Agenda
14 May 2013 - Day ONE
08:30 - 09:30 Registration
Coffee / tea and registration of delegates
09:30 - 09:45 Welcoming
Congress Director - South Africa
Eugenè Joubert MCE (USA) - FICM (UK & SA) - MBA (USA) - M Inst D (SA)
09:45 - 10:00 Opening
Congress Director - International
Luis Eduardo Pérez Mata MCE (USA)
10:00 - 11:00 Session ONE   

  Plenary Session   -   The International Credit Environment

Topic: "Is the Herd wandering - migrating - or regrouping?"

Content: What is happening in the life of a modern day Credit Manager
Speaker: Abe WalkingBear Sanchez
Owner A/R Management Group, Inc.
11:15 - 12:15 Session TWO   

  Plenary Session - The African Credit Environment

Topic: "When the Elephants fight, beware of being trampled on"

Content: From the Great Recession to a possible Double Dip -
A look at credit developments across the globe with special
emphasis on the African and South African economies.
Speaker: Luke Doig M Comm, Econ
Senior Manager - Economics and Investments
Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa Limited
12:15 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK
Join us for an African style lunch at the Chiefs Boma
Visit the exhibition halls
14:00 15:00 Session THREE  

  Plenary Session   -   Credit, Collections and Recoveries Staff

Topic: "Your money AND your life" - Doctor William Passdew (Dr. Bill)

Content: Spotlight on collecting but keep your sanity and health
Speaker: Tim Paulsen
CEO of TR PAULSEN and Associates
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
Join us for coffee / tea - networking and expo
15:30 - 16:30 Session FOUR

Plenary Session - The International Funding of Credit Projects

Topic: "Public Safety Warning - A call to the Herd"

Content: Spotlight on credit systems - Severe risk!
Heading for potentially catastrophic failure
Speaker: Tony Lythgoe
Global Head of Financial Infrastructure
International Finance Corporation - World Bank.
17:00 - 20:00 COCKTAILS and NETWORKING - Ndaba Hall
End of Plenary Sessions
Dress code - "Out of Africa" - Smart Casual - Dinner Jacket - no jeans allowed
Cocktails and Canapés served in the Exhibitions Hall - Soft Drinks and Wine included
End of Day One

 

15 May 2013 - Day TWO Concurrent Sessions
B2C - Injabulo Hall		 Concurrent Sessions
B2B – Letabo Hall
08:45 - 09:15 OPENING
Consumer Break Away Sessions
Eugenè Joubert MCE (USA) - FICM (UK & SA) - MBA (USA)
Chairman of Corporate Rebels		 Commercial Break Away Sessions
Dr Tjaart P van der Walt B Com, HBA, MBA, PhD
Group Director of Corporate Rebels
09:15 - 10:00 Session FIVE  

SOUTH AFRICAN - B2C - ENVIRONMENT

Topic: "How to evaluate the Herd"
Content: Spotlight on consumer scoring models
Simon Trupp B.Eng Hons (Sheffield)
Deputy Chief Executive of Principa

SOUTH AFRICAN - B2B - ENVIRONMENT

Topic: "Business - going or gone species"
Content: Spotlight on business rating models
Noël Gilmer BA Business Information Glamorgan UKManaging Director of Harland Financial Solutions EMEA
10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
Coffee / tea - networking and expo
10:30 - 11:15 Session SIX  

CONSUMER PRIVACY LAWS

Topic: "Best protected species"
Content: Spotlight on the Privacy Laws - South Africa versus EU standards
Speaker: Dr Ina Meiring BA LLB LLM (RAU) LLD (Unisa   Director of Werksmans

SME – COMMERCIAL GROWTH

Topic: "Todays small species = Tomorrow future"
Content: Spotlight on SME Businesses as the future commercial growth
Speaker: Christo Botes B Compt Hons. CTA
Executive Director of Business Partners in South Africa
11:15 - 12:00

CONSUMER CREDIT REGULATION

Topic: "One specie - so many Regulatory Confusion & Debt Bubbles"
Content: Spotlight on contradictory approaches adds cost, achieves little
Speaker: Gabriel Davel Chartered Accountant, Masters in Economics)
  Partner at Davel Consultants

B2B - OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: "Skills to hunt SME business targets"
Content: Spotlight on tools for opportunities to extend credit facilities into Small and Medium Enterprises
Speaker: Michael O'Connor BA(Hons) Economic Policy
Director Scoresoft SAM
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
Join us for an African style lunch at the Chiefs Boma
Visit the exhibitions
13:30 - 15:00 Session SEVEN

PANEL DISCUSSION - CONSUMER CREDIT

Topic: Hear the Captains of Industry on "The Herd is Collecting"
Content: Spotlight on Consumer Debt Collection Practices
Speaker: Tim Paulsen
Moderator: Declan Flood FIICM
Panel: Andries Cornelius B Proc LLB
Panel: Rozanne Andersen EJD BS Esq.
Panel: Thinus Nortje B Proc

PANEL DISCUSSION - COMMERCIAL CREDIT

Topic: Hear the Captains of Industry on "The Herd is Collecting"
Content: Spotlight on Commercial Debt Collection Practices
Speaker: Abe WalkingBear Sanchez
Moderator: Luis Eduardo Perez Mata MCE (USA)
Panel: Trevor Murgatroyd B com LLB
Panel: Josef Busuttil MBA(Henley), Dip M MCIM, FICM

15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
Coffee / tea - networking and expo
15:30 - 16:30 Session EIGHT

PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: "The Herd must pay for Government Service"
Content: The size of this market and the challenges to collect these dues
Speaker: Baker M.J. Maseko B Juris (UWC)
Chairman of NICS - New Integrated Credit Solutions

SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANIES ACT

Topic: "Help - Rescue the Herd"
Content: Spotlight on Chapters: 6 (SA) vs 11 (USA) - Business Rescue
Speaker: Trevor Murgatroyd B com LLB
Owner - TM Restructuring (Pty) Ltd
  End of B2C Break Away Sessions
19:00 - 21:00 GALA EVENT AND DINNER - Kgotla Hall
MC Eugene Joubert
Keynote Speaker Abe WalkingBear Sanchez
Guest Speaker"Out of Africa"
End of Day Two

 

16 May 2013 - Day THREE
08:30 - 08:45 Opening
MC for the 3rd day
08:45 - 09:45 Session NINE

Plenary Session - The International Credit Environment

Topic: "When the times get tough - The tough get going"
Content: Spotlight on how to keep motivated in a challenging industry
Speaker: Luis Eduardo Pérez Mata MCE (USA)
President of ICM, SA de CV - MD of PCCG
09:45 - 10:15 COFFEE BREAK
Coffee / tea - networking and expo
10:15 - 11:15 Session TEN

Plenary Session - The International Credit Environment

Topic: "Restructuring the Credit Function"
Content: Spotlight on changing from a Credit Centre to a Profit Centre
Speaker: Josef Busuttil MBA(Henley), Dip M MCIM, FICM
Owner of JBConsult
11:30 - 12:30 Session ELEVEN

 Plenary Session - The International Credit Environment

Topic: "Evolution of the Credit Bureaux"
Content: Spotlight on the transformation of Information in Bureaux
Speaker: André Stürmer B.Economics (Bayreuth) M. Economics (Freiberg) MBA (Barcelona)
Director of TriVest
COE and joint shareholder of Inoxico
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH
Join us for an African style lunch at the Chiefs Boma
Visit the exhibition halls
13:30 - 14:30 Session TWELVE

Plenary Session - The International Collections Environment

Topic: "Hunters - Do you know What's Hot and What's Not"
Content: Spotlight on Challenges and Trends in the Global Consumer and
Commercial Collections Market
Speaker: Rozanne M Andersen EJD BS Esq.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Chief Compliance Officer - Ontario Systems - USA

 
14:45 - 15:45 Session THIRTEEN

Plenary Session - The International Credit Environment

Topic: "Help - I am a Credit Manager - put a positive spin on credit"
Content: Spotlight on Training and KPI's in the Credit function
Speaker: Declan Flood FIICM
CEO of the Irish Credit Management Training
15:45 - 16:30

CLOSE OF CONGRESS
Congress Director - International - Luis Eduardo Pérez Mata MCE (USA)
Congress Director - South Africa - Eugenè Joubert MCE (USA) - FICM (UK & SA) - MBA (USA)
End of the World Credit and Collections Congress 2013