – 11.45
Discover why disability inclusion is good for business
I started Bradshaw LeRoux Consulting in 1998 with the vision of sourcing, assessing and developing talent in a fair and relevant manner, recognising prior learning and potential, as well as competence. As a registered psychometrist in independent practice, I am qualified and experienced in a range of assessment tools. Given that I have a disability, I have, over the years, had the privilege of applying my knowledge and experience in talent recognition and development to the field of disability inclusion – becoming a leading Disability Inclusion Specialist. My key role is to work with organisations to build a Disability Confident culture, through Diversity and Inclusion Strategies as well as assisting with the identification and integration of talent with a disability. Having completed my MBA on Disability Inclusion Best Practice Strategies, I educate and empower employers and employees on an international and local speaker platform through a range of disability awareness campaigns.
"We are not meant to go through personal changes on our own, without someone(s) having our back (so to speak)."
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 13.00 – 13.45
Underrepresentation of women hurts your bottom line. How can you fix this problem?
If you don't do politics, politics will do you
"The world is your oyster. Thrive to play on a global stage!"
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 10.00 – 10.45
Meet the Millennials and Generation Z
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 11:30 – 11:50
I am the founding CEO of Furaha Afrika Holdings, a Pan-African company with subsidiaries including Furaha Solutions (a partnership with Workforce Holdings, listed AltX-JSE company), Furaha Enterprise Development and Furaha Advisory. My experience ranges from Investment Banking at Investec Bank Ltd, and Enterprise Development advisory with South African banks, institutions of higher learning and corporate entities. I am the Vice Chairperson of SiMODiSA, a South African entrepreneurship industry association. I currently sit on the Agri-Vie Private Equity Fund; The Gauteng Gambling Board, The Innovation Hub as a Non-Executive Director and Orange Corners, an incubation initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I am a subcommittee member of the South African Venture Capital/ Private Equity Association (SAVCA) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Innovation Management committee. In 2016, I was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the Top 50 Global Shapers to attend the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland and was named one of the Top 30 African leaders in technology, business, art, science, politics, design and media by Quartz Media Africa. I was named one of the Top 100 Young Independent Disruptors by Independent Day Media, and the Coca –Cola Young Achiever of the year award at the Women In Leadership – Africa Summit
"I will explain why organisational politics are inevitable and how you can manoeuvre them well and ethically as a critical ingredient for your career success."
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 10:30 – 10:50
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 13.00 – 13.45
If you don't do politics, politics will do you
Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
If you don't do politics, politics will do you
I work at a senior and executive level in business, civil society and the public sector and in the process have developed what HBR has come to call Triple Strength Leadership, i.e. the ability to appreciate the needs, priorities, languages and incentives of people across all three sectors and so doing, to understand and address multi-disciplinary, complex challenges. My various Head of Department and CEO roles have given me the opportunity to work with diverse people, in diverse contexts, to deliver results and meaning. I have built strong teams and individuals; teams and people that have in turn, successfully built the reputation and capacity of departments and organisations.
My career is characterised by:
Contribution: I do work that matters and makes a difference. And I get things done.
Creativity: In all my roles, I have been given a newly created position and been told to 'figure it out'. Doing precisely that, in a way that builds people and teams and delivers results beyond what was considered possible, is the biggest value I consistently bring.
Connection: I am adept at building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, from business and government leaders to grassroots community members; from illiterate grandmothers to highly qualified global professionals.
I hold an EMBA from the UCT Graduate School of Business, a BA from the University of Stellenbosch and a PG Dip (Futures Studies) from USB Business School.
"Africa's HR leaders now have the greatest opportunity ever presented to them. They can be at the forefront of reshaping how organisations are managed."
Day 1, Breakout Room 5, 10.00 – 10.45
Do you want to be your organisation's leader, or a follower?
I'm the Executive Chairman of Emergence Growth. I have consulted to over 2000 organisations both nationally and internationally. I've published numerous Human Resources, Leadership and Employee Engagement articles for journals, newspapers & HR magazines globally with a combined readership of over three million. (in print and on-line). I've appeared on numerous International radio shows including BBC World Prime time and NBC. I've reviewed numerous books on leadership and HR. I have over 30 years of Executive HR experience, having held executive and non-executive board positions for over 25 years. I've presented at over 160 conferences around the world and I specialize in various aspects of HR and Remuneration.
My strengths are: Achiever | Maximizer | Ideation | Strategic | Relator
Knowledge and experience includes HR and Remuneration Strategy, Coaching (executives, teams and individuals) Reward schemes, Performance management, Career paths / talent management, Job evaluation, Employee Engagement, Leadership Training and Development & HR Standards.
I am a Fellow of the ILM, a registered HR Lead Auditor with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) and a Certified Gallup Strengths Coach. I'm a Strengths Coaching Mentor.
I received Africa's HR Leader of the Year in 2011, was inducted into Africa's HR Hall of Fame in 2012 and in 2015 received the Africa HR Lifetime Achievement Award from the World HR Congress. In 2016 I was recognized by the World HR Congress as one of the 100 most influential Global HR Leaders. I serve on numerous Remuneration Committees and Boards of both Private Sector and Public Sector organisations. I've been instrumental in the roll-out of HR Standards in Sub-Saharan Africa. I have supervised numerous Masters and PhD students across many countries.
"Knowledge and skills are by far the most valuable assets available to any organisation. They determine our success and our competitive advantage."
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 10.00 – 10.45
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 13:30 – 13:50
Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever
"Let me show you how easy and accessible continual learning is at HR Indaba"
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 11:30 – 11:50
Accel5 – Transformative learning in minutes
I have been employed at EBSCO Information Services for more than 8 years as the Regional Sales Manager for the Corporate market in Sub Saharan Africa. My extensive experience in the knowledge industry brings great value to our customers and I ensure that the most relevant solutions are offered to our customers to meet their needs.
I am the Chief People Officer of one of South Africa's top employers, generating socioeconomic solutions by creating job opportunities and managing talent across a vast spectrum of industry sectors, job types and geographic regions.
An accomplished astute Human Capital business executive with a demonstrated record of improving the human capital function in order to transform business performance and revenue.
With thought leadership and vigorous turnaround strategies, I am able to lead a business through complex change, resulting in improved leadership capabilities, enhanced employee experience and healthier financial performance.
My current role at Adcorp is to develop and execute a human capital strategy across South Africa and Australia in support of the overall business transformation, the strategic direction of the organisation and preparation of our workplace for the future world of work. My core competencies are to provide strategic leadership and insights by articulating human capital needs to the executive management team, shareholders and the board of directors.
My career highlights include being chosen as one of MultiChoice's Top 5 Senior Women Managers and profiled in the Mail & Guardian SA's book of Top Women in Leadership (2011). I've also been invited to speak at numerous international events and received various business accolades for my strategic work aimed at turning people, systems and business performance around.
"Young people are able to rise above the African challenge"
Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 10.00 – 10.45
Meet the Millennials and Generation Z
I am a senior project manager with roots deeply embedded in media, communications,
community and commercial radio and student leadership. I have expertise in strategic leadership, financial management, people-management, environmental scanning and analysis, strategic planning, business planning, project management and budgeting.
I am the Supplements & Special Projects Editor at the Mail & Guardian, where I head up the team that puts together Mail & Guardian supplements and sponsored content, and conceptualizes new print, digital and multimedia projects.
I was previously an Executive Producer at the talk radio station POWER FM, where I led a group of producers in the programming department. I was promoted to the position after being a producer for two years on the station. I honed my radio skills on campus radio stations and ultimately producing and presenting a talk radio show on Voice of Wits FM for nearly three years.
In 2017, I was named one of 50 Changemakers Advancing Women's Equality in South Africa.
I am a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community and in 2014 was Media Director of the Tshwane Hub. In 2014 and 2016, I was one of fifty African Global Shapers selected to be part of the World Economic Forum on Africa, in Abuja, Nigeria, and Kigali, Rwanda, respectively. In 2016 I won the inaugural Global Shapers Community essay competition, where I wrote about responsible and responsive leadership, which saw me attending the 2017 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
I have represented South Africa in a number of youth conference, from Model United Nations Debates in New York, the Y20/G20 Delegates' Summit in Puebla, Mexico, the G8/G20 Youth Summits in Washington DC, BRICS Heads of State Summit in Ufa, Russia and Leadership Initiative For Excellence (LIFE) Summit in New Delhi, India, to mention a few.
I founded my first non-profit, T.R.I.B.E (Teenagers Responsible In Building Ekasi) at the age of 12.
"Let me introduce you to the tools that can enable you to turn your workforce into a thriving team of productive employees."
Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 14.00 – 14.45
Day 2, Breakout Room 1, 14:00 – 14:45
Medication or meditation: How to future-proof productivity
I'm passionate about helping small businesses / entrepreneurs. Building and driving solutions to try and unlock income generation in formal and informal economy. I serve a variety of organisation and people; from SMEs to corporate organizations and business owners that need HR solutions. My specialties and services can be summarized as Human Resources Compliance Solutions, Executive Coaching and Customised Training Solutions.
I also help small or medium businesses looking to grow that need screened and assessed candidates.
"Your organisational culture needs to adapt and change to cope with new challenges. I am looking forward to discussing this topic with you and to share my experience with cultural change."
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 10:00 – 10:45
Culture eats your strategy for breakfast. So how do you change it?
I am a Global HR Executive with Integrated Talent Management Expertise in divisional arena of corporate sectors. I'm currently the Director of Talent Management for Ogilvy & Mather in Africa and South Africa – one of the largest and most awarded integrated communication networks on the continent. I'm a company director on both its Executive Committee and Holding Board. I am a dynamic and performance oriented leader with more than 10 years experience in Pan Africa at Strategic, Executive, Regional and Global levels in the Human Resource arena. I equally maintain a solid career track record of best practice in driving strategic business partnership in alignment with the business, making them practical and results mandated.
"Because, if you think about it, the single most important factor in the success of any organisation is having the very best people. It's not the strategy. It's not the structure of the company or its systems. Success is, first and foremost, dependent on the quality of the talent."
Moderator, Breakout Room 2, Learn from the C-suite
I am the former Human Capital Director at Deloitte and have been leading the company's talent solutions division for over 10 years. I began my career as a chartered accountant and have been with Deloitte for more than 25 years. At the HR-Indaba I will moderate the C-suite sessions and panel discussions
"The technologies that drive the 4th Industrial Revolution offer your company huge opportunities. I like to share with you what McDonald's is doing to stay ahead of this curve."
Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 11:00 – 11:20
Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 10.00 – 10.45
How to lead your company into the 21st century
Day 1, Breakout Room 2, 13.00 – 13.45
Leading successfully in the digital workspace
I am the Chief People Officer at McDonald's South Africa. I have over two and a half decades of experience in the Human Capital field and have worked in higher education, IT, investment management, banking and hospitality sectors. I obtained my undergraduate degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Cape Town as well as an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch. I previously served on the Council of the University of Cape Town and previously spent seven years as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for a non-profit training and development company that serves impoverished farming and rural communities.
"I will be discussing the evolution of HR, how traditional methods are no longer enough to remain competitive and how to be successful through using artificial intelligence (AI) and Data."
Day 1, Main Stage, 16:00 – 16:30
LinkedIn: a look into the crystal ball of the future of work
My name is Christopher Burgess and I was born in Dublin , Ireland. I have been working in the Talent Acquisition market for almost 10 years. I started as a recruiter working with some of the largest brands in the world (HP, Intel , Microsoft, etc). I joined LinkedIn 5 years ago and have been working with organisations to help them develop and execute winning talent acquisition strategy. During my experience I have found building long lasting relationships the most enjoyable part of my job, I love travelling to South Africa and really enjoy working with some of the largest brands in the region.
"Let me show you how to integrate automation, user adoption and 3rd party payroll within legacy systems with Eco X"
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 11:30 – 11:50
EcoX – Inspiring HR Solutions Through Innovative Technology
I co-founded Pepper Potts in 2017, as the chief designer, architect and engineer together with my team of leading engineers created the 4IR EcoX Framework. I have a successful information systems track record spanning over 15 years and began my career as a financial software analyst in the audit / tax Industry and soon after moved to process engineering within supply chain and logistics. With an expert knowledge of operational process, a new opportunity gave way to implement ERP systems across warehousing and manufacturing. Having solved major challenges across corporate related to automation, user adoption, 3rd party payroll and integration within legacy systems, I have now consolidated all my experience to a single platform (Eco X) designed to solve any business task with a measurable ROI.
"In the digitally enabled, globally connected, always on world, people don't work for time. They work for results, outputs, outcomes."
Day 1, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 13.00 – 13.20
It's the end of work as we know it…and I feel fine
I am the founder of One Circle which is an online platform connecting companies with freelance HR experts, on-demand. I formed One Circle in response to my own experiences of the limitations and restrictions inherent in the current consulting and employment models, as well as in anticipation of future work trends towards greater individualisation of career management.
My objective is to improve and enhance quality of life through diverse work options, thus uplifting broader society by opening up global work opportunities, regardless of gender, age, location or social standing. My focus is particularly on retaining experienced workers in the economy post-retirement.
I have more than 20 years of global experience as HR Director before launching One Circle. I see the massive opportunity in helping companies grow smart and sustainably; while at the same time achieving positive impact on employment, gender bias and age discrimination.
"Let's discuss the practical consequences of the 4th Industrial Revolution."
Day 1, Breakout Room 5, 11.00 – 11.45
Unraveling the 4th Industrial Revolution
I am the Director: MSA Executive Education, also responsible for all short learning programmes and company specific (in-house) training at MSA. I hold a doctorate in Marketing from the University of Johannesburg. I'm a committed member of the local and international research community as journal and book editor, involved in numerous editorial boards of academic journals and scholarly/research networks, supervision and associations. I'm also a member to the Professional Designation Board of the Marketing Association of South Africa, overseeing the professional status of all marketers in South Africa. Providing strategic brand consulting services, I have over 25 years' experience in different sectors and industries. As a servant to MSA and the broader society, I believe in the development and empowerment of people through education, embracing innovation and technology.
"I am looking forward to host the main stage of the HR Indaba 2019! There will be so many great speakers and I get to interview them on stage."
Moderator Main stage – HR Indaba 2019
How humans (mis)behave at work – and how we can improve their behaviour through well-placed and thoughtful interventions – inform why I love what I do for companies and audiences, both large and small.
Drawing on my qualifications in drama and teaching, as well as a decade's experience as an accredited corporate skills coach, trainer and facilitator, I adapt my material to suit any company's needs. There is nothing generic in my approach to imparting my knowledge of the human psyche.
"There is increasing evidence that ergonomics programmes generate an impressive return on investments."
Day 2, Breakout Room 4, 10.00 – 10.45
Discover the Economics of Ergonomics
Completion of undergraduate and MSc Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, I have gained a greater understanding in relevant ergonomic principles and components which feeds into having a solid foundation of wellness in the workplace. This knowledge was achieved in anatomy, anthropometry, biomechanics, cognition, physiology and ergonomics before starting postgraduate study. Therefore, giving me a holistic view into the many factors that may affect the workplace. In focusing on work specific muscle fatigue factors, in thesis form, along with additional learning my ergonomics knowledge has improved. The holistic approach has allowed me to contextualize my research and apply it in a variety of possible situations.
"Come discover how exploring new mindsets can shift the needle on new solutions in your business"
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Hacking Innovation
I am a CA(SA) with over 20 years experience mostly in financial services as a CFO and FD. She left corporate in 2010 to follow a passion for innovation, growth hacking, consulting and facilitation. She is a sought after lecturer at South Africa's leading business schools and lead facilitator at FreshBiz™ and Accounting Made Easy™.
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Day 2, Boardroom 4, 15.00 – 15.45
Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 13:30 – 13:50
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Day 1, Breakout Room 1, 13:00 – 13:45
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Day 2, Breakout Room 3, 10:00 – 10:45
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I obtained my MSC Executive Global Masters in Management from the London School of Economics (LSE) and Masters in Ed. Psychology from University of KwaZulu Natal. In addition I hold a Diploma in Company Direction and a Diploma in Management Accounting and Finance.
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Day 1, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 13:30 – 13:50
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Day 2, HR Tech Discovery Zone, 10.00 – 10.20
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I'm a clinical Kinesiologist and visceral Osteopath specializing in sports injuries and high-level athletic development. I'm also a very well-respected lecturer and has been a guest presenter/speaker at some of the world's foremost universities. In addition, he is sought after writer and consultant. Since 2003 I've been working at the highest level in international sport, traveling 8 months a year, principally on the professional tennis circuit. My tennis client base includes (but is not limited to): 5 former world number 1 players, 14 top 10 and 22 top 20 players. For the majority of 2007 until early 2010 I was based at the National Olympic Training Centre in Beijing China, where I served and the Executive Director for Physical Development for some of the higher profile Chinese Olympic sports teams. During my time in Beijing, China experienced unparalleled success, evidenced by winning the Olympic games for the first time in history. I have now returned to SA, where I'm in private practice focus.
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Day 2, Breakout Room 2, 15.00 – 15.45
If you don't do politics, politics will do you
I am an experienced and talented business advisor and have built many strong
business relationships over many years. I work with my clients to harness culture and build competitive advantage through strategic focus, business connection and execution excellence. I'm known for my passion for organisation design and behavioural change management. I am currently the Director of Human Capital at Deloitte. I have broad knowledge in the development of organisational models, HR optimisation and workforce transition strategies. I'm regarded by my peers as one of the leading practitioners in enterprise transformation and organisational effectiveness. My delivery experience encompasses both the public and private sector working with global blue chip organisations and major multinationals.
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Day 2, Breakout Room 4, 13:00 – 13:45
Get more out of your people: Moving from KPI compliance to engaged productivity
Day 2, Main Stage, Speakers Interview, 14:30 – 14:50
I joined the GSB in 2014 as a full time faculty member teaching and supervising students in the areas of leadership and organizational design across the full range of existing programmes (PhD, MBA, MPhil, PGDip, and Executive Education). My previous work in higher education includes academic and leadership roles at the University of Cambridge (Director of Programmes); Queen's University, Belfast (Director of Education and Teaching Fellow); and Kennesaw State University (Assistant Professor).Prior to moving into higher education, I worked in schools, a non-profit, and for one of the largest unions in the United States. I have worked in a number of US states, Northern Ireland, England, Egypt, and Saipan prior to moving to South Africa. Along with my research and teaching, I also work with the Business Development Unit and Executive Education team to develop and run new courses. Recently, I've published work on collaboration, crisis, triple bottom line accounting, accountability systems, and the teaching of ethics.
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Day 1, Breakout Room 4, 13.00 – 13.45
Enabling financial resilience to activate the potential of your employees
I´m the CEO of Sanlam Corporate Sales & Marketing and I've been a member of the Sanlam Benchmark research team since 2009.
I have previously served as the Vice President of the Association of South African Black Actuarial Professionals (ASABA), which aims to support and expand the base of black actuaries and has also served as a member of the Council of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA).
I was admitted as a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa in 2009.
In 2011, I graduated from the UCT Graduate School of Business with an MBA awarded with distinction and was consequently awarded the Old Mutual Gold Medal for high professional performance and outstanding achievement.
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Day 2, Breakout Room 5, 10.00 – 10.45
You need more than just new technology
An Executive with more than 20 years experience in Technology. I have a very strong background in technology and business and very passionate about innovation and being part of taking organisations to the next frontier.


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- 1 Main principles
- 2 Input data for MCYFS
- 3 Pre-processing
- 4 Post-processing
- 4.1 Preliminary adaptations
- 4.2 Vegetation indicators
- 4.3 Time domain indicators and operations
- 4.4 Time series analysis
- 4.5 Databases of Regional Unmixed Means
- 5 Products overview
Main principles
The series of SPOT satellites are a French initiative which started in 1986 with the launch of SPOT1. The major component of the payload has always been a high resolution, multispectral camera. Since 1998, a low resolution instrument, called VEGETATION or VGT, was added to the SPOT4 (from April 1998 till May 2012) and SPOT5 (since 2002) satellites. The VEGETATION programme was a joint development by France, the European Commission, Belgium, Sweden and Italy. The VGT sensor was built on the lessons learned from twenty years of experiences with NOAA-AVHRR. It tried to keep the positive elements, especially the daily global coverage at 1 km resolution, but without the drawbacks: the platform is well stabilized, protected against orbital drift and the sensor is well calibrated via on-board calibration standards.
The SPOT-platform follows a near-circular, sun-synchronous orbit at a height of approximately 830 km and a frequency of 14.1 cycles per day. SPOT scans the daylight/sunlit part of the earth during the descending part (north to south) of its track, and the local overpass time at the equator is at 10h30', which statistically increases the likelihood of acquiring cloud free images.
The VGT-sensor registers 1728 pixels in line, with a sub-nadir resolution of 1.15 km which corresponds to a swath width of about 2200 km. Given the orbital frequency, this results in a nearly complete daily coverage of the earth surface (some gaps remain near the equator). Instead of a rotating mirror as used in AVHRR, the VGT-sensor uses the push-broom technology, in which an entire scanline is simultaneously registered by a linear array of 1728 fixed detectors, thereby reducing the geometric deformations near the image edges. The VGT-sensor simultaneously registers in 4 shortwave bands: BLUE, RED, NIR and SWIR. Contrary to AVHRR, VGT monitors the sensor calibration by means of on-board calibration standards which are measured at regular intervals. On the other hand, the lack of thermal bands limits the application domain and the opportunities for cloud screening of the data.
SPOT-VGT was the first civil EO-system with fully centralized processing and distribution facilities, with as main advantage that all data sets are treated with the same algorithms and distributed in a single format. All the land data registered during a single orbit are stored on board and transmitted to a (single) antenna in Kiruna (Sweden). The further processing, archiving and data dissemination is then performed by the "Centre de Traitement d'Images Végétation" (CTIV), which is hosted at VITO (Belgium). The image quality and the calibration accuracy is monitored by the Image Quality Monitoring Centre (QIV) at CNES (Toulouse, France), where also the Programming and Control Centre is located. More information on the VGT programme can be found on the VGT-website (see Links).
Input data for MCYFS
MCYFS does not use the standard composites (S1 and S10) distributed by the VGT Programme, but the P-products (i.e. the image segments) are used instead. Starting from P-products allowed to apply a different method for fAPAR estimation (fAPAR (Gobron et al., 2006)) . The daily VGT-P products are acquired for the European continent. The P-products are physical products, and comprise Top-of-Atmosphere reflectance values for the 4 spectral bands (Blue, Red, NIR and SWIR) and the Sun and observation zenith and azimuth angles. A status map indicating image quality, snow and ice, cloud and cloud shadows is also delivered.
The following steps are executed to pre-process the VGT-P products.
The input VGT-P products are already geometrically corrected with an accuracy of ±300m.
In this step, the freeP archive is checked for files in the user specified period. These files are copied locally, unpacked and converted to ENVI files.
Radiometric operations
The P-products include Top-of-Atmosphere reflectance values. No additional radiometric calibration is necessary.
The atmospheric correction is done simultaneously with the estimation of the fAPAR using the method of Gobron et al. (2006). When applying this method, so-called rectified reflectance values for the red, NIR and SWIR bands are obtained. These rectified bands are Top-of-Canopy (TOC) reflectance values corrected for atmospheric and angular disturbances, and are used to calculate the NDVI.
More information on the method of Gobron for the estimation of fAPAR can be found on the page fAPAR (Gobron et al., 2006).
The Digital Chart of the World is used to make the distinction between Land and Sea and to get rid of the annoying rim of cloudy observations along the coastlines in the original VGT-products. The status map is used to derive information on cloud cover, cloud shadows and snow cover.
The daily data are composited to 10-daily values using the maximum fAPAR compositing rule, considering only cloudfree observations. All bands (reflectances, angles, NDVI and fAPAR) are composited according to that rule. More information on the compositing method can be found in 10-daily composites.
As quality indicators, a number of additional images are created:
- the number of good observations per compositing period
- the time grid including segment ID
- geolocation quality
The latter is realized by applying a chip matching procedure using fixed geolocation points for which the distortions are calculated. More information is provided on the page Quality of the compositing. A new status map is created after the compositing. More information on the meaning of the bits can be found in the table below.
All algorithms and procedures of the post-processing are explained in detail in the concerned section. A short description of the SPOT-VEGETATION post-processing products is provided here.
Preliminary adaptations
The information contained in the status mask, derived from the 10-daily compositing, is applied on all composite layers, such that the flag information is easily available for further processing. The procedure is described here.
Smoothing reduces the noise in a pixel's time series and results in time profiles that are more close to reality instead of containing e.g. undetected clouds. The operation is optional and can only be applied on vegetation indicators, because they have a gradual seasonal evolution. Reflectances cannot be smoothed. The method is described in the section Smoothing.
Vegetation indicators
In the case of SPOT-VEGETATION, the fAPAR was calculated during the pre-processing, simultaneously with the atmospheric correction (see Radiometric corrections). The procedure is described in the section fAPAR. The fAPAR is also used in the estimation of the DMP after smoothing.
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is derived from the normalized RED and NIR surface reflectances.
Dry Matter Productivity (DMP) expresses the primary productivity (expressed in g DM/ha/day) in a 10-daily time step. The method uses smoothed fAPAR and meteo parameters (from Weather monitoring ), and is based on the Monteith equation explained in detail in the section DMP .
Time domain indicators and operations
Monthly composites
The smoothed and non-smoothed vegetation indicators (NDVI, fAPAR and DMP) are further aggregated to monthly composites. A different method is used than for the 10-daily composites and is described here.
Differences to previous year
Two difference operators (absolute and relative) are used to calculate the difference between the current composite and the corresponding one from the previous year. The difference operators are discussed in the section Difference Images.
Historical year
The historical year is a kind of climatology derived from the entire time series of vegetation indicators (NDVI, fAPAR and DMP) derived from SPOT-VEGETATION since April 1998. The historical year is updated every two years. It contains the average value, the standard deviation, minimum , maximum and deciles per 10% per composite. More information is provided in the section Long Term Statistics.
Difference to historical year
The same difference operators are applied between the current composite and the historical year for the vegetation indicators NDVI, fAPAR and DMP. For NDVI, two additional differences are calculated, i.e. the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and the Vegetation Productivity Index (VPI). The methods are described in the section Difference Images.
Time series analysis
Similarity analysis
The purpose of the similarity analysis is to identify the most similar year compared to the current year. This analysis is performed on the time series evolution per pixel since last October or last March. Only pixels from the classes 'arable land', 'pasture' and 'rice' are considered. The similarity analysis is applied on the smoothed time series of NDVI and fAPAR. The method is described in the section Time series analysis.
Cluster classification
The purpose of the cluster classification is to group pixels which have a similar evolution during the current season. pixels from the classes 'arable land', 'pasture' and 'rice' are considered. It is applied on the smoothed time series of NDVI and fAPAR. The method is described in the section Time series analysis.
Databases of Regional Unmixed Means
Some of the above described products are also delivered in the form of Regional Unmixed Means (RUM) which are then added to the database of the Marsop viewer. Briefly described, RUM-values are derived by averaging (part of) the pixels of a certain administrative region which belong to a certain land cover class. In this way, the derived database can be ingested in a GIS-system. The method to derive the RUM-values is described in the section Databases with Regional Unmixed Means (RUM-values).
Products overview
The table below provides an overview of all 10-daily and monthly composite products that are generated for MCYFS from SPOT-VEGETATION input data.
Ten-daily and monthly composited data are generated in the form of images (I), quicklooks (Q) and databases of RUM-values (R).
Images. The column V[D] refers to the filename suffix, and is explained in the section on Filename conventions.
MCYFS SPOT-VEGETATION products

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