About the Speakers
Dr Tebogo Makube is the acting Deputy Director General in the Sectors branch at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic). He is chairperson of the TIPS board, board member of Proudly South African, and he has held various senior management positions in government. Dr Makube holds a PhD in Energy Studies and other qualifications in Law, Economic Policy and Energy Economics.
Dr Rod Crompton is the CEO of Crompton Consulting. He was previously a board member of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, was Deputy Director General at the Department of Minerals and Energy, worked at the Department of Trade and Industry and ran the Minerals and Energy Policy Centre. In the pre-democratic era he was the General Secretary of the Chemical Workers Industrial Union.
Dr Bruce Young is is an experienced chemical engineering and business development professional with a good understanding of the South African and global energy and petrochemical landscape. He has 30 years’ prior work experience at Sasol and retired from Sasol in April 2021. Prior to Sasol he was a chemical engineering academic at the University of the Witwatersrand for 5 years during which time he published over twenty publications in international peer refereed journals.
Tristan Hahn is the CEO of TH EcoVentures. He brings over 30 years of diverse technical and business expertise in the chemicals, refining, and energy industries. His interest and engagement with climate change began in the early 2000s, focusing on the carbon management of gas-to-liquid and coal-to-liquid facilities in both developed and developing countries, giving him real world experience of the practical challenges involved. With a background as a chemical engineer, Tristan’s early career centered on technology innovation, scale-up, and the execution of new technologies into first of a kind chemical facilities. Combined with extensive experience in business development and M&A, he offers a comprehensive perspective on carbon management, integrating both technical, economic and strategic considerations to drive sustainable solutions.
Pamela Mondliwa is the Head of Research and Information at the IDC, with expertise in industrial development, economic regulation, and competition policy. She has held key roles in government, academia, and consultancy, including as a Special Advisor at the Ministry of Finance. A research associate at the University of Johannesburg, she has published widely on economic policy and industrial development.