These keynote speakers are actively promoting the natural and organic way of life in the world! We honour and thank them for their time and contribution to the Natural and Organic Products Exhibition and Conference 2005.

Please visit this page in the near future to see who'll be featured as keynote speakers for 2006!


Natural and Organic Keynote Speakers for 2005


Jody Scheckter

Now living in Britain, Scheckter was born in South Africa and, at the age of 22, earned a place in the cockpit of a Works McLaren F1 car. He later joined Ferrari and became World Champion. Quick, shrewd and blessed with a dry sense of humour, he wasone of the most popular drivers of his time.

What is little known about Scheckter is his passion for chemical-free beef and dairy. As one of the top five organic beef and dairy farmers in Britain, he will give his unique perspective on fast tracking South Africa to meet the European organic industry boom.

Sean Summers CEO Pick 'n Pay, South Africa

Sean Summers joined Pick 'n Pay in 1974 as a trainee manager and gained experience as a Supermarket Store Manager and Buyer before joining the Hypermarket team in 1979. In 1985, he was part of the opening team for the Hypermarket established in Australia. On his return to South Africa he was appointed to the position of Group Food Merchandise Director in 1988. When Pick 'n Pay was restructured in 1995, Sean was promoted to Managing Director of the Retail Division with the task of taking Pick 'n Pay's core retail business into the future. He was instrumental in the launch of Vuselela, a structured rebirth of the Company, which continues to have a major impact on the Company's financial performance. In July 1998, Sean was appointed Group Managing Director for the Company and in April 1999, as CEO, taking the reins from Chairman Raymond Ackerman.

Chantell Ilbury

Chantell Ilbury is one of South Africa’s leading scenario strategists and facilitators, working both locally and internationally. She specialises in managing strategic conversation; and believes passionately in the power of scenario thinking as the most operative form of business strategy in the new economy. She holds a BSc in Chemistry, a post-graduate Higher Diploma in Education and an Executive MBA from the University of Cape Town; and has also studied strategic negotiation at Harvard Business School in Boston. Together with Clem Sunter she is co-author of the best-selling book The Mind of a Fox – Scenario Planning in Action, which is in its 15th print. They have completed their second book – Games Foxes Play – Planning for Extraordinary Times – which is now available at all leading bookstores.

Chantell will be doing a brief presentation at the Opening Ceremony (13 October 2005) and then will be participating in the HPA’s Planning for Extraordinary Times, 14 October 2005; 08:00 – 11:00. For more information, please contact Deirdre Allen 011 789 4464 or

Dr Thierry Hertoghe

One of the leading professional advocates of anti-aging medicine  and a world expert on natural hormones. He has an anti-aging practice in Brussels and is a member of the European Academy of Quality of life and Longevity Medicine. He is assisting in the curriculum for the world’s first post-graduate course for physicians to graduate in anti-aging. Dr Hertoghe believes that people are aging unnecessarily and this is based on 35 years of scientific studies. His recent book ‘The Hormone Solution: Stay younger longer with Natural Hormone and Nutrition Therapies offers a program to counter memory loss, weight gain, wrinkles, shrinking muscle mass, impotence, hair loss and a host of other signs and symptoms of aging. He uses safe, low dose natural hormones in conjunction with a health diet, vitamins and minerals – to help people maintain physical, mental and emotional health and restore their bodies to a state that’s three to twelve years younger than their actual age.