The 30th Annual Pension Lawyers Association Conference held on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th March 2026 in Johannesburg.

 

DAY 1 – Tuesday, 24th March 2026

TitlePresenterFormat
Welcome by the President of the Pension Lawyers AssociationMpho KgomongoeN/A
P1. Keynote address by Justice MajiedtJustice SA Majiedt Constitutional Court of SAPDF
P2. The Pension Lawyers Association South Africa - Celebrating Three Decades of Legal ExcellenceKobus Hanekom

  • Fiona Rollason
  • Michelle David
  • Mpho Kgomongoe
    		• N/A
    1. Updated Regulatory Reporting and Audited Financial Statement Prudential Standards for Pension Funds
  • Lee Swan: Head Sustainability Alexforbes

  • Nandipha Ngcobo: Senior Legal Advisor NBC Holdings
    		• PDF
    2. Disability benefits and retirement funds
  • Elise Burns-Hoffman: Burns-Hoffman Consulting

  • Lize de la Harpe: Senior Legal Advisor Sanlam Corporate
    		• PDF

    PDF
    3. Regulation of remuneration for
    retirement fund officers
  • Deirdre Phillips: Partner Bowmans

  • Dr Mark Bussin Lead Director 21st Century
    		• PDF
    4. Board Actions for Arrear Contributions
  • Tshepo Mokoana: Senior Associate Bowman

  • Nicci van Vuuren: Partner Webbers Wentzel
    		• PDF
    5. Unpacking an employer’s rights in terms of withholding requests under section 37D of the Pension Funds Act
  • Carlyle Field: Partner Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys

  • Keaoleboga Molefe: Senior Associate Mlambo & Associates
    		• PDF
    6. S37C session
  • Carla Schoeman Senior Legal Specialist Liberty Group

  • Andrew Mothibi Legal Advisor Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF)
    		• PDF
    P3. AI, retirement funds, and the next chapterDanny Saksenberg: Co-founder & Chief AI Officer Emerge PDF
    P4. International and Regional Developments – Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa
  • Zareena Camroodien: Chairperson of the Africa Pension Supervisors’ Association (APSA)

  • Fred Gekonde: Kenya Retirement Benefits Authority

  • Dieudonne Nzafashwanayo: Executive ENS Africa (Rwanda)

    		• N/A
    P5. Noteworthy and recent South African case law impacting retirement funds and employee benefits
  • Adv Hanine Drake

  • Adv Grace Goedhart SC
    		• PDF

    DAY 2 – Wednesday, 25th March 2026

    TitlePresenterFormat
    Opening by Conference Chair Chantal MansonN/A
    P6. Keynote address by the Deputy Commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority Astrid Ludin: Deputy Commissioner Financial Sector Conduct Authority N/A
    P7. Governance Reimagined: King V and the Future of Retirement Funds
  • Prof. Mervyn King Liberty Group

  • Jonathan Mort Jonathan Mort Inc.
    		• N/A
    7. Omni Risk Return
  • Kirstie Gibson: Senior Legal Counsel Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits and Discovery Invest Legal

  • Leigh Sedice: Executive ENS Africa
    		• PDF
    8. Unpacking Beneficiary Funds
  • Mpho Kgomongoe: Head: Legal and Technical Simeka

  • Tashia Jithoo: Independent Trustee
    		• PDF
    9. Clarifying the role and accountability of Umbrella Fund Management Committees (Mancos)
  • Ntokozo Ngubane: Senior Associate Norton Rose

  • Anita Roodman: Senior Manager Legal & Technical Simeka
    		• PDF
    P8. Navigating the Conduct Standard for 13B Benefit Administrators
  • Leanne van Wyk: Head of Legal & Compliance Ensimini Financial Services

  • Miranda Mkhumbuzi-Rasehala: Legal Advisor FirstRand Life Assurance
    		• PDF
    P9. The transition to the COFI Bill
  • Lezanne Botha: Senior Manager FSCA Regulatory Frameworks Department
  • Chantal Manson: Head of Legal Liberty Group
    		• PDF
    P10. Update from the Office of the Pension Funds AdjudicatorLebogang Mogashoa Pension Funds AdjudicatorPDF