2027 Speakers

Mr Loyiso Tyabashe is the Group CEO of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and has been at the helm since January 2021. Loyiso is a professional engineer with over 25 years of technical and leadership experience in the nuclear energy industry. He began his nuclear career at South Africa’s state electricity utility Eskom within the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant business unit, Africa’s only nuclear power plant. He spent over two decades in various management capacities at Koeberg while also engaging broadly in the global nuclear industry. His participation in industry led missions and projects on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in nuclear operating countries and those planning to embark on nuclear programmes has enriched his professional view making him one of the eminent leaders in the nuclear industry. A professional member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Loyiso is a member of the World Nuclear University Alumni Board (UK), member of the World Nuclear Association Director General’s Advisory Board (UK) and the Carnegie-World Bank Nuclear Finance International Advisory Board. Loyiso holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town as well as the Executive Leadership Programme from UCT’s Graduate School of Business.