Courageous Conversations

Upcoming Courageous Conversations dialogues:

• 23 June 2021: Unite 4 Mzansi™ public launch
• 21 September 2021: Overcoming South Africa’s built-in apathy about corruption

Key outcome:

SAICA has put in place a Trainees and Transformation Action Plan to tackle the main issues raised in this discussion.

Speakers:

1. Nicola Comninos: Group Chief Risk Officer of the JSE
2. Nonkululeko Gobodo: Chief Executive Officer and Head of Leadership Consulting at Nkululeko Leadership Consulting and joint caretaker at the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA))
3. Ajen Sita: CEO EY Africa

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Key outcome:

SAICA has put in place a Trainees and Transformation Action Plan to tackle the main issues raised in this discussion.

Speakers:

1. Nomathamsanqa Ashom: Managing Director at Ngubane & Co
2. Setenkola Mudzudzani: newly qualified CA(SA)
3. Thabiso Madiba: Senior lecturer at UKJ
4. Taruna Naidoo: partner at PwC

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Key outcome:

Why maintaining the SAICA CAs(SA) pipeline is crucial for the SA economy and what SAICA is doing to ensure no aspiring CA(SA) is left behind during the COVID-19 crisis

Speakers:

1. Sizwe Nxasana: Founder of Future Nations
2. Ignatius Sehoole: CEO KPMG

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Key outcome:

Identification of key opportunities for change within SAICA’s training environment – training contract reform

Speakers:

1. Tashia Batstone: Senior Vice-President Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
2. Tsakani Maluleke: Deputy Auditor-General
3. Bonga Nyembe: Partner and Business Unit Leader – Gauteng Audit (Deloitte)
4. Sphelele Khomo: Associate Professor and Head - College of Accounting (University of Cape Town)

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Key outcome:

Review international best practice regrading competencies for the 21st Century. Influenced and confirmed direction of SAICA’s CA of the Future/CA2025 initiative

Speakers:

1. Brett Tromp, CFO of Discovery
2. Ajen Sita, CEO of EY
3. Allan-Knott Craig: CA(SA), South African entrepreneur and author
4. Michael Izza, CEO of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

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Key outcome:

Advocating for SAICA Governance review which resulted through the GRTT establishment in 2018 and election of the new Board in 2019.

Speakers:

1. Trevor Manuel: Former Finance Minister and Old Mutual Chairperson
2. Tsakani Ratsela: Deputy Auditor-General
3. Professor Linda de Beer;
4. Helen Munter: the former director of the division of Registration and Inspections in the USA,
5. Geoffrey Qhena: IDC CEO

View the highlights of event here:

• CNBC’s interview with SAICA Executive Director: Nation Building, Chantyl Mulder, about the importance of the event
• CNBC’s interview with Deputy Auditor-General, Tsakani Ratsela on why the profession needs to restore the public’s trust
• CNBC’s live broadcast of the panel discussion
• SABC’s panel discussion reel

Key outcome:

Interventions that can turn SA’s recent downgrade around – especially with regards to the broad range of economic, social, and political factors that constitute the creditworthiness of a country.

Speakers:

1. Lesetja Kganyago: Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
2. Mike Schussler: economist
3. Aubrey Matshiqi: independent socio-economic and political analyst
4. Rapelang Rabana: internationally lauded business woman and thought leader

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Key outcome:

Why the profession must influence policy change to aid the economy’s recovery

Speakers:

1. Professor Nkuhlu
2. Moeletsi Mbeki
3. Annabel Bishop
4. Sizwe Nxasana

View the highlights of event here:

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