Women in African air transport event

1. OPENING
June Crawford
CEO
BARSA

2. Welcome
• Air Transport
Industry
• Media
• Panel member
introduction

3. AGENDA
09.45 Report: A bright future?
Africa, air transport, technology and empowerment for women
Natasha Georgiev, Director Marketing Middle East, Africa & India, SITA
10.00 Panel session to explore the subject with our panellists:
Andile Mtetwa, Head of Safety, Fly Blue Crane
Glynis Bezuidenhout, Business Development & CIO, Mango Airlines
June Crawford, CEO, BARSA
Q&A moderated by Natasha Georgiev, Director Marketing Middle East, Africa & India,
SITA
10.40 Coffee break

4. AGENDA
11.10 Panel session: ‘The personal perspective – women in the air transport industry’
Zukisa Ramasia, SAA General Manager, Operations
Astrid Warren, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, SITA
Refentse Shinners, Group Executive: Corporate Affairs, Airports Company South Africa
Q&A moderated by Amber Harrison, Director CSR, SITA
12.05 Introducing the SITA Air Transport Community Foundation
Amber Harrison, Director CSR, SITA
Peter Bezuidenhoudt, Director of the Development & Fundraising Office, Wits
12.25 Closing
June Crawford, CEO, BARSA
12.35 Seated lunch

5. PURPOSE AND AIM
• Encourage debate
• Conversations

6. GENDER NEUTRAL COMPANIES
• Create level playing fields
• Quotas?
• We need to take action

7. HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE WE ADD
• McKinsey Report March 2015
• More Women Leaders = More Profits for
Companies

8. DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT POINTS
OF VIEW
• Sound business decisions
• Companies need policies to ensure a
pipeline of qualified women candidates

9. Pre-event survey
• We asked you to give us your feedback on a few
questions before this event
• Thanks to everyone who participated
• Gives us a snapshot of some important areas
we’ll explore further today
– Let’s take a look at some of the results

10. What do you think are the most important
attributes of successful women?
Plus … A supporting organisational structure

11. What are the important aspects of companies
that help women to be successful?
A woman / women in a senior leadership (CXO / board) position
A women / women holding senior management positions
Fair treatment of women and men throughout the business
Equal opportunities for women and men
Equal salary
Equal development and training program initiatives
Equal promotion opportunities
Specific programs to encourage women's development
Mentoring opportunities for women
A method of identifying women with high potential and
developing them
A government or other initiative to support the
development of women in senior roles

12. What one thing would you like to see
companies do to support women?
• Apply practical gender equity programmes
• Fair treatment of individuals regardless of gender
• Encourage, trust and support women when it comes to decision making
• Empowerment of women in male dominated industries
• Equal salaries
• Highlight the importance of women within business
• Equality

13. What do you think the challenges and opportunities are
for women in the air transport industry?
Company / government quotas for women
The increasing use of technology in organisations
The presence of successful women in the air
transport industry
The number of young women learning business
subjects at university
The number of young women learning STEM
(science / technology /maths/engineering) subjects
Access to training / opportunities online

14. Message from BARSA Chairman
Message to corporations:
“There’s a lot of work to be
done and it starts at the top”
Carla Da Silva
Chair BARSA, Regional Manager Africa and
Latin America of Air Mauritius