CCE WOMEN'S CHAPTER · QUARTERLY GATHERING

The Whole Leader

Life strategy for women in technology leadership

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DATE

Thursday, 13 November 2026

TIME

12:00 – 16:00

LOCATION

Cape Town · Venue TBC

FORMAT

Invitation-only · By personal invitation

CAPACITY

Up to 20 delegates

ABOUT THIS SESSION

The life behind the leadership role.

This is the second gathering of the CCE Women's Chapter — and the first to go beyond professional strategy into something more personal. Senior women in technology are skilled at leading organisations. Fewer of us have had the space, the framework, or the right people in the room to apply that same rigour to our own lives.

The Whole Leader is a four-hour working session built around the Personal Strategy Map framework — a structured approach to clarifying purpose, vision, values, and priorities across the three pillars that matter most: relationships, self, and work and contribution.

Guests come having done some pre-work. The session is facilitated, not presented. Every woman in the room leaves with a personal strategy map she has actually built — not a notebook full of someone else's ideas.

WHO ATTENDS

Senior women in technology, personally invited.

Every delegate is personally invited by the CCE team. There is no open registration. This is not a conference, a panel, or a networking event — it is a working session for women who are already leading and want to lead their whole lives with the same intention.

Guests are drawn from the CCE Women's Chapter community and from the broader senior IT professional network. If you were at Connected & Seen in August, you are part of this community. If you weren't, and you think you belong in the room — reach out.

THE PROGRAMME

Thursday 13 November 2026 · 12:00 – 16:00

11:30

Arrival

Guests arrive and connect over refreshments

12:00

Welcome & session open

Programme overview and session introduction

12:20

Session one — values sprint & self pillar

Values identification across three life areas. Structured exploration of the Self pillar — who you are aspiring to be, what you need to invest in, and how you want to live your best life.

13:45

Break

20-minute break. Refreshments provided.

14:15

Session two — relationships pillar

Structured exploration of the Relationships pillar — significant relationships, how you show up in them, and what you want to create.

15:15

Putting it all together

Pulling all threads into a personal strategy story and a 3-6-9-12 month action plan.

15:45

Close & amplification round

Every woman in the room gets 60 seconds to share what she needs — and the room shows up for her.

16:00

Open networking

Chatham House rules apply throughout. What is said in the room stays in the room.

Timings are indicative and may shift slightly on the day. Venue TBC — confirmed guests will be notified.

YOUR FACILITATOR

Brought to you in collaboration with Nirvani Dhevcharran.

Nirvani Dhevcharran

Nirvani Dhevcharran

CTO: PLATFORMS & OPERATIONS · TFG INFOTEC

Nirvani spoke at Connected & Seen in August 2026 on owning your seat — pay, power, and assertiveness in male-dominant industries. The response from the room was unanimous: we want to go deeper. The Whole Leader is the follow-through. Nirvani brings the Personal Strategy Map framework and co-facilitates the session. Her approach is direct, experience-led, and built for women who are done with generic advice.

Vineshia Petersen

Vineshia Petersen

FOUNDER · CONNECTIVE AFRICA

Vineshia built CCE from original research into where the access gap for women in African technology leadership actually lives. She designed the Women's Chapter, produced Connected & Seen, and co-facilitates The Whole Leader. With 15+ years of B2B event production experience across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond — she builds rooms that do something.

Open to all who are invited. Never a barrier to attend.

This session is not yet commercially sponsored and runs on an optional contribution basis. No one is turned away for not contributing — the invitation stands regardless. Contribution details are available on request.

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REQUEST AN INVITATION

Tell us about yourself.

Every guest is personally reviewed before an invitation is confirmed. Tell us who you are and we will be in touch within a few days.

Contribution details available on request. No payment required to attend.

"The room that stays with you."

CCE WOMEN'S CHAPTER