Welcome to the Conference!
Here, you’ll find all the information you need for the conference, held on 5-6 March 2025 at DoubleTree by Hilton in Cape Town, South Africa.
Announcements
Things change, it happens. Keep informed of any announcements below:
Join us at 17h30 on Wednesday in the hotel foyer for welcome drinks! Take the opportunity to network and connect.
In the spirit of the conference, breakaway sessions are intended to be engaging debates on the session focus topics. Speakers and facilitators will spark conversation and discussion, but participants will lead the content.
Breakaways will be held in Central 2/3 (Plenary Venue) and Harlem:
Day 2, Session 1 (09h20 – 11h00):
- Group 1: Harlem
- Group 2: Central 2/3
Day, Session 2 (11h30 – 12h30):
- Group 1: Harlem
- Group 2: Central 2/3
We kindly request all participants contribute to an open and respectful discussion environment. As such, please ensure phones are on silent throughout the sessions.
Tea will be served outside the venue, with the access to the balcony.
Lunch will be served in the downstairs restaurant.
If you have any issues, please contact:
Gemma: gemma@pplaaf.org; +27 66 458 3372
Roshnee: roshnee@pplaaf.org; +27 72 787 5985
Speaker Bios
Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki
Councillor and Lead on Whistleblowing, NACAC
Henri Thulliez
Executive Director, PPLAAF
Prof Firoz Cachalia
Chairperson, NACAC
Dr Louise Portas
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC
Justice Raymond Zondo
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
William Bourdon
Chair and Founder, PPLAAF
Tersia Lewis
National Project Officer, UNODC
Dr Leizl Groenwald
CEO, The Ethics Institute
Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal
Director of Programmes, PPLAAF
Roshnee Narrandes
Southern Africa Director, PPLAAF
Biswick Kaswaswa
Whistleblower, Trinity Energy Ltd
Cynthia Stimpel
Whistleblower, South African Airways
Zakhona Mvelase
Founder, African Women Against Corruption Network (AWACN)
Gemma-Maé Hartley
Project Officer, PPLAAF
Prof
Somadoda Fikeni
Chairperson, Public Service Commission (PSC)
Phindile Baleni
Director-General, Office of the President
Kavisha Pillay
Councillor, NACAC
Nicole Fritz
Executive Director, Campaign for Free Expression
Adv Kholeka Gcaleka
Public Protector, South Africa
Vladimir Radomirović
Editor-in-Chief: Pištaljka
Anna Myers
Executive Director, Whistleblowing International Network (WIN)
Dr Victor Naidu
Head, NACAC Secretariat
Sefura Matlala
NACAC Secretariat
Claire Hédon
French Ombudsman for the Defender of Rights
Tracey Lee Miller
Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM)
Adv Dr Mashabane
Director-General, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Hennie van Vuuren
Executive Director, Open Secrets
Amina Mwaikambo
MHPSS Practitioner and Counselling Psychologist, CSVR
Dr Salomon Hoogenraad-Vermaak
Chief Director Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary TAU
Jimmy Kande
West Africa Director, PPLAAF
Downloadable Materials
PPLAAF SA Whistleblower Protection Guidebook
United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
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