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Chris Gibbons - MC

Currently, Chris edits two business magazines: GIBS' new publication, Acumen, and the IoDSA's Directorship. He also writes twice-weekly on politics for The Daily Maverick/iMaverick and presents a daily markets round-up for AlgoaFM in Port Elizabeth.

With over 30 years experience in SA TV, radio, and print, Chris is a multiple award-winner: MTN Radio News Show of the Year, 2012 & 2010 - MTN Radio News Anchor of the Year 2011.

"This year's CSSA conference (2011) was by far and away the best I have been to so far this year, in terms of speaker expertise and content. The professional value offered to delegates was quite superb!"

Tshediso Matona
BA (Hons), MA (Development Economics)

Topic: Corporate governance in the public sector. Read more...

Professor Michael Katz
Chairman, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs.
Hon Doctorate of Law (Wits)

Topic: The precise impact of the new Companies Act on directors’ duties, and prescribed officers’ duties. Read more...

David Loxton
Director, Werksmans Attorneys
B Com, LLB, MBA

Topic: The legal aspects of public sector governance. Read more...

Carina Wessels
Group Company Secretary of Exxaro Resources Ltd.
President, Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa
FCIS, LLB, LLM

Topic: The business judgement rule in practice: improving oversight by avoiding judgement traps and biases. Read more...

Deon Botha
Senior Corporate Governance Specialist at Public Investment Corporation.
B Com, LLB, MBA

Topic: Measuring and engaging investee companies - the PIC/GEPF approach. Read more...

Carolynn Chalmers
Director of Candor Strategic Consulting.
BSc, MSc, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT

Topic: The social and ethics committee. Read more...

Walter Geach
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, Professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of the Western Cape
, Fellow of the Graduate School of Business UKZN
FCIS, LLB, CTA, M Com , CA(SA)

Topic: The practical consequences of the adoption of the enlightened shareholder approach by the 2008 Companies Act. Read more...

Zubair Wadee
Partner/Director PricewaterhouseCoopers, Convenor of judges, Annual Report Awards
CA(SA), ACMA

Topic: Integrated reporting. Read more...

Stephen Sadie
CEO, Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa
MBA, M. Ed

Topic: CSSA – building the company secretarial profession. Read more...


Adv Rory Voller
Deputy Commissioner - Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
BA (Law), LLB, LLM

Topic: Disqualification and delinquency applications for directors. Read more...

Sibani Mngomezulu
Executive: Barloworld
FCIS LLM

Topic: Shareholder rights and minority protection. Read more...


Patrick Bracher
Director: Norton Rose

Topic: The indemnification of directors and management. Read more...

Joel Wolpert
Technical Adviser, Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa
FCIS
, CA(SA), FCMA, CGMA

Topic: The 21st century company secretary as governance professional. Read more...

Nicole Katz
Managing Director
BA, LLB
Michèle Mackey
Account Director
BA (Hons), MA

Envisage Investor & Corporate Relations

Topic: To tweet or not to tweet – social media in investor relations. Read more...

Johann Redlinghuys
Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Topic: A critical mandate for the Company Secretary. Read more...

 

Sandi Linford
Group Company Secretary at Vodacom Group Ltd

Topic: Integrated reporting – the Vodacom journey. Read more...

Cynthia Schoeman
MD, Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd

Topic: Ethics = ethical capital. True? False? Don't know? Read more...

Professor Dr. Steven Firer
Accredited IFRS Specialist and Technical Partner of the External Audit Division, Nkonki
BCom, BCompt Hons, CTA, MBA, DBA, CA(SA)
Topic: Audit and independent review: Do they add value? Read more...

 

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