• Tax and digitisation (4IR)
• Understanding value creation
• How to assess the integrity and quality of data that drives value change in organisations
• The role of the professional accountant as Chief Value Officer (CVO) and the need for integrated thinking for business sustainability
• Cybersecurity in a cloud accounting environment

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Vusi Thembekwayo is a venture capitalist, best-selling author, renowned entrepreneur, and global business speaker. He was named one of the top 12 speakers in the world by MeetingsNet for his inspirational and transformational impact on businesses.

Vusi is the go-to-guy for many CEOs and Executives navigating of disruption and change.

Vusi has worked in 37 countries across six continents, helping leaders make necessary but painful shifts in their businesses. He is a regular contributor to CNBC and Forbes and has appeared on BBC, CNN and Bloomberg.

Emma Sadleir is South Africa’s leading expert on social media law. The company she founded in 2014, the Digital Law Company, specialises in educating and advising corporates, employees, schools, parents, teachers, and universities on the legal, disciplinary and reputational risks of social media.

Emma’s areas of expertise include managing the legal consequences of using social media including defamation, privacy, hate speech and intellectual property; cyberbullying and harassment; sexting and pornography offences; the disciplinary consequences of using social media; personal and brand reputation management on social media; health and social media and online safety.

Much of Emma’s work involves creating social media strategies and policies for corporates and schools, drafting social media agency agreements and providing training and workshops on social media law.

Emma and her team have collectively addressed hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients and over 200,000 learners across Africa and the United Kingdom through educational talks and presentations. She also teaches media law to journalists and lawyers and lectures personal reputation management on various MBA programmes.

Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University and President of the Academy of Science of South Africa. He is a curriculum theorist, and his research is concerned with the politics of knowledge.

His 2019/2020 books (co-authored, co-edited) include South African Schooling: The enigma of inequality, Fault lines: a primer on race, science and society, Who gets in and why: the politics of admission in South Africa’s elite schools, Learning under lockdown: voices of South Africa’s children, and Learning Lessons.

His current research includes a national study on the impact of the pandemic on the academic work of women scholars. He holds a PhD (Stanford) and five honorary degrees in education.

“Where on and off the stage no one racial or ethnic or religious group dominated the event. “For a moment, just a moment, it felt good to hope again…”

Outspoken ex-Vice Chancellor of the University of the Orange Free State, Professor Jonathan Jansen is a well-known figure on the South African education, current affairs and political landscapes. He obtained his BSc from UWC in the mid-1970s. An internationally renowned expert in education, in 2009 he was the first black Rector and Vice-Chancellor appointed in UFS’s history.

A CFE since 2005, Raj is an Honorary Life Member of the South Africa Chapter and past Chapter President. He currently serves on the Board of the ACFE South Africa Chapter.

With many contributions to the development of the CFE designation in South Africa, Raj has been supporting the ACFE on some strategic projects mainly focused on the professional status of the CFE. Raj serves in several co-operative forums as local chapter representative,

Helena currently works at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Helena Strauss CA(SA), CISA is a published author and international speaker on the topics of international taxation, IT and data reform as well as risk management and assurance within the digitalised economy. She embraces matters from international taxation, assurance, big data, IT innovation and organisational development to human behaviour within the digitalized economy. She is a member of the South African Institute of Charted Accountants (SAICA), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and an a?liate member of the Association of Certi?ed Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Dr Hanlie Smuts is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Pretoria since September 2017.

Prior to that and during her tenure in industry, her role aimed to deliver consistent, customer relevance across all digital touch points, to empower customers through convenient and effective self-service, and to drive growth through personalised digital offerings. Through a deeper understanding of the digital and adjacent ecosystems, she championed transformation to digital and the need for collaboration and knowledge sharing in this context. Her thorough understanding of the digital and adjacent ecosystems also enabled her to implement digital financial solutions for the mass markets in South, East and West Africa. 

Futures Strategist John Sanei makes sense of future trends and merges them so individuals and organisations can forge forward with confidence, elevating their leadership vision to exponential heights. At the intersection of human science, neuroscience, quantum technology, futurism and business strategy, John has a knack for sharing his knowledge and creating meaningful connections. He ignites platforms, connects with crowds and leaves an empowering perspective that lasts long after the lights have switched off.