Organisational Development

Conference 2025

Cape Town

Navigating Complexity, Leading Transformation

13-14 August 2025 | Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers

Creating Human-centred, Future Ready Organisations

Navigating Complexity, Leading Transformation

In an era of relentless disruption, organisational development (OD) professionals are being called on to lead with agility, redesign workplace systems, and drive sustainable transformation. From AI and hybrid work to workforce resilience and leadership succession, the demands on OD are growing.

The KR Organisational Development Conference Cape Town 2025 is your opportunity to engage deeply with these realities. Over two days, you’ll join leading OD experts, psychologists, and transformation strategists to explore evidence-based solutions to today’s most pressing organisational challenges.

Expect a highly focused agenda covering:

  • Leadership evolution in the face of AI, complexity, and shifting workforce models.
  • Cultural transformation, adaptability, and psychological safety in fast-changing environments.
  • OD’s role in structural redesign, hybrid leadership, and enterprise-wide agility.
  • Case studies on large-scale change initiatives, mergers, and inclusion strategies.
  • Practical tools for designing high-performance, human-centred organisations.

Whether your focus is systems thinking, behavioural change, or enterprise transformation, this conference is built to strengthen your strategic impact.

Redefining Organisational Success

Why You Can’t Afford to Miss This Event

Stay relevant in a changing OD landscape
Explore how global and South African organisations are reshaping leadership, culture, and strategy in response to uncertainty and digital acceleration.

Gain practical tools to turn insight into action
Close the gap between strategy and execution. Learn how to apply change models, align leadership and culture, and make transformation efforts stick.

Engage with the future of work
Discover how AI, automation, and hybrid work are transforming OD—and how you can lead this transition with confidence, clarity, and ethics.

Learn from transformation in action
Hear real stories of cultural integration, leadership renewal, and strategic redesign from those who’ve led successful change across sectors.

Reignite engagement and inclusion
With just 29% of South African employees reporting workplace engagement (Gallup, 2024), you’ll explore new strategies for purpose-driven leadership, DEI integration, and sustained team commitment.

Connect with leading OD minds and build your peer network
Engage with senior OD professionals, HR strategists, and behavioural experts through interactive sessions and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration and long-term professional relationships.

Leave with practical strategies, fresh thinking, and new knowledge to apply immediately.

Organisational Development Conference Cape Town 2025

Who Should Attend?

The Organisational Development Conference 2025 is designed for forward-thinking professionals and leaders who are passionate about building stronger, more agile, and inclusive organisations:

  • Organisational Leaders: Including Heads and Managers of Organisational Development, Design, and Effectiveness, Transformation and Change Management, and Organisation Development Advisors and Consultants.
  • HR Professionals: HR Directors, Heads of HR, HR Managers, and Business Partners, along with Heads and Managers of Learning and Development, Learning and Development Advisors, Consultants, Leadership Development Managers, and Business Partners.
  • Talent Management Experts: Heads and Managers of Talent Management, Talent Development Specialists, and Consultants.

Conference Highlights…

Keynotes by Industry Leaders

Hear directly from thought leaders who are at the forefront of shaping the future of organisational development. These keynotes are designed to inspire and challenge traditional thinking, offering new perspectives on navigating complex organisational landscapes.

Panel Discussions & Real-World Case Studies

Gain practical insights from experts who have successfully implemented agile strategies and driven meaningful cultural change. These sessions will provide you with actionable strategies and an understanding of the tools needed to enhance your organisation’s responsiveness to market shifts.

Explore Cutting-Edge Platforms and Solutions

Discover the latest platforms and solutions that can help your organisation stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment. From technological innovations to new management methodologies, explore how these tools can streamline operations and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Navigating Complexity, Leading Transformation

Below is a summary of the topics across the two day agenda

  • 1
    Redefining Organisational Success: Agility, Resilience and Inclusion
  • 2
    Cultivating Leadership Competencies for Dynamic Environments
  • 3
    From Silos to Synergy: Aligning Strategy, People and Structure for Success
  • 4
    Transitions: The Role of Coaching in Smoothing Organisational Change
  • 5
    A Practical Approach to Stakeholder Management and its Critical Contribution to Enabling Organisational Development and Programme Success
  • 6
    Resilience in the Workforce – Preparing for Future Disruptions
  • 7
    Case Study: Change on Steroids – A Media24 Transformation Story
  • 8

    The role of change management in cultural alignment

  • 9
    A New Paradigm of Organisational Development: The Role of Technology
  • 10
    Generative AI and Organisational Development
  • 11
    Fit-for-purpose by design: A case study exploring how one of our clients is using science and AI to replace static structures with real-time role clarity and impact
  • 1
    Advanced Strategies for Improving Employee Experience as a Catalyst for Organisational Success
  • 2
    Insight and Practical Levers for OD Practitioners Navigating Disengagement in Economically Constrained Environments
  • 3
    Designing Career Pathways for a Global Workforce – Driving Alignment and Growth in Fintech
  • 4
    From DEI Goals to Lasting Change: Embedding Inclusion into Workplace Culture
  • 5
    Making the EVP Real: Where Employer Brand Meets Organisational Design
  • 6
    Building High-Performance Hybrid and Online Teams
  • 7
    Agile by Design: Structuring Organisations for Adaptability and Growth
  • 8
    The Culture-Engagement Connection: Building Workplaces Where People Thrive
  • 9
    Transitions: The Role of Coaching in Smoothing Organisational Change
  • 10
    Round Table Discussion: Challenges for Today and Tomorrow – Insights for OD Practitioners

VENUE

Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers

When choosing your accommodation in Cape Town, there is a lot to consider. The Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers not only features modern design and world-class service, but its elegant finishing touches will also be the cherry on top of your stay. With many dining options, including our in-house Tower Restaurant where you can enjoy fine dining and halal certified kitchen, you will never go to bed hungry. If you want to relax, you are not only able to enjoy our fitness facilities, but also one of the best spas available in Cape Town resorts. Have a drink and work on that tan in our rooftop pool and bar or just enjoy the views while cooling off with a refreshing swim. Our hotel guests can access Canal Walk shopping centre via our exclusive bridge or travel further afield and discover Cape Town’s main sights.

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Partner with us

Sponsorship & Exhibition options available!

For over a decade, KR has curated this premier event, attracting OD leaders who are influential decision-makers. Elevate your brand and establish robust business relationships, lead generation and a thriving pipeline through our sponsorship opportunities.

Benefits of becoming a partner:

  • Engage directly with current and potential business partners.
  • Forge significant connections, generate leads, and close sales.
  • Showcase your most recent product and service innovations.
  • Feature your executives through speaking opportunities that solidify your market position.
  • Access an elite networking platform with top HR decision-makers.
  • Demonstrate your products’ and solutions’ practical applications within our inventive conference agenda.
  • Select from a variety of sponsorship packages to fit any budget.

NOTE

This conference is not a large tradeshow. It is purposefully designed for networking, sharing, and learning. Therefore, sponsorship and exhibition spaces are selectively available.

For more information on our varied packages, please contact Charmaine Shangase at charmaine@knowres.co.za.