HR Breakfast Forum 2026
The Intersection of AI, HR, IT & Operations
Thank you to the leaders, executives and practitioners who joined us for a strategic conversation on human performance, productivity and sustainable execution in the digital age.
Hosted by Promote Balance · Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg
Key Themes Explored
The strategic conversations shaping the future of human performance in the digital age.
AI & the Future of Work
How emerging AI is reshaping roles, capability requirements and the operating models organisations need.
Human Performance in Digital Environments
Designing for sustainable productivity in a workplace mediated by always-on tools and continuous notifications.
Cognitive Load & Sustainable Productivity
The hidden costs of constant connectivity and what leaders can do to protect focus and energy.
Leadership in Always-On Workplaces
Modelling boundaries, presence and clarity when the work never visibly stops.
HR, IT & Operational Alignment
What HR, IT and operations must co-own to sustain human performance across the enterprise.
Work Design & Organisational Sustainability
Re-architecting work — not just tools — so that performance and wellbeing reinforce each other.
The Augmented Workforce
Human + machine collaboration as the new baseline for executive decision-making and team output.
Speakers & Voices
A line-up of HR, business and technology leaders who shaped the conversation on productive, resilient teams.
Rakesh Dighe
CEO & Co-founder, TECHFACTORIAL
Shailendra Senzere
MD & Founder, Promote Balance
Francois Doman
Consultant Industrial Psychologist, H2R
Mmamoko Lamola
Group HR Manager, Cure Day Hospital
Abelphard Murimbika
MD & Founder, Citiblu
Mosima Kgaswane
Operations Director, CRC Industries SA
Dr Barbara Johnson
Specialist in Performance and Behaviour, Leadership Dimensions
Moments from the Day
Keynotes, networking and the conversations that defined HR Breakfast Forum 2026.
What We Covered
The 2026 programme — strategic sessions across the morning.
Registration, Welcome Refreshments & Networking
Arrive, settle in, and connect with fellow leaders over a full breakfast spread.
Opening Remarks | Welcome & Introductions
Setting the tone — why human performance is the next competitive advantage in digital organisations.
Keynote Address — Rakesh Dighe
Productivity in Always-On, Tech-Enabled Environments: harnessing the digital workplace for sustainable performance.
Spotlight Session — Shailendra Senzere
Cognitive Load, Decision Fatigue & Burnout Risk — the hidden costs of constant connectivity.
Refreshment Break & Networking
A well-deserved pause — reconnect, reflect and recharge before the next sessions.
Job Design in the Age of AI — Francois Doman
How AI is reshaping job design, workflows, role expectations, and the capabilities organisations will need going forward.
Panel Discussion: HR & IT in Partnership
What HR and IT must co-own to sustain performance — an honest conversation across both functions. With Mmamoko Lamola, Abelphard Murimbika and Mosima Kgaswane.
Key Takeaways & Future Collaboration — Dr Barbara Johnson
Synthesising the morning’s insights and mapping the commitments we each carry forward.
Talent Platform Showcase & Closing Remarks
An introduction to solutions supporting your people strategy, followed by words of gratitude.
Lunch
Enjoy lunch and continue the conversations started this morning. Thank you for being here.
About the HR Breakfast Forum
The HR Breakfast Forum is a curated executive gathering hosted by Promote Balance focused on the intersection of people, performance, leadership and sustainable work in the digital age.
The forum brings together decision-makers across HR, IT, operations and leadership to engage in strategic conversations shaping the future of work.
This annual gathering is designed to foster
The Conversation Continues
The 2026 forum has concluded — but the leadership conversation around people, performance and the digital age is ongoing.
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