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R 11,999 Excl vat (per delegate) In-Person.
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Overview
Overview
Stakeholder trust is becoming harder to earn and easier to lose. Communities, employees, regulators, investors, customers and social partners are no longer satisfied with one-way updates, symbolic consultation or engagement processes that disappear into reports without visible action.
Stakeholder Trust & Engagement 2026 is designed for professionals who need to move beyond consultation fatigue and build engagement that is credible, inclusive, measurable and connected to real decisions. Current research shows that stakeholder engagement is no longer just a communication activity. It is now closely linked to governance, risk management, due diligence, decision-making, disclosure and remedy.
This event will help delegates rethink stakeholder engagement as a strategic trust-building capability, not a compliance exercise. It will address the issues that weaken stakeholder confidence, including poor mapping, tokenistic consultation, weak feedback loops, digital exclusion, low trust, unresolved grievances and measurement that counts activity instead of impact.
Key issues to be discussed include:
By attending, delegates will learn how to:
- Move from consultation fatigue to credible, decision-relevant engagement.
- Map stakeholders, affected groups and rightsholders more accurately.
- Build trust through clearer feedback loops and visible follow-through.
- Strengthen social licence by responding to concerns before they escalate.
- Improve ESG credibility by connecting stakeholder voice to materiality and reporting.
- Design engagement processes that are inclusive, accessible and culturally appropriate.
- Develop grievance and remedy approaches that are fair, trusted and practical.
- Measure engagement quality, not just the number of meetings, surveys or reports.
Key Benefits of Attending
1. Reduce Stakeholder Risk Before It Escalates
2. Build More Credible Engagement Processes
3. Strengthen Social Licence and Trust
4. Improve ESG and Sustainability Credibility
5. Measure What Really Matters
6. Learn from Real-World Practice
Through case studies and practical discussion, delegates will hear how organisations manage complex stakeholder environments where trust, community expectations, regulation, ESG pressure and public scrutiny collide.
Attend Stakeholder Trust & Engagement 2026 if your organisation cannot afford to lose trust, delay projects, weaken ESG credibility or continue running engagement processes that stakeholders no longer believe in.
Who Should Attend?
This conference is ideal for:
- Stakeholder Engagement Managers and Directors
- Community Engagement and Community Relations Managers
- Public Participation Practitioners
- Corporate Affairs and Public Affairs Professionals
- Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Managers
- ESG, Sustainability and Social Impact Leaders
- CSI and Social Performance Managers
- Communication, PR and Reputation Management Professionals
- Risk, Compliance, Legal and Governance Teams
- Project, Infrastructure and Programme Managers
- Change Management and Transformation Leaders
- Municipal, SOE and Public Sector Engagement Teams
- Customer, Employee and Citizen Experience Professionals
- Executives responsible for stakeholder trust, social licence, reputation or public-facing risk