South African Institute of Valuers Centenary Speaker Profile |
Thursday 13 August |
| "The Sub Prime Crises and It's effect on the Global Economy" |
Dennis Dykes
Bsc Econ (Bath), Msc Econ (London) |
Dennis is the Nedbank Group's Chief Economist. He joined the Group in December 1983 and was appointed Chief Economist in May 1994. He serves on a number of organised business committees. He is a director of SACCI (formerly SACOB), a former Chairman of Business Unity South Africa’s Standing Committee on Economic Policy and is a business representative on the Nedlac Public Finance and Monetary Policy Chamber. He is the author of many articles for in-house and external publications. In September 2003 Dennis won the Reuters Economist of the Year award.
His qualifications include an honours degree from Bath University and a master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics.
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| “The value of a veld view and the value of a vertical view” |
Dr Ian Kennedy
Phd Eng. (Wits) |
Phd Eng. (Wits) Dr Ian Kennedy is registered as a Professional Engineer with the ECSA. Career highlights include:-
A Teacher at St Andrews School, Bloemfontein,
A Development Engineer at Motorola S.A.
A research officer at the NBRI and the CSIR
A Specialist Manager at Telkom S.A.
A Visiting Professor to the University of Cape Town and the University of Pretoria.
Dr Kennedy is currently a lecturer in the School of Construction, Economics and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand. Current research Interests include engineering education, e-education, Green Construction and Safety in Construction. Dr Kennedy has written a paper on the value of a view and is considered a specialist in this field.
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Martin Jansen van Vuuren
BComm (Investment Management)
BComm (Economics) Honours
MComm (Economics) |
Director
Martin has extensive experience in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure consulting and has worked on various projects in Southern Africa, including, amongst others, market financial and economic assessments for various hotels, conference centres and a major theme park.
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| "Hotel Valuations A South African Perspective" |
TBC |
Opening
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| “Black Diamonds in the Property Market” |
Kura Chihota Bcomm (Wits) |
Kura Chihota is the Deputy Chairman of the Johannesburg Housing Company and is a member of the South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP). Career highlights include:-
• Past Chairman of SAPOA
• Commercial Property Broking with Gensec Property Services.
• Director Kagiso Property Holdings
• Managing Director of Kagiso Johnson Controls (a Fortune 100 company) and Marriott Property services.
Mr Chihota has received the Property Associations’ Young Lion Award, the Rali Mampeule Learnership Award of Recognition and the SAIBPP Champion Award. He is a champion of transformation and BEE in the SA Property sector. He is also a regular guest on DSTVs’ “Ask The experts”.
Mr Chihota is currently the executive director of the Leapfrog Property Group. A seasoned property expert, Mr Chihota has an illustrious career in this field and his passion for property and all that it entails is evident in his drive and determined demeanour.
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| “Education in Property Valuation” |
Kathleen Evans
Msc Prop Studs; BscQS (UCT) |
Kathleen Evans a member of the APQS, RICS, SAPOA and AFRES. She is the Public Representative for the SACPVP as well as Chairing accreditation of all educational institutions offering property valuation education in South Africa.
Career highlights include:-
• Practised and been a principle of a Quantity Surveyor Practice;
• Lecturer Department of Building Cape Technikon and UCT Property Studies
• Director of Masters in Property Studies and Programme Convenor Property Studies for which a merit award was awarded at UCT
• She is also an external examiner utilised by various educational institutions both nationally and internationally.
• Kathleen was a Project Leader and Co-Investigator on research projects and has co-written numerous international and national property related publications.
• She has been invited by a leading financial institution to present a customised lecture series on property related topics to senior and middle management.
Kathleen is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Construction Economics & Management, University of Cape Town.
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Friday 14 August |
| “Aspects of Expropriation and Valuation Law” |
S J Grobler SC |
Fanie Grobler is a Practicing Advocate of the Johannesburg Bar specialising in property law including expropriation law, valuation law, local authorities’ rating law, town planning and property development law, environmental law, mining & mineral law and water law.
Advocate Grobler has a masters Law Degree from the University of Witwatersrand and is an Honorary member of the SA Institute of Valuers.
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| "The European Hotel Industry" |
Michael Widman |
Mr Widman holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Applied Sciences Munich. In addition, he has completed a PDP Program at Cornell University (ESA) and a Masters Program at Washington State University. Mr Widman is a is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the PKF International Hospitality Consulting Board. Career Highlights include:
• Managing Director PKF hotelexperts Munich
• Consultant/Manager Department of Economic Research, PKF Munich
• Assistant F & B Manager Stouffer Hotels and Resorts, Seattle
• Management Trainee Mandarin Oriental Hotel group Singapore and Bangkok.
• and is a managing partner at PKF hotelexperts.
Mr Widman has also lectured at The University of Applied Sciences, Munich and various other universities throughout Europe.
Mr Widman is currently a Managing partner at PKF hotelexperts in Vienna and his tasks include hotel feasibility studies, valuations, project developments and drawing up of management and operating contracts for hotels.
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| “Property Finance in the Economic Cycle” |
Frank Berkeley
Bcomm; Bacc |
Frank has a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Chartered Accounted with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting.
Frank is a Director of Sycom Property Fund Managers Limited, Acucap Properties Limited and Attfund Limited.
Career Highlights include:-
• Frank was Chief Executive Officer of Group Five Residential Division;
• Regional General Manager for the Syfrets Property Finance Division.
• Frank was the Divisional Director of the Property Division of Nedcor Investment Bank Limited.
• Divisional Director of Nedbank’s Corporate Property Finance Division.
Frank is currently the Managing Director of Property Finance, Nedbank Corporate.
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| " The World and South Africa in the 2010's” |
Clem Sunter
Key Note Speaker |
Clem Sunter was born in Suffolk, England and was educated at Winchester College. He went to Oxford where he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics before joining Charter Consolidated as a management trainee in 1966.
In 1971, he moved to Lusaka to work for Anglo American Corporation Central Africa. From there he was transferred to the Head Office of Anglo American Corporation in Johannesburg. He spent most of his subsequent career in the Gold and Uranium Division, serving as Chairman and CEO from 1990 to 1996. He was until recently Chairman of the Anglo American Chairman's Fund, which in a recent survey was rated the premier corporate social responsibility fund in South Africa.
In the early 1980s, he established a scenario planning function in Anglo with teams in London and Johannesburg. Two members were Pierre Wack and Ted Newland who previously headed up the scenario planning department at Royal Dutch Shell and then acted as consultants to Anglo for over a decade. Using material from these teams, Mr. Sunter put together a presentation entitled 'The World and South Africa in the 1990s' which became very popular in South Africa in the mid-1980s. In it, two scenarios were offered for South Africa: the 'High Road' of negotiation leading to a political settlement and the 'Low Road' of confrontation leading to a civil war and a wasteland. South Africa took the High Road. Two highlights for Clem were a presentation to FW de Klerk and the Cabinet in 1986 and a visit to Nelson Mandela in prison to discuss the future just before his release.
Other highlights include:
• Since 1987, he has authored 14 books some of which have been bestsellers.
• mobilising the private sector in the war against HIV/AIDS.
• Awarded an Honourary Doctorate by the University of Cape Town for his work in the field of scenario planning.
• Voted by leading South African CEOs as the speaker who has made the most significant contribution to, and impact on, best practice and business in South Africa.
• In 2006, invited to give a scenario presentation at the Central Party School in Beijing - a rare privilege for a foreigner.
• He also facilitated sessions on global warming in New Delhi and London.
Married to Margaret with one daughter and two sons. His hobbies include music and golf.
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