2025 SPEAKER

Philippa Rodseth

Executive Director
Manufacturing Circle

“A leading advocate for sustainable development”

PHILIPPA RODSETH is an architect by profession, a banker by training and a manufacturing activist. Philippa became Executive Director of the Manufacturing Circle in 2015 to elevate the voice of manufacturing in South Africa. The Manufacturing Circle, a cross sectorial association, engages with key stakeholders to advocate for manufacturing as the engine of growth for our economy and highlight key priorities for the sector. In pursuit of these objectives, the Manufacturing Circle meets periodically with government ministers, heads of key state-owned entities, provincial and local government leaders; and other business sector leaders.