SAICA annually dedicates the month of October to Ethics, due to Global Ethics day which falls on the 20th of October this year. As in 2020, the October edition of the ASA magazine, contained a series of Ethics articles and SAICA is also launching a series of webinar broadcasts, all addressing different aspects of Ethics in the Accounting Profession.
To encourage the reflection and also guide them in “how to reflect”, our complimentary Ethics Series in October will have an overall theme of “Reflections”.
SESSION 1
5 October 2021
8:30 – 10:00
“Ethical Reflections” – an overview of SAICA’s ethics management strategy
Keynote Speaker:
- Freeman Nomvalo (SAICA CEO)
Panel members:
- Robert Zwane (SAICA Senior Executive: National Projects)
- Natashia Soopal (SAICA Senior Executive: Public Sector and Enabling competencies)
- Thandokuhle Myoli (SAICA Project Director: Audit and Assurance)
SESSION 2
6 October 2021
9:00 – 11:00
Mental wellness in times of crises
Conversation facilitated by: Mandie Wentzel (SAICA Project Manager: Practice and Ethics)
Panel members:
- Justin Veeran (Ethicist/ policy research specialist)
- Prof Lesley Robertson (Clinical Psychiatrist)
- Bianca Goodson (Trillian Whistle blower)
SESSION 3
7 October 2021
9:00 – 10:30
The ethics of Value Creation
The role of ethics and an ethical, collaborative culture as important building blocks to integrated thinking, good outcomes-based governance and long-term value creation.
Professor Yvette Lange (Adjunct Professor with Wits School of Accountancy and program leader for the Chief Values Offices programme)
Including a facilitated discussion with members in business to explore the day-to-day practices behind what organisations say about their ethics approach in their integrated reports.
SESSION 4
11 October 2021
9:00 – 11:00
Current Ethical Climate in the profession – themes immerging from recent GIBS ethics barometer survey
Keynote speaker:
- Gideon Pogrund (Director: Centre of Business Ethics)
Panel discussion with:
- Jana Lamprecht (University of the Freestate)
- Jimmy Winfield (University of Cape Town)
SESSION 5
18 October 2021
8:30 – 10:30
Strategies to prevent ethical failure
Keynote speaker:
- Mandie Wentzel (SAICA Project Manager: Practice and Ethics)
SESSION 6
20 October 2021
8:30 – 11:30
Building ethical leadership in the public sector
Facilitator:
Natashia Soopal – Senior Executive: Public Sector and Enabling Competencies: SAICA
Keynote Speaker:
Mosilo Mothepu – Author, Businesswoman, Whistleblower
Mosilo Mothepu was appointed CEO of Trillian Financial Advisory in March 2016, a subsidiary of Gupta-linked Trillian Capital Partners. In October 2016, a written statement handed to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela detailing Trillian’s involvement in state capture was leaked to the media. Despite fearing legal consequences, Mothepu had decided that she could not just stand by as the country burnt.
Panellists:
Carol Coetzee – CEO: KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
Sandiso Gcwabe – CFO: Western Cape Liquor Authority
Sandile Mnguni – CFO: City of eThekwini
Suren Maharaj – MD: SM Consulting, non-executive director at various public sector institutions and Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Tumi Ramoganyaka – Business Unit Leader for Risk and Ethics: AGSA
SESSION 7
25 October 2021
8:30 – 10:30
Reflecting on Personal ethics in a professional role
- Prof Kato Plant (University of Pretoria)
- Prof Ilse Lubbe (University of Cape Town)
SESSION 8
28 October 2021
9:00 – 10:30
Does being ethical make good business sense?
- Cynthia Schoeman (Managing Director of Ethics Monitoring & Management Services (Pty) Ltd)
October 2020 Ethics Series
SESSION 1
Ethics and Regaining the Public’s Trust
Facilitator: Jeanne Viljoen (SAICA Project Director: Practice and Ethics)
Keynote Speakers:
- Freeman Nomvalo (SAICA CEO)
- James Barbour (Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland(ICAS) Director, Policy Leadership)
- Leon Van Vuuren (Executive Director: Professional and Business Ethics at TEI)
SESSION 2
Auditors and the public interest: ethics and professional integrity
Facilitator: Gugulethu Mfuphi (Senior Anchor & Financial Journalist at CNBC Africa and Host of KayaBizz on Kaya FM-95.9)
Panellists:
- Victor Sekese (Chief Executive at SNG Grant Thornton)
- Dion Shango (PwC Africa CEO)
- Bonga Nyembe (Managing Partner Responsible Business & Public Policy)
- Stephen Ntsoane (EY South Africa Assurance Leader)
- Coen Stokes (Chairman of the SAICA National Small and Medium Practice Interest Group)
SESSION 3
Living the Code
Keynote Speaker: Saadiya Adam (Senior Professional Manager: Standards at the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA))
SESSION 4
Members in business and the public interest: ethics and professional integrity
Keynote Speaker: Mervyn King
Facilitator: Andile Khumalo (Founder & CEO of KhumaloCo)
Panellists:
- Cas Coovadia (CEO of Business Unity SA)
- Stanley Subramoney (Chairman of the Audit Committee Forum)
- Jason Quinn (Group Financial Director at ABSA group limited)
- Tania Wimberley (Head Financial Reporting: Issuer Regulation at JSE Limited)
- Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu (KPMG: Chairman of the Board and Chancellor of the University of Pretoria)
SESSION 5
Making ethics practical
Join The Ethics Institute for a practical discussion of how CA’s can influence their environments as ethical and effective leaders.
Keynote Speakers:
- Deon Rossouw (CEO of The Ethics Institute)
- Fatima Rawat (Associate: Subject Matter Expert at The Ethics Institute)
- Paul Vorster (Senior Research Specialist/Industrial Psychologist at The Ethics Institute (TEI))
SESSION 6
Let’s talk about anti-intimidation in the Public Sector
Facilitator: Natashia Soopal (SAICA Senior Executive: Public Sector and Enabling competencies)
Panellists:
- Alice Muller (AGSA Acting National Leader: Audit)
- Zakariya Hoosain (SAICA Public Sector National Council Member)
- Karam Singh (Head of our legal and investigations unit at Corruption Watch)