15th Premier Corporate Governance Conference
Since its inception in 2009, the conference has been a leading event in Southern Africa. It offers attendees up-to-date information, interactive sessions, and insights from industry experts.
Propelling corporate governance into the future
This year’s theme, Propelling Corporate Governance into the Future, is a call to action against stagnation in a world demanding agility, innovation, and accountability from company secretaries and corporate governance professionals.
Delegates will gain critical insights into the evolving economic landscape, dissect the governance failures behind major corporate scandals, unpack challenges facing company secretaries and confront the ethical and regulatory challenges of emerging technologies like AI. Through powerful plenary sessions and expert panels, explore how forward-thinking governance can not only keep pace with change but drive it. The future doesn’t wait. Neither should governance.
1 & 2 October
The Wanderers Club, Illovo
- 21 North St, Illovo,
Johannesburg, 2196 - 011 788 5010
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- Wanderers Parking Card
Programme
In 2025, our program will delve into the driving forces that are propelling change in the governance and company secretarial profession.
Thought leaders and experts will discuss challenges facing CoSecs, governance and AI, corruption and corporate scandals, the future of governance, and other pertinent topics at the 15th Premier Corporate Governance Conference.
| The Premier Corporate Governance Conference 2025 |
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| Day 1: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 |
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| 09h00 – 09h05 | Welcome by Ayanda Nyathi, MC |
| 09h05 – 10h00 | Khulekani Mathe, CEO, Business Unity South Africa Governance |
| 10h00 – 10h40 | Lael Bethlehem, Partner: Shared Value & Impact, Genesis Analytics South Africa’s economy: Key trends and implications for the future |
| 10h40 – 11h10 | Mid morning tea break |
| 11h10 – 11h50 | Stephen Sadie, CEO, Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa |
| 11h50 – 12h30 | Gideon Pogrund, Founding Director, Centre for Business Ethics, Gordon Institute for Business Science Organisational apology for misconduct: Multinationals implicated in state capture |
| 12h30 – 13h30 | Lunch |
| 13h30 – 14h10 | Dario Milo, Partner, Webber Wentzel Corporate governance and strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPS) |
| 14h10 – 15h10 | Panel Discussion: CoSecs caught up in the headwinds Lucy Mokoka – GM: Deputy Company Secretary, MTN Prudence Molebatsi, ACG – Senior Company Secretary, ABSA Shela Mohatla, FCG – Group Company Secretary, Harmony Gold |
| 15h10 – 15h35 | Mid afternoon tea |
| 15h35 – 16h15 | Rob Rose, Editor, Currency News Corporate scandals |
| 16h15 – 16h55 | James Harley, Head of Innovation, Nasdaq Governance Solutions Smart governance: How artificial intelligence is reshaping board meeting management |
| 16h55 – 17h00 | Closing by Ayanda Nyathi, MC |
| 17h00 – 19h00 | Cocktails |
| Day 2: Thursday, 2 October 2025 |
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| 09h00 – 09h05 | Welcome by Ayanda Nyathi, MC |
| 09h05 – 09h45 | Monde Bala, Interim CEO, National Transmission Company SA Energy governance: Building a distribution network |
| 09h45 -10h25 | Lynelle Bagwandeen, FCG, Group Company Secretary, Prosus and Naspers Can a CoSec be an AI employee? |
| 10h25 – 10h50 | Mid morning tea break |
| 10h50 – 11h30 | Ricardo Rosa, GM: Enterprise Commerical Africa, Microsoft Understanding the impact of AI on the role of the company secretary |
| 11h30 – 12h30 | Panel Discussion: Challenges facing CoSecs Minal Ramnath, Senior Specialist: Corporate Governance, Nedbank Kirsten Redford, Director, Resolve Corporate Services |
| 12h30 – 13h10 | |
| 12h30 – 13h30 | Lunch |
| 14h10 – 14h50 | Shaheed Osman, Partner & Africa Head of ESG Assurance, KPMG What’s up with sustainablity reporting? |
| 14h50 – 15h30 | Tshepiso Makofane, MD, Tamela Holdings ESG-driven corporate finance: Aligning capital strategy with good governance in SA |
| 15h30 – 15h40 | Wrap up by Ayanda Nyathi, MC |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
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Master of Ceremonies
Ayanda Nyathi
Ayanda is a Johannesburg-based broadcast journalist who’s spent the better part of a decade telling South Africa’s stories — from moments of national mourning to times of upheaval and democratic milestones. He’s reported on events that have shaped the country’s recent history, including the passing of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the July 2021 unrest, and the 7th democratic elections.
Ayanda’s journey in media began behind the scenes as a producer at Cape Talk in Cape Town. But it wasn’t long before he found his voice on air — first as a reporter for Eyewitness News on 702, and later as a co-host on Newzroom Afrika’s breakfast show. For three years, he brought viewers face-to-face with the people shaping the region, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, and the late Namibian President Hage Geingob.
Today, Ayanda anchors The Agenda on SABC News and leads the weekday afternoon news desk at Kaya 959. For him, journalism isn’t just a job — it’s a way of connecting with South Africans, holding power to account, and making sense of the world we live in.
Speakers
We have an exciting line up of speakers planned for our 2025 programme.
Presentations
Presentations CGISA has permission to make available appear below:
- South Africa’s economy: Key trends and implications for the future – Lael Bethlehem
- Building leaders in corporate governance – Stephen Sadie
- Corporate scandals – Rob Rose
- Smart governance: How artificial intelligence is reshaping board meeting management – James Harley
- The Relevance of the Social and Ethics Committee in Transforming South Africa’s Development Trajectory – Sandile Tshabalala
- Corporate governance and strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPS) – Prof Dario Milo
- Can a CoSec be an AI employee? – Lynelle Bagwandeen, FCG
- Understanding the impact of AI on the role of the company secretary – Ricardo Rosa
- Which water crisis?! – Prof Mike Muller
- ESG-driven corporate finance: Aligning capital strategy with good governance in SA – Tshepisho Makofane
Here’s what delegates said about the 2025 event:
Price Guide
| Category | Early bird rate (if paid before 15 August 2025) | Standard rate |
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| CGISA Student/Member | R6 300,00 | R7 300,00 |
| Public | R8 200,00 | R9 200,00 |
| CGISA Student or Member – 1 Day only | R3 800,00 | R4 350,00 |
| Public – 1 Day only | R4 950,00 | R5 600,00 |
| CGISA Student/Member – Group rate (Applicable for more than 5 people from the same company) | R5 727,27 | R6 636,36 |
| Public – Group rate (Applicable for more than 5 people from the same company) | R7 454,55 | R8 363,64 |
| CGISA Director | R3 150,00 | R3 150,00 |
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Accommodation
Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers
Corner Corlette Drive and, Rudd Rd, Illovo, 2196
The Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers is located on the same property as the conference venue, and we have negotiated a rate of R2,025 per night if booked before 30 August 2025.
Book your group rate for ChartGov
For queries please contact protea.wanderers@marriott.com
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