Upcoming Open Events
The Money Summit
The Finance Leaders Forum is an exclusive event for 90 senior finance professionals.
It is hosted in a private room alongside this years' Money Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Attendees include CEOs, CFOs, FCs, Finance Managers and others from Mid to Large Business, and will have access to a 3-hour programme as well as the Money Summit Expo and Workshops.
There are 3 programme streams from which you choose your preferred topic, and each starts at a different time of the day:
Session 1 (9:00-12:00)
Session 2 (11:00-14:00)
Session 3 (13:00-16:00)
This years topics include:
AI & Finance
The Future Finance Leader
Deals & Acquisitions
Emerging Markets & Opportunities
Marketing Investment v Value Realisation.
Renowned speakers include Businessman and Author Andile Khumalo CA(SA), Strategist Pierre du Plessis, and Growthguru.ai Founder, Lionel Moyal - and a number of other prominent CFOs.
Courage, Anger, Agency for the Future
A new Fireside Salon by Bronwyn Williams and Pierre Du Plessis
Thursday 8 October, 15:00 – 17:00, Workshop17 Kloof Street, Cape Town
Lessons from a joker, a saint, and a sinner
In this double-act fireside salon (or keynote), a prophet and a priest walk onto a stage and give you the kick up the pants you need to get up, go forth, and forge your own future.
Wisdom
“God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and Wisdom to know the difference” ~ The Serenity Prayer
You will learn to discern when to field your offensive game, and when it’s wiser to invest in defensive leadership skills. (And what those key offensive and defensive skills are).
The greatest wisdom is to Temet Nosce, to know thyself. And in an African voice we ask that you start from the collective, not the individual. To deeply know and understand our light and shadow, our desire and fears.
Serenity
“We must cultivate our own garden” ~ Voltaire
You will learn what to pay attention to, and what is a distraction from your purpose. To separate noise from signal. To accept things that have happened, let go of irrelevant attachments, work with people you cannot control, master the enemy that is envy, and focus on what you can do with your own hands, right where you are, right now.
You will develop and learn the basics of discernment. How to listen from a deep gut space to yourself and what meaning life is asking you to create.
Agency
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage: anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are” ~ Saint Augustine
You will learn how to direct your righteous anger (or just your burning passion) into change – and find the courage to do the next right (hard) thing in spite of it all.
Courage is the foundational virtue, the one the undergirds all the others. If you want to take a hold of the future, the future only belongs to the brave.
Who is this for?
This talk is for leaders, teams, entrepreneurs and builders who are ready to do something, build something, make something that matters. For people who are ready to put aside apathy, take up their agency, and create the future (business, life, career, world) they are capable of.
About Pierre
Priest, adventurer, strategic mastermind, Disney fan and family man. Pierre du Plessis spends his days thinking about the future of humanity and his holidays optimising Disney itineraries. Somewhere between philosophy, strategy and storytelling, he helps people find their way.
About Bronwyn
Bronwyn is a secular prophet who has spoken truth to power in multinational organisations, rouge state governments, central banks, corporate boardrooms, and media circuses around the world and lived to tell the tale. You can find her heretical ideas in her books, Rescuing Our Republic, The Future Starts Now, and Survive the AI Apocalypse, and scattered on podcasts and interviews all over the internet.
Only the Brave - Cape Town Edition
Suits & Sneakers hosts several events each month in Cape Town, each featuring a different guest and theme. The idea is to create a space for ongoing learning that helps you broaden your thinking in a fast-changing world. This event will be hosted on the evening of Wednesday, 22 July, at The Tryst in Woodstock.
WHAT IS THIS EVENT ALL ABOUT?
We often think of strategy as a cold, analytical process filled with spreadsheets and projections but the reality is far more human. Real strategy is actually just brave decision-making. The problem is that most of us are stuck. We are caught in a loop of fear, chaos, and doubt, terrified of getting it wrong or being judged by those around us. So, we hesitate. We outsource our life’s direction to systems, to other people, or simply to time, hoping things will eventually just work out.
On Wednesday, 22 July, Pierre Du Plessis joins us for a session titled "Only the Brave." This is a confrontation with the most important question we ever face: what will you do with this one wild and precious life? Pierre moves past the surface-level noise to introduce a framework that helps you identify what you actually want to do, and then forces you to work through that answer across four challenging dimensions.
Make no mistake, this is not a motivational talk. Pierre describes this session as being more like a hospital than a spa. It is direct, honest, and at times, intentionally uncomfortable. It is designed for those who are tired of playing it safe and are ready to reset their direction, take full ownership of their choices, and move forward with actual courage. Whether you are leading a massive team or trying to navigate your own personal transition, this is about finding the internal grit to stop stalling and start deciding.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
This Suits & Sneakers event is proudly brought to you by EasyEquities, Evolv Outdoor, SA Future Trust, and the many small business owners that are Suits & Sneakers members. Together, we have created a support structure for small business owners and our collective goal is to grow the economy, while lowering unemployment. More about that on the night.