Renai Moothilal
CEO NAACAM
Renai Moothilal is the CEO and Executive Director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) in South Africa. He is also the chairman of the Automotive Industry Export Council, a director of the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) and a member of the MerSETA, AITF and Proudly SA boards. Renai holds the qualifications of B. Com (Hons) and MA Development Studies, (cum laude) from UKZN, and is recognised as an expert in the field of industrial policy and automotive sector development in South Africa. He is an advocate of increasing localisation rates in South Africa’s automotive value chain, supporting the sector’s transformation imperative, as well as promoting the adoption of class-leading technologies and skills among the supplier base. Prior to NAACAM, Renai spent a decade at the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) in South Africa, mostly as a senior official in the Automotives unit. During this period, he was instrumental in managing various automotive and investment related policies and programmes.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Deepening and widening automotive value chains in Africa
This session will explore how the automotive sector in Africa can drive economic growth by enhancing localization in manufacturing, supply chains, and component production. Hosted by the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) and the Automotive Industrial Transformation Fund (AITF), gain insights on the collaborative role between leading global automotive OEMs, components supplier companies, mining companies and governments and how automotive industrialisation can be actively shaped.
Monday 09 February 15:30 - 16:15 Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)
Downstream buyers
Infrastructure and industrialisation
This session will explore how the automotive sector in Africa can drive economic growth by enhancing localization in manufacturing, supply chains, and component production. Hosted by the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) and the Automotive Industrial Transformation Fund (AITF), gain insights on the collaborative role between leading global automotive OEMs, components supplier companies, mining companies and governments and how automotive industrialisation can be actively shaped.
Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg








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