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South African Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023 – Finalists

5 January 2024
South African Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023 – Finalists

The South African Chamber of Commerce UK Awards is a recognition of the best efforts and achievements of the South African community in the UK & SA, all wrapped up into a fantastic celebration evening.
This year’s Awards event will be a formal dinner at Saddlers’ Hall, London, by kind permission of the Prime Warden and Court of the Saddlers’ Worshipful (Livery) Company.

Thanks to Hogan Lovells, our headline sponsor’s generous support, we have been able to keep the tickets for members very affordable, cheaper than the Gala Dinner and only marginally up on the price of the Awards pre-Covid, for a very different experience.

We will have a Director of Ceremonies, familiar with ceremonial duties in the City, who will be fascinating to watch.

The MC for the Awards will be Roz Morris – formerly a BBC reporter and presenter. Now, Roz trains people in business to be proficient in PR and particularly to present themselves at their best on camera or when interviewed on TV, even when the interview is in the more confrontational style that has become more typical of modern media.

Dinner is a three-course meal with matching wines and further networking when dinner is complete.

In a conversation today, I learnt that a new line of business and a successful partnership for a member was created through them meeting the ‘right’ person, also a member, at an in-person event of the SA Chamber UK, held in London in November.
Sharon Constançon, SACC Chair
The Awards

There are three to four finalists in each Award category and we shall be awarding only the winners on the night.

Review the finalists below

South African Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023 – Finalists

Business Leader Award

Sira Dheshan Naidu

Disruptor London Ltd

Co-founder/Owner

Mteto  Nyati

BSG

Executive Chairman

Martin Sweet

Primestars (Pty) Ltd

Managing Director

     

Business Woman of the Year

Koni Maliehe

Koni Wines

CEO

Caroll Masevhe

Kapcor Construction (Pty) Ltd

Managing Director 

Naledi McCarthy-Ocansey

Utour Ltd

Founder

Penny  Streeter OBE

A24 Group

CEO

     

Chairman’s Award

Refilwe Buthelezi

Engineering Council of South Africa

President

Adrian Gardiner

The Mantis Collection

Executive Chairman

Natalie Jane Pollock

Sporting Chance

General Manager

     

DE&I Leader Award

Ruth Leas

Investec

CEO

Dr Arthie Moore-Robberts

Celebrating Humanity International 

Founder

Arlene Wilson-Max

Pan Africa Exchange

Managing Director

     

ESG Leader Award

Songo Didiza

Green Building Design Group

Founder and Director

Jeremy Ford

Qhubeka

Director & Trustee

Ilana Friedman

Magical Moments

Founding Director & CEO

     

Innovator of the Year

Dr Dean Allen

Author | Speaker | Historian

Author and Keynote Speaker

Dr Jaishree Naidoo

Envisionit Deep AI

CEO

Marang Setshwaelo

Netflix, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publicity Director

     

Young Business Leader Award

Nicolette Nadia Mashile

Financial Fitness Bunnies Pty Ltd

Founder and Social Entrepreneur 

Farai Ian Muvuti

The Southern African Times

CEO

Tebogo Aubrey Poopedi

Skills Village Radio

Founder and Station Manager

We hope you will come and join us for a wonderful evening in the majestic Saddlers’ Livery Hall with a magnificent adjacent room for champagne and networking.

Don’t miss out

Saddlers’ Hall | Elegant Event Venue in the City of London (saddlershall.com)

Please contact Juliet on jrushent@sachamber.co.uk

We only have 100 seats at this prestigious event. Please book quickly so that you are not disappointed.