Culture Summit Africa 2025 will bring together over 100 leaders in HR, transformation, people strategy and leadership for a bold two-day event focused on how organisational culture drives performance across African workplaces.

Hosted by Happy Sandpit (www.happysandpit.com), Culture Summit Africa 2025 takes place on 10 & 11 September, at The Tryst in Johannesburg and will feature short, high-impact sessions led by people who are driving culture from inside their organisations.

What makes it different?

There are no outside consultants or professional speakers; only internal leaders sharing real stories, hard lessons, and practical strategies. Culture Summit Africa 2025 tackles culture in action: building trust, aligning values, embedding inclusion, and creating accountable teams. View our Prospectus here: Culture-Summit-Brochure.pdf

Confirmed presenters include:

  • Dr. Pepe Marais, Co-Founder, Joe Public
  • Nolo Thobejane, Chief People & Transformation Officer, KFC Africa
  • Fatima Sullivan, Regional Director: Southern & East Africa, DHL Express
  • Paul Clegg, Vice President Human Resources – Sub Sahara Africa, DHL Express
  • Nick van Woerkom, Managing Director, Haute Cabrière
  • Shyless Nkuna-Shai, Executive: Human Capital, Eskom Pension Fund
  • Tomislav Ravić, General Manager, Entelect
  • Stiaan Pienaar, Head of People, Ocean Basket
  • John Skelton, Chief People Officer, The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
  • Toni de la Harpe, Head of Employee Experience, Engagement, and Learning & Development, Nando’s

South Africa

  • Alicia Strydom, Senior Employee Experience Specialist, Nando’s South Africa
  • Renchia Strauss, Consulting Specialist Organisational Development: Culture and Change, South African

Airways

  • Lorelle Viljoen, Head of Culture and Leadership, Capricorn Group (Namibia)
  • Adarsh Agarwal, Head of Talent and Culture, Constance (Mauritius)
  • Bridgette Ngobese, Manager Capability Development and Training, Richards Bay Minerals
  • Karin De Wet, Head of Human Capital & Change Management, Red Rocket
  • Tove Sithole, Head of Brand and Talent, iTOO Special Risks
  • Marno Boshoff, Culture Evangelist, King Price Insurance
  • Abdul K. Makubuya, Senior Manager, Organisational Development, National Social Security Fund

(Uganda)

  • Alex Abala, Senior Manager, Reward and Benefits, National Social Security Fund (Uganda)
  • Tamara Wentforth, Chief Executive Officer, Too Many Robots
  • Keegan da Costa, Human Being, Too Many Robots
  • Lewyn Maefala, Program Manager, Bush Babies Environmental Education Program
  • Naledi Malungane, Sergeant, Black Mambas All-Women Anti-Poaching Unit
  • And more to be announced

What Attendees Will Learn:

  • How to create the kinds of companies you’d like your kids to work at
  • How to embed psychological safety and personal accountability
  • How to translate values into results-driven behaviours
  • How to align hybrid, multigenerational teams
  • How to measure and report on culture in ways CEOs will support
  • How to make inclusion practical, not performative

All delegates will receive a printed workbook and take part in exercises and provocative discussions aimed at deepening a collective understanding of organisational culture.

Why It Matters

Culture is now a boardroom issue. Across the continent, organisations are rethinking how they lead, engage, and connect. Culture Summit Africa 2025 gives a platform to those leading that change from the inside.

“We’re not chasing applause,” says Colin Browne, founder of Happy Sandpit. “We’re creating a space where the people doing the real work of culture can share honestly, and others can build from it.”

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