From surviving volatility to monetizing It
The world has moved beyond stability
Volatility is no longer an interruption
It is the operating environment
At The Reinvention Fest, we will explore the capability that matters most in this new reality
Reinvention as a Core Competitive Strategy
Across two immersive days, we will explore how leaders and organisations can:
anticipate change earlier
design smarter responses
implement reinvention faster
turn volatility into opportunity
build cultures that adapt continuously
This is about moving beyond protection and resilience.
It is about expansion.
Not another
conference
No endless rows
of chairs
No generic
keynotes
No rushed networking between slides
Instead, imagine…
01
Insightful keynotes that
go beyond the soundbite
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Real cases from leaders building reinvention inside organisations
03
Reinvention clinics and conversations that tackle real challenges
04
Fireside discussions under open skies
05
Walks, meals, and moments that amplify collaboration and impact
Built for Leaders Who Build the Future
World-Class Speakers
Hear from global thought leaders and practitioners who are navigating disruption - with real frameworks, not theory
Business-Shifting Content
Sessions and workshops that challenge your assumptions and rewire the way you see strategy, leadership, and competitive advantage in volatile markets
Practical Tools & Frameworks
Leave with actionable models and pragmatic insights that you can deploy in your organisation immediately, built around the realities of the new era of strategy
Immersive Experience
Nestled in the beauty of the Boschendal Estate, the environment is designed to open minds and forward action - breathtaking surroundings and curated content
Peer Networking
You'll be in a room of C-suite executives, founders, and senior leaders all grappling with similar questions. The hallway conversations are as valuable as the stage
Stay & Savour
Extend your experience with overnight accommodation at Boschendal, immerse yourself in a regenerative environment, and the unhurried space to think, connect and renew
Voices That Will Amplify Your Thinking
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva
Founder and Chief Reinvention Officer, Reinvention Academy, USA
Known as “The Reinvention Guru,” Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a scientist, business theorist, fractional mining executive, serial entrepreneur, and award-winning author specializing in resilience and reinvention.
She has helped global leaders and Fortune 500 companies, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Coca-Cola, IBM, Cisco, L’Oréal, Henkel, and Knauf Insulation, reinvent their business models, leadership, and culture.
A four-time TEDx speaker and author of several acclaimed books, including The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook: How to Thrive in Chaos, her work has reached over one million people and has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, where she is a regular contributor.
Dr. Nadya will be in conversation with attendees across both days, sharing the most powerful insights from her research and practice.
Gary Graham
Chief Reinvention Officer
Gary Graham is a global strategist, reinvention advisor, and executive coach focused on driving systemic transformation. As the Chief Reinvention Officer at 3i’s Group, he works with organizations across industries to rethink strategy, rewire systems, and engineer resilience in disruptive environments.
He has advised brands including Deloitte, PwC, UNICEF, GlaxoSmithKline, Allan Gray, and Bayer, applying the Reinvention Method across more than 16 industries and guiding leaders through complexity, disruption, and large-scale change.
A co-author of The Leadership Reboot and Coaching Possibility: 101 Insights, Gary brings a practitioner’s perspective to engineering reinvention translating strategy into structured, executable action.
Vuyokazi Henda
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Director, Spur Corporation
Vuyo Henda drives brand strategy across a portfolio of leading restaurant brands at Spur Corporation. With a background at Unilever and a track record of brand transformation, she brings deep expertise in growth, customer insight, and building brands that resonate at scale.
Colleen Carr
Chief People Officer, Spur Corporation
Colleen Carr leads culture, leadership, and organisational transformation across a multi-brand restaurant group at Spur. Known for her ability to shift organisations at scale, she specialises in building agile, human-centred cultures that remain relevant in fast-changing environments.
Max Pichulik
Partner, Impact Amplifier
Max Pichulik is an entrepreneur and brand builder known for creating distinctive consumer experiences in the food and lifestyle space. He brings a sharp perspective on building culturally relevant brands, from concept to scale, through design, storytelling, and bold market positioning.
Amy Kropman
CEO, Boschendal
At Boschendal, one of South Africa’s most iconic estates, Amy Kropman leads at the intersection of heritage and reinvention. She has helped position the estate as a benchmark in regenerative tourism and sustainable hospitality, where land, people, and business thrive together.
Sally Acton
Chief Experience and Innovation Officer, LRMG
Sally Acton specialises in customer experience, service design, and organisational culture, bringing reinvention thinking to how organisations adapt and grow. She helps turn strategy into lived experience, translating customer insight into measurable impact and more human-centred teams.
Dr. Charlene Omrawo
Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness Lead, ITPC Global
Dr. Charlene Omrawo is a for-impact strategy leader with over a decade of experience across public, private, and non-profit sectors. She is dedicated to bridging health and social disparities through strategy, sustainability, and systems strengthening. She is currently the Strategy Lead at ITPC Global, alongside other Board advisory roles the such as the Healthy Brains Global Initiative, Global Public Investment Network and MiDesk Global Foundation.
Kevin Sibartie
Board Member, Association of African Business Schools (AABS)
Kevin serves as an independent member on the board of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), a pan-African network supporting nearly 100 business schools, affiliates, and partners across the continent. Through AABS, he helps advance leadership development, management education and institutional excellence to strengthen Africa’s future leadership capacity.
Dr Dayalan Govender
(PhD) - Partner: People and Organisation: Africa Leader, PwC
Dr. Dayalan Govender has spent over two decades leading large-scale organisational and workforce transformation across Africa and globally, and was recently appointed to PwC's Global Organisation & Workforce Transformation senior leadership team. With a PhD in Leadership, a Certified Director designation, and accreditation as a Master HR Professional, he has advised boards ranging across multiple industry sectors . He has also presented at global forums including the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, sharing hard-won insight into how organisations must reinvent themselves to compete in volatile markets.He also holds the designation of Associate Professor from the NW University Business School, where he lectures and provides guidance to final year MBA students from the business school
Pieter Siebrits
CEO, Robertson Winery
Pieter leads one of South Africa's most beloved wine brands, bringing a career built on operational excellence and large-scale transformation across the food, beverage, and agriculture sectors, and now with Robertson Winery. With a background in industrial engineering and supply chain strategy, he brings a rigorous, systems-thinking lens to the complex business of reinvention at scale.
Claire Alexander
Director, Africa Scotland Business Network
Claire is a Scottish-born entrepreneur and international business connector who co-founded both Firecracker, one of South Africa's leading integrated marketing and events agencies, and the Africa Scotland Business Network, a 120+-member ecosystem spanning 20 countries across Africa, the UK, and the Middle East. Appointed a GlobalScot by the Scottish Government in 2021, she brings a rare blend of cross-continental business expertise and a champion's mindset, currently holding the title of Women's ADCC Africa Masters Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion.
The Venue
28–29 September 2026 · Boschendal, Franschoek, South Africa
Welcome to the Reinvention Fest
From surviving to monetising volatility.
Two days. Limited seats. Beyond Impact.
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