Women in Sustainability Assembly (WiSA) is shifting women in sustainability from the sidelines to the absolute centre of corporate leadership. WISA spotlights women’s influence, impact and progressive leadership.
A Thinkerneur Sustainable Impact initiative*
About Wisa
WISA is a premier convergence of visionaries shaping a more sustainable future across business, policy, governance, technology and the environment.
We bring together the female executive minds designing, leading and turning sustainable ambition into corporate action.
Long-term, this is a growing platform for leadership, influence, pushing boundaries, visibility and impact, enabling long-lasting infrastructural change.
Our Mission & Pillars
WISA’s pillars define the outcomes required to move women from visibility into authority: impact, influence, leadership, pushing boundaries, visibility, and systemic and structural change.
Impact:
Centres women in the decisions, mandates and outcomes that define measurable sustainability progress.
Influence:
Builds the authority, voice and access needed for women leaders to shape boardroom, policy and market agendas.
Leadership:
Positions women as the executives, directors and agenda-setters leading sustainable corporate transformation.
Pushing Boundaries:
Challenges inherited limits and opens space for progressive ideas, new models, and decisive leadership.
Inclusion & Visibility:
Ensures women leaders are seen, heard, cited, and represented where sustainability priorities are defined. At the heart is Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).
Systemic & Structural Change:
Targets long-term change in the systems, institutions, and infrastructures that determine who gets to lead.
WISA recognises that women in sustainability are already trailblazers, our role is therefore to accelerate the shift from the "margins" of leadership, to its absolute “front and centre”. The pillars are not just strategic levers to guide the WISA mission, they also represent the immense operational power commanded by women, using them to navigate the complex corporate systems.
Upcoming Event
Aligning South African corporate leadership with the global sustainability agenda.
Operating at the intersection of local economic transformation and global sustainable development, WISA takes its place on the international stage. WISA connects Africa’s premier female executive minds with the macro-economic policies shaping our global future.
8 March 2027
Johannesburg, South Africa
Featured Speakers
Andra Nel
People, Culture and Purpose Director, KFC Africa
Ronell Govender
Global Sustainability Business Partner, Naspers-Prosus
Nthabiseng Chapeshamano
Senior Reputation & Corporate Affairs Manager
Masibonge Mkhize
Corporate Affairs & Communications, Reckitt SA/SADC
Monalisa Zwambila
Founder, Femio Where Women Count
Leanne Kiezer
Head of Public Affairs SA, Head of Regulatory Affairs SSA - Danone Southern Africa
Programme
The WISA Executive Experience is a two-part journey designed to elevate African women to the forefront of global sustainability:
March 7, 2027
A pre-assembly, intimate, exclusive, invite-only connect and celebratory evening for the executive leaders in sustainability. Attendees will include partners, allies and media.
March 8, 2027
Women in Sustainability Assembly '27
WiSA Executive Assembly 2027: On International Women’s Day, visionary women take centre stage to showcase their leadership and impact to inspire the room, aligning South African corporate leadership with the global sustainability agenda.
Sponsorship
Partner with WiSA
Align your organisation with a visible platform for women-led sustainability leadership, practical dialogue, and long-term impact.
Our Impact Arm
WiSA Impact
A long-term impact platform focused on measurable visibility, leadership authority and structural progress for women in sustainability.
Contact
For event enquiries, sponsorship opportunities, or general information, please get in touch.