- Maximum brand visibility with your logo on all stages, event marketing materials, and branding throughout the Sandton Convention Centre — including registration counters
- Custom 24m² expo stand space — fully designed and built to your own specifications for maximum brand impact
- Badge scanner to capture every lead who visits your stand
- Two 45-minute Ballroom speaking sessions in front of 150+ attendees — every session attendee’s badge is scanned and the full delegate list shared with you within 24 hours
- 1,000 complimentary entry tickets (valued at R2,500 ex VAT each) to invite your clients, prospects and team
- Two whitepaper CTAs distributed via the CHRO SA newsletter
- Six press releases and two thought leadership articles published on CHRO.co.za
- Company profile and full-page advert in the official event guide
- Dedicated partner page and listing on HR-Indaba.co.za
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Africa's Biggest HR
Conference and Expo
In proud partnership with
WHERE
TALENT moveS
Africa's Biggest HR
Conference and Expo
HR Indaba
2026
20 October
Sandton Convention Centre
Join the 3,000+ top HR leaders at Africa’s premier HR gathering, which remains the definitive authority on what’s next… where you will challenge ideas, sharpen strategy, and tackle what’s next, from leadership evolution to navigating the AI-talent shift. Since 2018, the HR Indaba has been championed by the continent's most trusted industry experts as the birthplace of serious HR strategy. Only 2,500 free tickets are available, and every single year, demand heavily outweighs access. If you pride yourself on being a forward-thinking HR leader, this is where your strategy belongs.
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INDABA HIGHLIGHTS
"The biggest highlight I think is the energy in the room. It's great to have so many HR professionals all together. The stories, the insights, and inspirational. I think for me there's a lot of things that resonate with us, our strategy, and where we're living. So, I think it's validation."
Shamenthree Naidoo
Merensky Timber
"I found the conference to be a great opportunity to benchmark what organizations are doing well, identify opportunities for improvement, and consider a futuristic approach to business and HR."
Fatima Nathie
KFC
"What excites me the most about the future at HR is that we can be anything, that we can be changemakers, changeshapers. I think finally organizations and the world is ready for kindness, for empathy—all of these are characteristics that we have in abundance as an HR community."
Bertina Engelbrecht
CEO at Clicks
"It's just one of those unmissable events that if you're not here, you're missing out. It is kind of the who's who of HR in South Africa. I don't think I've ever been to a conference that's this energetic and busy... the willingness to reach out and talk is the highlight here."
Caroline van de Merwe
Co-founder at Jem
""HR on steroids," it offers valuable nuggets of information in a single day that could never be replicated in a classroom setting."
Norah Sehunge
Executive Head: Human Capital at Santam
"In a generation where AI is sort of at the forefront of every conversation... have forums like this to network, to be inquisitive, to be curious, to unlearn, to be able to learn for a future that sometimes seems volatile."
Bryan Habana
COO at Paynow
"Step into the future of HR where we stand at the cutting edge of AI, new technology, and innovation. By joining our fraternity at the HR Indaba, we can share our common challenges and people practices to make a massive difference together"
Sana-Ullah
CHRO at Sanlam
"It's definitely just a great experience and great exposure as well, and just to connect and network with individuals and hear from subject matter experts."
Claudia Sefatsa
Head of HR
"I would encourage HR professionals to attend the HR Indaba2026. It's a huge opportunity to learn from others... to find out about innovations that are happening around us not only in our industry but in other industries as well"
S'ne Magagula
CPO at Tiger Brands
