Africa Print Johannesburg Expo 2026

De Klerk has over 40 years’ experience in the trade union movement. A founding member of Federation of Trade Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA), he began his involvement in union movement at Transnet, which culminated in him being appointed General Secretary of the United National Transport Union.

Braithwaite is currently a senior consultant to the Research division, offering BMi half her time. Her current duties at BMi include training, project oversight and project design. Her industry experience includes organic chemistry, knowledge management, the local food industry, research industry and food service industry.

He holds a diploma in General Nursing Science, Midwifery, Nursing Administration and Community Health Nursing, including a certificate in employment relations and an advanced certificate in labour law. He also sits as a member of the NEDALC Development chamber, and the millennium labour council as a co-chair. He is also a deputy chairperson for the board at Ditsela.

Joubert has spent almost all of his working life in print and paper. After leaving university, he joined the Argus Group as an assistant to the general manager of the Argus Newspaper in Cape Town. After a brief stint at Afrox, he joined Merpak Envelopes where he has been ever since. Apart from making envelopes, Joubert has been involved with global paper advocacy group Two Sides as country lead.

Leid was appointed to his current position as Director: National Training & Development in December 2015. Since his appointment, he has implemented a national training and development strategy which has seen the complete redesign and development of the Technical Theoretical Module learning material for apprentice training and the creation of pathway frameworks of new Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) occupational qualifications and training programmes aimed at recruiting, selecting, training and placing young talent in the industry.

Matlawa is a University of Johannesburg graduate, from where she obtained a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Chemical Engineering. She holds an MBA from the University of Pretoria (GIBS). Her MBA thesis topic was ‘Outsourcing Contracts, as Instruments of Risk Management in the South African Electricity Supply Industry.’ She joined Qunu Staffing as the Managing Director in July 2018. Qunu Staffing offers a full range of Human Capital Solutions- i.e. Staffing, Training, Financial Services, Disability Solutions and Healthcare.

Dr Mostert is the Director of the Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch University. He advises globally on Futures-based executive decision-making and cognitive development for senior leaders and has worked in Geneva, Paris, London, Dubai, Madrid and several African countries. Subsequent to his PhD in the Management of Technology and Innovation, his areas of specialisation include Futures Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking and Creative Innovation.

Over her career, Jane’s experience and knowledge has grown to include print and publishing, packaging and recycling as well as renewable energy, climate change and carbon tax matters. She has been involved in the pulp and paper industry since 1996, initially as publisher and editor of a trade journal and later through her appointment as executive director of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper industry in Southern Africa (TAPPSA).

Nkosi is an interior designer with 19 years of succeeding in many environments throughout her career, whether as an interior designer at Zen/Conference Strategist at Luxos in Cape Town or as the Senior Sales Executive for the global marketing company INWK in Johannesburg from 2015 -2018. She’s the architect behind the inaugural 2020 GFVC 4.0 Summit and the first integrated Global African Fashion Value Chain Federation of Africa, being held from 23–26 June 2020.

Reid’s educational background includes those of social sciences and psychology.

Sisanda joined South African Typographical Union (SATU), an affiliate of FEDUSA, as the Deputy General Secretary in January 2019 and brought with her a wealth of experience in the labour relations space. She holds multiple labour related qualifications and studied both her BA Honours in Globalisation and Labour Policies and Masters in Industrial Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand and has several other qualifications from institutions around the world. She was the very first exchange student between Wits and Kassel University in Germany.

In addition to being MD of Harry’s Printers and other trading and property companies, Harry serves on a number of boards including Phoenix Settlement Trust (founded by Mahatma Gandhi), E L Hindoo Society, SAKM Educational Trust, St Bernard’s Hospice Trust and the University of Fort Hare Council.

Dr Mahomed joined Printing SA as the new CEO during April 2019. He has worked in multiple industries for over thirty years. Most recently he was the Head of the Professional Body for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS SA), serving as the voice for the profession, ensuring compliance with SAQA, boosting membership and exam registration numbers across the SADC region, and developing curricula for supply chain qualifications.

Maluleke has 39 years’ of printing industry experience. She began working in 1980 as a general assistant at RADCO in Johannesburg. She currently works as binder operator at RADCO and she represents the union on the FEDUSA NEC.