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This Wednesday 7th December 2022, starting at 08 am, at Méstil Hotel & Residences, the 13th Edition of the Annual CEO Forum kicks off, under the theme: Beyond Sustainability – Strategic Choices that Matter”. Over 150 Chief Executives from government, private sector and civil society organisations will meet to exchange ideas on how to accelerate investments in ESGs as a means to accelerating the achievement of SDG targets. The Annual CEO Forum is hosted by CEO Summit Uganda and the SDG Secretariat at the Office of the Prime Minister. It is sponsored by Jubilee Allianz General Insurance, TotalEnergies, Stanbic Bank, NCBA Bank, Office of the Prime Minister and Smart24 TV. Ms. Dudu Msomi, the Chief Executive Officer of Busara Leadership Partners (South Africa) will deliver a keynote address. But who is she and what experience does she bring to the table?
Dudu Msomi is the Founder and CEO of Busara Leadership Partners, a research-orientated strategic advisory and consulting company whose expertise is to facilitate the development and effectiveness of leaders to achieve their desired goals.
Msomi labels herself, an expert generalist which “affords her the ability to strike the right balance between depth and breadth of knowledge to be an effective strategist and facilitator for clients to see the possibilities, and have the courage and the knowledge to do the right things, the first time.”
According to her profile, she has trans-disciplinary qualifications and multi-sectoral experience, which make her a sought-after and powerful Strategy Facilitator, Corporate Governance Expert, Leadership Coach, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, Business Advisor, Keynote & Guest Speaker and Writer. She designs and delivers bespoke leadership, board, and entrepreneurship development programmes.
Msomi was awarded the 2013 Laureate Award by the University of Pretoria as a GIBS Alumna to honour her outstanding contribution to her chosen field and was recognised by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the Top 29 Influential South African Business Leaders in 2019.
Dudu also presents a series called Wisdom Personified, Conversations with Dudu Msomi on the YouTube channel ‘Wisdom Personified.’ She has also contributed chapters in the following books: Conversations in Leadership: South African Perspectives, Edited by Terry Meyer, and Italia Boninelli (Published 2004) and Write To Speak: A Collection of Stories Written by African Women Leaders (Published 2021).
Dudu Msomi has a B.A. Hons. (University of Natal, Durban); Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising and Marketing (AAA School of Advertising); Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (RAU/University of Johannesburg); Programme for Management Development (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and a Master’s in Business Administration (GIBS).
She is an Institute of Directors (IOD) Fellow and is an independent non-executive on several boards, including that of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). She is the Chairperson of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), Office of the Pension Fund Adjudicator (OPFA) and Financial Advisory & Intermediary Services (FAIS) Ombud HR Committees and sits on their respective Remuneration Committees. Msomi is on the Vodacom Foundation Advisory Board and a Trustee on the Humulani Trust (of the listed company, Invicta Holdings).
She is a part-time Commissioner on the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Planning Commission, an advisory body to the Premier and the Provincial Executive Council to achieve an inclusive growing economy, a sustainable environment, and a prosperous, healthy, and educated society in KwaZulu-Natal.
For inquiries and to reserve a table to the #CEOForum2022, reach out to Faith Auma on 0783 052 897 and fauma@ceosummit.ug.