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HR and People community

The room that thinks.

Senior HR and people leaders from large organisations, in structured, confidential conversation. Think with peers who hold your mandate, get to know the leaders you meet, and explore solutions on your terms. Invite-only. Limited seats. No presentations.

Complimentary for qualified leaders. Next programme: [DATE TBC], Africa, 08:30 to 14:00 SAST.

4 to 5Peer sessions of 45 minutes
10Focus areas chosen by members
Half day08:30 to 14:00 host time
Invite onlyParticipation model

Who is in the room

Senior leaders. Real decisions.

HR Directors, CHROs, Heads of People, Talent Leaders and Transformation Executives from financial services, mining, retail, healthcare, telecoms, manufacturing and technology, across South Africa and the continent.

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Titles in the room

CHRO Chief People Officer HR Director Head of People and Culture Talent Acquisition Lead L&D Director Head of OD Transformation Executive Head of Workforce Planning Employee Experience Lead

Organisations in our community

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What is on the executive agenda

The questions defining HR in Africa.

These come from live member conversations, not conference themes or trend reports. Delegates choose four or five.

Read HR Leadership Signals 2026
  • 01Understanding generational differences
  • 02Dynamic succession planning
  • 03The future of work: human and AI collaboration
  • 04Transforming how work gets done
  • 05Turning culture into cash
  • 06From values to practice
  • 07Biases in performance assessment
  • 08Performance enablement in the modern workplace
  • 09Compensation as a strategic tool
  • 10Change management in moulding organisational culture

Executive spotlight

What leaders are wrestling with.

Each participant brings one live strategic challenge. Three from the last room, unattributed.

Financial services

“[Challenge, in the leader’s words, published only with consent]”

CHRO, listed group
Mining

“[Challenge, in the leader’s words, published only with consent]”

Head of People, multinational
Retail

“[Challenge, in the leader’s words, published only with consent]”

Transformation Executive

Next HR programmes

Dated rooms, by region.

Every programme is one half-day, 08:30 to 14:00 in the host time zone, on Take n Tora’s private platform.

Full calendar
ProgrammeRegionDate
Senior HR Roundtable
HR[YYMM]
Africa[DATE TBC]Request an invite
Senior HR Roundtable
HR[YYMM]
Europe and Middle East[DATE TBC]Request an invite
Senior HR Roundtable
HR[YYMM]
Americas[DATE TBC]Request an invite

Peer facilitators

Facilitated by people who hold the role.

Each room is led by a fellow HR leader with four or five control questions. Never a vendor, never a slide deck.

FacilitatorThato MxoKFC FranchiseAI and workforce strategy
FacilitatorAvanthi MaharajGoogle AfricaCompensation as a strategic tool
FacilitatorKatherine Sempebwa TurinaweBPR Bank RwandaChange management

How a programme day runs

Half a day, built around the people in the room.

Peer sessions in the morning. Twenty-minute conversations to explore solutions after, only where you asked for them.

08:30
Welcome and orientation
The host walks through the agenda and the rooms you chose.
08:45
Four to five peer roundtables, 45 minutes each
Small groups, one focus area per room, a peer facilitator. Nothing is recorded.
12:15
Explore solutions (optional), 20 minutes each
Only with specialists you chose to meet, scheduled in advance, and only where both sides opted in.
14:00
Close
Host wrap-up and a short survey.

Straight from the room

“The forum was excellent. The facilitators were strong and the peer engagement was real, not performed.”

Kyla-Rei Mulligan, Head of Culture and People, Eden Care Group [consent to publish pending]

Join the conversation

You lead people. This room is for you.

Invite-only, deliberately small, for people leaders in large organisations who want to think alongside their peers and stay connected with the leaders they meet. We reply within two working days.