7TH ANNUAL

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON RESTRUCTURING

& INSOLVENCY

TO BE HELD AT …

MONTECASINO FOURWAYS

IN JOHANNESBURG

On 26 & 27 NOVEMBER 2015

MAIN SPONSORS

LUNCH DAY 1, TEAS

& COCKTAIL PARTY

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Conference Chairs’ Invite

SARIPA is delighted to be holding its 7th Annual Conference at Monte Casino, Fourways, Gauteng.

On the global front, the economic, social and political climate is turbulent. Europe is buckling under the inflow of migrants from Africa and the Middle East. Increasingly ambitious bail-out plans for Greece is occupying the attention of members of the European Council. The slow-down in the Chinese economy and suspicions of a bubble in this giant of the world economy is causing jitters worldwide.

Closer to home we are confronted with a run, in the wrong direction, on our currency. Struggling mines have to juggle diverse issues in an effort to stay afloat. Business sentiment and confidence are low amid expectations that the economic growth could slow down to the two per cent level.

These conditions create opportunities for business rescue practitioners and insolvency practitioners to prosper. Nevertheless, practitioners in both fields continue facing their own challenges relating to regulation, licensing and appointments.

It is against this background that we proudly invite you to this year’s conference. The SARIPA conference is the learning and networking event of the year for those who ply their trade in the worlds of insolvencies and business rescues. It has certainly become the event to be seen at. Following a long tradition of outstanding conferences, this year's event will feature international experts, as well as many of the country's leading lawyers, academics, and practitioners. We are confident that the technical programme will be stimulating and provide delegates with enhanced knowledge which they can implement for the betterment of their own practices and the respective industries they serve.

We wish to acknowledge the speakers for their willingness and unselfish contribution to the success of the conference. Similarly we thank our sponsors for their generous contributions.

Of course, a conference can only be successful if there are delegates. We thus invite you to register for and participate in this event filled with exciting discussions and opportunities to relax and enjoy some time away from the business environment.

JURGENS STEENKAMP JUANITTA CALITZ

CONFERENCE CHAIR CONFERENCE CHAIR

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY 1 – THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2015

08H00 - 09H00 DELEGATE REGISTRATION

WELCOME TEA & COFFEE 09H00 - 09H15 CONFERENCE CHAIRS’ WELCOME

JURGENS STEENKAMP & JUANITTA CALITZ 09H15 - 09H30 CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME ADDRESS

JUANITO DAMONS 09H30 - 10H00 UPDATE ON INSOL INTERNATIONAL

MARK ROBINSON (PRESIDENT INSOL INTERNATIONAL) 10H00 - 11H30 PANEL DISCUSSION

TOPIC: LIQUIDATION V BUSINESS RESCUE? TO RESCUE OR NOT TO RESCUE, THAT IS THE QUESTION…

CHAIRS: ERIC LEVENSTEIN (WERKSMANS) HAROON LAHER (BOWMAN GILFILLAN AFRICA GROUP)

PANELLISTS: PIERS MARSDEN (MATUSON ASSOCIATES, BRP) ZAHEER

CASSIM (CASSIM INC, LIQUIDATOR AND BRP) JO MARAIS (BANKER), PROF ANNELI LOUBSER (UNISA)

11H30 - 12H00 NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK 12H00 - 12H45 PRESENTATION TOPIC: SECTIONS 35A AND 35B OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT - APPLICATION

AND MINEFIELDS PRESENTER: CLAIRE VAN ZUYLEN (BOWMAN GILFILLAN AFRICA GROUP)

DAY 1 – THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2015 CONTINUED …

12H45 - 13H30 PRESENTATION TOPIC: ENQUIRIES- BASICS AND CHALLENGES PRESENTERS: COLIN STRIME (FLUXMANS INC) RENE BEKKER (RENE BEKKER ATTORNEYS) 13H30 - 14H30 LUNCH 14H30 - 15H30 PRESENTATION

TOPIC: MUNICIPALITIES FLEX THEIR MUSCLES – BUT WHAT DOES THE LAW ALLOW?

PRESENTER: ADAM HARRIS (BOWMAN GILFILLAN AFRICA GROUP AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF INSOL)

15H30 - 16H00 NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK

16H00 - 16H45 PRESENTATION

TOPIC: EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES RELATED TO ENTITIES UNDER BUSINESS RESCUE

PRESENTER: BRIAN PATTERSON (ENSAFRICA) 16H45 - 17H00 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY 1

JURGENS STEENKAMP & JUANITTA CALITZ

17H00 - 20H00 COCKTAIL EVENING IN LA TOSCANA

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY 2 – FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2015

08H00 - 09H00 NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE

09H00 - 09H15 WELCOME BACK BY CONFERENCE CHAIRS

JURGENS STEENKAMP & JUANITTA CALITZ 09H15 - 10H00 GUEST SPEAKER : PROFESSOR DAVID BURDETTE (NOTTINGHAM LAW SCHOOL, UK) REGULATION OF INSOLVENCY

PRACTITIONERS : AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

10H00 – 11H00 PANEL DISCUSSION

TOPIC: DIRECTORS- THEIR ROLE IN THE BUSINESS RESCUE AND LIQUIDATION PROCESS?

CHAIR: LARA KAHN (WEBBER WENTZEL)

PANELLISTS: TREVOR MURGATROYD (TM RESTRUCTURING (PTY) LTD, BRP), JAY PEMA (MATASIS CONSULTING, LIQUIDATOR AND BRP), STEFAN SMYTH (HEAD OF RESTRUCTURING PWC & BRP,) AND THE HON MR JUSTICE BERTELSMANN

11H00 - 11H30 NETWORKING TEA/COFFEE BREAK 11H30 - 12H30 PRESENTATION

TOPIC: INSOLVENCY AND BUSINESS RESCUE YEAR IN REVIEW: CASE LAW UPDATE PRESENTERS: PROF KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE (UNIVERSITY OF

JOHANNESBURG), KARABO MOTSHWANE (WERKSMANS) AND TOBIE JORDAAN (CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR)

12H30- 13H30 EMMA SADLEIR SOCIAL MEDIA LAW EXPERT AND SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR 13H30 - 14H00 PRIZE GIVING AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE 14H00 FAREWELL LUNCH