Malebu Makgalemela Mogohloane

Group Executive: ERM, Forensics and Insurance at Telkom

Speaker

Malebu Makgalemela Mogohloane is Group Executive: Enterprise Risk Management, Forensics and Insurance at Telkom, where she helps shape the Group’s approach to enterprise risk, resilience and strategic decision-making in an increasingly complex and interconnected operating environment.

With more than 26 years of professional experience, including nearly 17 years in telecommunications, Malebu is a recognised leader in risk management, governance and organisational transformation. Her outstanding work earned her the prestigious 2026 Risk Leader of the Year award, reflecting her exceptional leadership and contribution to risk management and serves as a Non-Executive Director of the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC).

Her work sits at the intersection of systemic risk, strategic foresight and business transformation, with a particular focus on how organisations can anticipate emerging risks, strengthen resilience and make better strategic decisions under uncertainty. At Telkom, she contributes to the organisation’s ability to navigate technological disruption, evolving risk landscapes and the demands of transformation within a rapidly changing digital economy.

Malebu holds an MPhil in Futures Studies from Stellenbosch University and is Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).

Bringing an African perspective to the global risk conversation, Malebu advocates for a more forward-looking approach to risk, one that moves beyond protection and compliance to recognise risk intelligence as an enabler of adaptation, resilience and sustainable strategic advantage.