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conference programme – 26 August 2021
SOARING 21: SACAP ANNUAL STAKEHOLDER CONVENTION WELCOMING VIDEO
FIRESIDE CHATS: WOMEN IN URBAN LEADERSHIP – FEATURED TRAILBLAZERS
SOARING 21: SACAP ANNUAL STAKEHOLDER CONVENTION
BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Cities, Space & Power’
SUNRISE SMART SESSION
7:30 – 8:30
FIRESIDE CHATS: WOMEN IN URBAN LEADERSHIP – FEATURED TRAILBLAZERS
Share remarkable and inspiring stories from women trailblazers who are claiming their space in leadership and decision-making in the movement for cities, breaking new ground, challenging the status quo and impacting the wellbeing of their communities.
Moderator: Letsabisa Shongwe, Architect, Principal, Arch-live Architects, Vice-President SACAP
Guest Speaker:
Niven Postma, Consultant & Author – Strategy, Leadership and Culture Facilitator, MD of Niven Postma
Participants
• Nomagugu Manci, Director, NSM Projects
• Ntsiki Mkhize, Founder and Chief Social Entrepreneur, MentHer
• Catherine Moronell, Co-Founder, MiMo Architects
• Althea Peacock, Co-Founder & Director, Lemon Pebble Architects
• Nina Saunders, Programme Manager, Department of Transport and Public Works
SESSION 1 – HOW FAR WE HAVE COME
8:30 – 8:45
CHAIRMAN WELCOME AND START OF THE SOARING 21
Chairman: Mokena Makeka, Founder, Makeka Design Lab
8:45 – 9:45
OPENING SESSION AND LEADERS PLENARY TALKS
• Architecture is one of the most influential professions in our society that offers opportunities to shape and transform the society we live in.
• Sharing views on the strategic role that the profession plays, that of leader and influencer, this session explores how we can position the profession as one of the forefront and front-line contributors especially during a pandemic and a natural disaster
Moderator: Dr Luyanda Mpahlwa, Founder & Director, DesignSpaceAfrica, and Immediate Past President, SAIA
Keynote Speaker:
Honourable Noxolo Kiviet, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Speakers:
• Nana Mhlongo, Interim CEO, Council for the Built Environment
• Ntsindiso Charles Nduku, President, SACAP
• Ruben Reddy, Owner, Ruben Reddy Architects and President Elect, SAIA
9:45 – 10:15
MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Jo Noero, Principle, Noero Architecture
SESSION 2 – where we are
10:15 – 11:30
THINK TANK: ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RE-IMAGINING OUR WORLD
• Government as a strategic partner in the context of the National Infrastructure Plan, to achieve our “Economic Vision 2045”.
• How the architectural profession can collaborate with public sector principals and larger built environment in respect of procurement and catalytic public investment, ensuring all parties play a part in steering the direction and fulfilment of projects that drive infrastructure development
Moderator: Dr Sitsabo Dlamini, Founder, Sitsabo Project Managers; Council Member, SACAP
and Chairperson, CBE
Keynote Speaker:
Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Head of Infrastructure and Investment Office in the Presidency, South Africa
Setting the Scene
• Morag Evans, CEO, Databuild
Panelists:
• Videsh Boodu, National Executive President, South African Institute for Building Design
• Frans Dekker, Owner, Frans Dekker Architectural Technologists and Managing Director, SAIAT
• Lwazi Mahlangu, Deputy Director-General (Acting): Governance, Risk and Compliance at Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
• Molatelo Mohwasa, Chief Director: Public Entities (IGR), Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
• Ruben Reddy, Owner, Ruben Reddy Architects and President Elect, SAIA
11:30 – 11:50 B2B MATCHMAKING AND NETWORKING BREAK
SESSION 3 – where we are
11:50 – 12:50
HARNESSING THE CREATIVE POWERS OF THE YOUTH
Moderator: Kevin Bingham, Director, FGG Architects; SACAP Council Member / Education Chairperson;
Councillor, International Union of Architects; Past-President, SAIA
• Turning limitations into opportunity – designing for the future
• Future-proofing the profession – skills development, transforming workplace learning and candidacy support
• 4IR emerging technologies – in what ways are they impacting education in South Africa
Panelists
• Ada Mukanya Dienga, Research Manager: Research, Policy and Standards, ECSA
• GP Greyvenstein, Candidate Architect, 2019 Corobrik Student Architecture Award Winner
• Khalied Jacobs, Architect and Urban Designer – Director, Jakupa Architects
• Keabetswe Letlape, Built Environment Workplace Specialist, CBE
• Jabu Absalom Makhubu, Lecturer, Urban Designer, Architectural Technologist, Researcher, Activist, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg
SESSION 4 – where we are
12:50 – 13:50
BUILT ENVIRONMENT – TRANSFORMATION AGENDA
• Status quo and what needs to be done
• Sustainable and transformed built environment
• All hands on deck – how do I contribute
Moderator: Mandisa Pepeta-Daki, SACAP Council & Principal, Qhakaza Africa Consulting
Panelists
• Dhanashwar Basdew, Architectural Activist and Transformation Visionary, Managing Member, Dhanashwar Basdew & Associates
• Peta de Jager, Impact Area Manager, Smart Places Cluster, CSIR
• Sikhumbuzo Mtembu, Director, Striation Architects and President SAIA KZN
• Khanyisa Qobo, Divisional Manager: Advocacy Division, Competition Commission
• Clive Truter, Architect, Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works
13:50 – 14:15 B2B MATCHMAKING BREAK AND BIRDS OF A FEATHER
(JOIN A FOCUSED DIGITAL ROOM AND NETWORK WITH YOUR PEERS ON A TOPIC OF INTEREST)
SESSION 5 – how far we will go
14:15 – 15:15
SHAPING OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENTS – ARCHITECTURE IN THE SERVICE OF LIVEABLE
AND LOVABLE CITIES
• How can the architectural profession achieve human(e) settlements that are more equitable, beautiful and functional?
• What influence can the architectural profession have on strategic high-level decision-making to impact spatial transformation?
• How can the architectural profession contribute to the creation of a more equitable society?
Moderator: Prof Amira Osman, Professor of Architecture and SARChI Chair in Spatial Transformation
Panelists
• Vinesh Chintaram, Secretary General, African Union of Architects & CEO, VISIO Architecture
• Kay-Lee Cupido, Draughtsperson, JZE Architects
• Ciaran Mackel, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University & Architect, ARdMackel Architects, Ireland
• Mokena Makeka, Founder, Makeka Design Lab
• Ntsindiso Charles Nduku, President, SACAP
• Cheryl Walters, Director: Planning and Building Development Management, City of Cape Town
15:15 – 15:45
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Andrew Brose, Design Director, Mass Design Studio
15:45 – 16:00 B2B MATCHMAKING AND NETWORKING BREAK
SESSION 6 – how far we will go
16:00 – 17:00
LEADING THE WAY TO A CLIMATE POSITVE FUTURE
• Integrated solutions and living environments
• Innovative structures towards a sustainable future
• Reuse_ renew_ recycle: embracing new economic paradigms
• Architect as activist; reimagining our role
Moderator & Session roundup: Angela Baker, Principal, Angela Baker & Associates and Committee Member, SACAP
Panelists
• Mac Makwarela, Interim Secretary, Presidential Climate Change Commission
• Dr Jennifer Mirembe, Director, Human Settlements Planning, National Department of Human Settlements
• Gregory Mofokeng, Deputy Chairperson & CEO, Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE), Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA)
• Dr Luyanda Mpahlwa, Founder & Director, DesignSpaceAfrica, and Immediate Past President, SAIA
• Lisa Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Green Building Council of South Africa
• Dr Coralie van Reenen, Infrastructure Innovation, Smart Places, CSIR
SESSION 7 – reflection and closing remarks
17:00 – 17:15
The architecture profession to put their industry out there, take hands, uplift and teach and mentor – beautify and
create safe built environment
Ntsindiso Charles Nduku President, SACAP
17:30 – 18:15
BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Cities, Space & Power’
Prof Amira Osman, Professor of Architecture and SARChI Chair in Spatial Transformation
17:30 – 18:30
We are launching the book series the BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN EMERGING ECONOMIES. The first volume is CITIES, SPACE AND POWER (https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/159). The book forms part of AOSIS Scholarly Books portfolio of open access publications. The book brings to the fore new voices in the built environment field and will assist in achieving transformation in thinking, without which we cannot have spatial transformation. In this session, the four authors will share ideas about their contributions to this important dialogue. With two authors from South Africa and two from Brazil and Mexico, this is also an important conversation between countries in the global south.
