CESA
Young Professionals
Sustainability Imbizo - 2026
The YP Imbizo provides a unique and dynamic platform for built environment and engineering young professionals (YPs) in the public and private sectors to discuss pertinent issues relating to all aspects of delivery and maintenance of infrastructure and engineering projects.
It also seeks to establish and maintain structures for YPs to become role-models for school learners as well as providing coaching and mentoring opportunities for YPs from senior infrastructure professionals.
14th YP Imbizo 2026, 08h00 19 August 2026 – 15h30 20 August 2026
Venue: Premier Hotel, Midrand, Gauteng
Register at R2600 per person, excluding VAT (standard price),
The YP Imbizo is ECSA accredited for 2 CPD Points
YP Imbizo Objectives
The conference offers several benefits to Young Professionals through the following objectives:
- Empower Young Professionals with best leadership-experience embracing objectivity, community participation/activisms, professionalism, and promotion of engineering principles.
- Establish and maintain organisational structures for YPs to act as role models for school learners and for senior infrastructure/engineering to mentor YPs.
- Provide solutions to skills development and retention by public sector and private sector. Without engineering skills there will be no provision for water, housing, and road services but absolute poverty, inequality and unemployment will prevail.
- #SustainingTheFutureOfEngineering
YP Imbizo discussion topics:
- Sustaining the Future of Engineering
- Creating a Conducive Environment for Practitioners
- Engineering Leadership, Mentoring & Human Capital
- Ethics & Professionalism in the Future of Engineering
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Transformation & Capacity Building
- Procurement Strategies & Delivery Models
- Engineering, Innovation & Technology in Society
For more information please contact:
2025 YP Imbizo Sponsors
Gold AON
Gold KUFANIKIWA
Gold Zutari
Gold Cype
Gold CIDB
Gold BVi
2023 YP Imbizo Sponsors
Platinum Nicholas O’Dwyer
Gold AON
Silver AOS Engineers
BVI
Lubisi Consulting
2022 YP Imbizo Sponsors
Call For Abstracts or Topics
Call for Abstracts or Topics – 14th CESA Young Professionals Sustainability Imbizo
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The 2026 YP Imbizo Local Organising Committee (LOC) is excited to invite you to the 14th CESA Young Professionals Sustainability Imbizo, taking place 19–20 August 2026 at Premier Hotel Midrand.
Building on the insights from previous YP Imbizos, the bold advocacy of Young Professionals, and CESA’s continued call for sustainable, accountable, and technically sound infrastructure delivery, this year’s Imbizo places engineers and built environment young professionals at the heart of South Africa’s infrastructure renewal.
We invite Young Professionals from both the public and private sectors to submit a one-page abstract or propose a discussion topic that contributes to real, actionable solutions for the sector and the country.
Call for Topics:
We invite submissions on the following topics and sub-topics (but not limited to)
- Sustaining the Future of Engineering
- Creating a Conducive Environment for Practitioners
- Engineering Leadership, Mentoring & Human Capital
- Ethics & Professionalism in the Future of Engineering
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Transformation & Capacity Building
- Procurement Strategies & Delivery Models
- Engineering, Innovation & Technology in Society
If you are passionate about any of the topics above or one for your own addressing real issues facing the built environment and engineering professionals, we are looking forward to hearing from you.
Important Dates:
- Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Presenter notifications: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
- Attendance confirmation for accepted presenters: Wednesday, 8 July 2026
“No country or society today would succeed without the adoption of engineering at some level. Engineering and engineers have had an enormous impact on every aspect of our modern lives.”
We urge Young Professionals and/or their mentors to play their part by forwarding this valuable information to prospective Young Professionals (who can participate either as speakers or delegates). Delegate Registration: R2600 per person, excluding VAT.
All queries and topics/abstracts should be sent via email to: Godfrey Ramalisa at godfreyr@cesa.co.za. Past conferences: https://www.cesa.co.za/imbizo/
Presentations
Past Events
2020
- 20201016_CESA YP Imbizo_Session 2_DBSA Tshilidzi Ramanyimi
- 20201016_Virtual CESA YP Imbizo Session2_Agenda_16 October 2020_Building Relationships
- 20200929_YP Imbizo_YT Banda_Welcome and Introduction20200929_YP Imbizo_YT Banda_Welcome and Introduction
- 20200929_YP Imbizo_R Petersen_Tommorow leaders
- 20200929_CESA YP Imbizo_S Pillay_Future Leaders
2019
2018
2017
- Download the 2017 Programme
- Watch CE-tv featuring the 2017 YP Imbizo
- Download the 2017 Presentations