4thDraft Program

IMFO CONFERENCE PROGRAM, 03-05 Oct 2016

Sustaining Municipal Viability amidst the Economic Distress

Time / Activity / Speaker & Venue
Sunday 02 October 2016
12:00 – 19:00 / Registration & Late Registrations / Conference Centre Foyer
12:00 – 19:00 / Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall
18:00 – Late / Presidents Function by invitation only
Monday 03 October 2016
Program Directors: Sidwell Mofokeng & Nelisiwe Ntlhola
07:30 – 09:00 / Late Registration / Conference Centre Foyer
09:00 – 09:10 / National Anthem / Durban Music School
09:10 – 09:30
S1 / Opening of the Conference / Jane Masite
IMFOPresident
09:30 – 10:00
S2 / Welcoming Address by the Executive Mayor / ZandileGumede
Executive Mayor of Ethekwini
10:00 – 10:30
S3 / IMFO Presidential Address / Jane Masite
IMFO President
10:30 – 11:15 / RefreshmentsAnd Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall
11:15 – 12:00
S4 / Keynote Address: Integration of Traditional leadership governance with local authorities / Deputy Minister Obed Bapela
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
12:00 – 12:30
S5 / Towards implementation of a local government integrity framework: Municipalities putting in place measures to fight fraud, theft & corruption / SonwaboGqegqe
SALGA
12:30 – 13:00
S6 / State of economic growth and the impact on job creation / SibusisoSithole
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
13:00 – 13:30
S7 / Doing Business in South Africa / Carli Venter
World Bank
13:30 – 14:45 / LunchAnd Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall 2
Program Director: Peter Ndoro
14:45 – 15:15 / The revised draft raw water pricing strategy and the Norms and Standards for tariff setting / Sizani Moshidi
Dept. of Water Affairs Sanitation S.A
15:15 – 16:00
S8 / Salaries of s56 employees and other employees. Are they justified considering the economic distress
  • Impact of Municipal remuneration on budget
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  • Krish Kumar, eThekwini Municipality
  • National Treasury
  • Muthotho Sigidi, COGTA
  • Sabelo Gwala, SALGA KZN
  • Sidwell Mofokeng, IMFO

16:00 – 16:10 / Closure
16:10 – 17:00 / IMFO AGM
16:10 – 18:00 / Viewing of the Exhibitors stands
18:00 - Late / 18:00 till late
Dinner, IMFO Mayoral Reception & Awards Ceremony
Venue: Durban Exhibition Centre
Theme: Rainbow Nation
Dress code: Traditional Attire
Tuesday 04 October 2016
Program Director: Bharthie Ranchoddas
7:30 - 08:30 / Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall
08:30 – 08:40 / Exhibitor Competitions in Plenary / Plenary Hall
08:40 – 09:25
S9 / Land Reforms, Expropriations and the impact on Local Government and how to maximize income / Chris Gavor
Valuer General
09:25 – 09:45
S10 / How to successfully project manage your mSCOA conversion / Walter Muwandi
CCG Systems
09:45 – 10:05
S11 / DBSA / TBA
DBSA
10:05 – 10:45 / RefreshmentsAnd Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall
Breakaway Sessions each hosting Concurrent Focus Groups
Earn 2CPD points per session
TIME / WORKSHOP SUBJECT / WORKSHOP LEADER
10:45 – 11:50 /
  1. Revenue Value Chain
Effective monitoring mechanisms to ensure the revenue raising mechanisms to support the budget are being effectively implemented
S12 Sponsored by Crosscheck in Plenary / Facilitator:Fathima Khan
Presenter:MakhariNdanduleni
PANEL
●VenitahHaupt/ SadeshRamjathan
●George van Schalkwyk
●Peet du Plessis
●Mfaniseni Ntombela
●PumlaMaphisa- Crosscheck
  1. Role of Councilor to delegation System & oversight
Responsibility of the Mayor and role of the Council in financial management
MFMA Circular 73
S13 No Sponsored in Meeting Room 11 / Facilitator:Faried Manuel
Presenter:Louise Muller
PANEL
●Paledi Marota
●Nomthi Ngcobo
●MMC KhethiweNtombela
●Sponsor
  1. Performance Management and Audit of performance information
Lessons learnt from the Audit of Pre-determined Objectives
S14 No Sponsorin Hall 4A&B / Facilitator:Cheryl Reddy
Presenter:Nirmala Govender
PANEL
●Graham Terblanche - Cacadu
●Andre Delport – KZN COGTA
●IndranPerumaul – Deputy AG
●Priscilla Shanmugam
  1. The “mSCOA reporting pack”
new formats and additional detail
S15 No Sponsorin Meeting Room 21 / Facilitator:Annette van Schalkwyk
Presenter:DumisaniMathambo
PANEL
●Johanna Steyn
●ElsabeRossouw
●CornellBotha
11:55 – 13:05 /
  1. Risk Management
Project Risk Assessment to maintain sustainable services
S16 Sponsored by Nedbank in Hall 4A&B / Facilitator:Paledi Marota
Presenter:ThokoKonyana
PANEL
●Nedbank -Remo Moyo
  1. Successful Public Participation Framework
Successful Public Participation Process conducted for the IDP and Budget
S17 Sponsored by Os Holdings in Meeting Room 11 / Facilitator:Louise Muller
Presenter:
PANEL
●MMC Basic Service: Cllr NkapoRanake
●Piti Pambaniso
●Nomthi Ngcobo
●NomsaNteleko – Os Holdings
  1. Budgeting
Optimizing Revenue to Support Credible and Sustainable Budgets
S18 Sponsored by EOHin Plenary / Facilitator: George van Schalkwyk
Presenter:George van Schalkwyk
PANEL
●Peet du Plessis
●MashekeMukwamataba
●Collin Pillay
●EOH- Chris Nagooroo
  1. Costing and revenue generation in mSCOA
S19 Sponsored by Vesta in Meeting Room 21 / Facilitator:Bharthie Ranchoddas
Presenter:KhanyaNongogo
PANEL
●Silma Koekemoer
●Venita Haupt
●Eduard Le Roux
●Dewald Pretorius - Vesta
13:05 – 14:15 / Lunch
And
Viewing of Exhibition Stands / Exhibition Hall
14:15–15:20 /
  1. Internal Audit
Relationship between Internal Audit, MPAC and Audit Committee
S20 Sponsored bySebatain Meeting Room 11 / Facilitator:Paledi Marota
Presenter: MakhosandileKwaza
PANEL
●BongaMgoma
●Philip Ntimane
●UgenMoodley-KPMG
●Nico de Cock - Sebata
  1. From IDP to mSCOA budget
Unpacking projects and functions mSCOA team
S21 Sponsored bySebatain Hall 4A&B / Facilitator: Annette van Sckalkwyk
Presenter: David Mogofe
PANEL
● Andre Bossert
  • Vincent Malepa
  • Templeton Phogole
  • Una Rautenbach
  • Sebata

  1. Funding infrastructure for basic services
Exploring alternatives of funding for infrastructure in the economic distress
S22 No Sponsor in Plenary / Facilitator:David Garegae
Presenter:MmanniniMohloko
PANEL
●Ramasela Ganda
●Umar Banda
●GundoMaswime
  1. Identifying the correct line items related to mSCOA projects
S23 Sponsored by Bytes in Meeting Room 21 / Facilitator:George van Schalkwyk
Presenter:Trevor Chetty
PANEL
●Kgomotso Baloyi
●Ronnie Page
●Bytes
15:30–16:30 /
  1. Impact of financial reforms on ICT skills
The impact of the new financial reforms on the current municipal I.C.T skills
S24 Sponsored by CCG Systems in Plenary / Facilitator:Khomotso Phelane
Presenter:Monique Herselman
PANEL
●Silma Koekemoer
●NomandlaJikwana
●Paul van de Haar
●Jordan Maja
●Walter MuwandiCCG System
  1. Funding and finalizing the budget in mSCOA
S25 Sponsored by Munsoftin Hall 4A&B / Facilitator: Cheryl Reddy
Presenter: KashneeSewnarain
PANEL
  • Andre Bossert
  • Pierre Gerrits
  • Willem Voigt
  • SandileMnguni
  • Peter Balt - Munsoft

  1. Good governance & oversight
Role of traditional authorities in rural municipalities (S81) and the impact on indigent policy
S26 No Sponsorin Meeting Room 11 / Facilitator:Fathima Khan
Presenter:
PANEL
●Tebogo Motlashuping
●Traditional Affairs
●Speaker
Sponsors Night &Evening of Leisure
18:00 till late / International Dinner by Exclusive Invitation Only
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Program Directors: Paledi Marota & David Garegae
07:30 – 09:00 / Final viewing of exhibitors stands / Exhibition Hall
09:00 – 09:30
S27 / Academic Paper: Business readiness considerations and preparing for the rollout of mSCOA / Paul van de HaarYushaa Abrahams
KPMG
09:30 – 10:00
S28 / Chartered Institute Public Finance Association
(CIPFA) Launch of Profession / Dr Adrian Pullham
CIPFA UK
10:00 – 10:30 / Refreshments / Exhibition Hall
10:30 – 11:00
S29 / SCM incorporate New Central Data Base of NT / RakgadiMotseto
National Treasury
11:00 – 11:30
S30 / Presidential Handover
▪New Board Members / Jane Masite
IMFO President
11:00 – 11:40
S31 / Incoming President Address
▪Thanking of overseas visitors
▪Handing over exhibitors Award / Krish Kumar
IMFO President
11:40 – 11:45 / Closing of Conference / Abbey Tlaletsi
IMFO CEO
11:40 – 12:40
S32 / Motivational Speaker / Justice Malala
Political Analyst
12:40 – 13:00 / Refreshments and conference hand-outs / Exhibition Hall