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ESAAG 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEEnsuring transparency and accountability in Public Finance Management

27 February - 02 March 2017Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre,

Boksburg, South Africa

SUNDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2017

TIME ITEM

09:00 -13:00 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

All day Arrival and Registration

MONDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2017

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

07:00 - 08:45 Registration All

08:45 - 09:00 Announcements of proceedings Mr. Siphiwe Ndlovu, Director: National Treasury SA

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome remarks and ESAAG’s progress in 2016 Mr. Bernard Ndungu, ESAAG outgoing Chairperson, AG Kenya

09:15 - 10:00 Keynote address Honourable Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance: South Africa

10:00 - 11:00 Tea Break and Photo session All

11:00 - 11:30 Emerging issues in PFM Mr. Peter Murphy, PFM Advisor: AFRITAC Mr. Alan Edwards, Chair: CIPFA Development

11:30 - 13:00 Open Discussion Chairman

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch All

14:00 - 14:40 The role of an Accountant in Ensuring transparency and accountability in PFM

Mr. Derick Nkajja, CEO: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda

14:40 - 15:10

Panel discussionPanelists:- Mr. Barnabas Mhlongo, Executive Director: Swaziland Institute Of

Accountants (15 minutes)- Mrs. ‘Mabakubung Pitso, Financial Controller (15 minutes)- Mr. Lesitsi Mokeke, Register of High Court and Court of Appeal (15

minutes)

Chairman


TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2017

THEMATIC SESSION 1: AUTOMATED PFM SYSTEMS Theme Chairperson: Mr. Aziz Kifile, Assistant Accountant-General: Tanzania

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

08:30 - 09:10 E-Procurement SystemsMrs. Cornelia Sabiiti, Executive Director: Public Proc. And Disposal of Public Assets Authority Uganda

09:10 - 09:40

Panel Discussion Panelists:- Mr. Peter Erdosi, Director: Public Finance & Sub-national Governments- Ms. Sindy Ncala, CEO: ICT-Works (15 minutes)

Chairman


10:30 - 11:00 Tea break All

11:00 - 11:40 Realising the benefits of IFMIS implementation Ms. Keto Kayemba, Assistant Auditor General: Office of the Auditor General - Uganda

11:40 - 12:25

Panel discussionPanelists:- Mr. Kaliati, DD: Ministry of Finance and Development - Zimbabwe (15

minutes)- Mr. Ranoo Patil Hunma, Senior Manager: State Informatics Ltd - Mauritius

(15 minutes)- Mr. Jim Wright, President of the ICGFM (15 minutes)

Chairman


13:00 - 14:00 Lunch All

14:00 - 14:40 System of revenue collection management Mr. Kaone B Molapo, Botswana Revenue Services (BURS)

14:40 - 15:10

Panel discussionPanelists:- Mr. Rajeev Agarwal, Director: PFM Africa Techno Brain Group (15 Minute)- Mr. Mike Coppin, Managing Associate: Mike Coppin & Associates (15

minutes)

Chairman


15:10 - 16:00 Discussion and Chairperson summary All


THEMATIC SESSION 2: GOVERNANCETheme Chairperson: Mr. Othusitse Lebuletswe, Deputy Accountant General

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

08:30 - 09:50 Effective parliamentary oversight

Mr. Attorney Chuchuchu Nchunga Nchunga, Deputy Government Attorney: Civil Division (40 minutes)Dr. Makhosi Khoza,Chairman: DPSA Portfolio Committee(40 minutes)


TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2017 (continued)

THEMATIC SESSION 2: GOVERNANCE (continiued)Theme Chairperson: Mr. Othusitse Lebuletswe, Deputy Accountant General

TIME ITEM SPEAKER


11:00 - 11:40 Governance issues in the management of natural resources Mr. Tom Omariba, Chairman:Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

11:40 - 12:10Panel DiscussionPanelists:- Ms. Trishantanie Pillay CA (SA), Group CFO SAFCOL (15 minutes)

Chairman


13:00 - 14:00 Lunch All

14:00 - 14:40 The role of internal audit in improving fiscal integrity Mr. Muondu Daniel, Strategy and Risk Team Leader: Azizi Limited (Kenya)

14:40 - 15:10

Panel DiscussionPanelists:- Ms. Thandeka Zondi, Strategy and Business Development Director: Sikela

Xabiso (15 minutes)- Mr. Michael Sass, CA (SA), MD: Vilumesa Consulting (15 minutes)

Chairman


15:10 - 16:00 Discussion and Chairperson summary All


THEMATIC SESSION 3: financial reporting for decision making Theme Chairman: Mr. Patrick Kabuya, Senior Financial Management Specialist: World Bank Group

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

08:30 - 09:30 Public debt acquisition and reporting Mr. Robert Likhang, RL consultants & Chartered Accountants (Lesotho)

09:30 - 10:00

Panel discussionPanelists: - Mr. Kgotso Moleleki, Director Debt management: Ministry of Finance

Lesotho (15 minutes)- Mr. Jim Matsemela, Director: Market Risk, National Treasury RSA

Chairman



11:00 - 11:40 Consolidation of government wide accounts Dr Onai Muvingi, Researcher: University of Zimbabwe

11:40 - 12:25

Panel discussionPanelists: - Mr. Williard Kalulu, Ministry of Finance Tanzania (15 minutes)- Ms. Gaositwe Mapola, Financial Controller: Ministry of Finance Lesotho (15

minutes)- Ms. Mathabo Seoli, Technical Head of Financial Reporting: Ministry of

Finance Lesotho (15 minutes)

Chairman

WEDNESDAY, 01 MARCH 2017

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

08:30 - 08:45 Announcements of proceedings Mr. Siphiwe Ndlovu, Director:National Treasury SA

08:45 - 09:45 Presentation from plenary Theme Chairman

09:45 - 10.30 Presentation from plenary Theme Chairman

10:30 - 11:00 Tea Break All

11:00 - 12:00 Motivational speaker Ms. Mantsha Pheeha, Motivation Speaker

12:00 - 12:30 Acknowledgement of sponsors and Donors Mr. Freeman Nomvalo, CEO:ESAAG

12:30 - 12:45 Handover - ESAAG Chairman Mr. Bernard Ndungu - AG KenyaMr. Lawrence Semakula - Uganda

12:45 - 13:00 Final announcements Day Chairman

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch All

14:00 - 18:00 Networking All

18:00 - Closing Dinner All

THURSDAY, 02 MARCH 2017

TIME ITEM SPEAKER

All day Departure by all delegates All

TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2017 (continued)

THEMATIC SESSION 3: financial reporting for decision making (continiued)Theme Chairman: Mr. Patrick Kabuya, Senior Financial Management Specialist: World Bank Group

TIME ITEM SPEAKER


13:00 - 14:00 Lunch All

14:00 - 14:40 Migration from cash to accrual: A practical approach Mr. Peter Murphy, PFM Advisor: AFRITAC

14:40 - 15:10

Panel DiscussionPanelists:Mr. Alexi Colyvas, Executive Director: Ernst & Young (15 minutes)

Chairman

15:10 -16:00 Open discussion Chairman

ESAAG 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERSEnsuring transparency and accountability in Public Finance Management



Mr. Masausa KaliatiDeputy Director: Public Finance Management Systems Unit

Mr. Peter MurphyPFM Advisor: AFRITAC

Mrs. Cornelia K. SabiitiExecutive Director, PPDA

Mr. Chuchuchu Nchunga NchungaDeputy Government Attorney: Civil Division

Mr. Ranoo Patil HunmaSenior Manager: State Informatics Ltd

Honourable Pravin GordhanSouth African Minister of Finance

Mr. Lesitsi MokekeRegistrar of High Court and Court of Appeal

Mr. Peter ErdosiDirector: Public Finance & Sub-national Governments

Mr. Alan EdwardsChair: CIPFA

Mr. Kaone B MolapoGeneral Manager Tax Compliance

Mrs. Mabakubung PitsoFinancial Controller - Cash Management

Mr. Jim WrightPresident of the ICGFM

Mr. Barnabas MhlongoExecutive Director: Swaziland Institute of Accountants

Mr. Mike CoppinManaging Associate: Mike Coppin & Associates - IT & Public Financial Management

Mr. Rajeev Agarwal Director: PFM Africa Techno Brain Group

Mr. Michael Sass CA (SA)MD: Vilumesa Consulting

Ms. Trishantanie Pillay CA (SA)Group CFO SAFCOL

Mr. Williard Y. Kalulu (CPA-T)Chief Accountant: Consolidation Unit

Mr. Siphiwe NdlovuProgramme Director

Mr. Mantsha PheehaMotivational Speaker

Mr. Muondu DanielStrategy and Risk Team Leader: Azizi Limited (Kenya)

Mr. Alexi ColyvasExecutive Director, Ernst & Young Africa

Dr. Onai Muvingi (PhD)Lecturer: Graduate School of Management, University of Zimbabwe

Ms. Mathabo SeoliTechnical Head of Financial Reporting

Mr. Patrick KabuyaSenior Financial Management Specialist: World Bank Group

Mr. Freeman NomvaloCEO: ESAAG MD: NIA Leadership Associates

Mr. Tom OmaribaChairman: Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

Mr. Robert Likhang FCIS, ACMA, CGMA, CA(L)Management Consultant and Accounting practitioner

Ms. Gaositwe MapolaFinancial Controller

ESAAG 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERSEnsuring transparency and accountability in Public Finance Management



Mr. Lawrence SemakulaAccountant General of Uganda

SPEAKER PROFILEENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT

Mr. Peter MurphyPublic Financial Management Advisor

Venue: Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg

Date: 27 February 2017 | 28 February 2017

Time: 11:00 - 11:30 | 14:00 - 14:40

Mr. Peter Murphy is a Public Financial Management Advisor,

based at the IMF Southern African Regional Technical Assistance

Centre (AFRITAC South) in Mauritius. He is a graduate Chartered

Public Finance Accountant (CPFA) with a Masters degree in Public

Policy and Management from SOAS, London University. He has

over thirty years PFM experience, including working as: an IMF

Senior Economist, a World Bank Senior Public Sector Management

Specialist and as a SIDA/DFID/EU funded expert/consultant in

more than twenty-five Ministries of Finance in Africa, Asia, Europe

and the Middle East.

His specific PFM expertise covers budget formulation, budget

execution, IFMIS, and accounting/fiscal reporting as well as

the design, management, coordination, implementation and

evaluation of government PFM and Public Administration reform

programs and activities. He also has extensive experience of

change and project management, and the use of PFM diagnostic

instruments including the PEFA, FTE and PIMA.


Mr. Alan EdwardsChair, CIPFA Development


Date: 27 February 2017

Time: 11:00 - 11:30

Mr. Alan Edwards is Chairman CIPFA Development. Much of his

work is focused on growing CIPFA’s international presence. He is

Deputy Chair of Accountancy Europe’s Public Sector Group and a

member of IFAC’s PAO Development Committee.

Most of his career has been spent as a management consultant

supporting the public sector having been a Partner at PwC and

KPMG and an Executive at IBM. He is an experienced public sector

board member and is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee

of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals as well as an

Ethics, Transparency and Audit Panel member of Staffordshire

Policing. He was previously an Independent Member of the Board

of the UK National Policing Improvement Agency.

Alan is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CPFA).


Mr. Barnabas MhlongoExecutive Director: Swaziland Institute of Accountants



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Mr. Barnabas Mhlongo is currently the executive director of

the Swaziland Institute of Accountants, an organisation that

regulates the audit and accounting profession in Swaziland. He

was employed for over 20 years by the Swaziland United Bakeries

as General Manager until 2004.

Mr. Mhlongo also serves on the following boards:• Chairman - Nedbank Swaziland Ltd;• Chairman - Audit Committee - Swaziland Sugar Association;• Chairman - NOSA Swaziland ;• Chairman - SIVUNO Provident Fund;• Chairman - Swaziland Cotton Board;• Member - Anti Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT); and• Member - Swaziland Higher Education Council.

He is a member of the following professional bodies: • Chartered Marketer (SA) - CM (SA);• Chartered Secretary (SA) -ACIS (SA); and• Registered Accountant (SD) - RA (SD).

Appointment by his majesty the king: • Former Cabinet Minister for commerce and industry Swaziland.


Mrs. Mabakubung PitsoFinancial Controller - Cash Management



Time: 14:00 - 15:10

Mabakubung Pitso works in the Cash Management Unit of the

Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Lesotho. She acted as the Deputy

Accountant General from 08 December 2015 to 30 June 2016. She

is a Chartered Secretary and a Public Sector Accountant.

She holds an ICSA Post graduate Diploma in Strategic Management

and Corporate Governance, CIS qualification and a CIPFA

International Diploma in Public Sector Accounting and Auditing.

She is also an Associate member of the Chartered Secretaries

Southern Africa (ACIS) and a member of the Lesotho Institute of

Accountants (LIA) at General Accountant (GA) level. Furthermore,

she is a member of the LIA Council Since 2016 and she is currently

pursuing the Professional Stage of the CIPFA qualification.


Mr. Lesitsi MokekeRegistrar of High Court and Court of Appeal



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Lesitsi Mokeke works in the Judiciary of Lesotho as the Registrar

of the High Court and Court of Appeal. In terms of Administration

of the Judiciary Act of 2011, the Registrar is the Chief Accounting

Officer and overall administrative head of the Judiciary.

It is important to note that being the third arm of government;

the Judiciary is a huge institution which cannot be compared with

other government ministries which form part of executive arm of

the government. In terms of the constitution of Lesotho Mr. Mokeke

is the Secretary to the Judicial Service Commission a body which

is constitutionally mandated to deal with the recruitment and

disciplinary processes of all the judicial officers.

Mr. Mokeke has an abundance of fourteen (14) years experience

in the office of the Registrar having first been appointed as an

Assistant Registrar in 2003, Deputy Registrar in 2008 and finally

as Registrar of the High Court and Court of Appeal from 2011.

Mr. Mokeke enrolled for Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law in 1998

with the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein (RSA) and

completed his studies in 2003. He has been a member of various

boards of directors including the Millennium Challenge Account

and the European Union Steering Committee member.


Mrs. Cornelia K. SabiitiExecutive Director, PPDA



Time: 08:30 – 09:10

Cornelia K. Sabiiti is the Executive Director of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), the Ugandan Public Procurement Regulatory body. She has worked for PPDA for 13 years and was earlier working as the Head of the Legal department/Board Secretary before she was appointed as the Head of PPDA in 2011.

Cornelia is a graduate of Makerere University with a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB Hons) and a Masters degree in Law (LLM). She has a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Management from ILO Turin, Italy. She is 48 years old and married with two children.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORYState Attorney - MOJCA. Cornelia got her first job in the Civil Service as a State Attorney with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs where she worked for 5 years providing advisory services on Government contracts and international agreements.

Legal Counsel – NEMA. In 1998 Cornelia joined the Legal Department of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) where she worked or 6 years as Legal Counsel advising on the legal aspects of the environmental law.

SPECIFC AREAS OF INTEREST: Corporate Governance, Public Procurement and Environmental law


Mr. Peter ErdosiDirector: Oracle ECEMEA (Eastern-Central Europe, Middle-East, Africa)



Time: 09:10 - 09:40

Peter Erdosi is an economist and a technologist. In his current

position Peter is a Director with Oracle ECEMEA (Eastern-

Central Europe, Middle-East, Africa), responsible for business

development in the Public Sector line of business. He specializes

in Public Financial Management (PFM) and in different solutions

helping governments improve their fiscal positions and generally

their internal efficiencies. Peter is also responsible for projects

that are donor funded and generally relate to international funding

organizations, such as the World Bank or African Development

Bank.

He is a Hungarian citizen and he has been working with Oracle’s

Budapest based Public Sector Center of Excellence (PS CoE) for the

last 11 years. Peter holds a MSc in Economics, and prior to joining

Oracle he held several positions with his country’s Government,

where his last assignment was Director-General for Foreign Direct

Investment and Economics at the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Peter during the last five years with Oracle has extensively

engaged with a number of Governments in Africa and has gained

significant experience with PFM and e-Government initiatives and

ICT development agendas globally.


Mr. Masausa KaliatiDeputy Director: Public Finance Management Systems Unit



Time: 11:40-12:25

Masausa Kaliati is employed by Ministry of Finance and

Economic Development as a Deputy Director in the Public Finance

Management System Unit. He has fifteen (15) years’ experience

in the following areas: Cash Management, Asset Management,

Fund Accounting, Integrated Financial Management System,

Financial Reporting, Policy and Regulations in the Public Sector.

He is a SAP Certified Associate in Financial Accounting, Chartered

Secretaries and Administrators Finalist, and holder an holder of

Higher National Diploma in Accountancy.

Others areas of his expertise include Grants Management,

Programme Based Budgeting and Budget Preparation.


Mr. Ranoo Patil HunmaSenior Manager



Time: 11:40 - 12:25

Ranoo Patil Hunma is currently a Senior Manager at State Informatics

Limited (SIL), a company specialising in e-Government solutions,

including Integrated Financial Management Information Systems

(IFMIS), Business Facilitation solutions, Social Services solutions,

and Police and Justice solutions. He is based in Mauritius.

As part of his responsibility for expanding SIL’s e-Government

offerings into new territories, Ranoo has been involved in

responding to IFMIS requirements from several governments in

mainland Africa, as well as in Mauritius.

Ranoo is in the IT industry for the past 25+ years, whereby he has

interacted with customers in Government, Banking and Insurance,

Retail, Distribution, Logistics and Utilities in several countries in

Southern and Eastern Africa. Ranoo has also delivered IT and

Consultancy projects involving infrastructure design, business

process streamlining and data centre design to Government and

private enterprises in France, Mauritius, Rwanda and Kenya.

Ranoo holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science and a

MBA.


Mr. Jim WrightPresident of the ICGFM



Time: 11:40 - 12:25

Jim Wright is the President of the ICGFM. Jim provides management

consulting services to international financial institutions, donors

and Government Agencies. Jim has managed or supported a range

of Governance and Public Financial Management reforms during

his consulting career, including financial management, budgeting,

activity-based costing and business intelligence solutions for

public sector clients in the US and abroad. He is a Certified

Government Financial Manager (CGFM) and is currently serving in

a two year term (2017-2018) as the President of the International

Consortium on Governmental Financial Management. Mr. Wright’s

primary focus is assisting international clients to develop and

execute organizational change management strategies in support

of Public Financial Management and Governance reforms.

Prior to his work with Evans Incorporated, Mr. Wright served in

Grant Thornton Global Public Sector’s International Practice and in

the Secretary’s Budget Office at the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Mr. Wright is a Presidential Management Fellow alumnus, and has

a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. from Wake Forest University.


Mr. Kaone B MolapoGeneral Manager Tax Compliance



Time: 14:00 - 14:40

Kaone Bushi Molapo is currently the General Manager Tax

Compliance at the Botswana Unified Revenue Services. Until the

end of October 2006. He was Deputy Commissioner responsible for

Value Added Tax at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS).

He worked as head of Value Added Tax Audit from 2003 to 2004.

Kaone holds a Bachelor of Accountancy, honours in Value Added

Tax, Post Graduate in Enterprise Risk Management. Kaone also

completed the following courses:

• Advance Customs and Excise

• Taxpayer Compliance Management

• Financial Crimes Investigations

• Intelligence Analysis

• Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism Approach

and the Achievement of Institutional Risk Assessment Objectives

He is a member of the following Committees:

• National Risk Assessment;

• Law Enforcement Inter - Agency Cooperation Task Team; and

• National Coordinating Committee on Financial Intelligence.


Mr. Rajeev Agarwal Director: PFM Africa at Technobrain Group



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Rajeev Agarwal is Sales Director - PFM for Technobrain, has over

18 years of experience in ICT Industry out of which 14 years in

Africa. He has been consulting various government institutions in

the region on Process Automation under e-Governance initiatives.

For last 7 years Rajeev has been working closely with Ministry of

Finance, Ministry of Local Governments and Revenue Authorities

across Africa consulting in developing ICT Roadmaps and

Automation best practices.

Rajeev is Board Member of Uganda Business Process Outsourcing

Association


Mr. Mike Coppin Managing Associate



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Mike Coppin is the Managing Associate of Mike Coppin and Associates, an independent Public Financial Management (PFM) and IT Consultancy. He is the former Global Lead for Oracle’s PFM solutions within their Industry Solutions Group (ISG).

He serves on the Board of the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM), a Washington based organization that is dedicated to improving governmental financial management. He is also an active member of the World Bank Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS) Community of Practice (CoP), which provides a valuable insight into the numerous FMIS projects that enjoy World Bank funding and oversight. This insight has enabled Mike to contribute to the adoption of PFM Best Practices by various Public Sector organizations.

Mike has more than 35 years’ worth of experience in the IT industry and has occupied various board level management positions during the past 30 years. He also has more than 20 years’ worth of experience in dealing with the Public Sector. He recently returned to South Africa after living in the United Kingdom for 11 years, during which time he travelled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States. His travels provided him with a unique opportunity to meet with, and gain an insight into, Public Sector institutions throughout the world. He has delivered presentations covering topics such as Public Financial Management (PFM), Tax & Revenue Management (TRM) and eGovernment in numerous countries throughout the world. Mike studied at The University of the Witwatersrand Business School in Johannesburg (South Africa). His studies have covered Business Management, Solutions Development, Consulting Methodologies and Project Management.


Mr. Chuchuchu Nchunga NchungaDeputy Government Attorney: Civil Division



Time: 08:30 - 09:50

Chuchuchu Nchunga Nchunga is the Deputy Government Attorney:

civil division from February 2010. He has worked for the Botswana

government as a customs officer, Magistrate, State counsel,

Registrar of deeds and Deputy Government Attorney from 1983

until now. He also has a total of 28 years, experience as a Lawyer.

He is a member of the following Committees:

• Chairman Attorney Generals wellness committee;

• Alternate Member Promotion board;

• Alternate member Training Board;

• Legal adviser Botswana Health professions council;

• Legal adviser Real Estate Council of Botswana;

• Defence Council Sub Committee Chairman;

• AGC awards Committee Chairman; and

• AGC outsourcing coordinator.


Mr. Tom OmaribaChairman: Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)



Time: 11:00 - 11:40

Tom Omariba is an experienced business leader. He is currently the Chairman of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK) and a Senior Advisor at Thompson Associates. He was the CEO of MTN Business Kenya Ltd for 7 years from June 2008-2015 and CFO of UUNET Kenya and Zambia from year 2002 to 2008. He had previously worked at AfricaOnline and Nation Media Group.

Tom is experienced in stakeholder engagement at the highest level as exemplified by his leadership at KEPSA where he was the Governor for the ICT Sector for five years between 2010 and 2015. He was also a Director and Chairman at the Telecommunications Service Providers of Kenya (Tespok) for the period 2008 t0 2015. KEPSA and Tespok are member organizations that engage government at the highest level to facilitate a conducive and competitive business environment. He is currently a non-executive director at Hello Doctors Ltd (aka “Sema Doc”) and also MetropolitanCannon Life Kenya Ltd. He has been a Council Member of ICPSK and Chairman of its Audit, Risk and Compliance committee since May 2014 and before that was a member of the Member services committee since May 2012. He is credited with the adoption of electronic voting at ICPSK.

Mr. Omariba is a member of the Advisory Board of the Presidential Digital Talent Program. He was a member of the Task force that developed the Bill on Special Economic Zones that is now an Act of Parliament and was also a member of the Taskforce in the ministries of ICT, Energy, Transport and Infrastructure that developed the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill in year 2015. Tom has an MBA from University of Nairobi and a BSc from Moi University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Certified Secretary and is extensively trained and certified in the area of leadership corporate governance.


Ms. Trishantanie Pillay CA (SA)Group CFO SAFCOL



Time: 11:40 - 12:10

Trish is currently the Group CFO of SAFCOL. SAFCOL falls

under the Department of Public Enterprises and falls within

the forestry industry. She manages the Group’s finance and

procurement functions. She is the lead in the implementation

of the Africa Strategy starting with the resuscitation of forestry

activity in Mozambique. Trish is also key in the development and

implementation of the transformation strategy within the forestry

industry.

Trish has extensive experience in both private and public sector.

She was Group Consolidation Manager at Barloworld, Lead on

the Limpopo Intervention Project and the Acting CFO of the NRCS

(SABS). She was actively involved in the working groups of the

development of the King IV development. Trish is known as an

expert technical advisor on financial, SCM and governance issues

and has contracted with PwC to advice on these issues within the

Public Sector.

Trish is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience. She

has a BCOM (Accounting Sciences) degree, Honours (Accounting),

Board 1 and Board 2 qualifying exam. Trish is also a member of

CFO SA and is an active member of the Public Sector CFO working

group Committees.


Mr. Muondu Daniel CPA, CIA,CFE, CISAStrategy and Risk Team Leader



Time: 14:00 - 14:40

Muondu is the Strategy and Risk Team Leader of Azizi Limited. He has

over 15-years international experience in Public Finance Management

(PFM), Internal Audit, Risk Management and Public Procurement.

Key achievements: undertaking a study of areas of collaboration and

cooperation among PFM control actors in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,

Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; providing technical assistance to the Office

of Director Central Internal Audit Unit, Malawi in establishing Performance

Audit; training of over 100 Government of Kenya internal auditors to attain

the Government Auditing Professional Certification; risk management

capacity building for Government of Kenya Principal Secretaries; Directors

in all National Government Ministries and Senior Management of state

corporations; and reviewing a number of procurement programmes in

South Sudan and Uganda.

Muondu is an associate lecturer and a facilitator/speaker for the:

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya; Institute of Internal

Auditors; Institute of Certified Accountants of Rwanda; Institute of Risk

Management; KCA University; Kenya Institute of Management; and Kenya

School of Monetary Studies.

Muondu is currently undertaking Bachelor of Law with University of

London. Muondu has: Bachelor of Commerce Degree; Certified Public

Accountant; Certified Internal Auditor; Certified Forensic Examiner; and

Certified Information Systems Auditor. Before joining Azizi, Muondu worked

with: Deloitte; KPMG; and Strathmore University.


Mr. Michael Sass CA (SA)Managing Director: Vilumesa



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Michael Sass is the Managing Director of Vilumesa, a niche

consulting firm. He is also a board and committee member of

several organisations. He holds various qualifications, including

a Master’s degree in Commerce as well as being a Chartered

Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor.

Michael has over 28 years’ experience in both the private and public

sector. He previously held senior positions with National Treasury,

Morvest, Business Innovations Group, Grant Thornton, Gauteng

Provincial Government, Johannesburg Consolidated Investments

(JCI), Verimark and the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

Michael is the immediate past Accountant General of the Republic

of South Africa. He previously served as the National Treasury

representatives on various boards, including the Independent

Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and the Accounting Standards

Board (ASB). He is also a past Chairperson of ESAAG (Eastern and

Southern African Association of Accountants-General).

Michael has published various articles in technical publications

and is an accomplished speaker at conferences. He also lectures

by invitation at various tertiary institutions.


Mr. Robert Likhang FCIS, ACMA, CGMA, CA(L)Management Consultant and Accounting practitioner



Time: 08:30 - 09:30

Robert Likhang is a management consultant and accounting

practitioner, operating under RL Consulting (PTY) Ltd and RL

Consulting & Chartered Accountants. His areas of expertise are

Finance, Governance and Strategy.

Mr. Likhang has been held executive positions in various industries

as sectors including banking, management of professional

bodies, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, business development

and telecommunications. He has also been a Non-Executive

Board member in various organisations such as manufacturing,

regulatory bodies, international public sector organisations.

Mr. Likhang spent over 5 years in lecturing and consulting before

moving to a state owned business development agency where

he was the Chief Executive Officer before the current role as a

consultant and accounting practitioner.

He has been invited to speak in several conferences locally and

regionally on governance, financial management, risk management

and strategy. He also writes a column with local paper Sunday

Express on financial management. He speaks on local radios and

television regularly on various business and financial topic.


Dr Onai Muvingi (PhD)Lecturer: Graduate School of Management, University of Zimbabwe



Time: 11:00 - 11:40

Dr Onai Muvingi is a Researcher, Consultant and seasoned Public Finance

Management Expert. She is currently a Lecturer at the Graduate School

of Management, University of Zimbabwe on the Master of Business

Administration program. Her area of expertise is Accounting and Finance.

She is a Zimbabwean citizen with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree

from Cranfield University (UK). She also holds an MSc in Accountancy

and Finance with Birmingham City University (UK); Master of Business

Administration; and Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the

University of Zimbabwe.

She has carried out extensive research on the legal, policy and regulatory

framework governing Public Finance especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr

Onai has also undertaken consultancies with United Nations Agencies,

international aid and local organisations. Some of her assignments have

entailed providing technical advice to Senior Government Officials and

Development Partners.

She has undertaken capacity and institutional assessments, internal

audits of public financial management (PFM) systems, development

of PFM manuals and Treasury Instructions, baseline surveys, project

evaluations and strengthened capacity building programs for client

organisations. Dr Onai has previously worked in various capacities within

the Accountant General’s Department in Zimbabwe for 12 years. She

served as Financial Adviser on DFID and EU funded projects and also

worked as Finance Director for 5 years in the transport industry.


Mr. Williard Y. Kalulu (CPA-T)Chief Accountant Consolidation Unit, Ministry of Finance & Planning



Time: 11:40 - 12:25

Mr. Williard Y. Kalulu is a Chief Accountant heading the

Consolidation Unit under the Accountant General’s Department,

Ministry of Finance and Planning Dar es salaam Tanzania. He is a

graduate Certified Public Accountant (CPA-T) with a Post graduate

Diploma in Accountancy from Institute of Accountancy Arusha. He

also owns a Diploma in IPSAS from National Board of Accountants

and Auditors. He has over thirteen years Accounting experience

His is just new in the Accounting Professional with thirteen year as

stipulated earlier working as a Financial Statements Accountant

over the entire period of experience


Ms. Gaositwe MapolaFinancial Controller



Time: 11:40 - 12:25

Gaositwe Mapola is the Head of Central Processing Unit (CPU) in

the Treasury Department Ministry of Finance Lesotho. She holds a

Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from De

Montfort University, Leicester, UK, and also graduated in Financial

Management from SAIM. Currently she is a part-time CIPFA student

at Centre for Accounting Studies Lesotho.

She has over 28 years of experience as an Accountant and Trainer

for new government initiatives. Her qualifications and experience

span in the areas of finance and management control from both

budgeting to financial reporting, as well as strategic leadership

and management, and two years of management control in the

expenditure payment cycles from both Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT) and bank transfer instructions to Central Bank of Lesotho

(CBL).

She served in several committees in Government of Lesotho (GOL)

such as line ministry’s Budget Committee, Fleet Reconciliation

Committee and Public Accounts Committee. In her work involving

Non-profit organizations, she the chairperson of Global Business

Roundtable (GBR) International Finance and Budget Committee

and also a member of GBR International Council of Chairperson’s

Committee.


Ms. Mathabo SeoliGeneral Accounting Stage



Time: 11:40 - 12:25

Mathabo Seoli is a Senior Accountant at the Ministry of Finance at

Treasury Department in Lesotho.

She graduated in General Accounting Stage in 2008 and has over

three years’ experience as System Administrator of IFMIS and nine

years as Senior Accountant, specifically in reporting. She is also

extensively experience in Government Accounting.


Mr. Patrick KabuyaSenior Financial Management Specialist: World Bank Group



Time: 08:30 – 16:00

Patrick’s main role at the World Bank Group involves strengthening

Public Finance Management, accountancy profession and corporate

governance in Africa in partnership with different stakeholders -

especially governments, regulators and professional accountancy

organisations. He has extensive wealth of knowledge and

experience in International Public Sector Accounting Standards

(IPSASs) gained mainly by participating in public sector standard

setting in South Africa Accounting Standards Board and the

International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB).

Patrick has been providing technical assistance (guidance and

trainings) on IPSAS implementation to a number of countries. He

serves in a number of leadership roles.

Patrick holds a Masters of Commerce (International Accounting)

degree from University of Johannesburg, and Bcom Accounting

(honours) from University of Nairobi. He is a Fellow Certified

Public Accountant of Kenya (FCPA(K)), Fellow of Association

of Certified Chartered Accountants (FCCA), ACA (Chartered

Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountant of England and

Wales), Fellow of African Leadership Initiative (a member of Aspen

Global Leadership Network) and a member of Institute of Directors

Southern Africa. Before joining the World Bank Group, he served

at E&Y (Kenya and South Africa) and South African Institute of

Chartered Accountants.


Mr. Alexi Colyvas CA (SA)Executive Director, Ernst & Young Africa



Time: 14:40 - 15:10

Alexi is an Executive Director at Ernst & Young and heads up

the firm’s Public Sector Technical team, focusing on Accounting,

Auditing, Governance and Public Financial Management. He is a

Chartered Accountant (SA) with a Master’s Degree in Accounting

Sciences, and more than 13 years of specialist experience in

Public Sector consulting and auditing. Alexi is experienced in

the application of Public Finance Management legislation and

principles.

He has facilitated numerous training sessions for government on

topics ranging from accounting, auditing, legislative compliance

and governance, to strategic planning and reporting. He is also

an experienced audit quality reviewer, having performed reviews

on audits in all spheres of government in South Africa. Alexi has

led several research and development projects on behalf of the

Office of the Accountant-General (National Treasury), the East and

Southern African Association of Accountants-General, and the

Accounting Standards Board of South Africa.

Much of his research has been focused on the development and

application of public sector accounting practices, including IPSAS,

South African Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting

Practice, and IFRS. He has also presented IPSAS training

internationally for several governments and organisations.


Ms. Mantsha PheehaMotivational Speaker


Date: 01 March 2017

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Mantsha Pheeha is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of the

Witwatersrand (Wits University). She has enjoyed a diverse career that spans through a

variety of industries, roles and disciplines. Mantsha started her career as an engineer

in Eskom, Impala Platinum and African Products. She then changed to a management

consulting role in Deloitte where she worked with senior leaders in the private and public

sectors and which ultimately led to her interest in the public sector. Mantsha entered

the public sector as a project manager dealing with Strategic High Impact Projects and

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) at the IDC and ultimately became Chief Director in

Limpopo Provincial Treasury responsible for Infrastructure and PPP. She currently runs

her own management consulting company which provides services to private and public

sector clients.

Parallel to her corporate journey, Mantsha has created a speaking profile that is just as

colourful as her career. Mantsha has been speaking since 1996 and she has spoken to

audiences all over the country and beyond. Mantsha shares a message that is delivered

with humor and tugs at the heart of the audience that moves every listener to the next

level in their lives and leaves them empowered. Mantsha Pheeha’s strongest point is

in how she engages her audience throughout her talks and also simplifies complex

subjects. She has the ability to reach across different sectors of society from the most

sophisticated to the simplest of audiences. Mantsha speaks mostly on academics,

career, finances, organisational development, overcoming failure, relationships and

faith. She is well read and draws on both her personal experience and the experiences

of others to deliver powerful messages that are quoted long after she has left the stage.

Mantsha Pheeha is the author of several books including: How to Realise your Personal

Vision and Failure is not Final.


Mr. Freeman NomvaloChief Executive Officer


Date: 01 March 2017

Time: 12:00 - 12:30

Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo is the Executive Chairman at Admond Capital and an independent

consultant on leadership development and coaching as well corporate governance through

his company Nia Leadership Associates. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ESAAG

and has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the State Information Technology

Agency (SITA) from June 2013 to March 2015. He was the Accountant-General of South Africa

at the National Treasury for more than nine years. His responsibilities included setting and

executing the strategy for financial management improvement and governance in the South

African public sector. This role covered areas such as accounting, reporting, internal audit,

risk management as well as the public financial management legislations. In the last six

years this role expanded to include investigations of financial management system failures

and forensic investigations. He worked with the Commonwealth Secretariat assisting 18

Caribbean countries to improve financial and corporate governance between 2009 and 2011.

His passion for leadership development lead him to pioneer a leadership development

programme for the National Treasury for all the senior and executive managers and was later

extended to cover other national departments as well as some of municipality managers.

Persuant to his work in this area, he was invited as a faculty in the programme offered by

Harvard Kennedy School of Government called The Art and Practice of Adaptive Leadership

Development in 2013. He initiated other human capital development programmes for the

public sector that cover technical skills in areas such as accounting, budgeting, procurement,

internal audit, risk management etc. These programmes included a very successful Chartered

Accountancy Academy.

He served on various boards of directors and trustees on behalf of the South African government,

including the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and the Accounting Standard

Board (ASB). Freeman also serves on the advisory committee of the University of Pretoria’s

faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.


Mr. Lawrence SemakulaAccountant General of Uganda


Date: 01 March 2017

Time: 12:30 - 12:45

Mr. Semakula Lawrence is the Accountant General of Uganda. A position

he has held since January, 2013. Lawrence joined the Ministry of Finance,

Planning and Economic Development in 2001 and prior to joining

Government, Lawrence worked with Nile Hotel International (Now Serena

Kampala) for a period of 11 years. Lawrence has been a Fellow of ACCA

(UK) for over 10 years and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public

Accountants of Uganda. He holds an MBA from Herriot Watt University

- Edinburgh Business School and Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting)

from Makerere University.

He has undertaken specialized training in the following; Debt Management

from Harvard University Business School, Public Expenditure Management

& Public Policy Management from Joint Africa Institute and Strategy Policy

Planning from International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (UK). He

holds other certificates in various areas of Public Financial management.

Mr. Semakula is credited with various PFM reform initiatives in

Government. He was directly charged with IFMS implementation on behalf

of the Accountant General a task he handled with excellent performance.

In addition, he was the task chair on the implementation of EFT, Treasury

Single Account (TSA) and salary decentralization. He was also charged

with reviewing the Public Financial systems with the aim of strengthening

controls. Lawrence has made various PFM presentations at both

International and National fora. He has also received various accolades

for being innovative, hardworking and good time manager from the work

place, community organisations and former school.

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