Programme
Programme
08:30 | Welcome remarks Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer, Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) |
08:40 | Opening Remarks Dondo Mogajane, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees: Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF |
09:00 – 09:30 |
Keynote address Global Growth Under Siege and its Impact |
09:30 – 11:00 |
A South African Outlook 2025 – 2030: A perspective from South Africa’s top Chief Executives and Economists Moderator: Mark Colegate, Editorial Director – Asset TV Discussants: Luvuyo Masinda, Chief Executive of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) |
11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
11:30 – 13:15 |
Rethinking investment policies, strategies, and portfolio’s Moderator: Sifiso Sibiya, Head Investments: Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) Discussants: |
13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch |
14:15 – 15:45 |
Relooking at pension schemes. Is there a need for reinvention? Moderator: Anne Cabot-Alletzhauser, Adjunct Faculty and Practice Director Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Discussants: |
15:45 – 16:00 | Break |
16:00 – 17:15 |
Keynote address The energy transition: what, how, when, and why? Can it be done? Speaker: |
18:30 | Conference Dinner |
09:30 – 11:00 |
Achieving efficiencies in pension management
A discussion on how the retirement industry can work with key stakeholders to bring about efficiencies in pension management.
Moderator: Sebastien Betermier, Executive Director – International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM)
Discussants:
Muitheri Wahome, Independent Financial Professional
Stephen Walker, Principal Consulting Actuary – Old Mutual Corporate
Geraldine Fowler, President – Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA)
Zethu Msindo, Member of the Board of Trustees – Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
Anne Simpson, Global Head: Sustainability – Franklin Templeton
Laurent Barras, Full Professor in Asset Management – University of Luxembourg
|
11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
11:30 – 13:00 |
Venture Capital – Trends and opportunities
A discussion on the key trends and opportunities with respect to venture capital. A perspective from institutional investors, allocators, and managers.
Moderator: Tshepiso Kobile, Chief Executive Officer – Southern African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SAVCA)
Discussants:
Thiru Pather, Investment Principal – SA SME Fund Botsang Ramorwa, Fund Principal – Public Investment Corporation
Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, Chief Executive Officer – African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA)
Natalie Kolbe, Managing Partner – Norssken22
Michael Jordaan, Venture Capitalist – Montegray Capital
|
13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch |
13:45 – 15:15 |
Digital transformation in pension investing and benefit administration
A discussion into the digital transformation journey of pension funds. Exploring how technology, such as AI and blockchain, can help improve investment models and the administration of benefits. Considering how these and other technologies can help support member engagement, the user experience, and help improve outcomes for pension savers. Moderator:Professor Alistair Mokoena, Former Country Director – Google Southern Africa Discussants:
Gautam Bhardwaj, Co-founder, and Director – pinBox Solutions, Singapore.
Britt Hoffmann Jones, Head of DC, and Retirement Solutions – Schroders
Musa Malwandla, Co-Chief Investment Officer – Differential Capital Michael Cook, Deputy Portfolio Manager – M&G Investments
Clay Lambiotte, Senior Partner – Lane Clark & Peacock
|
15:15 – 16:15 |
Closing keynote address
Harnessing the power of Behavioural Finance
Understanding how cognitive biases, emotions, and social factors influence the decision-making of individuals and institutions in financial markets. Can such influences and biases be the source for the explanation of all types of market anomalies and specifically market anomalies in the stock market, such as severe rises or falls in stock price? How do we educate and empower our members for retirement readiness noting the impact of biases, emotions, and social factors.
Speaker: Dr. Thomas, Associate Professor of Finance – Maastricht University
|
16:150 – 16:45 | Closing remarks Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer: Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF |