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29 April 2022

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Women in EMS and Fire Services Leadership Conference 2022

The Women in EMS and Fire Services Leadership Conference 2022 will be held on 5 and 6 May 2022 at the Radisson Blu Waterfront  Hotel in Cape Town. The Women in EMS and Fire Services Leadership Conference 2022 themed ‘Committed to Change’ aims to provide a proactive network that supports, mentors and educates current and future women in the fire and emergency medical services. The event is dedicated to improving the EMS and fire service through the involvement and success of women. It provides networking and communications for EMS and fire servicewomen; it also provides resources on women’s Issues for emergency and fire service leaders.
 
The topics include:

• How to achieve and sustain long-term success at work and home by Dr Robyn Holgate, Chief Medical Officer, ER24
• The future: the environment, technologies and society by Melany Duthie-Surtie, general manager, Working on Fire Western Cape
• Developing the next generation of leaders by Melene Rossouw, founder, Women Lead Movement/Obama Leader Africa
• Leadership and succession planning for the next generation by Juanita Vorster, founder/strategist/author, At That Point
• One bad day: a proactive mind-set by Major Ababalwe Geca, officer in charge of Military Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting School, South African Air Force (SANDF)
• Building resilience and wellbeing by Renay Sewpersad, executive director, Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa
• Leadership from the bottom up! by Charlotte Pillay, performance manager, Netcare
• Gender pay gap, glass ceiling and sticky floors by Monique Venter, senior lecturer, Netcare FECC
• Leading authentically by Thato Belang, authenticity coach
• You’re braver than you believe; stronger than you seem and smarter than you think - From 1-10 with Winnie the Pooh by Carol-Ann Benn, specialist surgeon/head, Netcare Breast Care Centre/ Helen Joseph Hospital
• Empowering teams by Kylie Paul, crew leader and divisional/group supervisor, Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS)
• Leadership through turbulent times by Antoinette Jini, general manager, Working on Fire Free State
• Communicating with presence and influence by Claire Lotter, CEO, Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS)
• Intoxicated leadership: thinking strategically vs reacting emotionally by Jill Fortuin-Abrahams, executive director: Drowning Prevention Services, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)
• Coaching and mentoring by Phoenix Bean, senior search and rescue (SAR) flight paramedic, United Arab Emirates
• The power of mind-set, energies and manifestation-cognitive neuroscience by Alisha Chatrooghoon, GIS reporting and data analyst, Working on Fire KZN

 
Download the brochure: PDF
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For more information email info@eminencecorporatesolutions.co.za or visit https://womeninemsandfireservicesleadershipconference.co.za.

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