MASTER BUILDERS 2016 CONGRESS: PROGRAMME

MASTER BUILDERS 2016 CONGRESS

31 August – 2 September, Durban ICC

PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 2016
Time	Activity
08:30 – 09:30	Golf Day: Player’s Registration	Venue: Durban Country Club
12:30 – 14:00	Master Builders Corporate Challenge	Venue: Durban Country Club
10:00 – 17:00	Golf Day & Prize Giving	Venue: Durban Country Club
18:00	FEM DINNER AND NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS: BOLLYWOOD THEME	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 3

THURSDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2016
Programme Director: Jeremy Maggs
Time	Activity	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 5
07:30 – 08:50	Delegates’ Registration	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 5
08:50 – 08:55	Opening of the Congress	Patrick Roy Mnisi Executive Director: Master Builders South Africa
08:55 – 09:00	Welcoming Address	Neil Cloete President: Master Builders South Africa
09:00 – 09:45	Keynote Address: Building the South African Economy Through Infrastructure Development	Hon. Minister Jeff Radebe Minister in the Presidency
09:45 – 10:15	Construction Industry Perspective: Building the South African Economy Through Infrastructure Development	Construction Sector
10:15 – 11:15	Industry Panel Discussion: Building the South African Economy Through Infrastructure Development Discussion Points: The National Development Plan Central Procurement Process African Infrastructure Development Opportunities for the South African Construction Sector Municipal Infrastructure Development The Role of Finance Institutions	Minister in the Presidency
		Development Bank of Southern Africa
		National Treasury
		South African Local Government Association
		Citadel
11:15 – 11:45	TEA BREAK AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION STANDS	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 4
11:45 – 12:30	The Sector Education Training Authorities’ Landscape – Implications for the Construction Sector	CETA Construction Education & Training Authority
12:30 – 13:00	South Africa’s Economic Outlook: Building the South African Economy Through Infrastructure Development	Dr Adrian Saville Chief Strategist: Citadel & Cannon Asset Managers
13:00 – 14:00	LUNCH & VIEWING OF EXHIBITION STANDS	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 4


THURSDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2016 (cont.d) AFTERNOON BREAKAWAY SESSIONS
14:00 – 15:30 Sponsor logo	Construction Occupational Health and Safety Discussion Points: Registration of CHS Practitioners	Moderator: Phumudzo Maphaha – Director: Construction, Explosives & Major Hazard Installation: Dept of Labour
		Panellists: Neels Nortjé – Chief Executive Officer: South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
		Prof. John Smallwood – Professor of Construction Management Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
		Deon Bester – Occupational Health & Safety: Master Builders Western Cape
		TBC – Occupational Health & Safety: FEM
14:00 – 15:30 Sponsored By: International Corporate Training	Skills Development in the Construction Industry Discussion Points:	Moderator: CETA: Construction Education & Training Authority
		Panellists: Ntebo Ngozwana – Skills Manager: Construction Industry Development Board
		Roger Latchman – International Corporate Training
		Adrian Bird – Department of Education
		Dr Florence Prinsloo – National Artisan Moderation Board
		Victor Smith – Skills Development: Master Builders Association KZN
14:00 – 15:30 Sponsor logo	Regulatory, Contractual & Legal Matters in the Construction Industry Discussion Points: Registration Processes Prompt Payment Clause Non and Late Payment Dispute Resolution Contract Price Adjustment Provisions Waiver of Contractors’ Lien – Contractual Principles and Obligations	Moderator: Uwe Putlitz – Chief Executive Officer: Joint Building Contracts Committee
		Panellists: Julia Motapola – Executive Manager – Legal, Compliance and Enforcement: National Home Builders Registration Council
		Nomvula Rakolote – CEO: SA Council for the Project & Construction Mgmt Professions
		Inba Thumbiran – Programme Manager – Procurement and Delivery Management: Construction Industry Development Board
		Gregory Mofokeng – Secretary General: Black Business Council in the Built Environment
15:30 – 16:00	AFTERNOON TEA & VIEWING OF EXHIBITION STANDS	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 4
16:00 -17:00	Masters Builders South Africa: Annual General Meeting (Members Only)	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 5
18:00	MASTER BUILDERS GALA DINNER	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 3

FRIDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2016
Programme Director: Vikashnee Harbhajan
Time	Activity	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 5
08:30 – 09:15	Breakaway Sessions Feedback	Breakway Sessions Moderators
09:15 – 10:00	The Journey Towards a Transformed Construction Sector – Are We Getting There?	Thabo Masombuka CEO: Construction Sector Charter Council
10:00 – 10:45	CETA Sector Skills Plan for the Construction Industry	Sonja Pilusa CEO: Construction Education & Training Authority
10:45 – 11:15	TEA BREAK AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION STANDS	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 4
11:15 – 11:45	Builders Lien / Sponsor	Sean Vianello / Sponsor
11:45 – 12:30	Combating Corruption in the Construction Industry: Building the South African Economy Through Infrastructure Development	Office of the Public Protector South Africa
12:30 – 13:15	Motivational Speaker	Zipho Sikhakhane
13:15 – 13:20	Vote of Thanks and Closure	Pierre Fourie Operations Director: Master Builders South Africa
13:20	LUNCH & VIEWING OF EXHIBITION STANDS	Venue: Durban ICC – Hall 4
CONGRESS ENDS – THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!

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