PROGRAMME

Sunday 11 September

14h00 – 16h00

16h00 – 18h00

18h45 – 21h00
Exhibition Hall

Opening Dinner
Guest Speaker:
Ferial Haffajee
Editor-in-Chief
City Press Newspaper

Monday 12 September

RESPONDING TO THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

08h30 – 09h30

Challenges in an African University
Dr Max Price
Vice Chancellor
University of Cape Town

09h40 – 10h40

The Role of the Department of Higher Education and Training
Dr Diane Parker
Acting Deputy Director-General
Dept of Higher Education & Training

11h15 – 12h15

The Strategic Management of Donor Relations
Shelagh Gastrow
Executive Director
South African Institute for Advancement

13h30 – 16h30

Panel Discussion on Career Management
Chair:  Dr Sabie Surtee
Director
HERS-SA

Professor Thokozile Mayekiso
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Engagement
Nelson Mandela University

Dr Louw Botha
Specialist Services: Talent Development
University of Pretoria

Dr Lyn Holness
Emerging Researchers' Programme
University of Cape Town

Dr Sarah Riordan
Organisational Psychologist

17h00 – 17h15
Outside

Group Photo

19h00-21h00
Exhibition Hall

Dinner Guest Speaker
Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Dept of Zoology, University of Cape Town

Tuesday 13 September

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

08h30 – 09h30

Research Leadership
Prof Adam Habib
Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research, Innovation & Advancement
University of Johannesburg

09h40 – 10h40

Academic Planning
Professor Yunus Ballim:
Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic
Witwatersrands University

11h15 – 12h15

Teaching & Learning Strategy for a University
Prof Nan Yeld
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic
University of Cape Town

13h30 – 16h30

Afternoon Workshops
Attend 1 of the following parallel sessions:

Deans Panel

Prof Mabokang Monnapula-Mapesela
Dean: Academic Development & support
Central University of Technology, Free State

Prof Managay Reddi
Dean of Law
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

Prof Maureen Robinson
Dean:  Education Faculty
Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Prof Pamela Schwikkard
Dean:  Law
University of Cape Town

Information sharing and collaboration through Web 2.0 tools: opportunities within academic environments
Ina Smith
E-Research Repository Manager,Library & Information Services, University of Stellenbosch

Managing the Media
Prim Gower
Mail & Guardian 

19h00 – 21h00
Stonebreakers
Restaurant

Dinner & Networking

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

08h30-09h30

Information Technology: University Trends
Helmi Dreijer
Director: Information Services
University of Stellenbosch

09h40-10h40

Marketing
Dineo Noganta
Deputy Director Communications and Marketing
University of Cape Town

11h15-12h15

Social Responsiveness Initiatives
Zena Richards
Director:  Student Equity and Talent Management Unit
University of the Witwatersrand

Afternoon
and
Evening

FREE

Thursday 15 September

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT cont.

08h30-09h30

Surprised by Joy: a real-life story about an incomplete transformation
Prof Jonathan Jansen
Vice Chancellor
University of the Free State

09h40-10h40

University Finance: The questions you should ask
Professor Enrico Uliana
Executive Director: Finance
University of Cape Town

11h15-12h15

Registrar as Leader
Dr Ingrid Miller
Registrar, University of the Western Cape

13h30 – 16h30

Afternoon Workshops
Attend 1 of the following parallel sessions:

Everything you wanted to know about University Budgeting
Dr Doeke Tromp
Retired Chief Financial Officer
Tshwane University of Technology

The HOD challenge
Dr Suki Goodman
HOD: Organisational Psychology
University of Cape Town

Personal Wellness - Coaching for Lifestyle Change
Mary Ovenstone
Executive & Leadership Coach

Conflict Management
Prof Lynette Louw
HOD & Professor, Management,
Rhodes University

17h00 – 17h30

Tai Chi

17h30 – 18h00

International Delegates Indaba

19h00 – 21h00
Stonebreakers Restaurant

Dinner and Networking

Friday 16 September

LEVERAGING HUMAN CAPITAL

08h30 – 09h30

Human Resources in HE: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact
Amanda Glaeser
Executive Director: Human Resources
&
Dr Anita Maurtin Cairncross
Manager: Staff Development
University of the Western Cape

09h40 – 10h40

The role of Higher Education in influencing student moral development
Prof Adele Thomas
Professor of Management
University of Johannesburg

11h15 – 12h15

Skills Development as a Strategic Leverage
Firoza Patel
Director:  Human Resources Development
UNISA

13h30-16h30

Top Jobs
Panel Presentation and Discussion

Professor Nqabomzi Gawe
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Institutional Support
Durban University of Technology

Prof Helen Laburn
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research
University of the Witwatersrand

Dr Sibongile Muthwa
Deputy Vice-Chancellor:  Institutional Support
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Professor Lullu Tshiwula
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Student Development & Support Services, University of the Western Cape

19h00 – 21h00
Exhibition Hall

Dinner Guest Speaker
Prof Vivienne Lawack-Davids
Executive Dean:  Law
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Saturday 17 September

INTEGRATION

09h00-11h00

Landing the Top Job
Prof Denise Zinn
Dean:  Education
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Dr Sabie Surtee
Director
HERS-SA

11h00-11h45

Career Management – Review & Personal Strategies
Dr Sabie Surtee
Director
HERS-SA

11h45-12h00

 
Closing and Farewell