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Ronald Lamola
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services at South AfricaRonald Lamola is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa.
Lamola is the former deputy president of the ANC Youth League and he currently sits in two of its most powerful structures, the NEC and the National Working Committee.
He obtained an LLB degree from the University of Venda in 2005 and has a post-graduate certificate in corporate law from Unisa.
Lamola also holds a post-graduate certificate in banking law and the financial markets. He also has an LLM in corporate law from the University of Pretoria and holds a post-graduate certificate in Telecommunications policy and regulation and management from Wits Business enterprise.
Lamola is quite vocal about the scourge of corruption, and he has since tabled the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill before Parliament to establish the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption.
He believes the bill is a significant step towards enhancing the NPA’s independence and ability to prosecute high-level crimes as “it creates a specialised entity within the NPA, staffed with trained individuals who enjoy the requisite level of independence, resources and security of tenure to tackle corruption head-on”.
Sarah Ritch
Deputy Head of Investigations at The Global FundSarah Ritch is the Deputy Head of Investigations at the Global Fund - an international organisation that invests $4 billion a year to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Ritch began her career as a lawyer. But since 2011, she has served the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General in several roles, including Acting Head of Investigations, Manager, and Team Leader, to lead a multi-disciplinary team of investigators, analysts and other experts to root out financial fraud, corruption and abuse of grant funds, as well as sexual exploitation and human rights violations within Global Fund programs.
Her team coordinates closely with in-country assurance providers, law enforcement bodies, and other partner organisations such as the United Nations, to foster transparency and accountability as part of this work.
Prior to this, Sarah worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan prosecuting cases involving violent crime, identity theft and financial fraud. Ritch has also litigated complex financial matters as a lawyer in New York City. She is a member of the state and federal bar associations in New York.
Andre Nzapayeké
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Dean of African Ambassadors. at Central AfricaAndre Nzapayeké is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Dean of African Ambassadors.
Nzapayeké worked in Central Africa in the development sector, studying many villages of the country. Later, he worked as a consultant, and taught at the university. In the early 1990s, he was in the Security Council of the Government. He was briefly Minister of Rural Development under Andre Kolingba.
A technocrat, Nzapayeké rose to secretary-general of the African Development Bank and vice president of the Development Bank of Central African States from 2010 to 2012.
Within the Development Bank, he worked on the implementation of the peace agreements between the various parties during the conflict in Sudan. He also had a job at the World Bank.
He was appointed as Prime Minister in January 2014 during the 2012-14 conflict. His appointment followed that of President Catherine Samba-Panza.
Nzapayeké has been the Central African Republic's ambassador in Southern Africa since June 2015, New Zealand since October 2016, and Seychelles since May 2017.
ADV. KHOLEKA GCALEKA
ACTING PUBLIC PROTECTOR at Office of the Public ProtectorAdvocate Kholeka Gcaleka resumed her career as an aspirant prosecutor in 2004 and left the National Prosecuting Authority in 2016 as a Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions after 10 years of her 12 years prosecutions and executive management at the High Court level.
Gcaleka thereafter was employed as the Special Advisor to the Ministers for the Department of Public Service and Administration; Department of Home Affairs and Department of Finance respectively – with a specific focus in the areas of administration, legal, legislation and policy development, strategy, compliance and governance. Adv. Gcaleka, served on the Committee of Enquiry probing the state of affairs of municipalities across Gauteng.
She has also served on various boards and is currently a board member of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), a member of the United Nations Working Group of the International Ombudsman Institute and is the Acting Chairperson of the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC). She is also the co-drafter of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism South African, Charter of the National General Council. Advocate Gcaleka, the Deputy Public Protector of South Africa now spans over 18 years legal experience.
She is the former first black female National Chairperson of the Society of State Advocates. Adv. Gcaleka holds a LLB Degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a LLM with her dissertation titled “Impact of the financial intelligence centre act and the risk based approach on the closing of bank accounts” in Commercial Law from the University of Johannesburg. She is currently doing her second Masters in Cyber Security. She is now the Acting Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa.
Dr Rudi Turksema
Manager of the audit and innovation programme at Netherlands Court of AuditDr Rudi Turksema is the manager of the audit and innovation programme on digitalisation in the Netherlands Court of Audit.
Before that, he coordinated the activities of the Data Hub and worked as an audit manager/performance audit expert at the Netherlands Court of Audit.
Turksema is also a member of the board of a municipal audit body. Before joining the Netherlands Court of Audit, he received his PhD in Sociology on a study into the effect of government policy on day-care supply from Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Imre Nagy
Chief Executive Officer at IRBAImre is currently the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors’ (IRBA) Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held from September 2022, following a period of acting since February 2021.
He joined the organisation after being appointed as Director Inspections in February 2013, and his responsibilities comprised heading the regulatory monitoring (inspections) and remediation of registered auditors in South Africa. In his professional career, he has held positions at several small and large auditing firms. His last position before joining the regulator was that of director and regional (provincial) head of the fifth largest audit network firm in South Africa at the time.
In the past 20 years, Imre has gained extensive experience in performing audits, audit regulation, audit quality monitoring and audit quality control. He has also attained comprehensive knowledge in accounting, risk management, forensic audit and public sector advisory. Most of his career to date has been spent serving the public sector and the public interest. His broad knowledge and experience in these areas have underpinned his deep-rooted passion for the auditing profession and its regulation. Since 2013, he has been serving as an independent quality/technical advisor to the Auditor-General South Africa’s (AGSA) Quality Control Assessment Committee until 2021.
On the international front, Imre currently serves as a Board member and Audit and Finance Committee Chairperson of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR), an organization made up of independent audit regulators from 50 countries.
Imre is a public servant at heart. He is an unwavering and independent professional, with a passion for promoting reliable financial information and high audit quality. These qualities are necessary for the protection of the financial interests of the public and are also key drivers of investor confidence, which ultimately promotes economic growth and stability.
Vonani Chauke
Deputy Auditor-General at Auditor-General of South AfricaVonani Chauke is the Deputy Auditor-General of South Africa, having joined the AGSA from Deloitte’s Risk Advisory in Johannesburg, where he was a Partner/Director.
As a qualified CA (SA), CISA and CIA, Vonani has over 24 years of auditing experience, of which he has spent 15 years as a partner in professional audit firms servicing clients in both the Public and Private Sectors.
He began his career in auditing at KPMG Johannesburg, became a Partner at SNG Grant Thornton in 2007, and then joined Deloitte in July 2015. Vonani spent more than 4 years as a director while employed by SNG.
Shirley Machaba
CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopersShirley Machaba has been the CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Southern Africa and Regional Senior Partner in Southern Africa since July 2019.
She has been a Partner in PwC Assurance Services practice for 18 years.
Machaba is a CA and qualified Chartered Director Southern Africa (CD (SA)), and has over 28 years internal, external audit, risk management, compliance and governance experience within private and public sector across all industries.
She is a renowned speaker and has presented at national, regional level and international conferences.
She served as a board member of the IIA SA and chair of its Audit, Finance and Risk Committee for six years before becoming President, a role she diligently played for two terms, i.e., four years.
Machaba served as Chief Audit Executive (CAE) for National Department of Justice from 1999 until March 2004.
Before her CEO role she served in various leadership roles within PwC, including among others, the following:
PwC South Africa Governance, Risk and Internal Audit Leader: July 2006 – June 2009
PwC Southern Africa Governance, Risk and Internal Audit Leader: July 2009 - June 2014
PwC Africa Governance, Risk and Internal Audit Leader and a member of the Global Leadership Team: July 2014- June 2019
PwC Africa Diversity & Inclusion Leader and a member of the Global Leadership Team: July 2018 to June 2019
PwC Africa Governance Board Member: October 2012 to June 2018
She has received several accolades that include:
• Internal Auditor of the Year by the IIA SA, 2003.
• 2006 BWA Regional Businesswoman of the year award.
• Outstanding contribution award by IPFA in 2004.
• 2013 Finalist of the “Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and in Government”.
• 2014 Finalist of the “Top Black Female Leader of The Year” by Top Media Communications.
• She was honoured by African Woman Chartered Accountants as “Audit Partner of the year” in 2016.
• Honoured by ABASA with ABASA women lifetime Achievement Award” in 2022.
Her memberships include, among others, SAICA, IIA, BMF, IRBA, ABASA, WEF, BLSA and is Board of Trustee member - Internal Audit Foundation (IAF) an IIA global governance structure.
Prof Bernard Agulhas
Part-Time Lecturer at Rhodes UniversityProf Agulhas is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and Registered Public Sector Financial Officer with thirty years’ tenure in the auditing and accounting profession (private and public sectors) and formerly 11 years as CEO of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), the Audit Regulator in South Africa.
Agulhas has participated in several international structures of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) which sets international audit, education and ethics standards, and served on the board of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators which shared best practices in audit oversight.
He is involved in local structures, including being a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance where he chairs the subcommittee on Climate Change, and as former chair of the Examination Board of the South African Institute of Government Auditors.
Currently, he is a part-time lecturer at Rhodes University which bestowed on him the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021 for outstanding contribution to the profession and public and an Adjunct Professor in Auditing at the University of the Free State. Agulhas serves as a council member of Wits
University and is a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Council of the DTI.
Timothy Matsebula
Auditor General at Office of the Auditor General EswatiniTimothy Matsebula is the Auditor-General of Eswatini, and the head of the Office of the Auditor General, which is the Supreme Audit Institution of the country, the positions he has held since 2018.
His background as an Auditor and Accountant spans more than 20 years, with experience in both the private and public sectors and in areas as diverse as auditing, consulting, corporate advisory, development finance, investment management, and skills development agencies.
Under his guidance, the SAI has produced various Audit reports that have helped Government to recover millions.
Matsebula has served as a member of the COMESA Board of External Auditors as well as the Board of External Auditors for the African Union and SADC in various terms.
He is currently a member of the Public Enterprise Disciplinary Tribunal as well as a Council Member for the Institute of Accountants of Eswatini and is the Chairperson of the Capacity Building Committee at AFROSAI-E.
His current role as Auditor-General entitles him to a seat in the Public Accounts Committee.
Matsebula holds:
• Masters in Public Administration (Policy) and Post Graduate in Public Sector Management from Flinders University, Australia
• Certification in ISSAIs Implementation by INTOSAI-IDI
• Certification in Performance Audit Facilitator by AFROSAI-E; ACCA Qualification from United Kingdom
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Eswatini, and various qualifications in accounting and auditing.
In 2015, Matsebula was awarded Life-time Excellence Academic Membership – Golden Key International Honour Society.
Mathabo Makenete
Auditor General at The Auditor General of LesothoMakenete was appointed the Auditor General of Lesotho in February.
The former Second Deputy Governor of the Central Bank holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Chartered Accountancy qualification, and she is also an Accredited Fellow of the Macro Economic and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI).
She served as a trainee Auditor in a private firm of Chartered Accountants and Auditors for a short period, later moving on to Government service for four years, where she served as a Senior Accountant.
She then joined the Central Bank of Lesotho, where she served for just under 32 years, the last 10 as the second Deputy Governor.
Makenete also served as a member of the Board of the Bank, the Monetary Policy Committee, the Audit Committee and other committees of the Board and Management.
As Deputy Governor, she was nominated to participate in the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) meetings, where she later became a member of the First AFI Gender and Finance Committee, where she served for two terms.
Later she joined the Graça Machel Trust’s Expert Leaders Group (ELG) on Financial Inclusion, where she served as the Convener of the ELG for just over a year, until her appointment in January 2023, as the Auditor-General of Lesotho.
Makenete is also a proud Rotarian of over 28 years and has served her club as president and is now serving as an Assistant Governor for District 9370, for the year 2022-23.
She is a long-standing member of the Lesotho Institute of Accountants in the CA not-in-practice category.
Cllr Cilliers Brink
Executive Mayor at The City of TshwaneCllr Cilliers Brink was elected as the Executive Mayor of Tshwane in March 2023.
Before his election, he served as a Member of Parliament of the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA).
He also served as DA Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, as well as one of the DA’s two national spokespersons, a position he held until he was elected city mayor.
In 2016, Brink became the MMC for Corporate and Shared Services in the City of Tshwane. He held this position until May 2019, when he got sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP). As an MP, he served on the Portfolio of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
His Mayoral Committee portfolio included responsibility for legal services, human resources, ICT and fleet management.
He holds an LLB from the University of Pretoria and is an admitted (non-practicing) advocate of the High Court of South Africa. He grew up in Phalaborwa in Limpopo.
He later became a chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Youth (DAY) in Tshwane in 2010 and a councillor in the City of Tshwane in 2011 at the age of 24.
Victor Sekese
CEO of SNG Grant ThorntonVictor Sekese, B. Comm, B Acc (Wits), MSc (University of London), CA (SA), is a seasoned businessman and professional with over 33 years of experience SNG Grant Thornton.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of professional services firm, SNG Grant Thornton and was previously a member of the Grant Thornton International board.
Sekese is passionate about the development of people, especially young people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. In that regard, he is a trustee of Thuthuka and ABASA trusts, a member of Wits Business School MBA advisory Committee, guest lecturer at Common Purpose and Lifework NPOs.
He previously served as national president of ABASA and the national vice chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
Victor’s business and professional experience spans Public Sector and Private Sector Information Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Logistics.
Jeanine Poggiolini
CEO of Accounting Standards Board in South AfricaJeanine Poggiolini is a qualified Chartered Accountant registered with SAICA.
She is currently the CEO of the Accounting Standards Board in South Africa where she has been employed since 2007.
Poggiolini joined the IFAC Board in November 2021 after being nominated by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
She has held several positions in the development and contribution of public sector accounting since joining the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) in 2011, and serving as deputy chair in 2015 and 2016.
She has also held a variety of chair or member positions on audit committees and foundations in the public or non-profit sector.
Prof Mabutho Sibanda
Dean and Head of the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (SAEF) and a Professor in Finance at University of KwaZulu-NatalProf Sibanda is the Dean and Head of the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (SAEF) and a Professor in Finance.
The seasoned interdisciplinary academic, who joined the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2007, has six years of investment banking experience and several years of lecturing and academic administration experience.
In his previous career as an investment banker, Sibanda rose through the ranks from being a Corporate Finance Analyst to becoming an Investment and Portfolio Manager with hands-on experience in the commercialisation of state enterprises, structured finance, financial modelling, investment analysis and portfolio management.
As a leader, Sibanda is a people and task-oriented leader who believes in human capital development and empowerment without compromising productivity.
His leadership approach is a balance of transformational and democratic leadership styles, which value human capital and skills in achieving institutional goals and living up to the vision.
Sibanda believes in lifting as he rises as evidenced by the mentoring and coaching of staff in the school which has resulted in organic growth in the academic disciplines.
Dr Ross Harvey
Director of Research and Programmes at GGADr Ross Harvey is a natural resource economist and policy analyst, and he has been dealing with governance issues in various forms across this sector since 2007.
He has a PhD in economics from the University of Cape Town, and his thesis research focused on the political economy of oil and institutional development in Angola and Nigeria.
While completing his PhD, Ross worked as a senior researcher on extractive industries and wildlife governance at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), and in May 2019 became an independent conservation consultant.
Ross’s task at GGA is to establish a non-renewable natural resources project (extractive industries) to ensure that the industry becomes genuinely sustainable and contributes to Africa achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr Liezl Groenewald
Senior Manager of Organisational Ethics at The Ethics InstituteGroenewald is the Senior Manager Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute (TEI) in South Africa, a co-founding director of The Whistleblower House NPC, the immediate past President of the Business Ethics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa), and a Certified Ethics Officer since 2004 (Ethics Officer number 08). Liezl holds a BA (Communication Science), a Masters and a PhD in Applied Ethics.
She has been in the field of organisational ethics since 2004. Her main expertise lies in advising organisations on ethics management and strategies, conducting ethics risk and culture assessments, facilitating ethics awareness workshops, conducting meta ethics investigations, auditing Whistleblowing Service Providers, advising whistleblowers and training Boards and Social and Ethics Committees. She is also responsible for researching the ethical status of corporate South Africa on a three-year basis.
Groenewald is a seasoned facilitator for TEI and the Institute of Directors South Africa, an annual guest lecturer at the Management Center Innsbruck, speaks at local and international conferences, is a commentator in the media on organisational ethics and whistleblowing, moderator, author of business and military ethics-related articles as well as the Whistleblowing Management Handbook, the Whistleblowing Non-Retaliation Handbook and the Whistleblowing First Responder Guide.
She co-authored the Ethics and Compliance Handbook and Institutionalising Ethics Handbook and contributed to the Ethics Office Handbook. She was also the chief reviewer of the Codes of Ethics Handbook.
She is also a member of the SAICA Ethics Committee and the Inaugural Committee of the International Society of Military Ethics for Africa (Afro-ISME) and serves on the Advisory Boards of BEN-Africa and Visslan (a whistleblowing service provider in Sweden).
Aletta van Tromp
Business Executive for Investigations at AGSAAletta van Tromp is an experienced executive, specialising exclusively in fraud investigations, litigation support and fraud risk management.
She has been with the Auditor-General SA (AGSA) for five years and has worked for the Big Four audit firms since 2007.
Tromp is a qualified CA(SA) with a master’s degree in forensic accounting and is also a full member of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners (ICFP) as well as a non-executive board member.
She is currently the Business Executive for Investigations at AGSA, responsible for the strategic direction unit.
She has established a forensic data analytics capacity within AGSA that provided critical insights to various public bodies on Covid-19 expenditure and a new unit to execute the expanded mandate of the AGSA.
Under her guidance, the Investigations business unit of the AGSA was the winner of the ACFE - Public Sector Corporate Company of the Year award for 2021.
Van Tromp’s passion for forensic accounting and investigation is best realised in challenging environments that also give her the opportunity to challenge the status quo.
Odwa Duda
Business Unit Leader at AGSA - BloemfonteinOdwa Duda is a Registered Government Auditor with the Southern Government Accountability Institute (SAIGA).
He received his Master of Business Leadership (MBL) from UNISA.
He is a member of the Institute of Directors and is now serving a second term on the SAIGA council (IoDSA).
After rising through the ranks at AGSA, he was named the Deputy Business Executive for the Free State in 2009 and later the Business Unit Leader, which he still holds today.
Earlier in his career, he briefly worked in different sectors including the insurance sector as an internal auditor, gave lectures on cost and management accounting, and worked in the retail sector.
He participated in numerous audits of local and governments, public entities, as well as national departments during his time at AGSA.
His involvement in the international pool of AGSA auditing various UN institutions from 2001 to 2006, which included travel to both developed and developing nations, gave him invaluable experience that he is now eager to imitate locally as best practices for fostering accountability and good governance in the public sector.
Lungisani Bhengu
Managing Director of Impulse Accountants (Pty) LtdBhengu is a full-time Managing Director at Impulse Accountants (Pty) Ltd, a tax practice that specialises in the provision of tax compliance services to both individuals and Businesses.
He is a Registered Tax Practitioner with a combined experience of more than nine years in his accountancy career.
Bhengu was employed as Audit Supervisor at SM Xulu Incorporated (private accounting company) in 2018 after completing his training at Auditor General SA and qualifying as an RGA in 2016. He was then promoted to Audit Manager within the same year.
He was an Audit Manager between 2019 and 2022, managing audits in the Durban branch office and providing throughout training to the trainees to obtain competencies for the SAICA articles.
Bhengu is a BCOMPT (UNISA), General Tax Practitioner (SAIT), Business Accountant (SAIBA) and a Registered Government Auditor (SAIGA).
Mbali Buthelezi
CEO of Velile ConsultantsMbali Buthelezi is a seasoned finance executive who is a founder and Chief Executive Officer at Velile Consultants.
Buthelezi’s career in auditing and accounting spans over 21 years, which was predominantly spent at the Auditor General where she held various positions and ultimately progressed to senior management.
She has held the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Audit Executive in the public sector, and she is a Registered Government Auditor and a Certified Internal Auditor, who holds a BCom Accounting Honours degree from the University of KwaZulu Natal.
She also had an opportunity to work in international audits which awarded her the privilege to work with other international finance professionals for best practice sharing.
One of her career highlights is the implementation of a turnaround strategy which resulted in the entity eradicating fraud and corruption and achieving a clean audit.
Buthelezi is passionate about cultivating a culture of excellence, accountability and ethical leadership in the public sector. One of her other passions is the development of competent and confident young professionals for a sustainable public sector.
Lebo Mafolo
Co-founder of My Future WorkLebo Mofolo is a co-founder at My Future Work, an L&D agency that specialises in assisting businesses in achieving their desired outcomes through engaging and effective digital learning solutions.
With over 10 years of experience as a Finance business partner, she has provided support to businesses across 23 African countries. Her journey led her to venture into the Learning and Development field, where she now focuses on digital learning technologies.
Mafolo has had the privilege of working with distinguished brands like Danone, Roche, Sunday Times, SYSPRO, SAIGA, and more, both as previous employers and valued clients. Besides her professional pursuits, she is a no-code enthusiast, a dedicated mother and wife, and an avid social golfer.
Her academic background includes a cost and management accounting diploma, a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and a postgraduate diploma in digital business from Wits Business School.
Patricia Stock
CEO of MGI RasPatricia Stock is the co-founder and CEO of MGI RAS which is a member firm of MGI Worldwide. She is a strategic entrepreneurial accountant with a commitment to people and organisations transformation. She is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and a Chartered Director (South Africa) with diverse experience in talent management, certified ESG analyst (with specialisation in governance), Audit, IFRS and Quality assurance technical expertise. She has a Masters degree in international accounting.
Stock has held a variety of senior and executive management positions. She has diverse exposure to both the private and public sectors and audit of United Nations’ organisations during her tenure at the AGSA. She further served as the Head of Transformation in her previous tenure as a partner of BDO South Africa. She is a vector-certified performance and leadership coach, in line with her passion for helping organisations and people to grow responsibly in realising their potential in a sustainable manner.
Her life’s philosophy is “Grow as I Grow”.
Phillip Rakgwale
President of the Council at SAIGA- Welcome, purpose and rational of the SAIGA 2023 national conference
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Mothophatlheng Phillip Rakgwale is a Registered Government Auditor (RGA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). He has also completed strategy execution programs with the University of Cape Town and leadership and executive development programs with the University of Pretoria, and he is currently enrolled for his Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Rakgwale is the President and Chairperson of the Council of Southern Institute of Government Auditors (Since 2019),
Kgabo Ralebepa
Vice President at ISACA SA ChapterKgabo Ralebepa is the current Vice President of ISACA SA Chapter.
Relebepa is a business executive, entrepreneur, humanitarian and coach with over 28 years of experience in the ICT industry.
Ralebepa is actively involved as a CEO and Founder of V-SIC (Pty) Ltd, a 100% black, female-owned and management firm of professionals that was formed in 2015 to offer bespoke ICT Audit Services, Cybersecurity Assessments, Technology and Business Consulting Services, as well as Human Resources in these related areas.
She holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science, a Management Advanced Programme Diploma, holds CRISC, CISA and CDSE and ISPA (SA).
In her 28 years in the ICT field, she has worked and/or serviced clients across the globe, including, Africa, the UK, North America, Germany, France, Hong Kong, China and Bermuda in varied sectors and industries.
Ralebepa, a mentor and mother, is currently dedicating most of her efforts to assisting businesses to develop and implement digital transformation strategies, helping them realise their investments in ICT, navigate digital transformation and growing business performance.
Kgothatso Maoko
Head of Fraud and Forensics at MTNKgothatso Maoko is currently appointed as a senior manager -heading the fraud and forensics function at MTN group Fintech -Responsible for providing expert advice in the area of strategy risk and compliance for the Compliance and Financial Crime unit.
Responsible for assisting Group Finco in discharging its supervisory duties on anti-bribery and corruption, fraud prevention and forensic investigations, and ensuring regulatory requirements are met across the Group Finco footprint.
Ensuring the effective functioning of a whistleblowing program for customers, staff and third parties.
Assisting in ensuring compliance to internal Group Finco processes and policies, applicable laws and regulations, across the Group Finco footprint. Development of a fraud prevention strategy for Fintech in order to combat Fraud and Financial Crime.
Drive the implementation of mechanisms to effectively investigate, act up, and report acts of fraud and financial crime in cooperation with first- and third-line functions.
Developing a fraud prevention strategy that is in line with best practices in the Fintech and Financial Service industry as well as local and international laws and regulations relating to Anti Bribery and Corruption, Anti Money Laundering, etc, also responsible for creating awareness and rolling out training on the Fintech Fraud Prevention Strategy across the Fintech footprint.
Bridgitte Backman
Deputy Commissioner Corporate and Enterprise Services at SARSBridgitte Backman holds a BSc. (Chemistry) from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands with an exchange final semester at the Haas Business School, University of California at Berkeley in the USA.
Backman is an inspirational and influential business leader with expertise across industry sectors and business functions as diverse as Development Finance, General Management, Energy (Oil and Gas), FMCG (Food and Beverages), Innovation, Supply Chain, Elections Management, Corporate Affairs and Public Policy, Innovation, Legal and HR.
She is a previous board member of the UN Global Compact South Africa. She is a Senior Associate of the University of Cambridge’s CISL (University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership) and a Visiting Fellow at the SAID Business School at the University of Oxford.
She is the Deputy Commissioner Corporate and Enterprise Services at SARS.
Michael Chauke
Specialist: Inclusive Governance and Councillor Welfare at SALGAMichael Chauke is a skilled professional with a track record of accomplishments in the local government sector, with a particular emphasis on leadership and intergovernmental relations. Michael has interests in intergovernmental relations, public policy analysis, local government, and research. Michael Chauke is a skilled professional with a track record of accomplishments in the local government sector, with a particular emphasis on leadership and intergovernmental relations. Michael has interests in intergovernmental relations, public policy analysis, local government, and research.
In his present position at SALGA, Michael works as a Specialist: Inclusive Governance and Councillor Welfare. In this capacity, he represents local government interests at intergovernmental forums and other fora while assisting and advising municipalities on all issues pertaining to inclusive governance. Michael provides advice, support to; and build capacity in municipalities to optimize the governance system and to deepen democracy and accountability in Local Government.
Michael has held a variety of positions in the past, including Chief Specialist: Programme Evaluation at the City of Ekurhuleni, Senior Advisor and Advisor at SALGA Mpumalanga and North West, respectively, and Assistant Director at CoGTA Gauteng, to mention a few. Michael obtained a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pretoria and is currently pursuing a Master of Development Policy and Practice at the University of Cape Town.
Prof William Gumede
Associate Professor at Wits University’s School of GovernanceWilliam Gumede is an associate professor and former convener of Political Economy at Wits University’s School of Governance, and course leader at the Central European University in Budapest.
He is the founder and chairperson of the Democracy Works Foundation and the chairperson of ActionAid.
Previously, Prof Gumede was senior associate and programme director at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; senior associate member and Oppenheimer fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University; senior research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, and course leader at the New School University in New York.
He is the former deputy and managing editor of The Sowetan newspaper and has authored bestselling books.
George Higgins
CEO of IDG ConsultingGeorge Higgins has over 22 years of professional experience and is a CA(SA) and Registered Auditor with IRBA.
He led the public sector technical division of a big four firm for 10 years, focusing on Accounting and Auditing issues related to applications with professional standards.
He has a broad range of experience working the public services including, among others:
• Performing audits in the public sector on Departments, Public Entities, Municipalities
• Performing pre-issuance reviews on behalf of the AGSA
• Training of PFMA, MFMA, GRAP, IPSAS, and the MCS Standards
• Technical engagements for National Treasury, amongst others implementation of GRAP Standards, MCS standards, and CFO reporting amongst others
• Reviewing of financial statements for compliance with GRAP/ IFRS and MCS
He is a member of the SA Independent Regularity Board of Auditors public sector committee, the Institute of Directors Public Sector Audit Committee Forum, and the Accounting Standards Board working groups for the development of Standards for the South African Public Sector.
Higgins serves on SAIGA's Audit and Risk Committee, having spent the previous six years serving as both a member and chair of Audit and Risk Committees in both the federal and provincial governments.
Stephen Kheleli
Business executive responsible for the Limpopo Province. at AGSA - Head OfficeStephen Kheleli is a South African registered government auditor and business executive in the Office of the Auditor General South Africa, responsible for the Limpopo Province.
Kheleli is a dedicated leader who amassed experience in the different sectors of government and has contributed immensely to shaping and enforcing governance and accountability through engagements with different sector leaders in government.
He is also a public speaker of note on matters of financial and governance disciplines.
Kheleli holds a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (Honors) from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He also holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, awarded by the University of Pretoria.
In addition, he is a Register Government Auditor of South Africa, recognised by the South African Institute of Registered Auditors
Nonhlanhla Madungandaba
Manager- specialist in government audit diagnostic assessment at Auditor GeneralNonhlanhla Madungandaba is specialist in government audit diagnostic assessment, registered government auditor (RGA) and deputy president of the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA),
Madungandaba plays a valuable role within the office of the Auditor-General (AG).
She is qualified in all legislation affecting government and has worked in audit research and
development unit as part of the team that provided support to auditors on issues arising during the audit cycles.
Madungandaba was part of the task team that established the Material Irregularity Unit at
the office of the Auditor-General, which is responsible for ensuring the adequate implementation of
the new powers of the Auditor-General of South Africa in terms of the amendments to the Public
Audit Act three years ago.
She holds a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (BCompt) degree and a post-graduate diploma in forensic auditing. She has 15 years of financial management, accounting, and
auditing experience in both the private and public sectors.
Nwabisa Makunga
Editor at The Sowetan
Chris Maroleng
Chief Executive at Good Governance AfricaChris Maroleng is the Chief Executive of Good Governance Africa.
Maroleng, who has worked for SABC, eNCA, MTN as well as the Institute for Security Studies, is an accomplished and highly motivated executive with core skills in Public Policy, Governance, Reputation Management, Strategic Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Affairs, CSI, Media and Research.
He is a leading Applied Policy and Corporate Affairs practitioner with across-the-board experience within the following business sectors; Telecommunications, ICT, Media, Research and Communication, Presenting before an audience, first-rate expertise in reputation management, crisis management, communications, media, television broadcast, governance and conflict analysis methodologies.
Maroleng has a proven career track record of deliberations pertaining to authority in Africa, and in-depth exposure to relevant issues in African affairs, International Relations, Public Affairs and the sub-regional and South African context.
He is a commercially aware intellectual with a sound understanding of what drives a successful business predominantly focused on a clear and concise management style.
Effective networker and strategic stakeholder engagement practitioner with wide-ranging international contacts in Public Policy, telecommunications, media, governance, economic, security and governance fields.
Kemi Mathatho
CEO of SQRAuditsKemi Mathatho is the founder and CEO of SQRAudits.
Mathatho is a seasoned audit professional who has over nine years of experience in managing and increasing project growth in the audit industry.
Mathatho, an internal audit technician and certified fraud examiner, has worked as an Internal Audit & Risk Specialist for various audit firms for over a decade and has been honoured with the 2021 Compliance Officer of the Year Award Nomination, Compliance Institute of Southern Africa (CISA), as well as the 2022 Transformation Manager of the Year Award, Black Management Forum (BMF).
The Certified Information Systems Auditor oversees executive leadership, company training and public relations. She Mathatho also promotes change in company culture to be more open, transparent and accountable.
Mathatho holds a Unisa honours degree in internal auditing, is a Wits Executive Development Programme scholar, and holds an MBA from the Tshwane University of Technology Business School.
As CEO of SQRAudits, she has been successful in expanding SQR company revenue (110% in two years).
Her skills include management and leadership, as well as business development and strategy.
Sonwabile Mayile
founder and Managing Director of MayilesolutionsSonwabile Mayile is a Registered Government Auditor with over 15 years of experience in public-sector accounting and auditing assurance.
He has also worked at PWC and Deloitte as a Senior Public Sector consultant providing consulting and advisory services to Public Entities, Departments, Municipalities and Municipal Entities in line with the agreed-upon terms or references to improve financial performance, disciplines, operations, compliance and reporting thereby contributing to improved audit report outcomes.
He is affiliated with SAIGA, SAICA and the Institute of Internal Auditor – South Africa (IIA-SA).
Mayile is the founder and Managing Director of Mayile Solutions, a company that has become one of the most sought-after wholly black-owned and managed auditing and accounting firms in the Eastern Cape Province and the country at large since it was established in 2017.
In its relatively brief history, the company has sought to elevate the industry standard in the provision of auditing, financial administrative and risk management services.
In his career development, Mayile has been exposed to technical areas including among others, Internal and External Auditing, Expenditure Management, Revenue Management, Liability Management, Asset Management, Consulting and advisory (MFMA & PFMA) and Reporting Frameworks – IFRS, GRAP and MCS.
Prof Cameron Modisane
Deputy Executive Dean: College of Accounting Sciences at University of South AfricaProfessor Cameron Modisane is the Deputy Executive Dean: College of Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is also a Board of Director and Treasurer for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA SA). He is currently the Chairperson of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee of Oxfam South Africa’s Board.
Prof. Modisane has extensive executive and senior management experience in accounting, auditing, finance, project management and strategy. He holds various qualifications, including a Ph.D. degree in Accounting Sciences from the North-West University, a Master’s in Commerce specialising in Computer Auditing from the University of Johannesburg and Bachelor of Commerce Honours from the University of Pretoria. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Information Systems Audit Professional (ISAP (SA). He is a member of Charted Institute of Business Accountants (CIBA) and member of Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IoDSA). He is currently South Africa’s youngest Professor of Accounting Sciences with a Ph.D. in Accounting.
He has over 16 years’ experience in both the private and public sector accounting. He has previously worked for the Auditor-General of South Africa, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nkonki Chartered Accountants.
In his profession as an auditor, he has audited some of the largest banks in South Africa like Absa, Absa Capital, Rand Merchant Bank, FNB, Nedbank and insurance companies like Discovery, Bonitus, Medscheme, Momentum, and Outsurance. This also includes auditing large clients in public sector like the Office of the Presidency, Transnet, COGTA, Human Settlements, CIPC etc and also local municipalities in South Africa.
Prof Modisane has been actively involved in the accounting and auditing profession. He supervises Masters’ and PhD students focusing on the Public Sector Accounting, IT and internal auditing, risk, and governance. He is a regular TV and radio guest speaker on media platforms like eNCA, SABC, SAFM, Radio 2000, YFM and TruFM. He is also speaker on local and international accounting conferences. His areas of research are around the impact of information technology to the accounting and auditing profession and 4IR technologies to improve on the auditing process.
Tim Modise
South African public personalityTim Modise is a South African public personality, a well-known journalist, TV, and radio host, who has spent more than 31 years working for the SABC, M-Net, Primedia, BBC, and PowerFM in a variety of formats, including music, talk shows, and current affairs.
Modise has also held several senior positions in governmental and non-governmental organisations, including chairing the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee and advising the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2011 and has received numerous honours for his work in broadcasting, including the SABC’s “Best Broadcaster in Radio” award, the Presenter of the Year award from GQ Magazine, the IPM “Presidents’ Award” and the “The Jaime Brunet Award” from the University of Navarre in Spain.
He continues to cover South African public affairs and currently produces two current affairs programs on ENCA (Friday with Tim Modise and The Modise Network) and his TV show on SowetoTV.
He serves on the boards of Sefako Makgatho University, the Tim Modise Primary School, and the George Mukhari Hospital.
Tshepo Mofokeng
Chairperson at the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa,Tshepo Mofokeng is the chairperson of the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa, and previously chaired its audit and risk, and technical committees.
Mofokeng also chairs the audit committees of the Department of Home Affairs and Local Government SETA. He is the internal audit and risk management director for the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.
He holds a BCom and a BAcc degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), and is a Chartered Accountant (SA).
Mofokeng is an experienced risk and audit executive with over 22 years of experience in auditing, risk management, financial management, financial reporting and corporate governance. He led and managed audits for private sector entities, NGOs, government departments, state-owned entities and municipalities.
He was a partner and director for internal audit, governance, and risk management at SekelaXabiso, and was also the firm’s chief risk officer. His previous experience includes being a director with Rakoma and Associates where he established the internal audit service unit and the marketing department.
Mofokeng was chairperson of the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute, the Leadership Academy for Guardians of Governance and deputy chairperson of the National Nuclear Regulator. He previously chaired the audit committees of the Government Printing Works and Litsamaiso (A rea vaya transport company in Joburg).
Julius Mojapelo
Managing Director of Ditsibi ConsultingJulius Mojapelo is a business leader, thought leader, seasoned training facilitator and mentor.
Mojapelo, the managing director of Ditsibi Consulting, holds memberships of the Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa (IIASA), the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa (IoDSA), and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
He is the IIASA CEO and chairperson of the Public Sector Audit Committee Forum (PSACF).
Before joining the IIASA, Mojapelo was an Acting Executive Director for Post-Qualification Education and Senior Executive for Public Sector at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), where he was responsible for promoting the value of the chartered accountancy profession to members and stakeholders in the public sector and providing thought leadership and technical excellence in the areas of public finance management, reporting, assurance and governance.
He was also the Pan-African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) nominated member on the Interim Oversight Board of the Africa Professionalisation Initiative.
Edmond Shoko
Technical Manager at AFROSAI-EEdmond Shoko is the Technical Manager of AFROSAI-E.
Shoko coordinates at a strategic and operational level, the operations and activities of AFROSAI-E audit capacity building on emerging issues in public sector audit.
His key areas of expertise are in the audit of PFM systems, large infrastructure development, disaster situations and extractive industries.
He has over 15 years of experience in public and private sector audit and accounting.
Shoko is a UNCTAD Research Fellow and a chartered accountant. He has a master’s degree in international law (LLM), and a Master’s degree in business strategy (MBA-Strategy).