Ms Bertha Dlamini is well known to me as a professional and we have shared numerous business platforms/conferences. Being a moderator calls for very specific competencies which includes, but are not limited to, a good command of the language, the ability to address an audience in a professional manner, to guide a panel of experts to provide a conference/meeting/client with optimal value and to engage a diverse audience in a structured manner while keeping the focus on the topic at hand. To be able to do this calls for a broad business knowledge, understanding of the political, technology, social and economic landscape, extensive study of the topics at hand, assertiveness and the ability to facilitate difficult discussions. Furthermore, it is essential to effectively brief the panel members.
Ms Dlamini, has demonstrated her capability in this regard at numerous occasions. In addition to my past exposure to the competencies of Ms Dlamini as a moderator, in the very recent past I witnessed her capability as a moderator during the SALGA Energy Summit 2018 and the PowerGen & DISTRIBUTECH Africa 2018 conference. During these conferences she was the moderator of extremely complex panel discussions. She directed these discussions in an absolute professional manner, demonstrated her depth of knowledge in covering a very wide range of topics, while she ensured that the panel as well as the audience had the opportunity to effectively engage. Her ability to summarize the discussions as well as deliverables, and to map out the way forward, is of an outstanding standard.
I can recommend Ms Dlamini as a moderator without any reservations. She will add value and take any panel discussion or session where she is the moderator, to the level of excellence. 