GUEST
SPEAKERS
PROFILES AND PICTURES:
Adv.
K. Worrall-Clare is also the Chairman of the Private Health Forum (PHF)
which represents the interests of private health in South Africa. He is
a respected commentator on health related law with numerous academic
publications. He has also taught courses in healthcare policy and
ethics.
Nicola Theron
is a co-founder and the managing
director of Econex. She is also an extraordinary senior lecturer at the
University of Stellenbosch where she teaches Competition Economics
courses. She holds a Masters degree in Economics (cum laude) from the
University of Pretoria, and a PhD (Economics) from the University of
Stellenbosch.
Newly
appointed Clinical Projects Facilitator for Medi-Clinic and will head
up the implementation of the Best Care Always Campaign in Medi-Clinic.
Monyebodi
Ngoepe grew up and matriculated in Polokwane and completed her 4-year
Nursing Diploma at the Lebone College of Nursing in 1990. She
subsequently completed a Diploma in Operating Theatre Nursing Science
in 1993 and a BCUR Degree at UNISA in 1997.
Vincent
Maphai first joined the South African Breweries Limited (SAB Ltd) in
1998 when he was appointed corporate affairs director.
Bode is a
Healthcare Actuary at Alexander Forbes in Johannesburg. He is involved
in strategic healthcare initiatives for Clients and Government agencies
providing or seeking to provide healthcare solutions to their employees
in sub Saharan Africa; particularly Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya,
and Botswana.
Born in
Zambia and bred in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, Eileen spent a year in
the United States as an American Field Scholar, before completing her
B.Soc.Sc (Nursing) degree at the University of Natal and Addington
Hospital.
Registered
Nurse and Midwife; Community Service; Health Advance Diploma in Nursing
Science – UNISA; BA.Cur (Nurse Education and Administration)
-UNISA; M.Cur (Education) - RAU; Doctorate in Technology (Management)
– University of Technology Pretoria •
Educator Academical College head •
Nurse Manager
Neil is an
environmental law specialist, both in theory and practice. He studied
environmental law as part of his LLB and LLM degrees, both from the
University of the Witwatersrand, and has a certificate in Environmental
Law, also from that university. He has headed Werksmans’
Environment practice area as well as its Health, Pharmaceutical
& Life Sciences practice area since 2000.
Dr Nkaki
Matlala MSc, MMed(Surgery), FCS(SA). Nkaki is a qualified surgeon. He
was deputy president of the National Medical and Dental Association, an
alternative medical association during the apartheid era. He was active
in overseeing the mental and physical health of apartheid detainees .He
is a member of the Presidential Medical Panel, responsible for the
Presidential health care. He is also former member of the SAMA Private
Practice Committee.
After several years in surgical academia and private surgical practice,
Dr Matlala took up a position as a director of clinical relations at
Mediclinic Limited .He is presently the Chief Clinical Officer of
Mediclinic(SA)and sits on its board. He also sits on several company
boards including Phodiso Holdings; Hospital Association of South
Africa; Ububele Holdings . He is also chairman of the Umnotho We Sizwe
Group, a junior mining company.
Date of
Birth: 20/01/1960
Dr Dena van
den Bergh has over 26 years successful professional experience in the
private healthcare sector including 10 years as member of the Life
Healthcare Executive Team. She has also served as managing Director of
Afrox Pharmacy Management Services, MD of Direct Medicines and as an
Honorary Lecturer in pharmacology at Wits Medical School. Her
outstanding academic record includes a doctoral degree in Engineering
from Warrick University in the UK, a master’s degree in
Pharmacology and an honours degree in Pharmacy, which she achieved with
numerous distinctions.
Mark Cutifani
was appointed to the board of AngloGold Ashanti on 17 September 2007
and to the position of Chief Executive Officer following the retirement
of Bobby Godsell effective 1 October 2007. Prior to joining AngloGold
Ashanti, Mark held the position of Chief Operating Officer at CVRD Inco
where he was responsible for Inco’s global nickel business.
He has been involved in the mining industry since 1976, with
considerable experience in gold mining.
Professional
Experience:
Adv. Kurt
Worrall-Clare:
HASA CEO
Kurt has the following degrees and qualifications: BA (Humanities),
Postgraduate LLB, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Auditing and
Criminal Justice. He is currently completing his MA in Applied Ethics
(Biomedical) for Professionals at the University of the
Witwatersrand.
In October 1998 he was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court. He
lectured part-time at the University of Durban-Westville in the Faculty
of Public Law and at the University of Natal (Durban) in the Faculty of
Procedural Law before joining Hasa as an Executive Officer. In his work
on legislative development and interpretation, he formalised the
concept of a Children’s Commissioner which was initially
considered for the Provincial Constitution of KwaZulu-Natal, and
currently enshrined in the Provincial Constitution of the Western Cape.
Before joining Hasa he also served as special legal advisor to several
members of parliament.
He was also one of 47 international young achievers recognised for
outstanding “social entrepreneurship”. This
achievement saw the young Kurt appointed as a member of the
International Common Futures Forum. His interests include mental health
parity, writing, academic research and genealogy.
Dr Nicola Theron:
Director, Econex
Dr. Theron has been involved right from the
beginning with the new Competition dispensation in South Africa. She
was the expert economist for the first large merger handled by the new
Competition Authorities at the end of 1999 (Santam and Guardian
National Insurance). Since then, she has provided expert witness
and numerous economic reports for many large clients in
proceedings before the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal.
She was also involved as an economist in the
regulatory battle around the new Medicine Pricing Regulations. She
testified on behalf of New Clicks before the government Medicine
Pricing Committee, on the economic effects of the new legislation. More
recently she has been actively involved in health research and more
specifically at the economic impact of the proposed National Health
Insurance scheme. Dr. Theron has given lectures and read papers on the
Economics of Competition Policy for numerous students, academics,
research institutions and at local and international conferences. She
also served as a part-time member of the Competition
Tribunal.
Yolanda Walsh:
Facilitator Clinical Projects, Medi-clinic
2006 – 2010: Critical Care Nurse at the Medi-Clinic Learning
Centre Cape Region. Currently busy with a MPhil in Health Sciences
Education.
2001 – 2006: Critical Care Nurse at Vergelegen Medi-Clinic in
the multi-disciplinary unit. Obtained a HonsBCur (Critical Care
Nursing) from Stellenbosch University in 2003.
Speaker at the last two COPICON critical care congresses:
2008: The sepsis resuscitation and management bundles
2009: Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring
Monyebodi Ngoepe:
Medi-clinic
On completion of her nursing studies, Monyebodi started her career at
Johannesburg Hospital as a Professional Nurse in Theatre. After 3 years
she was promoted to a Senior Professional Nurse. One year later, 1 June
1994 she joined Pietersburg Private Hospital as a Scrub Sister (which
subsequently became Limpopo Medi-Clinic). In February 1998 she was
promoted to the position of Unit Manager (Theatre). In July 1999 she
was promoted to the position of Deputy Nursing Manager (Theatre). After
1 year she took up the position of Nursing Manager. 6 years later, 1
June 2007, she took up the position of Regional Nursing Manager for the
Western Cape Region which she still holds.
She serves on the Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders, Western Cape
Region since November 2009 as the Vice Chairperson.
Monyebodi is married with 1 son. Apart from spending time with her
family, an important anchor in her life, Monyebodi enjoys watching
movies, reading and travelling.
Dr Vincent Maphai:
Dinokeng Scenarios, SABMiller
He held this position until 2004, when assumed responsibility as
executive chairman of BHPBilliton Southern Africa.
The son of marginally educated shebeen owners, Vincent grew up to
become a highly regarded academic who held fellowships at Harvard
(1988), Princeton (1989) and Stanford (1995). From 1991 to 1994 he was
associate professor and head of the political science department at the
University of the Western Cape.
In 1996 he joined the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) as
executive director of social dynamics. The HSRC seconded him to head up
the Presidential Review Commission, a body set up by then president
Nelson Mandela to investigate government restructuring and service
delivery.
From 1996 to 1998 he was professor extraordinaire in the Department of
Political Science at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Vincent served a term as chairman of the SABC from 1999 - 2003.
He is currently chairman of the National Responsible Gambling Programme
(NRGP) which is acknowledged globally as one of the most effective
programmes of its kind.
In March 2009 he was re-appointed to SAB to take up the position of
executive director of corporate affairs and transformation.
Vincent graduated from UNISA with BA degree in 1975. He then studied at
the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he completed a
Bachelor of Philosophy cum laude in 1976. This was followed by a
Master’s Degree in Philosophy magna cum laude in 1978 from
the same university. He holds a PhD from the University of Natal, an
honours degree in international politics from UNISA and completed an
advanced management programme at Harvard University.
In February March 2009 Vincent has returned to SAB in the capacity of
Executive Director of Corporate Affairs and Transformation.
Bode Olajumoke:
Health Actuary, Alexander Forbes Health (Pty) Ltd
As a way of building awareness in the African healthcare space, he has
recently authored a series of newsletters to keep clients up to date on
industry trends and healthcare solutions that are available to them,
most recently his article on Private vs. Public Healthcare partnerships
which has generated attention in both the media and in this conference.
These articles are available upon request.
Bode obtained a Bachelor’s degree at the College of Insurance
(New York, USA) in Actuarial Sciences in 1993 and further developed
academic qualifications by successfully completing a Masters Degree in
International Finance at Fordham University, New York, USA in 1996. He
is a qualified Fellow Actuary under the United States’
Society of Actuaries.
Eileen Brannigan:
Group Nursing Director for Netcare, Clinic Holdings
She worked at Addington in Trauma and Maternity for a while before
moving into Occupational Health Nursing in Pinetown.
She then joined the S.A. Nursing Association in 1982, holding the
positions of Regional Manager, Socio-Economic Manager, Deputy Director
and then acting Executive Director. She was also joint Acting Executive
Director of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa
(DENOSA) during the transformation process. She was also an elected
member of the SA Nursing Council from 2002 to mid-2007.
Along the way she collected a Diploma in Industrial Relations and an
LLB degree, and has just completed a B.Sc (Hons) degree through City
University in London. She has written numerous articles and presented
papers on a number of nursing and related health issues. She also
serves on the Board of Wits Hospice, is a member of the Africa Chapter
of Sigma Theta Tau, and is on the advisory panel for the SA chapter of
the Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Practice. She currently
serves on a Dept of Health task team looking at Human Resources in
Health, and in particular nursing staffing norms.
Eileen joined Clinic Holdings in 1997 and is currently Group Nursing
Director for Netcare. She was appointed as a Director of the Netcare
Hospital Management in March 2002, and a Director of General Healthcare
Holdings in the UK in 2007.
Dr Elizabeth Catharina
(Eloise) van Niekerk:
National Nurse Manager, Life Healthcare
Dr Eloïse van Niekerk functions as the head of Nursing for the
Life Healthcare Group for the past 10 years with 35 years of experience
in the nursing profession as:
• Professional Nurse
Dr van Niekerk obtained her PHD in Development of a Management model
for nursing in Life Healthcare.
Mr Neil Kirby: Director,
Werksmans
Neil has also
published numerous articles on environmental, healthcare,
administrative and constitutional law matters and is frequently invited
to speak at national and international seminars and workshops. He is
named as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global, The
World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008).
Dr Nkaki Matlala:
Chairperson, HASA
Dr Matlala is a member of the following professional associations,viz
SAMA, South African Association of Surgeons and the Trauma Society Of
South Africa.He is also a reservist Major in the South African Medical
Health Services (SAMHS).
Dr Norman Mabasa:
Chairperson, SAMA
Marital Status: Married
Employment: General Practitioner in Kagiso for 14 years
Current Leadership Positions:
Chairman: South African Medical Association
Chairman: Society For General/Family Practitioners (An affiliate of the
South African Medical Association) 2001 to date
Chairman: National Convention on Dispensing – since 1997 to
date
Chairman: Affordable Medicines Trust – 2001 to date
BoD Member: South African Medical Association – 1999 to date
Director: Health & Medical Publishing Group – 1999 to
2006
Editorial Committee Member: Continuing Medical Education Journal
– 2002 to date
Member of Council: University of Limpopo
Involved in Conduct Inquiry Committees os the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) 1997 to date
Represent alumni of the Gauteng region of University of Limpopo
(Medunsa Campus) 2000 to date
Has been entered (and therefore listed) in the
‘Who’s Who of Southern Africa for 2004’
Previously:
Deputy -Chairman: South African Medical & Dental Practitioners
(SAMDP) – 1995 - 1997
Chairman: South African Medical & Dental Practitioners (SAMDP)
1997 – 1999
Member Leratong Hospital Board: 2000 – 2003
Dr Dena van den Bergh:
General Manager, Life Healthcare
Dena’s wide variety of expertise includes extensive knowledge
of the healthcare industry. She has been a member of the Board of the
Hospital Association of South Africa and is currently chairperson of
the HASA quality committee. She is also the Chairperson of the Life
College of Nursing and the Life Foundation for Corporate Social
Investment (CSI) Committee. Dena has served on the Health Charter Task
team and has also played an active role in the NDOH Task Team for the
development of the Core Standards for Health facilities. She is
currently the Chairperson of the Best Care Always Collaborative Quality
improvement campaign that spans both public and private sector.
Her current portfolio as GM National Healthcare Functions includes
Quality Management Systems, Nursing Services, Pharmacy Practice,
Pharmaceutical Procurement and the Life Clinical Directorate. In this
role she is responsible for the development and implementation of the
group strategy for these portfolios across the 62 acute care hospitals
and over 15 chronic care units. She has been the driver of the Life
Healthcare Quality Programme and is passionate about replicating
quality management systems across all hospitals and business units in
the group in order to continuously elevate patient-centred care and
clinical excellence.
Dena has written over 45 articles for professional journals and
magazines and has conducted numerous presentations at formal
professional and academic conferences both nationally and
internationally.
Outside of work, Dena is an internationally certified yoga teacher and
is a disciplined and committed practitioner. She is married and has two
children age 12 and 13 and enjoys spending time in nature with her
family.
Mr Mark Cutifani: CEO,
AngloGold Ashanti
During the period 1973-1976, Tony Twine worked for the Cape Performing
Arts Board in the production department, a direction that he pursued
part time for a while after leaving their employment.
He then became Senior Planner at Mobil SA (Pty.) Ltd, an organisation
which was on par with the company's divisions in Europe and the rest of
the developing world. He left Mobil to join Datsun Nissan (Pty.) Ltd.
in 1979 where he progressed to Market Research Manager.
He has contributed many articles to Reuters, Intelligence Magazine,
Professional Management Review, Mail & Guardian and the South
Africa Journal of International Trade & Investment. He
contributes daily political analysis to the Standard &
Poor’s MMS service.
In 1983 he established Marketing Environments (Pty) Ltd, an independent
consultancy company which largely specialised in consulting on the
motor and related industries.
Tony Twine joined forces with Econometrix in 1984.
Other Appointments:
In 1996 he was appointed to the Board of the Road Accident Fund.
Areas of Focus:
Tony Twine is responsible for analyses and forecasts on the automotive
and liquid fuel sectors and undertakes a wide range of sectoral/market
studies, mostly in industrial markets.