Speakers & Technical Committee
Dr. Jan Swart
Principal, JCS Failure Analysis Consultants
Professor Ben Bladergroen
Associate Professor, Deputy Director of SAIAMC, Head of the Energy Storage Innovation Laboratory
Gerhard Swart
Electrical and Systems Engineer on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
Tebogo Dlamini
Professor Ernst Ferg
Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Nelson Mandela University
Clyde Becker
Director – Pyro Brand (Pty) Ltd
Zamanzima Mazibuko-Makena
Senior Researcher, Knowledge Economy and Scientific Advancement, MISTRA
Rizqah MacGirlley
Product & Project Manager, SolarMD
Mike Dube
O&M Manager, Forest Energy
Mrs. Madelein Todd,
Market Development Executive, Manganese Metal Co (MMC)
Dr. Sajid Hussain Siyal
Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Dorcas Zide
Analytical Chemist and Lecturer at University of the Wester Cape (UWE)
Dr. Marika du Plessis
Fire Safety Specialist, MCD Consult
Xandri van Niekerk
Group Specialist – Materials, uYilo eMobility Programme, Nelson Mandela University
Kailan Reddy
Senior Bid Manager, JUWI
Louis Serfontein Chainman
South African Battery Manufacturing Association
Grace Olukune
Pr.Eng., Head of Engineering, Eskom Green
