Main Event Panelist

Main Event Panelist

Founder of Ntombam Sanitary Towels
Author..Rise Ntombam because you can
Motivational Speaker
Menstrual Coach
Vodacom Regional Brand Ambassador = Eastern Cape
Mentor

Main Event Panelist

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Main Event Host

Welcome

Pre Webinar Masterclass Panelist : Women in SMMEs

Emma is a seasoned chartered accountant and is the co-founder and
CEO of MASA Group of Companies which includes MASA Risk Advisory
Services Proprietary Limited and MASA Chartered Accountants
Incorporated. Both entities were established in 2018.
She has more than 15 year’s experience in both external and internal
audit. She has extensive experience leading Internal Audit, External Audi
and Advisory teams at various multinational companies both in the
public and private sectors. Her extensive industry exposure includes
Logistics, Mining, Financial Services (including Insurance), Retail, FMCG,
Real Estate Management, Healthcare (Medical Aid Schemes and
Pharmaceuticals) and Non-Profit Organisations.
Emma serves as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Capitec Bank
and Tiger Brands. Her board roles include serving on Audit and Risk
Committees, Social & Ethics Committee as well as Investment
Committees. She is the chairperson of Capitec Bank’s Social & Ethics
Committee and was previously the chairperson of the Tiger Brands Audit
Committee until February 2021 as well Remuneration Committee of
Famous Brands until July 2021. She was previously a member of the board of Total Coal SA where she chaired
the Audit Committee and the Social & Ethics Committee.
Emma holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wits Business School in addition to her BCom
Honours (University of KwaZulu Natal) and BCompt (UNISA) degrees. In addition, Emma completed the Global
Executive Development Programme in 2015 and the Banking Board Leadership Programme in 2020, both
through GIBS. She is a member in good standing of various professional organisations including SAICA, IRBA, IIA,
IRMSA, IoDSA, ABASA, AWCA and The Ethics Institute of South Africa.
Emma was a finalist in the Business Women’s Association 2017 Gauteng Regional Business Achiever Awards for
the Professional Category and in the Standard Bank Top Women in Finance 2020 where she was acknowledged
as “Highly Commendable”.

Pre Webinar Masterclass : Women in SMMEs - Facilitator

Khanya is the Head of Strategic Partnerships in the Corporate segment at Old Mutual. She is responsible for growing Old Mutual’s market share with SMEs by leading and implementing on partnerships and commercial arrangements.
She is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Oxford
Khanya is a strategy and investment professional with a deep passion for the empowerment of small and growing African businesses. Her career has centred around the development and provision of flexible and affordable finance solutions. Having worked directly with investee companies as a funder and business support strategist, and indirectly by creating SME investment fund mandates, Khanya has managed investment projects and cross-functional stakeholder partnerships within the financial services sector across various African countries.
Beyond the scope of her professional work, Khanya is passionate about education and empowering young minds. Currently she is the CEO of Fun Learning for Youth (FLY), an NGO focused on providing supplementary tutoring services in underserviced areas in South Africa.

Pre Webinar Masterclass : Women in SMMEs - Panelist

Nobesuthu is a multiskilled executive and entrepreneur with vast strategic, operational and fundraising experience in the banking and fashion retail sectors. She has held senior management roles at Investec, FNB, Standard Bank and currently at Nedbank, effectively overseeing the delivery of corporate and retail technology products for these major South African banks.
Additionally, she has built and grown Burgundy Fly, a successful fashion retailer, from its challenging bootstrap start-up phase, right through to its current status as a flourishing entity with a generated turnover of over R30million in the last 11 years.
Nobesuthu holds a B.Com Degree in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town and completed her Honours Degree in Informatics from the University of Johannesburg. She holds a Post Diploma in Business Administration from the Gordons Institute of Business (GIBS).

Pre Webinar Masterclass : Women in SMMEs - Panelist

Public Affairs Director and Sustainable Finance Lead
Kenya Bankers Association
Nuru has helped shape Kenya’s banking industry. As director of public affairs and lead on Sustainable Finance at Kenya Bankers Association, she has spearheaded strategic initiatives aimed at reinforcing the industry’s role of being a core driver of Kenya’s sustainable economic development.
Her contributions towards policy formulation have led the industry towards adopting numerous progressive practices, particularly in Sustainable Finance, Gender Diversity, Digital Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities, and Consumer Protection. According to the Dutch and German development banks, the Sustainable Finance Initiative that Nuru started leads in Africa.
Most recently, she designed and convened the Kenya Green Bond Program, which established a green bond market in the country and facilitated the first certified green bond in East and Central Africa that was issued by Acorn Holdings. She also designed the industry’s Inuka SME Capacity Building Program which has supported more than 14 thousand entrepreneurs.
In 2015, Nuru became the youngest female to earn the Fellow of the Kenya Institute of Bankers (FKIB) designation for industry excellence and leadership. And in 2016 she was recognized by the Eisenhower Fellowships program and U.S. President Barack Obama as an emerging African leader.

Pre Webinar Masterclass : Women in SMMEs - Panelist

Zizipho Nyanga is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She has over 16 years’ experience in financial management, development finance, SMME and external audit. She has worked in various organisations such as the Industrial Development Corporation, EY and Kagiso Media Ltd. She spent six years at the Old Mutual Masisizane Fund, driving entrepreneurship development and funding SMMEs. She held the position of CEO at the Fund until April 2020.
Zizipho was a Non-Executive Director of the Black Management Forum Investments Ltd, Italtile Ltd and Grindrod Bank, where she stepped down in 2020 to prepare for the next chapter in her career at Ubank. She is a recipient of the South African Professional Services (SAPSA) Professional of the Year Award: Management Category. Recently, she was also recognised at the Gender Mainstreaming Awards as one of the inspiring women leaders in management. She currently sits on the Board of Adapt IT as a Non-Executive Director. In September 2020, Zizipho started her new role as a Chief Entrepreneurship Officer at after a fruitful and a well-deserved four-month sabbatical.

Main Event Speaker

Tantaswa is the Founding President of Women of ABASA.
She is currently employed at Barloworld Limited as a Group Executive: Human Capital & Transformation. She also, serves as a board member for Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa, Barloworld Logistics Africa, Barloworld Siyakhula and Barloworld SA Limited.
Previously worked for KPMG SA and KPMG Africa as an Executive Head for People (HR) & Transformation, and served on both the Executive committee, Transformation Committee and the Board. In addition to this, Tantaswa has previously worked for Standard Bank as a Group Risk Manager, looking after the Reserve Bank reporting requirements for Standard Bank SA, Africa and London.
She also served as a Non-Executive Director for numerous companies including Santam Limited and Grindrod Limited and Grinrod Bank. She also served – on both companies – as a member of the Audit Committee. She chaired the Audit Committee of the Public Investment Corporation. Tantaswa also served Umalusi Council for Quality Assurance in General and Higher education as the chairman of the Audit Committee.
She has also previously served as a trustee of Tshephang Trust and Soul City.
Tantaswa has also served the following professional institutions:
SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants)
1. Board Member
2. Education Committee member
3. Examinations Committee member
IRBA (Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors)
1. Board Member
2. Audit Committee member
ABASA (Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants in Southern Africa)
1. President
2. Board Member
3. Member of the Past Presidents’ Council
4. Trustee of Investment trust

During her spare time, Tantaswa volunteers her time to mentor and empower the women and the youth of South Africa. She writes poetry, enjoys reading, spending time with her family and loves flowers.