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Digital Skills & Literacy for the Future of Water

Digital Skills & Literacy for the Future of Water Equipping Water Sector Leaders to Navigate, Govern & Leverage Digital Transformation With 40% of water lost through non-revenue water and climate stress pushing systems to their limits, traditional water management is no longer enough. Yet 45% of water utilities operate without a digital strategy, leaving leaders without the tools to make informed decisions. Digital transformation is not just an IT issue. It is an executive responsibility. This 2-hour interactive session, including Q&A, gives water sector leaders the practical digital literacy to evaluate technology, manage risk and make confident, informed investment decisions without the vendor hype. Presenter: Mzwandile Buthelezi Systems & Innovation Lead, Coefficient Engineers Professionally registered Electrical Engineer (ECSA, M.Eng) with 19+ years of experience in technology deployment, operational readiness and digital transformation. Key Takeaways Executive Data Literacy: Use 5 key questions and 5 data dimensions to identify unreliable data and make better decisions. Technology Risk: Assess AMI, SCADA and AI across technical, organisational, regulatory and financial risks. Digital & AI Governance: Apply 4 governance pillars to support POPIA, DWS and Blue/Green Drop compliance while managing AI risks. Workforce Roadmap: Use the 4 strategic talent levers, Build, Buy, Borrow and Bridge, to close digital skills gaps. Who Should Attend? C-Suite Executives, Municipal Water Directors, Utility Board Members, Operations & Engineering Leads, and Compliance Officers. Duration: 2 Hours, including Q&A CPD Accreditation: 0.20 ECSA CPD Credits (CPD Certificate issued upon completion)

Digital Skills & Literacy for the Future of Water

Digital Skills & Literacy for the Future of Water Equipping Water Sector Leaders to Navigate, Govern & Leverage Digital Transformation With 40% of water lost through non-revenue water and climate stress pushing systems to their limits, traditional water management is no longer enough. Yet 45% of water utilities operate without a digital strategy, leaving leaders without the tools to make informed decisions. Digital transformation is not just an IT issue. It is an executive responsibility. This 2-hour interactive session, including Q&A, gives water sector leaders the practical digital literacy to evaluate technology, manage risk and make confident, informed investment decisions without the vendor hype. Presenter: Mzwandile Buthelezi Systems & Innovation Lead, Coefficient Engineers Professionally registered Electrical Engineer (ECSA, M.Eng) with 19+ years of experience in technology deployment, operational readiness and digital transformation. Key Takeaways Executive Data Literacy: Use 5 key questions and 5 data dimensions to identify unreliable data and make better decisions. Technology Risk: Assess AMI, SCADA and AI across technical, organisational, regulatory and financial risks. Digital & AI Governance: Apply 4 governance pillars to support POPIA, DWS and Blue/Green Drop compliance while managing AI risks. Workforce Roadmap: Use the 4 strategic talent levers, Build, Buy, Borrow and Bridge, to close digital skills gaps. Who Should Attend? C-Suite Executives, Municipal Water Directors, Utility Board Members, Operations & Engineering Leads, and Compliance Officers. Duration: 2 Hours, including Q&A CPD Accreditation: 0.20 ECSA CPD Credits (CPD Certificate issued upon completion)

Digital Skills and Literacy for the Future of Mining

Equipping Mining Leaders to Read Data, Evaluate Technology and Govern Digital Investment Mining data is growing faster than most operations can use it. Sensors, fleet systems, condition monitoring and planning platforms generate more information every year, yet the decisions that data is meant to improve are still being made on instinct, on habit, or on a dashboard nobody has interrogated. Technology spend continues to rise while the capability to evaluate it lags behind. Digital transformation is not just an IT issue. It is an executive responsibility. This 2-hour on-demand session gives mining leaders the practical digital literacy to read operational data with confidence, evaluate new technology and vendors on their merits, assess adoption risk in a structured way, and connect digital investment back to strategy and capital allocation — without the vendor hype. Watch at your own pace, anytime. Presenter: Mzwandile Buthelezi Professional Engineer | Managing Director and CEO, Coefficient Engineers Mining Innovation and New Technology Specialist, working across technology deployment, operational readiness and digital transformation in the mining sector. Key Takeaways Practical Data Literacy: Read operational data critically, question what it is actually telling you, and act on it with confidence. Digital Tool and Vendor Awareness: Evaluate platforms and suppliers on capability and fit rather than on the pitch. Technology Risk Evaluation: Assess adoption risk across technical, operational, organisational and financial dimensions before committing. AI and Data Governance: Apply governance principles at board level to manage AI, data quality and accountability risks. Investment Alignment: Connect digital investment to strategy and capital allocation so technology spend can be defended like any other capital decision. Who Should Watch? Executives, Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Engineering Technologists working in or supplying the mining sector. Format: On demand, available anytime CPD: 0.20 ECSA CPD Validated credits (CPD Certificate issued upon completion)

Reliability: A Strategic Capability

1975 called. Your maintenance strategy answered. Fixed intervals. Break-fix routines. Tribal knowledge locked in the heads of your longest-serving technicians. It's how most organizations still run reliability — and it's quietly costing them service delivery, budget, and public trust. Session 1 makes the case for a different mandate: reliability as an executive organizational capability, not a reactive repair task. See how modern maintenance replaces guesswork with proof — using connected operating evidence, onboard diagnostics, and fleet-wide learning to safeguard service delivery — and how the 8-step PureCraft™ reliability learning chain turns raw data into verified performance your board can trust. Series Details: Part 1 of an 8-Part Executive Learning Series Session Number: Session 1 of 8 Duration: 2 Hours (Discussion-led, including interactive Q&A) By the end of this session, you'll be able to: Reframe maintenance in your organization from a cost-centre task into the strategic capability that protects every service outcome you're accountable for. Shift your team's practices from calendar-based fixes to condition-informed, connected, evidence-based decisions. Apply the 8-step PureCraft™ reliability learning chain to convert raw data into verified service performance. This session is CPD Validated, live or on demand. A certificate is issued on completion.

Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 1 From Competence to Credibility: Making African TVET Visible to the World

From Competence to Credibility: Making African TVET Visible to the World Moderated by Ing. Bismark Otoo, MEng, BSc, GhIE — Air Traffic Safety Engineer, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Speaker: Prof. Christian Schöpke — Director of Education and Senior Supervisor, IFP-LATAM. Africa's TVET challenge isn't a shortage of competence — it's a shortage of readability. This opening session examines how a national qualification can stay sovereign while becoming verifiable, comparable, and visible to employers, regulators, and cross-border labour systems. 28 July 2026, 4:00PM (SAST) · 3:00PM (WAT) · 5:00PM (EAT). Duration: 90 minutes.

Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 2 Why TVET? Skills as Africa's Economic Engine

Why TVET? Skills as Africa's Economic Engine Moderated by Ing. Bismark Otoo, MEng, BSc, GhIE — Air Traffic Safety Engineer, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Speaker: Zephaniah Tsado — Educator and TVET Advocate. Technical skills are not a fallback — they are the engine of the continent's economy. This session makes the economic and social case for TVET as a first-choice career pathway, and asks what it takes to prepare young Africans for the future of work. 11 August 2026, 2:00PM (GMT) · 4:00PM (SAST) · 3:00PM (WAT) · 5:00PM (EAT). Duration: 90 minutes.

Skills Build Africa: Reimagining TVET for the Continent's Future — Session 3 Digital & Green Skills for Tomorrow's Jobs

Digital & Green Skills for Tomorrow's Jobs Moderated by Ing. Bismark Otoo, MEng, BSc, GhIE — Air Traffic Safety Engineer, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. Speakers: Joyline Chepkirui — Digital Transformation Coordinator, State Department for TVET / Digital Learning TVET Trainer. Anne Kamonjo — Head of the Greening TVET and Climate Change Unit, State Department for TVET, Kenya. The energy transition and digital economy are creating jobs faster than training systems can fill them. This session identifies where the opportunities are emerging, and how technical education can move quickly enough to meet them. 25 August 2026, 2:00PM (GMT) · 4:00PM (SAST) · 3:00PM (WAT) · 5:00PM (EAT). Duration: 90 minutes.

Pre-Launch Ceremony | 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th AEC | Live from Dar es Salaam

The Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) and the Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET) sign the official Hosting Agreement for the 12th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week & 10th African Engineering Conference, live from the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam. The signing is followed by the official Pre-Launch Press Conference, where the theme, dates and programme for AEW & AEC 2026 are announced to the media, before a Q&A session with press representatives. DATE AND TIME Tuesday, 11 August 2026 12:15 EAT (Tanzania) | 11:15 SAST | 10:15 WAT | 09:15 GMT VENUE Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The International Engineering Alliance Meetings 2026: FAEO & IEA Joint Panel Discussion

As part of The International Engineering Alliance Meetings 2026, we are hosting a high-level joint panel discussion featuring global leaders from the International Engineering Alliance (IEA). This is your chance to hear directly from the trailblazers driving engineering excellence and professional mobility across the globe.