Conference Agenda

• Prof. Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Free State
• Dr. Najat Zarrouk, IASIA President
• Dr. Ra'ed BenShams, IIAS President
• Dr. Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS DG
  
  

Introduction of the Conference Theme and Rationale by the Rapporteurs

• Prof.Dr. Liza van Jaarsveldt, IASIA Functional Vice president for Program, University of South Africa.
• Dr. Christa de Wet, School of Government Studies, North-West University.
• Prof. Dr. Liezel Lues, Department Public Administration and Management, University of the Free State.

Chair: Dr Lyndon Du Plessis, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Administration and Management, University of the Free State (TBC)

Discussant: Dr Youness Abouyoub, Chief of Governance and State-Building Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)

• Ms. Yoliswa Makhasi - Director-General Department of Public Service and
  Administration, South Africa.
• Ms. Bontle Lerumo, Public Service Education and Training Authority (PSETA)
• Hon. Cllr Bheke Stofile, President of SALGA, Member of the Executive Committee of UCLG Africa, and Vice President in UCL World.

• Dr. Henk Boshoff; Commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission, "The role of the South African Human Rights Commission in the protection and monitoring of socio-economic rights in South Africa".
  
• Mr. Julius Kleynhans; Executive Manager Local government division at Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, "Co-governance - The future of South African Municipalities"
• Speaker (TBC)
• Speaker (TBC)

Co-Chairs:

• Prof. Tim Mau
• Prof. Blue E. Wooldridge
• Prof Michiel DeVries

- Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Chair of the Committee of the Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)

- Rapporteurs conclusions and Closing Ceremony