CLOUD& VOLATILITY 22 MARCH 2017
Graham Fehrsen
Managing Director Tel: +27 (0)79 898 0227 Email: gfehrsen@cfo.co.za
Melle Eijckelhoff
Director Tel: +27 (0)82 584 6243 Email: meijckelhoff@cfo.co.za
JoĂŤl Roerig
Editor in Chief Tel: +27 (0)76 371 2856 Email: jroerig@cfo.co.za
Alex van Groningen
Founder Tel: +27 (0)76 945 2905 Email: avangroningen@cfo.co.za
Sarah Chalmers
Head of Operations Tel: +27 (0)11 083 7515 Email: schalmers@cfo.co.za
Judith Kamffer
Marketing and Brand Manager Tel: +27 (0)11 083 7515 Email: jkamffer@cfo.co.za
Dear Guests The benefits of cloud technology are well documented and your organisation has made the move or is about to embrace the solution. But do you have enough insight on the options? Not every cloud solution has a silver lining and if you’re making decisions at arm’s length as the CFO you could be jeapordising your companies future. What should you consider when asking your people to drive this type of change? We welcome you to this masterclass session with Patrick Lawson (CIO Spur) and Paul Steenkamp (former head of innovation capability) as they unpack what every CFO should be considering when tackling this technological change. In an exclusive roundtable discussion leading CFOs Reeza Isaacs (Woolworths) and Imraan Soomra (Oceana Group) share insights and experience around the ways in which volatility can actually help businesses unlock value and drive growth. Does your organisation see opportunity in the current climate? How have you contributed to the strategy. Thank you for prioritising your learning, networking and career and joining us at the beautiful Radisson Blu Hotel today.
CFO South Graham and the
Kind regards
Africa Team
Programme 15h30: Registration and welcome 15h45-16h45: CFO Learning Sessions CFOs + CLOUD - what CFOs must know, with Patrick Lawson (Spur) and Paul Steenkamp (innovation guru) VOLATILITY = VALUE - driving growth in tough times, with special guest Imraan Soomra (Oceana)
16h45-17h00: Closing comments 17h00-17h30: Drinks and networking
Speakers
Reeza Isaacs Group CFO Woolworths
Imraan Soomra FD Oceana
Patrick Lawson CIO Spur
Paul Steenkamp I am Jack Frost
Participants 22 March 2017 Abduraghiem Brandt Electro Inductive Industries FD Ahmed Domingo Barclays Africa Group LImited Financial Control Alan Schermbrucker MGI Bass Gordon Partner/ Director Andrew Allison Mirum Africa Director Andrew McMaster Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages FD Anne Stewart Ince Business Development Consultant Ant Saunders GetSmarter CFO Anthula Papageorge Deloitte Manager Armin Moradi Oracle Senior Territory Manager Ashley Francis University of Cape Town Executive Director: Finance Brett Dyason Hepstar Financial Services CFO Bryan Austen Carrick Financial Services (Pty) Ltd Group FD Carel Kruger Inuka FD Catherine Gliksman Thomson Reuters Corporate Account Director Cornelios Vamvadelis Self Employed Consultant Corniel Van Niekerk Deloitte Senior Manager Damian Johnson Rex Trueform FD Daniel De Villiers Fruitways CFO Dawood Jawoodien Western Cape Provincial Parliament FD Didi Sehume CHRO SA Community Manager Douglas Hutchinson Standard Bank Coverage Manager Ed Maughan WNS GM Farah Jacobs Woolworths Senior Financial Analyst Francois Francis Namibia National Reinsurance Corp General Manager Finance and Admin Francois Wessels Hero Telecoms CFO Gareth Hockey Standard Bank Global Markets (Treasury) Gary Mulder Club Travel FD Grant Bassingthwaighte Nautic Africa Group CFO Ian Blackie Southern Ambition CFO Imraan Soomra Oceana Group Limited CFO Jamie Louw AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd FD Jason Wright Cape Union Mart CFO
Jeff Goudvis Diageo FD - Angola Jennifer Devenish Table Bay Cold Storage Chief Accountant John Blake Translink Corporate Finance CEO Jonathan Murphy Big Concerts International (Pty) Ltd CFO Jonathan Lang Bowmans Head of Africa Strategy Julia Milligan The Clothing Bank CFO Kamal Patel Thomson Reuters Head of Corporates and Partnerships Kerina Chetty Beer Revolution Group Finance Manager Kevin Phillips IDU Software CEO Kholiwe Makhohliso Oracle Country MD Kobus Booysen Jando CFO Kutala Portia Shinta Dept Cooperative Governance& Traditional Affairs CFO Loshnie Pillay Spur Corporation Assistant Financial Louw Viljoen Wealth Migrate Louw Barnardt Outsourced CFO Lynette Engelbrecht Ince PTY LTD Mark Human Lion Roars Hotels and Lodges Mark Klazinga Polybox Mark Rosslee Shanta Gold Mary-Ann De Wet Zoona Matshediso Mongale Standard Bank Monty Stephenson Cape Consumers bsmart Morne van Tonder Pragma Group Mpho Mashile GladAfrica Group Pty Ltd Msulwa Daca African Hut Automation Musa Magongo SWACAA Nadine Kater AAT(SA) Narriman Taliep V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd Ndinabo Madlingozi JSE Neesa Moodley Neville Fowler Nicole Petersen
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Pardon Mutasa The Green Building Council of SA CFO Patrick Lawson Spur CIO Paul Steenkamp I am Jack Frost Founder Philip Timberlake Liberty Health CFO Pieter De Wit Afrimat CFO Pragasan Nair APM Terminals Southern Africa CFO Rachel Cowan The Guild Group Group FD Randall Woodman Standard Bank Head of Transaction Banking Rato De Mendonca Standard Bank Finance Reeza Isaacs Woolworths CFO Robin Hanbidge Standard Bank Coverage Manager Ryno Holm Deloitte Strategy & Innovation Saidah Nash Carter Thomson Reuters Head of Innovation-Africa Saliem Mohamed National Dept Environmental Affairs Chief Director: Finance Sean Gillmer Cloud CA (Pty) Ltd Director Shirley Zinn Woolworths HR Themba Mazibuko Taxichoice FD Theo Potgieter Tacoma Foods Group FD Tim Oates Transaction Capital Business Solutions FD Tishern Moodaley Excellent Meat Head of Finance Tommie Koeries Tiletoria Group FD Vishal Tilak Thomson Reuters Corporate Account Director Vivy Novos Spur Corporation Financial Manager Webster Fanadzo PetroSA CFO Wendy Smith Deloitte & Touche Director Winston Africa Prudential Investment Managers FD
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