Leading multinational engineering consultancy, Zutari, has announced its sponsorship of the upcoming 2025 FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference, set to take place in Cape Town from 21 to 23 September 2025. This will be the first time the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) brings its conference to Africa.
Teddy Daka, Group CEO of Zutari.
Zutari is stepping up to lead a new global narrative. Group CEO Teddy Daka, a FIDIC Committee Member, will deliver a keynote address at the conference where he will reflect on Zutari’s path and the transformative potential of infrastructure.
As a company that started in its original form in South Africa in 1932, Zutari has spent nearly a century delivering transformative engineering projects across the continent and beyond. Today, with a presence across Africa and the Middle East, and a project footprint extending to Asia-Pacific, Zutari stands at the nexus of ingenuity and global opportunity.
“This sponsorship is a bold statement of intent,” says Cambridge Mokanyane, Chief Marketing Officer at Zutari. “It shows our willingness not just to play a part in shaping the future of infrastructure but to lead it. It gives us the opportunity to showcase our ingenuity, build new alliances, and demonstrate that engineering solutions developed on our continent have the potential to solve global challenges.”
With South Africa holding the G20 presidency through this year, FIDIC offers Zutari a unique platform to connect with global stakeholders, clients, and peers to share its legacy and its future.
“At FIDIC we will be sharing insights through case studies of engineering excellence, global innovations from our design and digital hubs, and the voices of emerging leaders who represent the future of our profession,” says Mokanyane.
The theme of FIDIC 2025, ‘Smart Infrastructure: Equality, Resilience and Innovation for a Sustainable World’, mirrors the core principles of Zutari’s daily practice. “Our work in smart infrastructure spans digital advisory services, integrated delivery platforms, and AI-driven asset management,” says Mokanyane.
“We pursue equality through our commitment to transformation, youth development, and inclusive design. Resilience is embedded in how we engineer for climate compatibility, systems risk, and socio-economic continuity. And innovation is our culture. We innovate to unlock impact. These are the principles we live by.”
Exporting expertise to the world
A key pillar of Zutari’s global offering is Zutari EX, a purpose-built division that delivers high-calibre engineering and design services for global projects. As a long-term technical partner, Zutari EX integrates into the value chains of consultants, EPCMs, OEMs, and contractors, offering reliable, scalable, and outcomes-driven solutions. Formerly known as the Global Design Centre (GDC), Zutari EX has expanded the company's footprint across Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.
“Zutari EX operates on the basis of long-term technical partnerships and a commitment to delivery excellence,” says Mokanyane. “It is an extension of our engineering capabilities and demonstrates that African expertise can deliver on a global scale.”
Zutari’s presence at FIDIC 2025 will also underscore its commitment to inclusive transformation and youth empowerment. “We are bringing diverse voices, especially from our Young Engineering talent pool, into our engagements because youth are the future leaders and leaders now. Transformation is part of our drive for innovation.” Zutari will use the FIDIC platform to amplify the perspectives of emerging engineers and professionals who are shaping infrastructure in Africa today and will lead it tomorrow.
Championing a global future
“Zutari is ready to be part of the next chapter of global infrastructure development, where diversity of thought, context-rich design, and purpose-driven innovation are valued,” says Daka. “From project locations such as Thailand, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Indonesia, and Liberia, we have proven that a lasting engineering legacy does not require permanent presence, it requires commitment and purposeful design.”
Daka’s keynote will showcase Zutari’s contributions to systems resilience, digital innovation, climate-ready infrastructure, and socially responsive design, all of which align with FIDIC’s mission of promoting integrity, sustainability, and efficiency in consulting engineering.
Zutari sees FIDIC 2025 as a showcase and potentially a catalyst for global relationships and long-term value creation. “From structured panel discussions to informal conversations, we are using this platform to listen, learn, and collaborate,” says Mokanyane.
“We will be looking to identify like-minded partners who share our commitment to people-centred infrastructure and shared prosperity.” The company is focused on building impact-driven coalitions that extend beyond project delivery towards transformation, education, climate resilience, and inclusive growth.
FIDIC is the global voice of the engineering consulting industry. Established in 1913, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers promotes high standards of integrity and sustainability in infrastructure development. Its Global Infrastructure Conference brings together engineers, decision-makers, financiers, legal experts, and global thought leaders to debate and design the future of infrastructure. “By sponsoring and participating in FIDIC 2025, Zutari is proud to lead conversations that matter,” says Mokanyane.
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