EVENTS & ENGAGEMENTS
Appearances & Events
Speaking engagements, media appearances, and public events will be listed here as confirmed.
UPCOMING
Digital Book Launch
Official Launch — Seeing Through the Storm
ONLINE · VIA ZOOM · DATE & TIME: TO BE CONFIRMED
Join Dr. Olive Shisana for the official launch of Seeing Through the Storm — a live virtual event celebrating the publication of her memoir. Registration details will be announced shortly.
For speaking enquiries, podcast appearances, or media requests, please contact Dr. Shisana's office.
SELECTED SPEECHES
Recent & Past Engagements
Keynote Address – Stellenbosch University Summer School
February 2026 · Stellenbosch University, Western Cape · Topic: Financing health for equitable and inclusive health management in the context of South Africa's NHI.
Farewell Tribute Address – M&G Critical Thinking Forum (UNFPA / UN South Africa)
9 May 2025 · Topic: Feminist governance and public health leadership; lessons from six and a half years in the Presidency advising President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Closing Remarks – International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025)
Late 2025 · Africa CDC Platform · "Health is not charity, it is sovereignty." Emphasised Africa's need for strong health security and continental self-reliance.
Co-Chair, 21st International AIDS Conference
Durban, South Africa — co-chaired alongside the President of the International AIDS Society, Johns Hopkins University.
Launch, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Pretoria — as Founding Chair of the institution.
Presenter, BRICS Think Tank Council Summit
Fortaleza, Brazil — representing South Africa as BRICS Think Tank Council Chair.
Dr. Shisana on a panel with Rt. Hon. Helen Clark at the World Health Summit, Berlin · October 2024
With Charlize Theron, Michel Sidibé, President Ramaphosa & UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon · AIDS 2016, Durban
Presenting the BRICS Think Tank Strategy, Fortaleza, Brazil · 2014
