Events - CCI GrowthCon

BREAKFAST EVENT – JOHANNESBURG – BACK TO THE FUTURE – 27 MAY 2025

Many companies, especially in manufacturing, are facing growing challenges in maintaining performance because “normal is not normal anymore”. Leaders are overwhelmed by increasing complexity in the Value Chain and are struggling to differentiate between value-adding and non-value-adding activities.

The influx of Al and digitisation has flooded organisations with information but, without mature, best-practice conditions, this can create confusion or even reduce performance. Skills retention is also becoming difficult, with basics like root cause analysis often being neglected, as people rely too heavily on technology.

We have some expert speakers from industry who have all worked in senior roles in South African and International environments, who will be joining a panel discussion to address some of the above challenges.

We will also cover our rapid results approach which has been successfully deployed over many years in various organisations.

Or online here

Cecil Everson
Head of Supply Chain International
HEINEKEN BEVERAGES

Stedrick Saayman
Group Procurement Director
TIGER BRANDS

Sipho Majola
CEO
IMPELA CONSULTING

Charl Norden
CEO
SASOL DYNO NOBEL

Dr Dino Petrarolo
Director
CCI-GROWTHCON

BREAKFAST EVENT – CAPE TOWN – BACK TO THE FUTURE – 12 JUNE 2024

TABLE TALK – ONLINE – WAREHOUSE OPTIMISATION – 12 JUNE 2024

We are pleased to introduce Russell Smith who will lead this talk as guest speaker, with deeper insights from Cliffy Devadas, Godfrey Bench and Paul Makins.

12 June 2024

10:00 – 11:00 SAST

to attend:

bookings@cci-g.com

Russell is a senior Supply Chain Consultant with CCI-G and has 32 years’ experience in operations and supply chain within the personal care, food ingredients, sugar, fertiliser, and explosives industries.

Cliffy is an experienced Supply Chain Operations professional with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. He has over 20 years’ experience in all areas of Supply Chain. He has worked in Quality, Production, Warehousing, Distribution, Planning and Sales.

Godfrey Bench has managed production operations and supply chain planning with a focus on network optimisation and supply chain facilities design. He is a proponent of delivering value through managing and embracing uncertainty in the supply chain.

Paul has been in global strategic sourcing since 2007 at SAB, at Coca-Cola and at aluminium can manufacturing operations in Africa. He lectures post-graduates at the Industrial Engineering faculty of the University of the Witwatersrand in both Supply Chain Management and in Strategic Sourcing.

Most organisations face the challenges of managing both incoming and outgoing stock as efficiently as possible to ensure:

their internal and external customers are served effectively
costs are optimised
and working capital minimised.

Businesses with warehouses are challenged every day to manage lead times, procure at high quality and low cost, and keep stock accurately and at lowest level possible.

Russell Smith

Cliffy Devadas

Godrey Bench

Paul Makins

TABLE TALK – ONLINE – BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PEOPLE AND CULTURE FUNCTION – 24 APRIL 2024

We are pleased to introduce Kate Greeff to our Table Talk as a guest speaker.

24 April 2024

10:00 – 11:00 SAST

to attend:

bookings@cci-g.com

Kate has 30 years of Human Resources experience gained across most aspects of the human resource value chain, and supported organisations to develop and build effective people and culture functions.

At the heart of an organisation are its people. People and Culture practices and processes should be designed to attract and nurture the talent required to enable an organisation to deliver sustainable performance.

Key concepts:

1. Does your organisations People and Culture function operate effectively as a partner to the business?

2. Are the expectations of the People and Culture function and line management aligned?

There is a wealth of knowledge that will be shared during this session.

Kate Greeff

SUMMIT – JOHANNESBURG – SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – 18 OCTOBER 2023

Best Practice Supply Chain and Operations Management:

Gain insights into effective strategies and practices for optimizing supply chain and operations management.

Supply Chain and Operational Excellence Best Practices

Unpack specific elements of operational excellence and discover successful approaches to enhance your organization’s performance.

Disruptive Technology & Digitalization:

Explore the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Blockchain, and Analytics in revolutionizing supply chains and operations.

Planning, Procurement, Logistics, and Supplier Management:

Supply Chain Resilience. Learn how to build resilient supply chains through efficient planning, procurement, logistics, and supplier management practices.

Energy and Natural Resource Management:

Embrace sustainability and discover strategies for responsible energy and resource management within your operations.

Change Leadership – Supporting Your Teams through Disruptions:

Gain valuable insights into change management and the human aspect of navigating technological advancements, digitalization, and evolving work practices.

Service Operations:

Delve into the unique challenges and best practices in managing service-oriented supply chains.