Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Dr Jeffrey LeJeune
FAO, Italy
Jeff LeJeune serves as Food Safety Officer and Secretariat for the FAO/ WHO Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In this capacity, he is responsible for directing the identification, analysis, and synthesis of data pertaining to microbiological hazards in foods. His past research has focused primarily on understanding the ecological mechanisms involved with the survival, dissemination, and prevention pathogen contamination of food. His veterinary training was completed in Canada (UPEI), at the University of Prince Edward Island and his PhD at Washington State University. Before moving to FAO he served as a Professor of Food Safety and Assistant Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University.
Dr Jeff Farber
Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph, Canada
Dr. Farber is currently the Director of a consulting firm which does food safety consulting with various food companies, organizations and countries. In addition, he is a senior advisor for Index Biosystems, a Canadian biotechnology company working in the area of food traceability and authenticity. Dr. Farber is also an Adjunct Professor and member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario.
Dr. Jeff Farber most recently was employed as a Full Professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, where he was Director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety and head of the Master’s Program in Food Safety and Quality Assurance.
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Previous to that, he was the Director of the Bureau of Microbial Hazards in the Food Directorate of Health Canada, where he led a group of about 60 people working in various areas of microbial food safety and was instrumental in advancing the development of policy approaches on emerging microbial food safety issues in Canada and at a global level.
Dr. Farber has over 200 publications, plus numerous Book Chapters and has edited 5 books. He was Associate Editor of the International Journal of Food Microbiology for many years and has been on a number of Journal Editorial Boards. He is a Past-President of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and Executive Director of the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF), a leading global think tank on emerging food safety issues. Dr. Farber also has extensive experience working experience at the international level, with organizations such as FAO, WHO and Codex Alimentarius. He was also recently appointed to the newly formed Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG), under the umbrella of GFSI.
Dr. Farber has received numerous personal and team awards, winning 3 awards in 2020 from the International Association for Food Protection, and being nominated as a Fellow for The International Union of Food Science and Technology. As well, in 2022, Dr. Farber received an award from the American Frozen Food Institute for his exceptional work in improving the safety of the frozen food supply. In 2009, he won one of the highest awards presented to Federal Public Health Officials, the Prime Minister’s Outstanding Achievement Award, for his work as the lead scientist for Health Canada on the deli-meat listeriosis outbreak. In 2023, Dr. Farber was awarded the prestigious IAFP President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He also was recently honored for his contributions to both our understanding of Listeria and the advancement of food safety, by having a new species of Listeria named after him – Listeria farberi.
Most recently, Dr. Farber was appointed into the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest honours, and recognizes people who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to the country. Dr. Farber was recognized for his significant contributions to improving food safety both within Canada and worldwide.
SPEAKERS
Rika Kemp
Rika Kemp Consulting, South Africa
Rika Kemp has more than 30 years’ experience as a food safety advisor, training facilitator and trouble shooter in the wider food industry. Her career started at a Pork Abattoir where she quickly progressed to the Product Development Department that developed the “Like it lean” products amongst others.
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Rika’s strengths include making food safety principles simple by cutting the jargon and putting it in everyday terms and can thus effectively train food safety team members on GFSI benchmarked food safety standards and other food safety requirements. She has a passion to train people including helping potential food safety auditors to get qualified up to lead auditors level and teaching the difficult to understand HACCP to all in such laymen terms that all can understand, and in Afrikaans vir die Noord Kaap. Because of her knowledge and in depth experience she can identify food safety risks and finds solutions to persistent problems which can have a major impact on brand integrity. She has the ability to compile food safety managements systems and simplify HACCP studies so that they integrate with other business systems. She also trains senior management in the advantage of this integration. She does product and process development verification studies based on science. Last but not least, as part of the passion for training, she mentors freshman and enhance skills of all involved in her daily work. As part of her commitment to the Food Industry she also serves on committees to develop SANS standards.
Arvani Moodley
Empact Group, South Africa
Arvani Moodley obtained her National Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition at the Durban University of Technology in 2006 and Business Management from Boston College in 2023, additionally Arvani has successfully completed the Lead Auditor, ISO 22000, HIRA, Incident Investigator and SHE Rep training.
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Before joining Empact Group in 2017, Arvani successfully implemented food safety systems in the bakery and biltong manufacturing sectors and has extensive auditing experience working for Q Pro International (now NOSA) and LTL Consultants for over 10 years.
Over the years Arvani has developed a deep understanding of food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for continuous improvement, Arvani has played a vital role in ensuring industry standards are met and exceeded.
Dr Anett Winkler
Cargill, Germany
Anett Winkler joined Kraft Jacobs Suchard in December 1998 to head up the research microbiology laboratory in Munich. Later on Anett concentrated on chocolate, biscuits and other low moisture foods including supplier developments and approvals. She also consolidated the scientific basis for microbiological process controls in low moisture foods by performing validation studies for nut & cocoa processing.
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Following a regional role for Microbiology in the Eastern European, Middle East & African Region she was globally designing food safety programs, rolling out training modules related to food safety and further supporting supplier development. Anett was also the global expert for thermal processing within Mondelez International.
In October 2017 Anett moved to a new position as “EMEA Food Safety Advisor” at Cargill, where she is supporting all Cargill businesses in that region (Europe / Middle East / Africa) for microbiological / food safety related topics. Anett is active in EHEDG (Chair of water management group), in ILSI Europe (Chair of Microbiology Food Safety TF), and a member of ICMSF. Within Germany she is also co-editor of the Handbook on Food Hygiene.
Baziswa Njokweni
FSSC, South Africa
Baziswa Njokweni is the FSSC Technical Officer for Safety and Quality based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. As Technical Officer, she provides technical support on the day-to-day operations and developing, maintaining, and supporting the relevant technical aspects of the FSSC 22000 scheme. With a Diploma in Food Science & Technology, Baziswa has worked in the food industry…
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Baziswa has worked in the food industry for six years in various management systems and food production roles, such as Food Technologist, Production Manager, Technical Manager, and Labelling Compliance Officer, before becoming an Auditor. In 2012, she joined the South African Bureau of Standards, where she registered as a Food Safety and Quality Auditor—subsequently becoming a Lead Auditor providing third-party certification audits against SANS 10330, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, as well as FSSC 22000. A role she undertook for a period of 10 years before joining Foundation FSSC.
Anthony Chemaly
IBL Africa, South Africa
Anthony Chemaly is a seasoned professional in the field of food safety and quality assurance, bringing 30 years of extensive experience. As the CEO of IBL Africa, he has successfully led the company to become a premier provider of niche Food Safety Management System Auditing and technical support services for major retailers in Africa and Europe. Anthony’s expertise spans across various industries, including retail, hospitality, and food manufacturing with 24 years’ experience as a food safety auditor as well as an EHEDG Authorised trainer for Advanced Hygienic Engineering training.
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Anthony has been involved in the writing and implementation of retailer food safety standards, social compliance standards and several quality assurance innovations for clients in the retail food space. An experienced trainer with a special focus on Allergen management, food fraud, hygienic engineering in the prevention of Listeria management and the use of technology in the food safety space.
Dr Gerhard Verdoorn
CropLife, South Africa
Gerhard Verdoorn is currently Steward and Operations Manager of CropLife SA and has been in this role since 2018. He has also been the Manager of the CropLife SA Product Responsibility Organisation (PRO) registered by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) since 2023.
Gerhard holds the position of Director at the Griffon Poison Information Centre offering services for advice on exposure to pesticides and other poisons, and management of chemical disasters such as fires, spills and road accidents.
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He is a guest lecturer at the Division of Clinical of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine of Stellenbosch University and Chair of Plant Health, Department of Agronomy of Stellenbosch University.
Gerhard investigates poisoning incidents and acts as a specialist witness in chemical crime cases at the request of the SAPS and NPA. He also acts as a specialist adviser to the law enforcement agencies on chemical and biological substances that may be used in chemical and biological warfare.
Kyle Corbett
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Kyle Corbett is a PhD Food Science student at the Centre for Food Safety at Stellenbosch University’s Food Science Department. His postgraduate research adventure has taken him into multiple factories to investigate Listeria monocytogenes monitoring practices. Kyle has a keen interest in explaining the implications and applications of scientific concepts in easy-to-understand ways, especially when it comes to precision food safety through whole genome sequencing.
Prof Manoj Chiba
GIBS Business School, South Africa
Prof Manoj Chiba is an extraordinary management professional with more than 15 years’ valuable experience in numerous sectors. He has a deep technical expertise in data and technology and is considered the best in his area of expertise. His passion for data and technology, combined with his training and qualifications, drive his underlying philosophy for evidence-based decision making.
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Currently, Prof Chiba is a Partner at the Strategists, and MBA Director and faculty member at the prestigious Gordon Institute of Business Science. He is also a non-executive director of BioRecord Healthcare Solutions (Pty) Ltd and an advisory board member of Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT).
In the past, he has held several senior positions, including Executive at Nedbank Limited and CEO of BioRecord Healthcare Solutions (Pty) Ltd. Some of his notable work includes formulating and executing Nedbank’s Digital Strategy, which included setting up the Digital Fast Lane (a unit within Nedbank) for the 5-year execution of the strategy and digitizing of the company. The Digital Strategy set-forth the path for the execution of Africa’s first Platform Business (AVO).
At BioRecord Healthcare Solutions he successfully optimized functions and diversified the company and ensured break-even with 16 months. In addition to the above, he has skills in corporate, NGO/NPO, and academic environments and draws successfully from experience in these sectors. He has passion, energy, and strong work ethic that make him stand out from the competition
Prof Chiba is a partner at The Strategists, where he has consulted to over 65 companies locally and globally, with hands-on experience in over 15 African countries. At the core his work has included company and group strategy setting, Digital Strategy, building Digital, Innovation and Data Science Capabilities, and Business model re-design, Price-setting strategies, and strategy-structure alignment – operationalizing these within organizations successfully.
His global work includes the advisory work for Tadawul, Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange where he advised on the digital strategy to ensure modernization and future readiness. He has done similar work for the Saudi Arabian British Bank (SABB), and the Saudi National Bank (SNB). In addition to the digital advisory work for the Financial Services Sector, he has extensive Digital and Data experience in the Oil and Gas industry, advising the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on the execution of their Future Fit Strategy. Over and above this he has experience in the Retail, Entertainment and Technology sectors as well.
Prof Chiba is a leading academic at GIBS. Prof Chiba is the MBA Director, Senior Lecturer and Faculty member, lecturing on research, statistics, predictive analytics, digitisation, the intersection of business, society, and technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation and design. He supervises MBA and PhD theses in various fields, including international business strategy and structure, data and strategy, digital business models, and innovation. He is also a reviewer for various journals and an external examiner for numerous universities across undergraduate and post-graduate courses and theses, locally and globally.
Prof Chiba has a PhD and MBA from GIBS, as well as an MSc and BSc Hons and BSc from WITS. He is a member of the Golden Key International Honours Society Prof Chiba is a well-rounded individual, and his significant achievements include Joe Veriawa Bioethics (University of Witswatersrand).
Steve Sidney
National Laboratory Association (NLA), South Africa
Steve Sidney graduated from the University of Johannesburg, formerly known as the Witwatersrand Technikon, with a 4-year National Diploma in Electrical Engineering Light Current.
He started his own Test and Measurement business which was sold to Altech in the mid 80’s and was appointed MD of Altech Instruments, a position he held until 1997.
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After spending some time in a recruitment business, he elected to begin a management-consulting practice.
Actively having been involved in laboratory as well as accreditation issues, Steve was appointed a Board Member of both the National Laboratory Association (NLA) as well as SANAS in the early 90’s.
In 2013 he was appointed Chair of the Board of the first multi-economy accreditation body, SADCAS based in Botswana and mostly serving the SADC region.
On a day-to-day basis he manages the NLA-SA as its Executive Director and is an active member of a number of organisations both in South Africa as well as internationally, these include:
SABS – Various technical committees including Chair of ISO – CASCO Mirror Committee TC003
ILAC – Laboratory Committee (Past Chair)
BIPM – JCGM WG1 (Uncertainty) and previously WG2 (VIM)
ISO – WG44 Review of ISO17025 (Co-convenor)
ISO – WG57 Review of ISO17043 (Co-convenor)
Ravi Pillay
GIBS, South Africa
Ravi Pillay is a seasoned FMCG cadre and thought leader with over 25 years of leadership experience in business, government, and civil society. He serves on the boards of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud and Food Forward South Africa and previously held a key role as Director and senior advisor at Nestlé East and Southern Africa, where he addressed critical food safety and sustainability challenges across 23 countries.
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As a faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, Ravi teaches sustainability, marketing, and corporate governance. His research focuses on the impact of boundary spanners in multi-stakeholder partnerships and systemic change in the food sector. He has written influential op-eds in mainstream media, shaping the discussion on food safety, governance, and leadership.
Dr Floor van Meer
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Dr Floor van Meer works as a senior researcher Data Science at Wageningen Food Safety Research. With a broad background in nutrition, multivariate statistics and neuroscience at the University Medical Center Utrecht and Leiden University, her current work focuses on the intersection of food safety with health and data science.
Dr John Donaghy
Nestlé, Switzerland
Dr John Donaghy holds responsibility for Food Safety in Global Operations at Nestlé. This includes oversight of HACCP, food safety microbiology, industrial hygiene, prerequisite programs and allergen management programs. Dr Donaghy leads a global team of food safety experts, overseeing the implementation of key Nestlé Food Safety and Quality standards, at Market and factory level.
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Dr Donaghy previously worked as Senior Food Safety Microbiologist in Nestlé R&D and represents Nestlé on International Commission on Microbiological Specifications of Food (ICMSF), other Codex Observer groups and several food safety advisory stakeholder groups.
Prior to joining Nestlé, Dr Donaghy worked as Project Leader in food safety microbiology at Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), N. Ireland, on food safety projects funded by National Government, Food Industry and European Union. He has also previously worked as Head of Government Scientific Services Laboratory.
Cobus Brink
Famous Brands, South Africa
After completing his studies at Stellenbosch University Cobus started in the food industry as a prawn farmer in KZN. A marine zoologist, he very suddenly had to become a food safety “person” when they started processing products for retail but exposure to HACCP and food safety when HACCP was in its infancy was a great foundational learning experience.
Prof Lucia Anelich (PhD) Pr.Sci.Nat.
Anelich Consulting, South Africa
Lucia began her career in academia at the Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, where she became HOD of Biotechnology and Food Technology and Associate Professor in the latter years. In 2006, she joined the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa where she established a food safety body for the food industry, a first for the country. There, she held the position of Executive of the FSI. In 2011, she took the bold step of starting her own national and international food safety consulting and training business, Anelich Consulting.
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Lucia is highly sought after to speak at national and international events as Keynote Speaker and is regularly interviewed by all forms of media on food safety topics and related incidents.
She is:
• Only South African (and African) Member of the International Commission on the Microbiological Specification for Foods
• Adjunct Professor at Central University of Technology
• Past President of SAAFoST
• First female recipient of the SAAFoST President’s Award in 2021
• Member of the African Union Advisory group that developed a Food Safety Strategy for the African continent
• First South African Past Chair of the Scientific Council of IUFoST
• First female South African Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology
• Co-editor of a new book “Present Knowledge in Food Safety” covering 72 chapters published in 2023
• Technical expert and consultant for FAO and UNIDO
• Owner of the very successful Food Safety Summit South Africa that she established in 2020 and runs every year in June
Lucia served 4 years as Food Hygiene Expert for the African Union (IBAR), authored/co-authored a number of publications and chapters in books and presented over 200 talks nationally and internationally.
Prof Bizhan Pourkomailian
Mc Donald’s Corporation, UK
Bizhan holds an Hons. Degree in Biochemistry, PhD in Microbial Physiology from Aberdeen University, MBA from Warwick University and is a visiting professor at Cranfield University.
His professional career began in 1994 with Unilever conducting research in S. aureus, Bacilli and managing the botulinum laboratory.
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In 1997 he moved to Leatherhead Food International as Principal Scientist, engaged in developing, training, and auditing food safety systems across the supply chain. January 2000, he joined McDonald’s Europe as Food Safety Manager overseeing food safety systems across the European Supply Chain from land to hand. His responsibilities grew to cover packaging safety, crisis management and Social Accountability. In 2015 he was promoted to Global Director for Restaurant and Distribution. In his career, Bizhan has been responsible for establishing, maintaining, and driving for continuous improvement of food safety systems, culture, and requirements within it. He is on various advisory boards and committees with professional bodies and academia, including EFSA emerging risk, BRCGS, FSSC and ISO.
MEET THIS YEAR'S PANELLISTS
Najib Salim
RCL FOODS, South Africa
Najib holds a national higher qualification in Food Technology and Packaging Technology. She has further enhanced her knowledge by obtaining an Advanced business Management degree and a Master of Science in Strategic supply chain management. She has 20 years’ experience within the FMCG across the Food, beverage, cosmetics and packaging sectors.
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Najib’s knowledge includes but is not limited to expertise across categories in the food and beverage industry which include red meat, poultry, fresh produce, cereals and grains, extending across multiple food process technologies. She has previously applied her knowledge and skills as a technical specialist, providing training, consultancy and auditing services related to Quality and Food Safety management.
Najib is currently employed as the SHERQ Director at RCL FOODS, where she adds value to the strategy, design and implementation, learning and people development in the Safety, Health, environment, risk, Quality and food safety function.
Penny Campbell
National Department of Health, South Africa
Since May 2016, Penny Campbell has been managing the Directorate Food Control in the National Department of Health. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of the Western Cape and a Certificate in Legislative drafting from the University of Pretoria. Her base degree is a Bachelor of Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics from the then University of Natal.
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Her Public Health experience, involves having worked at Provincial as well as District level in KwaZuluNatal. She has also managed a Child Survival Programme for a Civil Society Organization and worked for UNICEF as a Nutrition Project Officer.
She has been exposed to varied interests and has gained wide and diverse knowledge and experience in aspects such as to Human Nutrition, Community responses to Child Rights and Health, HIV/AIDS & TB and mitigation thereof, Food Control-Legislation, Enforcement, Food Safety programmes and food importation.
Cindy Jenks
Pick n Pay, South Africa
Cindy obtained a National Diploma in Food Technology in 1990 from Technikon Witwatersrand, South Africa.
She joined Pick n Pay as a Quality Controller after qualifying but was soon promoted to Food Technologist in various categories including processed meats, fresh produce, poultry, groceries and special events.
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Cindy was appointed as Technical Manager for the Produce Division, Johannesburg, Gauteng in 1996. Further she completed a Marketing Management Diploma from Damelin in 1997. Then she was promoted to Senior Buyer in the Produce Division – a position held for 3 years. In 2001 Cindy was further promoted to National Produce Technical Manager, managing a team of food technologists on a national level for the Produce Division.
In November 2004, she was appointed National Technical Manager for Foods, managing the technical teams from all food divisions including Butchery, Bakery, Delicatessen, Produce and Corporate Brands. This position was short-lived, as Cindy was then moved back to the Corporate Brands Division in July 2005 as the General Manager.
In March 2006, Cindy was appointed as the Corporate Brands, General Manager.
In 2007 Pick n Pay embarked on the single biggest rebranding exercise in the history of South African retail. As the company evolved into the new and dynamic brand that we have come to know today, so too did the Housebrand products. This saw the launch of PnP, PnP No Name and a number of exciting new additions in terms of the Organic and Green environmentally friendly products. In October 2011 we launched the PnP Finest range, the premium brand in the three-tier programme.
In January 2014, Cindy was appointed as the General Manager for the Technical division responsible for Food Safety, Product Specifications and Product Quality for all Pick n Pay Branded Products and safety and compliance of all brands supplied to Pick n Pay.
Nathan Mariemuthu
Empire Partner Foundation, South Africa
Nathan Mariemuthu is a South African born Social Activist and Entrepreneur. He is 55 years old. He provides strategic guidance and business management to the various projects and initiatives he has undertaken. He is fully committed, and this evidenced by the impact made.
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He is the Founder of Empire Partner Foundation, a Pan African Focused technology-based foundation seeking to make a positive impact on social issues facing the continent. The Foundation has had many great achievements and milestones thus far. The key focus is on Youth, Technology and Entrepreneurship. The foundation programs have impacted more than 10K youth and continues to engage many more.
Nathans key focus is to build the most successful and largest Technology Ecosystem In Africa, that will contribute to the development of the continent.
The Empire Partner Foundation was established in 2016, alongside the EPF innovation Campus and the EPF Tech Fund.
The EPF Innovation Campus now has more 200 dedicated full time software engineers and specialists supporting and building innovation for the continent.
The EPF Tech Fund has invested in more than 15 African technology Startups. All 15 are now operational and have a combined market valuation more than $100m. The fund has achieved an IRR of 500% plus. The 15 Technology startups, focus on Payments, Utility management and ESG, IoT, Data Analytics, housing rental, Verification platforms, Education, Government ecosystems etc..
Since 1994, Nathan was instrumental in developing leading Rail, Port and Automotive infrastructure ecosystems in Southern Africa with a market value more than 3 billion USD. There are several leading public sector and private sector projects that he has contributed to. He continues to build the leading Social Capital Platform in Africa.
Cherisa Roodt
Massmart powered by Walmart, South Africa
Cherisa is an accomplished food safety and regulatory affairs professional with over 18 years’ experience across retail, manufacturing and supplier environments.
As the Group Food Safety and Health & Wellness SME at Massmart powered by Walmart, she leads strategic initiatives focused on the implementation of global food safety standards, supplier and operational compliance, and regulatory change management across the business.
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With a strong technical foundation in food science and microbiology, Cherisa has played a key role in driving systemic improvements in food safety risk management, supplier audit programs, private brand testing, and regulatory compliance. She represents Massmart– in national and international technical working groups and forums, contributing to the development and review of industry best practice standards.
Her extensive experience spans across new product development, regulatory engagement with bodies such as DoH, DALLRD, NRCS etc., and the implementation of various food safety and health & wellness management systems including GFSI recognised schemes.
Cherisa is passionate about enabling safe, high-quality food programmes that builds consumer trust, supports business growth, and uplifts supplier capabilities—particularly within small and emerging markets.
Vuyiswa Ramokgopa
The Gauteng Department of Economic Development, Agriculture, and Rural Development, South Africa
Vuyiswa Ramokgopa is a South African politician, entrepreneur, and business leader, currently serving as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture and Rural Development in Gauteng. She also serves as the Sector Lead for International Relations within the provincial Executive Council.
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As a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Ramokgopa represents RISE Mzansi, a political party she co-founded in April 2023. She holds the position of National Chairperson of the party.
Ramokgopa holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Cape Town and has further enriched her education through executive programs at both the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Oxford University. Her professional career spans multiple sectors, including retail, marketing, design, and property investment. She notably served as CEO of the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) and founded AWiP Investments, a company focused on property investment and the empowerment of African women.
In the political arena, Ramokgopa has played a pivotal role as National Chairperson of RISE Mzansi. She was appointed MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development in July 2024, where she is dedicated to addressing hunger, promoting sustainable food
production, and strengthening the agricultural sector in Gauteng.
Ramokgopa is well-regarded for her efforts to reduce socioeconomic inequality in South Africa. She has served on various boards, including as Chairperson of the National Property Practitioners Council, and is actively involved in initiatives to empower women and youth.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including recognition in the Fortune/US Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Programme in 2018, inclusion in Independent Media’s Young Independent Top 100 in 2017, and being named one of Destiny Magazine’s ‘Top 40 Under 40’ in 2011.
Outside her professional accomplishments, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa is a dedicated wife and mother of three children.
Charnte Marthinus
Smartview Technology, South Africa
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