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KMSA Chairperson’s Award
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Join us for our flagship event of the year. The KMSA e-Imbizo will once again be held virtually on 23 – 26 August 2022 at the comfort of your PC.
Once again, we aim to bring you the best quality of speakers, start conversations on relevant and fresh topics and get you connected with like-minded colleagues.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Paid up KMSA Member: R1 200
Non-Member: R1 700
Student / Retired: R500
Cancellation: Cancellation must be done in writing on or before 15 August. All members, non-members, students and retired delegates will be liable for the FULL registration fee should you be a no-show at the e-Imbizo.
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Stephanie Barnes
Chief Chaos Organiser, Entelechy - Linkedin Profile
Radical Knowledge Management: Using Lessons Learned From Artists to Create Sustainable Workplaces
Stephanie Barnes is a knowledge management consultant at Entelechy working with clients in a variety of sectors. In her consulting practice she focuses on aligning people, process, and technology to not only help organisations be more efficient and effective with what they know, but to be more innovative and creative, too. Stephanie has been bringing knowledge management success to organisations for more than 20 years.

Farirai Dube
Assistant Lecturer, University of Pretoria - Linkedin Profile
Exploration of Storytelling as a Knowledge Sharing Method
Ms. Farirai Dube, is an Assistant Lecturer and Master’s Candidate in the Department of Information Science, at the University of Pretoria and presented a poster at the iSchool student symposium in 2022 and has been invited to present at the ASIS&T global conference in 2022. Ms Farirai's research interests are in knowledge management, organisational culture and competitive intelligence.

Mercy G Kgosidialwa
Registration Manager, Engineers Registration Board Botswana - Linkedin Profile
Critical Thinking Skills in Tertiary Education in Botswana
Mercy Kgosidialwa is the Registration Manager at Engineers Registration Board Botswana, which is a regulator of the enginering profession. Her role entails developing and implementing information and knowledge management strategies for the organisaton. She holds an additional portfolio of publicity and marketing and is responsible for determining the strategic direction of the portfolio.

Mmakgabo Maheya
Team Leader, SABS - Linkedin Profile
Factors influencing knowledge management and sharing in the public sector for improvement of service delivery
Mmakgabo has completed Master in KM, currently studying PhD in Innovation Management. Working as team leader in the standards development, represented various committee inter alia ICT, Telecommunications, Security and Resilience, QMS, Conformity Assessment, Geographic Systems in the international arena. Involved in many researches such Internet of things and GIS.

Pearl Maponya
Executive member, City of Tshwane - Linkedin Profile
Knowledge continuity and knowledge loss risk assessment: key aspects when harvesting knowledge from employees close to retirement
Pearl Maponya is currently the Director – Knowledge Management at the City of Tshwane where she is responsible for institutionalization and mainstreaming of knowledge management across the municipality. She has conceptualized and implemented various knowledge management programmes and interventions at a municipal and provincial level. She previously worked as a Manager for Knowledge Management at the former Gauteng Shared Services Department and now called Gauteng E-Government. Pearl also lectured and supervised master’s students within Information Studies Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Prof Kingo Mchombu
Advisor: Chairman and Governing Council - Linkedin Profile
Exploring the importance of coordinating the building of capacity in knowledge management for the sustainable development of SADC countries?
Prof Mchombu works at IUM as Advisor to Chairman and Governing Council. He holds Information Sciences degrees: PhD, MA, PGDPLIS, and BA Political Science. He has conducted research in Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania and Ethiopia. He has KM4Dev & NIDA membership.

Anika Meyer
Lecturer, University of Pretoria - Linkedin Profile
Exploring the value of "Third Space, Information Sharing, and Participatory Design" for the KMSA community
Anika Meyer is a Lecturer and PhD student in the Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria. She has presented at national and international conferences (e.g. ISCI and EAHIL). In 2021, she co-authored a book with Preben Hansen and Ina Fourie, titled: Third Space, Information Sharing and Participatory Design.

Damian Sakoor
Knowledge Manager, Auditor-General South Africa - Linkedin Profile
Knowledge management needs a revolution
Damian is a knowledge professional with 6 years of experience in developing and implementing knowledge management (KM) strategies with a focus on the use of collaboration tools to facilitate knowledge sharing. He has worked in the private public sector in South Africa including collaborating with global teams to implement KM strategies.

Adv Anirood Singh
Advocate of the High Court; Counsellor-at-Law - Linkedin Profile
Knowledge development, management, and co-ordination for efficient legislative drafting and parliamentary oversight
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and Counsellor-at-Law since 1999. He is a published author and former editor and peer-review consultant. He practises in the fields of constitutional, public, and contract law, with specialisation in local government, based on his experiences as a civil engineer and urban development practitioner.

Prof Hanlie Smuts
Associate Professor and Head of Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria - Linkedin Profile
Feeding a knowledge-intensive society
Dr Hanlie Smuts is an associate professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Pretoria since 2017. Her lecturing and research role focuses on IT and the organisation, with particular emphasis on Society 5.0, digital transformation, big data management, artificial intelligence and knowledge management. Dr Smuts has published several papers and book chapters in her field of study. She is also the deputy chair of the Knowledge Management South Africa (KMSA) board.

Hein Spingies
Manager: Knowledge Management, RAF - Linkedin Profile
Innovation and knowledge management
Hein, with more than 25 years of experience is currently employed by the Road Accident Fund as the Manager: Knowledge Management. He is also a part-time lecturer for STADIO Higher Education. Previous employers, amongst others include the National Research Foundation, Independent Development Trust, IBM South Africa, Price Waterhouse Coopers and the SABC. He actively participates in various online communities and have also advised international mining houses on the establishment of Adult Learning and Information Centres.

Emlyn Stone
KM and business performance
An experience agent of change agent and value creator within the Energy, Telecommunication and Financial Services industries. I am currently heading up the business development for aYo's South Africa MicroInsurance agenda. Looking forward to making a meaningful difference to underserved South African lives and livelihoods, creating some disruption a long the way.

Mandy Wiener
Journalist & Author - Linkedin Profile
A Country Worth Fighting For
Mandy Wiener is one of the country's best known and most credible journalists and authors. She currently hosts the Midday Report on 702 and writes a weekly column for News24.
With a BA degree from Rand Afrikaans University (now UJ), Mandy launched her career at RAU Radio before interning at the 702 traffic desk and screening listeners' calls in the middle of the night. She then became a news reporter at Eyewitness News and after being held at gunpoint on her first story, she did not look back.
KMSA Chairperson’s Award
Call For Nominations: KMSA Chairperson’s Award
The award nominee should demonstrate leadership in the implementation of knowledge management practices and processes, realizing measurable business benefits.
- The following criteria will be used to select a suitable candidate for the award:The candidate must have worked in knowledge management with established evidence to prove years of practice in the field;
- Significant contribution and or support of KMSA and champions KMSA’s vision, goals and programmes;
- Leadership in influencing change or new directions to benefit Knowledge Management and KMSA;
- Enable, support and encourage cooperation and partnerships that benefits Knowledge Management and KMSA.
Individuals and/or organizations are encouraged to submit their nominations using the link below to complete the required information.
Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2022