21st Century Woman is our annual flagship event for aspiring and seasoned female leaders. The event is a gathering of driven, ambitious women who are looking to take their careers or businesses to the next level. We explore all aspects of leadership and entrepreneurship for the modern woman through seasoned speakers, engaging panel sessions, breakout sessions, and a range of networking opportunities.
The event also hosts a marketplace of exhibition stalls that will allow women-owned and women-targeting brands to showcase their products and services to our community.
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Thokozile Mcopele – MC and Panel Moderator
Advocate, Moderator, Speaker on African Development, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Equality.
Thokozile is a banking professional with a love for African development. Thokozile has coined the term Change Convener ® as it encompasses her speaking engagements. Thokozile is passionate about unpacking issues and topics that seek to positively impact the African socio-economic landscape. Some of these relate to entrepreneurship, economic growth, leadership, women’s economic participation and freedom, and social equity.
Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng – Keynote Speaker
“The most influential woman academic in Africa” CEO Magazine, Forbes 50 Most Powerful Women in Africa.
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. She holds a PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of the Witwatersrand and is one of the leading scholars in mathematics education globally. She has been invited to deliver over 60 keynote/plenary talks at international conferences, and as a visiting professor in universities around the world. She serves as a member of high-profile international boards: The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG). She is trustee of the South African Student Solidarity Foundation for Education (SASSFE) and was a member of the FirstRand Foundation till December 2021.
Deputy Mother, as she is affectionately referred to by thousands of young people across the African continent, is an academic with a sharp social conscience and a philanthropist who, among other initiatives, founded the Adopt-alearner Foundation.
Mbali Sebapu – Keynote Speaker
Founder and CEO of Hermosa Flor Cosmetics, Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award Finalist
Mbali is an accomplished entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Hermosa Flor Cosmetics, a renowned beauty brand based in South Africa. She used her passion for beauty and entrepreneurship to embark on a journey creating a beauty brand the celebrates individuality and promotes self-expression. Mbali has garnered several prestigious accolades including most recently being selected to be an ambassador of Brand South Africa.
Hetty The Entrepreneur – Panelist
South Africa’s Number 1 Monetisation Expert
Hetty has built a strong brand working with businesses, corporates and personal brands as a monetisation expert. Her work has garnered her many accolades including M&G Top 200 Influential South Africans, Top 1000 African Voices, Top 50 Thriving Female Founders 2019 and Business Excellence Commitment Award by the annual Global Business Confederation Awards 2019. She is the author of a book titled “Monetise”.
Yolisa Tshabalala – Panelist
Co-founder and Director at Imizizi, Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award Finalist.
Yolisa is the co-founder and director of Imizizi, a People Management and Consulting company. Having founded the company in 2017, Imizizi won the Top 20 South African Small Business Awards 2018 (National Small Business Chamber); and soon after that the business grew exponentially to being recognized as a large organisation by 2020 (with revenue exceeding R50m). She is a seasoned leader who has pioneered many strategic partnerships and projects, serving as a link between the business and its people.
10X Investments
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INSEAD
The Business School for the World – Europe, Asia, Middle East and San Francisco.
We bring together people, cultures, and ideas to develop responsible leaders who transform business and society.
At INSEAD, we value education’s impact on shaping exceptional leaders and the global mindset in business. Our programmes blend academic excellence with personal and professional growth, helping you to build a powerful lifelong network. INSEAD master programmes offer a global perspective and cultural diversity that prepare our graduates to excel and succeed in their careers anywhere in the world.
IMIZIZI
Without roots, there is no crown.
Imizizi is a 100% black female-owned company founded by Yolisa Tshabalala and Mponeng Seshea.
Imzizi is a transformative People Management and Advisory Company. From hire to retire, they help clients to improve their performance and accelerate their growth by offering digitized, integrated and unique solutions to meet their needs. Imizizi understands the value that the right person for the job can have on a business; and partners with its clients to manage people and support the organisation via a full suite of HR tools that enable our capabilities; which include Sourcing and Staffing, Managed Services, Advisory and Consulting and Outsourced People Management.
K NDU MINING SOLUTIONS
Specialists in mining, dust suppression and water treatment solutions.
K ndu is a 100% black female owned company founded by Nondumiso Mdodana.
K ndu provides a wide range of open cast contract mining solutions including: coal extraction and waste mining, road maintenance, plant hire, bulk earth moving, drilling and blasting and crushing and screening.
IMASA
Pioneering tomorrow, today.
IMASA is an umbrella body representing Online Independent Media Owners and fostering a community of digital content entrepreneurs as the mainstream of online now and in the future. The aim is to strategically lead the Independent Media Owners sector in support of meaningful economic participation of our members, accelerating improved socio-economic conditions.
IMASA will provide 21st Century Woman with full media coverage.
Empowering entrepreneurs is our heartbeat! Therefore, Mustard Seed is proud to launch the 21st Century Woman Entrepreneur competition. This is an opportunity for women owned businesses to pitch their business for a chance to win an amazing mentorship package, R20 000 in cash and R2500 Satrix investing vouchers.
Competition is officially open and the 21st Century Woman Entrepreneur will be chosen and announced on Sunday 3rd September 2023.
Qualifying criteria:
- A female owned business
- Your business has to be registered with CIPC
- Your business has been operational for at least 6 months
- Innovative or interesting business model
How to enter and stand a chance to win:
- Register for 21st Century Woman and purchase your ticket.
- Follow our pages @mustardseed.ms and @kwkreatives.
- Create a 1-minute video pitching what your business does and how the prize will be of significant benefit to your business. Post the video on Instagram and/or LinkedIn and tag @mustardseed.ms and @kwkreatives. Use the hashtags #21stcenturywoman #mustardseed #kwkreatives #kwk #entrepreneurship #leadership #womensupportingwomen #networking #networkingevent #pitching #competition
- Repost your entry (the 1 minute video) on your Instagram story and tag us @mustardseed.ms and @kwkreatives.
- All entries must be posted before Wednesday 23rd August 2023.
- The competition judges will review your video, business page on social media, website link (if you have one in your bio) and select 3 of the most impressive businesses.
- The three (3) shortlisted businesses will be announced on Mustard Seed social media page by Monday 28th August 2023.
- The three shortlisted businesses owners will pitch their business at 21st Century Woman and the winner will be announced at the 21st Century Woman event on 3rd September 2023.
Competition Terms and Conditions
- By entering this competition, you accept and agree to the following terms and conditions which will govern the competition. Furthermore, you verify that you are unaware of any reason legally prohibiting you from entering this competition and, if the competition requires the submission of photographs, artworks or images of people, or of anything else that requires consent or copyright, that you have the necessary consent and authority to do so if required. Any entrant who contravenes these rules may be disqualified from the competition.
- This is a digitally run competition. Only entries received online via Mustard Seed’s official Instagram page will be accepted.
- The promoters of this competition are Mustard Seed.
- The competition will run from the 31st of July 2023 to the 14th of August 2023. Late or incomplete entries will not be accepted. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, delayed or damaged in transmission. Entries reflected on the promoter’s records will be treated as the only validation source and will be the only evidence of successful entries.
- To enter the competition:
- Register and purchase a ticket.
- Follow our pages @mustardseed.ms and @kwkreatives
- Post a 1-minute video pitching what your business does and how the prize will be of significant benefit to your business. Tag us and 3 people and use the hashtags #21stcenturywoman #mustardseed #kwkreatives #kwk #entrepreneurship #leadership #womensupportingwomen #networking #networkingevent #pitching #competition
- Repost your entry on your story and tag us @mustardseed.ms and @kwkreatives
- There will be three (3) shortlisted who will be announced on our social media page by the 28th of August 2023.
- All three shortlisted candidates will be expected to pitch their idea live (or through a quality recording) at the 21st Century Woman event on Sunday, 3rd September 2023.
- Mustard Seed’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The prize is non-negotiable and non-transferable and may not be exchanged for cash.
- By entering this competition, the entrant consents to Mustard Seed using names and images taken of the winner for publicity purposes, without any further remuneration being payable to the winner. The winner may decline to participate in any promotional activity by notifying Mustard Seed in writing. All promotional material will become the sole property of Mustard Seed.
- You may not enter this competition if you are a director, member, partner, employee, business associate or consultant of Mustard Seed and KW Kreatives.
- Participants in this competition hereby indemnify, release and hold harmless Mustard Seed and their successors, employees, officers, suppliers, contractors, agents, consultants, directors and shareholders from and against any losses, claims, proceedings, actions, damages, liability for harm, injury or death, demands, expenses or any costs howsoever arising out of their participation in this competition or their use of the prizes and/or any person with whom they share that prize.
- This competition is not in any way affiliated with Instagram or any social media platform.
- Participants understand and agree that in order to enter the competition, Mustard Seed may need to collect and use personal and/or professional information about the participants.
- Mustard Seed reserves the right to cancel, modify or amend the competition at any time if deemed necessary in their own opinion or if circumstances arise outside of their control.
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