Overcoming the shortcomings that exist in infrastructure development in Southern Africa

Why Should You Attend?

The first annual SAIDOC 2011 will feature finding the link between infrastructure and growth plaguing the Southern African region and project the way forward in Public Private Partnership Programmes in the SADC region.  South Africa is facing many challenges to improve infrastructure for economic development and municipal service delivery.  To ensure an increase of access to services for South Africans, Public Infrastructure Programmes are being implemented. Despite the efforts from government, there is still a backlog of municipal infrastructure development in certain communities (source:etu.org.za). This can evidently be seen in many SADC countries trying to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG 2020) in order to be classified as an infrastructure and economically balanced nation. Infrastructure on the other hand has to do with roads, water, electricity, health services e.t.c.

Major Drivers and Insights at this Conference Includes:

•    Stir developmental duties to the right path to structure and manage infrastructure development in the local governments
•    Addressing municipal funding model and how it affects the national economic picture
•    Develop a capacity building process to sustain economic growth for available infrastructure
•    Evaluating situational analysis to determine level of development and priorities
•    Foreseeing social and economic issues before hand to prevent public unrest and interruption to infrastructure programmes
•    And lots more...

Our Panel of Speakers Include but not limited to:

MEC Anton Bredell
Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs & Development Planning
WESTERN CAPE

MP Elsie Coleman
Chairperson Of The Portfolio Committee On Economic Development
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SOUTH AFRICA

MP Sizani Stone
Chairperson Of The Portfolio Committee On Rural Development & Land Reform
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SOUTH AFRICA

Denver Rangiah
Deputy Director: Monitoring and Reporting
NATIONAL TREASURY, SOUTH AFRICA

Gabes Muteka
Town Engineer
GUBABIS MUNICIPALITY, NAMIBIA

Dr. Darrell Myrick
Senior Researcher: Monitoring & Evaluation Data Analysis
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

John Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Jaco Barnard
Senior lecturer: Managerial Accounting (CIMA)
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU)

Prof Jaco Fouché
Programme leader for Chartered Accountants’
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU)

WHO YOU WILL MEET AT THE CONFERENCE:

• Members of Parliament • Members of Executive Committee
• Infrastructure Development Project • Municipal Councillors
• Development Officers • Deputy Directors
• Integrated Municipal Managers • Fixed infrastructure Manager
• Infrastructure Network Development Manager
• Infrastructure Maintenance • Development Planner
• Provincial Heads • Policy Makers • Financial Managers
• Accountants • Chief Financial Managers • Cost Accountants
• Management Accountants • Corporate Finance Specialists
• Internal Auditors • Financial Controllers • Treasurers

Date: 11 – 12 May, 2011                    
Venue:  FNB Conference & Learning Centre, Sandton, JHB

For more information on how to book and attend this event, call Vivian on +27 11 431 2111 or +27 78 762 3820. You can email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it