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Dr Jerry Chetty
Chairperson of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners at JerryDr Jerry Chetty is a highly accomplished professional serving as the Chairperson of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners. Additionally, he holds the position of Senior Manager in the Business Integrity Unit at Santam. Chetty possesses extensive expertise and knowledge in the detection, prevention, and investigation of economic crime. Chetty’s impressive academic qualifications include being an admitted Advocate of the High Court and earning a Ph.D.
Jovita Fazenda
Ethics Subject Matter Expert at Ethics InstituteJovita Fazenda is an Ethics Subject Matter Expert and heads up the International Bureau at The Ethics Institute. She has a Master's in Anti-corruption Studies from the International Academy of Anticorruption (IACA) and is a Certified Ethics Officer.
Fazenda serves as a BEN-AFRICA Advisory Board Member and an Associate and Supporter of the Coalition for Organisational Integrity in Mozambique. She is a trained lawyer with an LLB Degree and over 20 years of experience in various legal functions.
Fazenda has been an active associate and contributor to the Ethics Institute for the past 8 years, focused on implementing the Siemens Integrity Initiative project in Mozambique. She is a passionate ethics trainer and speaker on ethics, ethical culture, values, and ethics risk management. Fazenda has experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating corporate ethics programmes. She has hands-on experience in risk management, particularly in managing ethics and compliance risk, and implementing ethics and corporate governance programmes.
Dr Sani Gildenhuys
Senior Lecturer at UnisaDr Gildenhuys is a senior lecturer at the University of South Africa, specialising in computer assisted audit techniques and, in particular, the identification of fraud using data analysis. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner with several years of practical experience at Deloitte Forensic Services prior to joining academia. Her PhD research focused on the potential of risk and uncertainty to combat money laundering and its predicate crimes, building on the theoretical domains of complexity science, decision science and criminology.
In her free time Sani loves spending time in nature, horse riding, mountain biking, camping and having regular ‘braais’ with friends and family.
Xola Lingani
Chief Audit Executive at UnisaXola Lingani is the Chief Audit Executive at Unisa and is also a Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
Lingani is a risk, audit, governance and business advisory expert with (18 years) experience and has gained expert knowledge in various industries. He has strong risk, audit and governance knowledge at senior management and executive level He has more than 8 years in Senior Management in both Public and Private sector. Lingani has extensive experience in advising executives in Public Sector having served as a Senior Manager in the Auditor General of South Africa with a strong local government client base.
He has held a role as Senior Manager at Deloitte Risk Advisory focusing on the Public & Private sector and financial services. He has been actively involved in the review and development of business processes, process and policy documents and will offer Strategic advice on business/organisational processes and on corporate governance, risk and compliance processes.
Lingani has gained experience in both local and international firms, having worked in the USA and Nigeria. Amongst other qualifications, Xola has a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA). He served as a Board Member at Information Systems Audit and Control Association (2016 to 2018) and currently serves as the Audit Committee Member at NEHAWU. He also currently serves as an independent trustee at Tshedza trust and as a non-executive director at FASSET.
Kgothatso Maoko
Head of Technical Unit at SAIGAKgothatso Maoko is the Head of the Technical Unit at SAIGA, currently pursuing a PhD. With over a decade of experience, she is an expert in Fraud Risk Management, Accounting, and Audit.
Her extensive background includes expertise in fraud risk management, enterprise and operational risk management, compliance, financial crime, finance, strategy, and forensic investigations.
Maoko's skills in data analytics and financial crime have garnered international recognition, contributing significantly to academia and multinational enterprises.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting science, a qualification in Commercial Forensic Law, and a postgraduate degree in Investigative and Forensic Accounting. Additionally, Maoko has earned two master’s degrees in Fraud Risk Management and Evidence-Based Management. Her professional experience spans various industries and esteemed organizations, including the Auditor-General, the Office of the Premier, the Office of the Presidency, and South Africa's state-owned entities.
Prof Themba Maseko
Head of the Wits School of Governance at WITS School of GovernanceProfessor Themba Maseko is a steadfast leader who has dedicated his life to serve the country and build a more equitable world. He leverages his diverse experience to lead the Wits School of Governance to produce the next generation of leaders in society and the public sector.
His distinguished career includes being the founding Superintendent-General of the Gauteng Department of Education, former Director General in the departments of Public Work, Public Service and Administration, CEO of Government Communications and Information System and Cabinet Spokesperson.
He is a former Managing Director of Damelin Education Group and Communications Director at Business Leadership South Africa.
Professor Maseko is the Chairperson of Corruption Watch (Chair), a member of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution and a Trustee at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Professor Maseko is the author of For my country: Why I blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas. He was awarded for his courage and bravery at the Inaugural Whistleblower awards.
He holds an MBA and a BA LLB, along with a prestigious Senior Executive Programme from Wits Business School and Harvard University.
Zaakir Mohamed
Director and Head of Corporate Investigations and Forensics at Cms RmZaakir Mohamed is a Director and Head of Corporate Investigations and Forensics at CMS with over 17 years’ experience in corporate crime and forensic investigations, Anti-bribery and Corruption compliance, cybercrime, corporate crime prevention and detection, money laundering, regulatory compliance as well as working with law enforcement authorities and providing watching briefs in criminal matters.
He currently serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the ICFP’s Board of Directors and Chair of its marketing and communications committee. In March 2024, Zaakir was appointed to serve on the Africa Task Force of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Anti-Corruption Committee.
Zaakir has been recognised by Chamber’s & Partners, Corporate Investigations, South Africa, 2020 and 2021 as an “Up and Coming Lawyer”, and more recently is ranked Band 3, 2023 – 2024.
Russel Morena
CEO of SAIGARussel Morena is the Chief Executive Officer of the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) since August 2019. He holds an MBA from the Tshwane University of Technology Business School and is currently enrolled for a Doctoral degree in Business Administration from the same institution.
Morena is a multi-diverse professional with over 23 years of experience in learning and development, human resource, sales and marketing as well as and media and journalism. Morena also holds a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from the University of Johannesburg, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Tshwane University of Technology.
Phillip Rakgwale
Group Chief Audit Executive (Acting) at City of EkurhuleniMothophatlheng 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),
Adv Andy Mothibi
SiuAdvocate Andy Mothibi is a seasoned legal and governance expert with a distinguished career spanning over three decades in both the public and private sectors. Since May 2016, he has served as the Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), an agency tasked with investigating corruption, maladministration, and malpractice in state institutions and the private sector.
Under his leadership, the SIU’s primary objective is to recover stolen assets and financial losses, prosecute perpetrators, and ensure that public officials are held accountable through disciplinary action. Adv. Mothibi’s leadership is marked by a strong focus on ethical governance, clean leadership, and fostering strategic partnerships to drive meaningful change in South Africa.
Adv. Mothibi has successfully implemented an organisational turnaround strategy at the SIU, emphasising performance improvement, process optimisation, and effective people management. His efforts have been pivotal in ensuring that the SIU remains agile and effective in its mission to combat corruption in South Africa. He is also committed to a lifelong pursuit of learning and development, continuously expanding his legal and management expertise.
Before his appointment at the SIU, Adv. Mothibi held several senior leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. From 2013 to 2015, he served as Executive Director at Medscheme, a subsidiary of AfroCentric Health, where he led the Group Legal Services, Governance, Risk and Compliance, and Internal Audit functions.
He played a key role in implementing the AfroCentric Enterprise Risk Management Framework and restructuring the Forensic Investigations Business Unit to enhance forensic investigations and asset recovery processes.
Earlier in his career, Adv. Mothibi served as Head of Compliance at South African Airways (SAA) from 2005 to 2007, where he successfully implemented the SAA Enterprise and Compliance Risk Management Framework. He also held senior positions at Nedbank and Standard Bank, where he led the implementation of the Basel II Operational Risk Management Framework, achieving significant operational risk capital savings.
Adv. Mothibi’s career began in the legal field, serving as a Public Prosecutor and later as a Magistrate in Johannesburg and Soweto. He was instrumental in the establishment of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in 1995, where he held key governance roles. Throughout his career, Adv. Mothibi has been a passionate advocate for a corruption-free South Africa, serving as Chairperson of the SADC Anti-Corruption Sub-Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Risk Management of South Africa.
Arlene-Lynn Volmink
CEO of IIASAArlene-Lynn Volmink is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the IIA South Africa since 1 June 2023. She has a career that exceeds 22 years in the fields of internal audit, risk management, governance, IT audit and control, project assurance, data analytics, business continuity management.
She is a strategist and influencer, and one who encourages intellectual dialogue at every opportunity. Volmink holds a BCom degree (with majors in Financial Accounting and Information Systems) from the University of Cape Town, an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch Business School; and has been a practicing CISA since 2003, a CDPSE from 2020. She is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). She has also completed a Higher Diploma in Computer Auditing at the University of Witwatersrand.
Previously, she served on the Board of the ISACA South Africa Chapter since 2012 and as Chapter President from 2018 to 2022. As a leader in tech, Arlene also served on the ISACA Global Chapter Tech Advisors Workforce and was acknowledged with the international ISACA Chapter Leader Award in 2022.
Volmink is involved in a number of initiatives that empower women. Locally, Arlene has taken a role on the Advisory Board of a community-based organisation called Mathmoms, that empowers women to tutor basic maths skills to foundation phase learners. Globally, she also serves as a volunteer on the One in Tech SheLeadsTech Advisory Group; and as SheLeadsTech Chapter Liaison and Champion.
She actively seeks out opportunities to realise her personal vision of open access to learning and education for everyone.
Chris de Beer
CEO of ICFPChris de Beer is the Executive Manager of the ICFP and is responsible for operational issues and the implementation of strategic initiatives. Prior to joining the ICFP, Chris participated and managed various forensic engagements for private and public institutions as an independent service provider.
De Beer started his career in banking and holds a BCom from Unisa. He was responsible for the establishment and management of internal audit, enterprise-wide risk, forensic investigations, fraud risk and IT audits, and was also a member of the Executive Committee of the bank and an advisor to other management committees.
He has 15 years management experience including strategic, financial, operational and technical leadership.
Being an internal auditor before making a natural transition to commercial forensics, equipped De Beer with the believe that fraud risks can be mitigated by effective internal controls, a properly designed red flag system, setting the tone at the top of an organisation and ensuring a zero-tolerance policy.
To effectively mitigate fraud risks organisations must ensure fraud prevention strategies have been developed for that specific environment, are implemented effectively and timeously and are reviewed on a regular basis.