Collective Wisdom Conference 2025

26th February 2025 – Johannesburg

Turning the Tide: Navigating the Future of Construction in Southern Africa

Now in its 11th year, the 2025 MDA Collective Wisdom Conference will bring together pillars of industry to explore and address the critical challenges facing the Southern African construction sector.

Industry speakers, alongside MDA experts, will share valuable insights and practical advice, highlighting both local and broader African opportunities in the construction landscape.

The latest addition to our conference, The Constructors Forum, aims to bring together industry leaders from diverse construction sectors to explore key challenges and opportunities on the horizon. This discussion will focus on strategies for managing the anticipated influx of projects, identifying potential obstacles, and sharing innovative approaches to overcoming them.

Once again the conference will be made available to national and international delegates via our Zoom Video Conferencing system. The conference will be free of charge.

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS

VILOCHANEE NAIDOO

Head of Professional Body, Southern Africa Region, CIPS

Legislative Changes to The New Public Procurement Act

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NATALIE REYNEKE

Director, MDA Attorneys

Joint Ventures and Consortiums – a brief discussion on the differences between the two and the risks associated therewith

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CRYSTAL HUNTLEY

Economist, Nedbank

Nedbank CAPEX listing 2024

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EUAN MASSEY

Director, MDA Attorneys

A Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing – Risk allocation under financed construction contracts

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DATE
26 February 2025

TIME
12:30pm to 5:00pm

VENUE
Houghton Hotel, Lloys Ellis Ave, Houghton
Estate, Johannesburg

This hybrid conference is available to
attend in-person or on-line.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE.

THE CONSTRUCTORS FORUM

MDA director, Vaughan Hattingh, will moderate a discussion with industry leaders from diverse construction sectors to focus on strategies for managing the anticipated influx of projects, identifying potential obstacles, and sharing innovative approaches to overcoming them.

VAUGHAN HATTINGH

Director, MDA Attorneys

RUSSELL CRAWFORD

CEO, Stefanutti Stocks

CLINTON CROWIE

Executive Director, ENZA Construction

BERTO SMIT

MD, WBHO Civils

CONRAD STARK

Group CEO, EHL Engineering

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