Speakers

Avril Halstead
Chief Director: SOEs, National Department of Treasury - Department: National Treasury

Avril Halstead has responsibility for overseeing approximately 40 of the largest state owned enterprises (SOEs). She is also a trustee of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) a development finance institution with the mandate to promote and facilitate Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment. Prior to joining the National Treasury, Avril worked for McKinsey & Company, Old Mutual and Wipcapital, a subsidiary of Wiphold. She has also worked with a number of NGOs. Avril has an MBA from the University of Cape Town and an MA in Organisational Consulting from the University of London. She was nominated as a Young Global Leader in 2011



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Zulu Xaba
General Manager: Risk & Compliance : Public Investment Corporation - Public and Investment Corporation (PIC)

Before joining PIC, Mr Xaba was a Corporate Consultant (risk assessment) in the treasury department of Eskom and also served on the Board of Trustees for the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. He holds B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Fort Hare, M.Sc. from UNISA and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley all in Applied Mathematics.



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Mr. Cromet Molepo
Group Corporate Real Estate Special Advisor: PRASA CRES - Corporate Real Estate Solutions, A division of PRASA - PRASA CRES - Corporate Real Estate Solutions, A division of PRASA

Mr. Cromet Molepo joined the property industry in 1975 with Murray & Roberts Engineering where he spent seven and half years. He later spent six years with Tongaat Properties and six years at Eskom where he later was appointed as an Executive Director. He served in other sectors i.e. Water, Telecoms, and Business Consultancy and as Special Advisor of Real Estate to the Minister of Public Works between 1995 and 1999. Mr. Molepo holds a Bcom, (Unisa); G.D.E.(Civil) Wits; Adv Dip In Property Practice; and has completed specialised programs
at Harvard University; IMD Switzerland; and National University of Singapore. He is a Phd candidate at DaVinci Institute. He is currently with Prasa Group where he served as CEO of both …

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Ms I Murangi
Director of Administration and Financial Advice, State-Owned Enterprises Governance Council Secretariat (SOEGCS) Office of the Prime Minister, Namibia - Office of the Prime Minister, Namibia

Ms Murangi has a Masters of Arts in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA). She has worked in several managerial positions in the Government of the Republic of Namibia. Her career started in Community development, Resource Management Analyst, Efficiency Analyst, and she currently is a Director of Administration and Finance at the State Owned Enterprises Governance Council-Secretariat (SOEGCS) in Namibia. The SOEGCS is a cabinet body which oversees the work of SOEs in the Namibia. She has also worked as a Training Director for US Peace Corps in Namibia and has served on various Boards in Namibia as well as internationally. She has a passion for efficiency and effectiveness. She is also very much involved in community projects for the …

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Maurice Mdlolo
Chief Operating Officer: Liberty Properties - Liberty

Mdlolo’s twenty year track record in property management and development makes him the ideal candidate to steer Liberty Properties current developments and aggressively seek third party mandates. His in-depth knowledge of the property industry and proven negotiating skills lend strategic insight to the company’s property management, leasing and property development units. Liberty Properties has a retail, commercial and hospitality portfolio of over 1.5 million m² valued at more than R24 billion. Mdlolo joined Liberty Properties in 2010 from the Broll Property Group where he was Group Executive Director responsible for retail operation as well as CEO of Akhona Broll Properties. He has also held senior positions at …

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Mrs Magdalene Apenteng
Director of the Public Investment Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP), Ghana - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP), Ghana

Mrs Apenteng holds a MSc. in Financial Mngmt (University of London) (SOAS) & MA in Economic Policy Mngmt (University of Ghana). She was with the Ministry of Fin & Economic Planning (MOFEP) (23 years) and became Head of the Debt Mngmt Unit specialising in aid & debt mngmt techniques that enhance aid effectiveness and fin mngmt decisions. She’s currently Director - Public Investment Division (of MOFEP), responsible for strategic guidance to national investment, project development, efficiency in public investment decisions & supervising activities of all public entities. She provided consulting/advisory services to organisations i.e the Commonwealth Secretariat-UK, West African Institute for Economic & Fin …

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Karin Strydom
Manager Portfolio Monitoring, SA Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) - Development Bank of Southern Africa

Karin is an economist (UP) with strong numerical and risk management skills. These skills equip her to manage both at a strategic level and to grasp the intricacies of portfolio- and risk management in an environment that is experiencing increasing pressure, both financial and institutional. Karin joined the Development Bank in 2009 to manage the newly established Portfolio Monitoring Unit in SA Operations, which primarily deals with municipalities, institutions of further education and projects in the agriculture sector. Her experience in risk and financial management has equipped her to manage a portfolio consisting of around 300 institutions (the majority being municipalities) and more than 4,000 projects.



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Mr. Gustav Coetzee
Director, Core Focus - Core Focus

Gustav, a Civil Engineer, by profession has been Director in charge of project operation and management and programme management for clients such as the Department of Public Works, Human Settlement, Social Development, Justice and Constitutional Development, Treasury, Construction Industry Development Board, Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development, Limpopo Department of Public Works, Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport and Eastern Cape Department of Public Works. He was one of the key resources in the development of Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA) as he provided strategic advice in the development and progression of the policy to the Act and compilation of templates and guidelines for …

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Mr. Thulani F. Magagula
Manager- Asset Management , P.D. Naidoo & Associates Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd - P.D. Naidoo & Associates Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd

Thulani F. Magagula is a Manager of PDNA’s Cross-cutting and latest offering Asset Management. His background is in water, GIS, database and information systems. He is currently involved in the development of asset management system(s) to service local municipalities in the sphere of engineering services (i.e. Water & Sanitation, Roads & Stormwater, Electricity and Solid Waste).



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Rob Childs
Professional Engineer: Partner: i @ Consulting (Pty) Ltd - i @ Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Rob is a Professional Engineer with 28 years’ experience gained in southern Africa, Asia and the UK. He is a partner in i @ Consulting, a company that provides niche services in infrastructure asset management. He has been a key role-player in promoting improvements to public sector infrastructure asset management in South Africa over the past 6 years. Roles have included a strategic assessment for National Treasury of municipal infrastructure development and management, contributing author of the International Infrastructure Management Manual and co-writing SA’s Asset Management Guidelines for Local Government. Recent experience includes leading an initiative to improve asset management practice relating to National …

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John Samuel
Director- Facilities Management & Public Private Partnership Consulting in Africa, Turner & Townsend - Turner & Townsend

John Samuel started his career as a consulting civil engineer involved in infrastructure development and then spent thirteen years with BP where he was responsible for all engineering maintenance and capital works in the Cape. John joined Turner & Townsend in 1995 and since then has been involved in consulting on a variety of infrastructure and immovable asset development and management commissions for both the Public and Private sectors. In the last ten years, John has consulted to Government and the Private Sector on Strategic Asset Management, outsourcing of Facilities Management services, and PPPs. He has been involved on many of the accommodation PPPs in Southern and Central Africa covering a range of different types of …

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Riaan Visser
Manager: Public Sector Consulting Division Head: SNG Academy, SizweNtsalubaGobodo - SizweNtsalubaGobodo

Riaan Visser, previously Head of Research at Southern Business School (SBS), Johannesburg, joined SizweNtsalubaGobodo on 1 August 2011 as Manager: Public Sector Consulting Division & Head: SNG Academy. He holds a Masters of Public Administration, from the now called North-West University (NWU), a National Diploma in Agriculture Research: Animal Production from the now called Tshwane University of Technology and a Certificate in Accounting (UNISA). He is currently registered for a Ph.D. in Development & Management (NWU). His
thesis is entitled “An Integrated Asset Management Model for Local Municipalities”. Possessing 16 years experience in both government and academia, he is the co-author of five academic …

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Gugu Moloi
Chief Executive Officer: Drake and Scull - Drake and Scull

Gugu Moloi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law, a Master’s Degree in Town & Regional Planning, and a Diploma in General Business Management. Gugu has held chairmanship positions in a number of organizations such as Iman Africa Group, her own company, the Highway Initiative (Gillitts, KZN) and also Vice chair of the DUT Council. She was appointed chairman of the South African Forestry Company (SAFCOL) (past 3years). She chaired the Forest Sector BBBEE Charter Steering Committee that developed the Forestry Sector Charter. She was assigned by various Ministers to provide strategic advice on various matters including making recommendations on appointments of members of Boards in various institutions. Gugu was a non-Executive …

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Darryl Aberdein
Projects Manager: Pragma, MSc(Eng) (Civil); BCom ,Registered Professional Engineer (South Africa), MS (Management of Technology) (MIT, Boston USA) - Pragma

Darryl Aberdein is a Senior Asset Management Consultant and Project Manager with Pragma. Darryl has worked as in the civil field as well as in the production environment for Eskom, and was involved in infrastructure development and financing for the Industrial Development Corporation. For the last 10 years Darryl has been involved in asset and maintenance improvement projects across a broad range of industries and disciplines, and has consulted to a number of State Owned Enterprises and private companies in this regard.
Darryl is registered as a Professional Engineer and has a Masters degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree in Technology Management. In his spare time he is plays classical trumpet at a semiprofessional …

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