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The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa Connect & Engage Conference and Awards 2026, will host the new SARS Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu and Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who will be attending as keynote speakers.
Taking place on August 4 and 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg, the conference will bring together one of the strongest line-ups of procurement, supply chain and public sector leaders on the continent.
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is the global, gold-standard professional body for the procurement and supply industry, representing more than 200 000 professionals across 180 countries.
Confirmed speakers include:
• Dr Johnstone Makhubu, Commissioner, SARS
• Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy
• Ben Farrell MBE, Global CEO, CIPS
• Phahle Phalane, Vice President Supply Chain – Southern Africa, Unilever
• Sandile Brian Mthembu, Head of Procurement – Africa, Siemens Energy
• Sandile Makhathini, Head of Procurement, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
• Siya Mthethwa, Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Amazon Web Services
• Maxfield Weiss, Global Head of Sustainability, CIPS
• Senior leaders from African Bank, Rand Water, Sasol, Anglo American, the AfCFTA Secretariat, Transnet, Capitec Bank, Eskom, the South African Reserve Bank, Ericsson and DP World, among others.
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