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Day 1
| Chair |
Stephen Sadie CEO: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
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Plenary
09:00 – 10:30
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Prof Walter Geach Planning and entity choices in the light of the new Companies Act
Samuel Isaacs Professional bodies and SAQA |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Tea |
| Streams |
Company secretaries |
Companies Act
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| Chair |
Nicky Edmunds - Senior vice president: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
Cain Farrell - Past president: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, 2004 |
11:00 – 11:45
Workshop 1 |
Carina Wessels - Embedding best practice in the daily routine of the company secretary |
Kevin Cron - The new Companies Act and its implications for directors and corporate governance |
11:50 – 12:35
Workshop 2 |
Joel Wolpert - Board evaluations |
Clive Kneale - The Companies Act: Practical considerations for boards and company secretaries
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| 12:35 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
| Chair |
Andy Sello - Past president: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa 2008
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Plenary
13:30 – 14:30 |
Freeman Nomvalo - King III and the Public Finance Management Act
MEC Mandla Nkomfe - Stewardship and governance: The mandate of provincial government |
| Streams |
Public sector governance
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Shareholders and stakeholders |
| Chair |
Bob Lees - International deputy president: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
Jill Parratt - Past president: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, 2009 |
14:35 – 15:15
Workshop 3 |
Paul Hoffman - Public sector governance: How to exact accountability |
Noah Greenhill - Shareholder value in AltX companies |
| 15:15 – 15:45 |
Tea |
15:45 – 16:30
Workshop 4 |
Stephen Sadie - Public sector governance: From Armscor to Transnet |
Helen Starke - Best practice in the non-profit sector
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16:35 – 17:15
Workshop 5 |
Theo Botha - Will listed companies take King III seriously or is this just going to be a tick-box exercise? |
Dominik Heil - Stakeholder/shareholder engagement
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| 18:30 for 19:00 |
Gala dinner
Welcome: Bert Kok - President: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa
MC/Entertainment: Al Prodgers (comedian)
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Day 2
| Chair |
Bert Kok - President: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
Plenary
09:00 – 10:30 |
Seamus Gillen - Improving board effectiveness
Adv. Thuli Madonsela - Holding government accountable
Presentation by Strate |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Tea |
| Streams |
Boards |
Sustainability |
| Chair |
John Roberts - Director: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
Absolom Sithole - Director: Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa |
11:00 – 11:45
Workshop 1 |
Anton van Wyk - Risk management effectiveness at the board level |
Gerald Seegers - Executive remuneration: Latest developments
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11:50 – 12:35
Workshop 2 |
Michael Campbell - The impact of corporate governance on the investor relations function
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Chris Hart - Regulatory issues from a point of view of fostering and supporting economic growth and prosperity |
| 12:35 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:15
Workshop 3 |
Jacqui Baumgardt - Non-executive directors: Why, who and where? |
Jayne Mammatt - Effective governance and sustainable business practices |
| Chair |
Stephen Sadie - CEO, Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa
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Plenary
14:15 – 15:15 |
Panel discussion: Carina Wessels, Seamus Gillen and Anton van Wyk, Theo Botha and others TBA. |
| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Vote of thanks
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Please note: This programme is subject to change.
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