"USING INNOVATION AND ICT TO BUILD TOMORROW'S SOUTH AFRICA"

The programme is subject to change at the discretion of the organisers

           

 

           

Date and Time

22 – 23rd April 2010

Venue

Gallagher Estate, Richards Drive, Midrand

Theme

“USING INNOVATION AND ICT TO BUILD TOMORROW’S SOUTH AFRICA”

 

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Partnership

ITA (Information Technology Association of South Africa)

And IT Web – Media Partner.

Cost

ITA Members:

One day only: R200

Both days: R380 

Non ITA Members:

One day only: R350

Both days: R650

 

Programme Director: Ms Tebogo Makgatho, Marketing Director, Torque IT

Suggested Speakers

ITA INAUGURAL CONFERENCE 2010

This is a draft programme and may be subject to change at the discretion of the organizers

 

Day one 22 April 2010

 

From

To

Topic

Presenter

08:00

09:00

Registration

Coffee and tea

09:00

09:15

Welcome and opening

ITA President; Mr Chose Choeu, Torque IT

09:15

09:45

Opening Remarks

Ms Mamodupi Mohlala, Director General, The Department of Communications

09:45

10:15

Keynote address

Mr Mteto Nyati, Managing Director of Microsoft

South Africa

10:15

10:45

Keynote address

Dr Andile Ngcaba, Executive Chair, Dimension Data

10:45

11:00

Mid morning refreshment break

11:00

11:10

Introduction to the Decent Work Panel

Panel Moderator Mr Maphum Nxumalo, CEO, SAS

11:10

11:40

Presentation on Decent Work

·          Mr Jonathan Goldberg, Consultant, CAPES

 

11:40

12:45

Decent Work Panel

·          Mrs Janette Cumming, Director, Paracon

·          Mrs Sylvia Thomaides, Operations Director, Tricruit

·          Mr Ivor Rimmer, CEO, Bateleur

12:45

13:40

Lunch

13:40

14:10

Introduction to the Rural Development Panel

Panel Moderator:

Mr Norman Sekhitla, MD Paxsal, Payroll Outsourcing

14:10

14:40

Presentation on Rural Development

Mr Phumelele Stone Sizani, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Rural Development

14:40

15:40

Rural Development Panel

·          Mr David Barnard, Executive Director, Sangonet

·          Ms Morwesi Ramonyai, Vice President, Black IT Forum (BITF)

·          Mr Vis Naidoo, Subsidiary Citizenship Lead - Microsoft South Africa (Pty) Ltd

15:40

15:55

Afternoon refreshment break

15:55

16:05

Introduction to the Crime and Corruption Panel

Panel Moderator:

Mr Roger Latchman, MD BEE Division, PKF

 

16:05

16:30

Presentation on Crime and Corruption

Ms Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Crime

16:30

17:30

Crime and Corruption Panel

·          Mr Anthony Fitzhenry, CEO, Axiz

·          Dr Graham Wright, CEO, Business Against Crime

·          Mr Chris Roberts,  Public Sector, Microsoft Pty Ltd

·          Mr Craig Rosewarne, ISG

 

ITA INAUGURAL CONFERENCE 2010

This is a draft programme and may be subject to change at the discretion of the organizers

 

Day two 23 April 2010

 

Programme Director: Ms Tebogo Makgatho, Marketing Director, Torque IT

From

To

Topic

Presenter

08:00

09:00

Registration

Coffee and tea

09:00

09:10

Welcome and opening

ITA President; Mr Chose Choeu

09:10

09:45

Presentation on Health

Mr Doug Franke, President, American Chamber of Commerce

09:45

10:00

Tea and Refreshment Break

 

10:00

10:30

Keynote Address

Mr Arthur Goldstuck, CEO World wide Worx

10:30

10:45

Introduction to the Health Panel

Moderator: Mr Hamlet Morule, Governmental Programmes Executive, IBM , South Africa

10:45

11:45

Health Panel

·          Mr JP Horne, Microsoft South Africa, Pty Ltd

·          Mr Keith Anderson, President, eWASA

·          Mrs Teryl Schroenn, CEO, Accsys

11:45

12:45

Lunch

 

12:45

12:55

Introduction to the Education Panel

Moderator: Mr Denzil Bennet, Learnership Manager, Siemens IT Solutions and Services

12:55

13:25

Presentation on Education

Dr Harold Wesso, CEO of the Meraka Institute

13:25

14:30

Education Panel

·          Mr Jimmy Morakile, HR Director, BCX

·          Dr Andrew Patterson, DBSA

·          Ms Joan Roodt, HSRC

·        Professor Itumeleng Mosala, UNDP Consultant on Human Development Report

·          Mr Adam Rabie, Bytes Technology

14:30

14:00

14:50

15:00

Presentation about the CPSI Awards

Torque –IT Presentation and invitation to attend the Torque IT cheese and wine function and networking session

15:00

16:00

Torque –IT Cheese and wine function                                           

 

                                                                       

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