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Tom Mkhwanazi has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Wholesale & Retail SETA (W&RSETA) since February 2019.

His career began as an educator in Durban and he has since held a wide range of positions across various organisations and has served on various boards and councils.

He has a wealth of experience in the Public Sector, having held various positions in different levels for over 33 years and more than 15 years in strategic leadership roles.

Mkhwanazi’s academic achievements include a BA honours and an HDE from the University of Durban Westville, as well as various post-graduate diplomas in Public Management, Labour Law, Interpreting and Drafting of Contracts and Corporate Law and certificates in Monitoring and Evaluation and Pension Fund Law through various institutions.

Mr Tom Mkhwanazi

W&RSETA - CEO

OTHER SPEAKERS

Dr BSV Mthethwa

Director and Accounting Officer at KZN CET College

Mr Simon Eppel

Trade unionist and Director of Research at the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU)

Ms Gail Malada

Skills Development facilitator at Massmart Wholesale ( Makro and Masscash)

Mr Richard Kuppan

National Training Manager- Chipkins Purato

Mr Tshepo Jeffrey Ngcobo

Deputy Secretary General, SACPO

Ms. Ridwana Ibrahim

Marketing Researcher and Senior Marketing Tutor at the University of Johannesburg

Mr Nhlanhla Dimba

Accounting Officer at Mthashana TVET College

Mr Zukile Christopher Mosheshe Mvalo

Deputy Director-General: Skills Development Branch, Department of Higher Education and Training

Prof. Dr. Thomas Dobbelstein

Head of the department of digital business management at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University

Prof. Pius Adewale Owolawi

Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Systems Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology

Dr. Deborah Machard

Executive Strategic Planning, Performance and Evaluation (SPPE) at W&RSETA

Dr. Terence Hermanus

Acting-Head of Department for Retail Business Management at CPUT

Kganki Matabane

Black Business council - CEO

Prof. Victor Virimai Mugobo

Professor of Marketing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Mr Khulekani KK Mkhize

General Manager - Clicks Group Distribution Centre in KwaZulu-Natal

Mr Yaeesh Moosa

Head of Marketplace -takealot.com

Mr Sipho Shoba

W&RSETA - COO

Dr. Netshakhuma Nkholedzeni

Postdoctoral Researcher

Thulile Mahlutshana

Human Resource and Training General Manager at Matus

Mr Zimasa “Mooshtaffa” Vabaza

Chief Media and Advertising Strategist

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