CT Day 2 Session 6

Kim Crowie is the Editor of SA Chef magazine, a trade publication for the hospitality industry, and the official voice of the South African Chefs Association. She also helms several other business-to-business magazines under the auspices of Film & Event Media. Kim has a Bachelors in Journalism and a background in the arts and creative writing, with almost a decade of experience in writing for the film, business events, food and hospitality, and entertainment industries. When she’s not chasing a deadline or finding out about the latest trend, she’s spending quality time with her muso husband and adorable one-year-old. More info on SA Chef can be found on www.sachefmedia.co.za.

Education:                     Graduate in the faculty of Islamic Theological Sciences in 1988 (Jamia Uloom Islamia, Karachie)

Achievements:             Member on the Board of Islamic Education

                                          Assistant Editor for Ar-Rasheed Periodical

Administrator for the Jamiat Ulama South Africa

Executive Director for the Halaal Department of the Council of Theologicans.

                                          Served as Chief Shari’ah Consultants at the Islamic Bank Ltd Johannesburg.

Serves on the World Halaal Council in an executive capacity.

Serves on various socio-religious bodies in SA and has made significant contributions to various international forums and conferences in the field of Halaal.

Moulana Mohamed Saeed Navlakhi, Theological Director – South African National Halaal Authority

Moulana Mohamed Saeed Navlakhi graduated in the faculty of Islamic Theological Sciences at Jamia Uloom Islamia, Karachi in 1988 and upon his return to South Africa joined the Council of Muslim Theologians where he served in the following capacities:

• Member                                   –           Board of Islamic Education
• Assistant-Editor                      –           Ar-Rasheed Periodical
• Administrator                          –           Jamiat Ulama South Africa
• Executive Director                  –           Halaal Department – Council of Theologians

He was thereafter appointed by the Council to serve in the capacity of Chief Shari’ah Consultant at the Islamic Bank Ltd Johannesburg and assisted in developing and monitoring the general operations and Shari’ah compliance of financing modules.

In 1994 when the formation of the South African National Halaal Authority was mooted, the Council commissioned him as the Senior Consultant in developing Halaal protocols for the National Halaal Authority. He was thereafter appointed the Chief Shari’ah Director of the organisation and serves in that capacity to the present date.

He also serves in an executive capacity on the World Halaal Council organ whose aim is to harmonise Halaal Certification Standards at a global level.

Moulana also serves on various socio-religious bodies in South Africa and has made significant contributions to various international forums and conferences in the field of Halaal.

Grant qualified as a microbiologist at DUT and as a food technologist at CPUT. He completed the AMP programme at INSEAD and Industrial Marketing at UCT. He has been involved in the flavour and functional botanicals industries for the past 30 years. He is a co-founder and Senior Technical Head of Plant Inc.

Boris serves as Chief Executive Officer of KannaSwiss AG. He joined the team January of 2017 and has been instrumental in the rebranding and business development of the company. KannaSwiss GmbH was started in 2014, it is the first vertically integrated Swiss company that makes consumable CBD products. They believe that in order to have the best end product one has to begin with the best quality product, this is why they personally handle every step from seed to shelf. KannaSwiss only produce CBD products of the highest quality.

Founder, co-owner and director of Yummi Chef (Pty) Ltd. Passion for the food & beverage industry, Food Science, andentrepreneurship.

As a businessman, brand innovator and creative thinker, I constantly spot trends and love birthing new businesses.  The common thread is that I love to put a creative spin on traditional way of doing things, making me a serial entrepreneur.