Company Announcement -Dr Reuel Khoza will join the powerhouse of business leaders from across the globe, all recognised as change agents in their fields, as a keynote speaker at the upcoming SA REIT Conference in Sandton, next month. Khoza is a distinguished businessperson and critical thinker. He is President of the Institute of Directors in Southern African (IoDSA), Chairman of Aka Capital, a former Chairman of Nedbank Group Limited and a director of several companies.

Delivering an address titled “Whereto South Africa?” - Khoza will look at the big issues that face South African business in 2016 and beyond. In doing so, he will offer his unique perspective as an Africanist who has been at the forefront of transformation in the South African political economy. Khoza is a seasoned voice on business leadership and corporate governance. He was involved in the formulation of the King Codes on Corporate Governance in both King II and King III.

Khoza rounds out a trio of hard-hitting keynote speakers at the SA REIT Conference 2016 - a trailblazing one-day executive conference focused on South Africa’s listed property sector.

International business influencers and innovators headlining the conference include ex-CEO of Unibail-Radamco, Guillaume Poitrinal -- the driving force behind growing this European company into a global property giant. It is his first time speaking in South Africa. Forthright international keynote speaker Andrew Parsons, MD of Resolution Capital (Australia), will again challenge delegates with his thought-provoking ideas.

“Direct access to three such admired business leaders on a single insight-packed day is quite something,” says Mark Stevens, Chairperson of the Marketing Committee of the SA REIT Association, which is hosting the conference. SA REIT represents South Africa’s listed REIT (real estate investment trust) sector. Its members comprise all the country’s listed REITs and represent more than R300 billion worth of property assets. The quality of these SA REITs influence our economy and the quality of people's lives.

The SA REIT Conference takes place on Thursday, 17 March 2016 at The Maslow in Sandton Central, with limited seats available at www.sareit.com/conference.php. The conference is sponsored by Property Finance at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking. The conference’s full programme addresses the key matters, trends and influences for South Africa’s listed property sector, and its partner industries, right now.