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Innocentia Mahlangu (Pr Eng, PMP, MSc Eng, AgilePM, FSAICE) is an award-winning and internationally recognised Professional Project Manager and Senior Civil Engineer. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Wits University. Innocentia has held positions such as design engineer, and resident engineer as well as roles in project and construction management. She is a specialist project manager and a project delivery sponsor overseeing projects in the mining, metals and infrastructure sectors. Innocentia has served as the chair of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (SAICE) Diversity and Inclusivity panel as well as the Education and Training committee and a member of the organisation’s executive board. Additionally, she is the founder of a non-profit organisation for women in engineering, SHEngineers.
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Innocentia is the recipient of several local and international awards including being named 1 of 150 Global Women Leaders as well as 1 of 50 Young Global Project Leaders of the Future. She was recognised by the Mail & Guardian as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans in 2018 and a recipient of Accenture’s 2020 Rising Star Awards. In the same year, Innocentia was named as one of fifty inspiring women in South Africa in STEM careers. In 2021, she was a runner-up in the Standard Bank Top Women Awards in the Women in Science category. Innocentia is also a recipient of the 2021 SAICE President’s award for her contributions to the industry. She has become a thought leader in project management, diversity, equity, inclusion as well as the advancement of women. She was featured on the Project
Governance’s Institutes (PMI) Projectified Podcast and the PMI’s Megatrends of 2022, providing commentary on diversity, equity and inclusion. She is also a TEDx Speaker and delivered a TEDx Talk titled Mobilising Project Professionals for Climate Change.
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