Muhammad is a Senior Associate at PwC’s Actuarial, Risk, and Quants (ARQ) team in Cape Town, where he joined the team after completing his Honours degree at UCT in Actuarial Science.

He has been an ASABA member since 2018, as well as a part of the SAADP programme for three of his years at university. Muhammad is academically qualified, having completed his Fellowship exam in General Insurance in 2020 whilst also being due to transfer to the CERA designation in 2022.

Outside of his billable work, Muhammad is passionate about making a difference in the workplace and having a tangible impact. To this effect, he involves himself in various subcommittees at PwC, including Recruitment, Vac Work, the Employment Equity (EE) Forum and Student & Associate matters.

By doing so, he is able to play an active role in contributing to the development of the younger generation of aspiring actuaries, building relationships with various universities, involving himself in ASSA-related matters when handling student admin, and helping to foster a diverse and inclusive culture within his workplace.

Idelia is a Partner at EY based in Johannesburg and leads the Africa Actuarial practice across five locations. She is an experienced actuary (FIA, CERA) with technical expertise ranging from Life Reserving, Risk Capital Modelling, Enterprise Risk Management, Capital Management and Optimisation, and Risk Governance.

She started her career off in continental Europe where she worked in consulting and within the industry. She has been back on home ground since 2018. She currently chairs the Actuarial Society of South Africa's ERM Committee and is a member of the SAM Phase II Sub-Committee, and she is an active member of the actuarial profession through working group initiatives. She has been part of the AWC since 2018, and prior to becoming Chair she was leading the Mentorship sub-committee.

She believes strongly in fairness and equal opportunity, and as such she is passionate about driving transformation and diversity in the actuarial profession. As a result of her own healing and growth journey, she is also invested in addressing gender bias and discrimination in the workplace and empowering women in order to unlock their potential.

Tsietsi Ngobese is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wesolve4x (Pty) Ltd. He currently serves as the Chairman of Wesolve4x Foundation and a passionate climate activist. His entrepreneurial career began in 2002 as a street vendor, selling sweets at school from grade 2-12, and fruits and vegetables using a wheel barrow from house to house.

He holds a BSc degree in Actuarial science from the University of the Free State.

Luvhone is an Actuarial analyst at Old Mutual Insure corporate actuarial team, where she joined after completing her undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science at the University of Johannesburg.

Driven by her passion for inspiring positive change, Luvhone has co-founded various initiatives aimed at empowering and uplifting others.

In 2020,she co-founded Rising Females in STEM, where she currently serves as the executive director, creating a supportive network for young women pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

In 2021, she played a vital role as the deputy chairperson of the ASABA UJ chapter that she co-founded, dedicated to promoting the representation of South Africa's diverse demographics within the actuarial profession.

Sharon Tshishonge is a data scientist at FNB with an undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Johannesburg. In 2021 she served as the event coordinator for the ASABA University of Johannesburg chapter, followed by the role of president in 2022.

Kwezana recently joined Discovery Bank as the Chief of Staff to the CEO. She started at the Research and Development lab for Health Products at Discovery and became the Executive Associate to the CEO of Discovery Insure. Her main focus has been on strategic projects within Discovery.

Panashe is an academically qualified Assistant Manager at EY located in Johannesburg. He has worked across a range of local and global clients with focus on Non-life reserving, Regulatory standards (SAM) and IFRS 17 model validation and implementation. Within his role at EY he has performed actuarial consulting, HAF and audit related work.

Panashe has always strived to set an example for other black South Africans and create a more diverse actuarial profession. He is a firm believer that through different experiences and viewpoints you can find new solutions to the world's existing problems. He aims to change this world for the better.

When not working, Panashe enjoys wine tasting, hiking, video games and socialising with friends.

Wavhudi Netshikweta is an Actuarial science graduate from the University of Johannesburg.

Victor is an actuarial manager (FASSA) in Discovery Insure's personal lines pricing department. He joined Discovery Insure through the Adrian Gore Fellowship Award (AGFA) programme in 2020 after obtaining his BBusSci. in Actuarial Science (with Distinction) from the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Since joining Discovery Insure, he has worked across all pricing functions at Discovery Insure and currently leads the technical pricing stream. Victor is passionate about mentoring aspiring actuaries and helping liberate the best in others.

He served as the Academic Representative and Head Tutor on the House Committee of his residence (College House) at UCT and later as the Sub-warden for Mentorship and House Committee Oversight. At Discovery, he co-developed and co-implemented the Adrian Gore Mentorship Programme to encourage the success of African Black and Coloured actuarial professionals in South Africa; he currently leads the programme's academic support stream.