Michael concentrates on all aspects of industrial relations and employment law litigation. He spent a year practicing employment law with a prominent London-based international law firm where he was involved in the employment aspects of a number of multi-jurisdictional transactions and claims to the Employment Tribunal. At Shepstone & Wylie he concentrates on employment law issues that arise from the sale and purchase of companies, the restructuring of companies, executive dismissals, sex and race discrimination claims and restraints of trade including advising on all aspects of collective bargaining and strike action.

Aki Kalliatakis is Managing Partner of The Leadership LaunchPad, a specialist in customer service, building repeat business and service-led marketing

Dr Werner Barkhuizen is a registered Organisational Psychologist and the founder and CEO of Saville Consulting South Africa and Africa, a firm that specialises in the development and customisation of online talent management solutions. Dr Barkhuizen’s wide range of expertise includes entrepreneurship, leadership development, talent management, leveraging organisational potential, organisational strategy, mergers and acquisitions as well as executive coaching in South Africa and internationally.

Bianca Pitt has a Masters degree in Organisational Psychology and is a registered Organisational Psychologist and managing consultant at Saville Consulting. Bianca’s key areas of expertise include selection, graduate recruitment, assessment and development centres, talent management, individual, team and organisational development, performance management and psychometric assessments. Bianca has extensive experience working in the banking, insurance, mining, logistics, FMCG, aviation and consulting industries across Africa.

Daniel de Freitas is the Managing Consultant at TotatTalentSolved and has a Masters Degree in Industrial Psychology. He is registered with the HPCSA and has over 3 years of experience in Human Capital Business Consulting with clients ranging from small to global organisations. He has adopted a hands-on approach in every project that he has been involved in and has gained invaluable experience. His recent experience and qualification allows him to utilise innovative solutions along with his entrepreneurial and consulting skills that have been adopted across industries which include the Financial Services, Mineral Resource, Insurance, Educational and Social Services sectors. He is knowledgeable in South African labour law and legislation (BCEA, LRA, EEA), recruitment, psychometric testing, training and development, performance management, succession planning and leadership development.

Auguste Coetzer is Director, Executive Search, at TALENT AFRICA, an alliance of Korn Ferry.

Raun Smythe is the Managing Director of Emergence Growth. Raun has consulted to over 1000 organisations throughout Africa and internationally to numerous multinationals. Raun is considered one of Africa’s leading HR & Reward professionals and has given key note addresses in numerous African countries. He has designed many solutions for Multinationals in the Human Capital space. Areas of work include: Benchmarking, Salary surveys in Africa, Salary Structuring, Pay Scale Design, Executive Remuneration, Job Profiling, Job Evaluation, Training, Skills Development, Incentive Scheme Design, Strategy, Employee Engagement, HR Technology and Performance Management. Raun Smythe is a registered HR Auditor with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP). Fields of expertise include reward strategy;incentive scheme design;remuneration audits;expatriate management; employee engagement; multi-country pay scale design; executive remuneration; salary surveys;Training;HR technology;HR and reward policies;job evaluation; and training

Yendor Felgate is the CEO of Emergence Growth. He has consulted in over 20 different countries on all aspects of Human Capital and change management. After obtaining a Master’s Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand he progressed to hold senior roles in freight, fleet and financial services industries. Yendor is a sought after conference speaker having addressed conferences across the continent on a variety of HR issues. He is one of Africa’s foremost HR Strategists having developed an array of HR enabling products. After leaving the corporate world, Yendor now works largely in the areas of strategy formulation, leadership, executive coaching, large scale change, high performance systems, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions. Fields of Expertise include organisational design, change management,mentoring and coaching,HR strategic lanning,HR metrics,Human Resources business partner development,HR policies and procedures,performance ,management,career pathing,skills audits,labour relationsm,leadership development

Clare Moncrieff is a principal executive advisor in the HR practice of leading business insight and technology company, CEB. She works with senior executives in organisations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to equip them with best practice insights to make better human capital decisions and seize new opportunities. With close to 20 years’ experience in Talent Management and HR Consulting, Clare helps leaders understand the workforce – dynamics, availability of skills and preferences – and gives guidance evolving talent strategies, practices and programmes to better support critical business objectives and respond to the new work environment. Working with hundreds of major firms globally means she is uniquely placed to discuss: - Leadership and what it takes to be a successful leader- Critical workforce segments and how companies can attract, retain and engage employees to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce- Employees’ needs, preferences and motivations in the workplace- Collaboration and the improved business performance of working with and through others- Performance management strategies that increase productivity and spur future performance

Kevin Distiller joined BIOSS SA in 2014 and is currently the assessment director. Jacques Haworth has formed part of the BIOSS SA team since 2004 and is currently the  business management director.

Richard Fryer is a Senior Industrial Relations Consultant at Danshaw Consulting with extensive experience in Labour Relations and Human Resource Management. He is currently completing Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch and has shared his expertise for more than 5 years with Danshaw clients surrounding matters such as dispute resolutions, restructuring, negotiations, employment contracts and policies as well an array of Industrial Relations and HR matters.