{"id":25156,"date":"2026-03-17T14:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/alone-site\/?page_id=25156"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:21:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25156\" class=\"elementor elementor-25156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae39cb elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae39cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9a19\" data-id=\"fbd9a19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69665d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"69665d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Slider 2 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.14 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_2_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_2_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-5\" data-title=\"About Us\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"PBF Service Banner\" width=\"1920\" height=\"557\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PBF-Service-Banner.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#00a652\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:92px,92px,92px,20px;yo:50px,50px,50px,10px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:22,22,22,4;l:24,24,24,6;ls:1,1,1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>ABOUT US \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:87px,87px,87px,18px;yo:127px,127px,127px,27px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:65,65,65,13;l:70,70,70,15;ls:-1,-1,-1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Playfair Display';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Who we are. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#16a34a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:89px,89px,89px,19px;yo:215px,215px,215px,47px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:65,65,65,13;l:70,70,70,15;ls:-1,-1,-1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Playfair Display';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>What drives us. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-3\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:246px,246px,246px,55px;yo:321px,321px,321px,71px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:70px,70px,70px,15px;h:3px,3px,3px,1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;background-color:#ffcc00;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:93px,93px,93px,20px;yo:354px,354px,354px,79px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:23,23,23,5;l:27,27,27,6;ls:1,1,1,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:514px,514px,514px,115px;minh:0,0,0,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Connecting business, policy, and leadership to build a stronger South Africa. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-6\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:93px,93px,93px,20px;yo:98px,98px,98px,21px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:70px,70px,70px,15px;h:3px,3px,3px,1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;background-color:#ffcc00;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-2-slide-5-layer-7\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:96px,96px,96px,21px;yo:321px,321px,321px,71px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:150px,150px,150px,33px;h:3px,3px,3px,1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;background-color:#00a652;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d0f3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7d5aa\" data-id=\"8c7d5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dd7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"b0dd7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Mobile Banner (About Us) V1 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.14 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_9_2_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_9_2\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-20\" data-title=\"About Us\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mobile V1 Banner &#8211; About Us\" width=\"941\" height=\"1672\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mobile-V1-Banner-About-Us.png\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-9-slide-20-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#00a652\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:92px,92px,92px,3px;yo:50px,50px,50px,18px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:22,22,22,32;l:24,24,24,32;ls:1,1,1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>ABOUT US \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-9-slide-20-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:87px,87px,87px,0;yo:127px,127px,127px,71px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:65,65,65,33;l:70,70,70,35;ls:-1,-1,-1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Playfair Display';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Who we are. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-9-slide-20-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#16a34a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:89px,89px,89px,0;yo:215px,215px,215px,113px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:65,65,65,37;l:70,70,70,40;ls:-1,-1,-1,0;fw:700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,0px,0px,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Playfair Display';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>What drives us. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-9-slide-20-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:93px,93px,93px,0;yo:354px,354px,354px,170px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:23,23,23,17;l:27,27,27,19;ls:1,1,1,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:514px,514px,514px,331px;minh:0,0,0,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Roboto';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Connecting business, policy, and leadership to build a stronger South Africa. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-9-slide-20-layer-5\" 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(window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e278b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e278b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe83f4\" data-id=\"9fe83f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4639be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4639be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CEO-Pic-2-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b19e56\" data-id=\"3b19e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fa1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0fa1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4978584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4978584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ae460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ae460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1266\">The Progressive Business Forum (PBF) is a leading subscription-based platform that brings together influential voices from across South Africa\u2019s business landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1408\">Established in 2006, the organisation has played a key role in facilitating meaningful engagement between the private sector and government.<\/p><p data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1580\">Our purpose is simple yet powerful: to create structured opportunities for dialogue, collaboration, and strategic alignment that drive economic growth and transformation.<\/p><p data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1776\">We are not a lobbying organisation. Instead, we serve as an independent, non-partisan platform that enables open and constructive engagement across sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a30357d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a30357d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd38f87\" data-id=\"bd38f87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de2fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5de2fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-our-vision.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-our-vision.png 750w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-our-vision-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-our-vision-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-our-vision-600x597.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b207cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b207cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e09f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e09f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729396a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729396a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be South Africa&#8217;s most influential platform for business-government collaboration and economic dialogue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a7b72\" data-id=\"e3a7b72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce50ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce50ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans.png 1254w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design12-Trans-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c7bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c7bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1a53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff1a53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2333e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2333e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;max-width:700px;\">\n\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EAEAEA;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:42px;\n        height:42px;\n        min-width:42px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#00A652;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\n                <path d=\"M17 21V19A4 4 0 0 0 13 15H5A4 4 0 0 0 1 19V21\"\/>\n                <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M23 21V19A4 4 0 0 0 20 15.13\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M16 3.13A4 4 0 0 1 16 10.87\"\/>\n\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <span style=\"font-size:18px;color:#333;\">\n            Connect business leaders with policymakers\n        <\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EAEAEA;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:42px;\n        height:42px;\n        min-width:42px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#00A652;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\n                <path d=\"M21 15A2 2 0 0 1 19 17H7L3 21V5A2 2 0 0 1 5 3H19A2 2 0 0 1 21 5Z\"\/>\n\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <span style=\"font-size:18px;color:#333;\">\n            Facilitate informed economic discussions\n        <\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EAEAEA;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:42px;\n        height:42px;\n        min-width:42px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#00A652;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\n                <path d=\"M8 12L11 15L16 10\"\/>\n                <rect x=\"3\" y=\"3\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"3\"\/>\n\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <span style=\"font-size:18px;color:#333;\">\n            Create opportunities for growth, partnerships and innovation\n        <\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:42px;\n        height:42px;\n        min-width:42px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#00A652;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"\n            stroke=\"#FFFFFF\" stroke-width=\"2\"\n            stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\n                <path d=\"M3 17L9 11L13 15L21 7\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M16 7H21V12\"\/>\n\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <span style=\"font-size:18px;color:#333;\">\n            Contribute to a resilient and inclusive economy\n        <\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98a1006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98a1006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fba5e\" data-id=\"77fba5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daaf22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daaf22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 900px; margin: auto; padding: 40px 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 52px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg,#00A652,#004D2A); -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; background-clip: text; color: transparent;\">WHAT WE DO<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin: 18px 0 25px;\">\n\n<span style=\"width: 60px; height: 2px; background: #F9B513; display: block;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; background: #F9B513; display: block;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"width: 60px; height: 2px; background: #F9B513; display: block;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; color: #333333; max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\">We design and deliver high-impact programmes that bring together\ndecision-makers, industry experts, and thought leaders.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f287ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f287ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-491559a\" data-id=\"491559a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85b679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85b679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-1-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af9313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af9313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        Strategic<br>Engagement\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Enable direct access<br>\n        to key policymakers.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb1b4b\" data-id=\"ddb1b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7c48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a7c48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-2-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e51e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e51e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        Business<br>Visibility\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Provide platforms for<br>\nbusinesses to showcase influence.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13aad41\" data-id=\"13aad41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7527bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7527bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-3-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1487cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1487cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        High-Level<br>Forums\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Host forums and roundtables that<br>\nshape economic dialogue.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2bd478 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2bd478\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d9bae0\" data-id=\"8d9bae0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dc49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3dc49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-4-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c22343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c22343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        Industry<br>Dialogue\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Facilitate strategic conversations<br>\non national priorities.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d5832d\" data-id=\"9d5832d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c2368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82c2368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-5-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ce414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8ce414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        Collaboration<br>Platforms\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Drive partnerships<br>\nacross industries.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25bb32d\" data-id=\"25bb32d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacdc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aacdc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/icon-design-6-what-we-do-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e01232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e01232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\n    <h3 style=\"\n    font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;\n    font-size:28px;\n    font-weight:700;\n    line-height:1.2;\n    color:#00A652;\n    margin:0 0 18px;\">\n        Networking<br>Opportunities\n    <\/h3>\n\n    <div style=\"\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    justify-content:center;\n    gap:8px;\n    margin-bottom:20px;\">\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:8px;\n        height:8px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n        <span style=\"\n        width:30px;\n        height:2px;\n        background:#f9b513;\n        display:block;\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"\n    font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.6;\n    color:#000;\n    margin:0;\">\n        Create spaces for business leaders<br>\nand policymakers to connect.\n    <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d326e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d326e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf397b\" data-id=\"3bf397b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f5991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f5991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These initiatives include forums, roundtables, exhibitions, and high-level networking events that unlock opportunities and collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6514b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6514b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8cabf4\" data-id=\"d8cabf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7743665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7743665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 900px; margin: auto; padding: 40px 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 52px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg,#00A652,#004D2A); -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; background-clip: text; color: transparent;\">OUR VALUES<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin: 18px 0 25px;\">\n\n<span style=\"width: 60px; height: 2px; background: #F9B513; display: block;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a230e67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a230e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4263fa2\" data-id=\"4263fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c56c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50c56c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-1-our-values-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13b076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13b076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 220px; margin: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a652; margin: 15px 0 12px;\">Integrity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #444444; margin: 0;\">We operate with transparency and ethical conduct.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eec712\" data-id=\"0eec712\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56b5e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e56b5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-2-our-values-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53ec7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53ec7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 220px; margin: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a652; margin: 15px 0 12px;\">Collaboration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #444444; margin: 0;\">We believe in the power of partnerships.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d51249b\" data-id=\"d51249b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598aaeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"598aaeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-3-our-values-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc089b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdc089b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 220px; margin: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a652; margin: 15px 0 12px;\">Inclusivity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #444444; margin: 0;\">We promote diverse participation across sectors.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb08d5\" data-id=\"5cb08d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786fe7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"786fe7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Icon-design-4-our-values-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5e296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d5e296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 220px; margin: auto;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; color: #00a652; margin: 15px 0 12px;\">Impact<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #444444; margin: 0;\">We focus on outcomes that drive real economic progress.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78164aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78164aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86369fe\" data-id=\"86369fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b65f8f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b65f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width: 500px;\">\n\n<!-- Small Label -->\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #f9b513; margin-bottom: 20px;\ntext-align: center;\">Our Impact<\/div>\n<!-- Gold Divider -->\n<div style=\"width: 45px; height: 3px; background: #f9b513; margin: 0 auto 35px;\"><\/div>\n<!-- Main Heading -->\n<h2 style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display',serif; font-size: 72px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.05; color: #00a652; margin: 0 0 50px 0; \ntext-align: center;\">Our Impact<\/h2>\n<!-- Gold Divider -->\n<div style=\"width: 45px; height: 3px; background: #f9b513; margin: 0 auto 35px;\"><\/div>\n<!-- Description -->\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.6; color: #000; margin: 0;\ntext-align: center;\">For nearly two decades, PBF has:<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f3cdb\" data-id=\"53f3cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578b3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"578b3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width:700px;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;\">\n\n    <!-- Item 1 -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:18px 0;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:60px;\n        height:60px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#F1F6F2;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#00A652\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/>\n                <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#222222;\">\n            <strong>Hosted<\/strong> high-level engagements with government leaders\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"height:1px;background:#E5E7EB;margin-left:80px;\"><\/div>\n\n    <!-- Item 2 -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:18px 0;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:60px;\n        height:60px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#F1F6F2;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#00A652\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                <path d=\"M3 21h18\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M5 21V9l7-4 7 4v12\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M9 21v-6h6v6\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#222222;\">\n            <strong>Facilitated<\/strong> policy discussions that influence national direction\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"height:1px;background:#E5E7EB;margin-left:80px;\"><\/div>\n\n    <!-- Item 3 -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:18px 0;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:60px;\n        height:60px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#F1F6F2;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#00A652\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                <path d=\"M8 12L11 15L16 10\"\/>\n                <rect x=\"3\" y=\"3\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" rx=\"3\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#222222;\">\n            <strong>Built<\/strong> strategic partnerships across industries\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"height:1px;background:#E5E7EB;margin-left:80px;\"><\/div>\n\n    <!-- Item 4 -->\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:18px 0;\">\n\n        <div style=\"\n        width:60px;\n        height:60px;\n        border-radius:50%;\n        background:#F1F6F2;\n        display:flex;\n        align-items:center;\n        justify-content:center;\">\n\n            <svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#00A652\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n                <path d=\"M5 19L19 5\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M15 5H19V9\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M5 15V19H9\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#222222;\">\n            <strong>Created<\/strong> platforms for businesses to grow and connect\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c951214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c951214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9718eb9\" data-id=\"9718eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a627ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a627ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 20px; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<div style=\"width: 80px; height: 2px; background: #F9B513;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Poppins',sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00a652; text-align: center\">Our Impact In Numbers<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 80px; height: 2px; background: #F9B513;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5400a4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5400a4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7099575\" data-id=\"7099575\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8506f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8506f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon.png 1254w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/calendar-icon-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cbf70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"66cbf70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"18\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd375d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd375d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2133c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2133c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Years of Engagment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c7ade\" data-id=\"50c7ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3666e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3666e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon.png 1254w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/partner-icon-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6b5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"aa6b5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13798a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13798a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973a299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"973a299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High-Level Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb7201\" data-id=\"3cb7201\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a5f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon.png 1254w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/person-icon-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9b2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ae9b2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"500\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebe9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bebe9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b58b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b58b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leader Connected<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b7b0e2\" data-id=\"5b7b0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9b8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f9b8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/handshake-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/handshake-icon.png 500w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/handshake-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/handshake-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262eac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"262eac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"50\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c04bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6c04bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b33f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b33f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic Partnership<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10822bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10822bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7145b8\" data-id=\"b7145b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3358a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3358a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join the Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3490a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3490a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3552\" data-end=\"3619\">Become part of a platform that connects influence with opportunity.<br \/>Engage. Collaborate. Shape the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff06646 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff06646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pbf.org.za\/pbf\/subscription\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are The Progressive Business Forum (PBF) is a leading subscription-based platform that brings together influential voices from across South Africa\u2019s business landscape. Established in 2006, the organisation has played a key role in facilitating meaningful engagement between the private sector and government. 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