Vuyolwethu Dubese: Event Emcee

Event emcee and host skilled in lively audience engagement, seamless facilitation, and culturally relevant moderation for conferences and ceremonies worldwide.

Vuyolwethu Dubese

Quick Facts:

Highlights:
  • Vuyolwethu Dubese brings a dynamic and engaging presence to every event she emcees. 
  • Known for her professionalism and poise, Vuyolwethu effortlessly manages event proceedings, keeping them on track and ensuring everything runs smoothly. 
  • Her insightful questions and ability to facilitate meaningful conversations bring out the best in speakers and panelists, providing audiences with valuable insights and perspectives.
  • Her multilingual skills enhance the inclusive and accessibility of events, making all attendees feel welcomed and engaged.

Formats: Event Host/Emcee, Panel Moderator, Executive Briefing, Virtual Host, Breakout Facilitator

Audience: Small forums (25–150); Conferences (200–2,500)

Outcomes:
  1. Smooth program flow and timekeeping.
  2. Elevated audience engagement and energy.
  3. Cultural relevance and inclusive facilitation.
Reviews: (6 reviews)
5/5
  • Travels from: Johannesburg

Talent Services

Vuyolwethu Dubese is a dynamic and captivating event emcee known for her high-energy presence, eloquent delivery, and effortless ability to connect with diverse audiences. With a background in innovation, impact investing, and entrepreneurship, she brings a unique blend of substance and style to every stage she commands.

Whether she’s guiding panel discussions, introducing keynote speakers, or energizing the crowd between sessions, Vuyolwethu ensures a seamless and engaging flow throughout the event. Her ability to adapt in real-time, inject thoughtful insights, and maintain audience enthusiasm makes her an ideal choice for high-profile conferences, corporate gatherings, and thought leadership forums.

Talent Short Bio

Vuyolwethu Dubese is an experienced event host and emcee praised for dynamic stage presence and culturally attuned facilitation. She brings warmth, sharp timing and audience rapport to events across corporate and civic sectors. Vuyolwethu is skilled at managing panels, ensuring speakers adhere to flow and connecting high-value content with audience questions that matter.

Her approach is polished but personable, focusing on clear introductions, transitions and audience motivation so that event programming feels cohesive and memorable. She is often booked for awards ceremonies, conferences and hybrid events where a confident, adaptable host is required.

For organizers who need someone who can think on their feet and maintain professionalism while injecting personality, Vuyolwethu is a dependable choice.

Vuyolwethu Dubese embodies the essence of innovation and impact-driven entrepreneurship. As an Innovation and Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant, Corporate Moderator, Host of the ESG for SMEs Podcast, and Angel Investor, Vuyolwethu is dedicated to fostering a new era of business that prioritizes societal and environmental impact alongside financial success. With a fervent belief in equitable economic empowerment, Vuyolwethu is at the forefront of catalyzing change in the corporate landscape.

Vuyolwethu Dubese is also a brand partner who has worked with global organisations including Sage, Samsung, Standard Bank, Momentum and ABSA to mention a few.

Her 7+ years of expertise and capabilities extend to working with institutional organisations including the World Bank Group, UNDP Africa and Accenture, Mastercard Foundation and Thomson Reuters. In 2020, Dubese gave her inaugural lecture on impact innovation at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Africa’s leading ODL university. She has spoken on stages of She Leads Africa, Lufthansa Impact Week, Facebook, and Africa Angel Investor Summit amongst others.

As a well-versed moderator, she has engaged multiple high-level discussions among C-Suite executives and innovators in various regions across social impact, business, and tech.

Vuyolwethu Dubese is an advisor and a change agent driven by the role that she plays in inclusion as a catalyst to unlock innovation, investment, and impact.

Vuyolwethu brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in innovation and impact-driven business practices. With a keen understanding of emerging trends and best practices in the field, she ensures that discussions are not only insightful but also forward-thinking.

Vuyolwethu’s dynamic and engaging facilitation style captivates audiences and fosters meaningful dialogue. Whether moderating panel discussions or leading interactive workshops, Vuyolwethu has a knack for keeping participants engaged and inspired throughout the event.

As a passionate advocate for equitable economic empowerment, Vuyolwethu brings a unique perspective to every event. By addressing issues of diversity, inclusion, and social impact, Vuyolwethu ensures that discussions are both relevant and impactful.

As the host of the ESG for SMEs Podcast, Vuyolwethu is recognized as a thought leader in the realm of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By staying at the forefront of industry trends and insights, Vuyolwethu enriches event discussions with valuable perspectives and insights.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Vuyolwethu is actively involved in impact investing, supporting ventures that prioritize both financial returns and societal impact. This commitment to driving positive change resonates deeply with audiences and underscores Vuyolwethu’s dedication to creating a more sustainable and equitable future.

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Vuyolwethu Dubese - Emcee & Moderator Showreel

Vuyolwethu Dubese demonstrates broadcast-calibre hosting for hybrid summits, HR panels and awards warm welcomes, clear framing and confident handovers for busy programmes.

Vuyolwethu Dubese in action across a range of event formats: virtual summits, awards and sector conferences. The clip opens with a warm, professional welcome from Johannesburg and immediately establishes her role as both presenter and program director. Vuyolwethu sets the tone for The Future of HR Summit by orienting remote and in-room delegates, signalling the summit themes and signaling participant engagement channels. The reel moves fluidly between programme framing, live panel facilitation and awards-format hosting she introduces keynote topics, cues panelists with targeted prompts and closes sessions with crisp signposts for next steps.

Her delivery balances journalistic clarity with accessible warmth: she draws in expert speakers, nudges panelists to give practical examples, and closes conversations by restating actionable conclusions. The reel highlights proficiency with hybrid mechanics and event logistics: calling out hashtags, acknowledging partner organisations and thanking stakeholders, while maintaining pace and production discipline. Vuyolwethu’s voice and timing show why organisers book her as a program director who can safely run cross-sector dialogues, ensure AV/producer alignment and leave audiences with clear outcomes.

Key Moments

00:00–00:20 – Headline welcome: on-camera greeting, name and role (innovation/EME consultant, corporate moderator).
00:21–00:50 – Event framing: welcome to The New Normal / Future of HR Summit — live from Johannesburg, hybrid audience callout.
00:51–01:25 – Summit overview: topics, delegate scale, partners and calls-to-action (hashtags/polls).
01:26–01:55 – Awards segment intro: transition into Top Empowerment Awards—purpose and what’s being celebrated.
01:56–02:25 – Panel facilitation: prompts to panelists, directing questions and drawing practical examples (technology, skills, digital leadership).
02:26–03:05 – Deeper engagement: follow-up probing to elicit concrete programmes and initiatives (audience-facing, actionable).
03:06–03:40 – Closing framing for the session: synthesis of discussion, signposting next sessions and thanking partners.
03:41–04:16 – Final handover: sign-off as program director, reminder of tomorrow’s schedule and warm farewell.

Vuyolwethu Dubese brings broadcast polish and sector expertise to hybrid events. From framing technical panels to running awards with precision, she helps organisers turn content into action

Vuyolwethu Dubese — Innovation & ME consultant and host of ESG for SMEs welcomes delegates to The New Normal: Future of HR Summit (live from Johannesburg). Vuyolwethu frames summit themes, cues hybrid audience engagement and closes sessions with clear, actionable next steps for delegates and partners.

 

Key Moments

00:00 Welcome & role introduction
00:20 Summit framing & hybrid audience mechanics
00:45 Panel prompts & practical takeaways
01:20 Awards intro & program handover
03:30 Closing & sign-off

Vuyolwethu Dubese is the Programme Director and Moderator of Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Conference in Durban, and this is her Closing Remarks as the host.

Vuyolwethu thanks the CEO of TopCo Media, reminds finalists to meet the marketing team for foyer interviews, acknowledges partners and sponsors (TopCo Media and Standard Bank), and announces the cocktail hour in the foyer. She invites delegates to remain for networking, offers a warm sign-off—wishing safe travels to those returning to Johannesburg—and closes the session with gratitude and a final blessing.

Key Moments

00:00–00:06 – Thank you to Ralph Fletcher, CEO of TopCo Media.
00:07–00:18 – Finalist call-to-action: meet Alex and the marketing team in the foyer for media interviews.
00:19–00:34 – Event wrap: thanks to partners, sponsors, production team and delegates for attending.
00:35–00:48 – Cocktail hour announcement: location (foyers) and invitation to remain and mingle.
00:49–01:05 – Closing sign-off: name, role (MC/moderator), safe-travel wishes and warm blessing; applause and music tag.

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