National Meeting
PURCO SA Member institutions only
PRE-CONFERENCE: NATIONAL MEETING
PRE-CONFERENCE: NATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY 23 AUGUST 2022 |
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08h30 | Registration and Tea on arrival |
10h00 | Welcome and formalities |
10h20 | CEO's report
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11h00 | Social media |
11h15 | PURCO SA Feedback Session – Universities & TVETs |
12h00 | Framework Agreements/Transversal Contracts |
12h30 | LUNCH |
13h30 | ESD / SCM Training / Quality |
14h00 | Supplier session |
14h30 | Member Session |
15h00 | General and Closure |
Free time, bar drinks, check-in etc. | |
17h00 | Bus leaves for Annual Dinner at 17h15 Meet at main entrance of Sandton Convention Centre. |
Sunset drinks over Sandton | |
18h00 | Annual Dinner |
22h00 | Dinner finishes at approximately 21h30/22h00. Buses will bring delegates back to their hotels (Garden Court and Sandton Sun) |
Conference Day 1
PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2022 DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2022 |
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08h00 | Registration and welcoming refreshments in Exhibition Hall | |||
10h00 | Conference starts in the Plenary Hall | |||
Welcome |
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10h10 |
Vice Chancellor's Address |
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10H40 |
Beyond the HEllscape |
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11h20 |
The Classroom of the Future |
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12h00 | LUNCH IN EXHIBITION HALL | |||
Track 1: Smarter Institutions & Facilities Boardroom 1/2/3 |
Track 2: Crisis Management Plenary Room |
Track 3: Health and Wellness Boardroom 6/7 |
Track 4: Innovations Foyer mezzanine (upstairs) |
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13h30 |
Student housing: managing demand, quality and student activism |
Crisis management lessons and takeouts for the future |
Understanding Personality Profiles to enhance business relationships |
Pay&Connect |
14h05 |
Integrated security: |
Contracting for a Crisis |
Working in a Hybrid World - Work and Home Balance |
Cellphone-based Covid diagnoses |
14h40 | eBuses - the future of student transport Corné van Diemen, Zutari Zutari are engaged in a UCT study to evaluate the viability of electric vehicles for student transport. In this session Corné shares their human-centric EV strategy, implementation considerations, take-outs and recommendations. Transport, finance and procurement decision-makers will derive valuable insights into cost effective ways renewable transport strategies. |
Practical Crisis Management |
Health and Wellness for the Professional: Less stuff - more happiness |
Protecting your Institution's Intellectual Property Cancelled
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15h15 | TEA IN EXHIBITION HALL | |||
15h45 |
Keynote address |
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16h25 | Closing remarks | |||
16h30 |
Visit the Exhibition Hall |
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19h00 - 23h00 |
Dinner Function at Hard Rock Cafe |
Programme is subject to change
Conference Day 2
PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2022 DAY 2: THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2022 |
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07h30 | Welcoming tea in the Exhibition Halls | |||
08h30 | Conference starts in the Plenary Hall | |||
08h35 |
Power-of-the-Mind |
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09h25 |
Building a sustainable Higher Education sector: How ESG changes the game |
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10h05 | TEA IN EXHIBITION HALL | |||
10h35 |
Building resilient infrastructure with Cloud Strategies & SAAS |
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11h10 |
Reimagining the future of higher education through digital transformation |
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11h40 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION (lunch served at 12h00) | |||
Track 1: Digital and Business Transformation Boardroom 1/2/3 |
Track 2: Smarter Institutions & Facilities Boardroom 6/7 |
Track 3: Innovations Foyer mezzanine (upstairs) |
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13h10 |
Education Technology and Innovation |
Renewable Energy 101: Insights for Moving Your Campus to Clean Energy |
Creating world leading African digital entrepreneurs |
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13h45 |
Smart classrooms In this session Jakobi shares the project rationale, key design decisions, as well as implementation challenges and lessons. |
ICT Infrastructure: Rip and Replace |
The Invigilator |
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14h20 |
Immersive and Extended Reality Technologies - from Novelty to Practicality |
Case study: Unified Communications |
uLink - student portal |
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15h00 | TEA IN EXHIBITION HALL | |||
15h30 |
Technology Innovation Demo's in the Exhibition Hall |
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16h25 | Innovations Prize Announcement - cash prize for a winning delegate (NB this is a qualification requirement for the Teambuilding Competition) | |||
16h35 | Conference closes for the day | |||
Visit the Exhibition Halls | ||||
18h30 | Pre dinner drinks in Foyer (Sandton Convention Centre Level 2) | |||
19h00 | Gala Dinner in Ball Room |
Programme is subject to change
PURCO SA CONFERENCE 2022 DAY 3: FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2022 |
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07h30 | WELCOMING TEA IN THE EXHIBITION HALL |
08h45 | MC opens Conference in the Plenary |
09h00 |
Keynote Address |
09h40 |
Technology and security trends in South Africa
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10h10 | TEA IN THE EXHIBITION HALL |
10h50 |
Cybersecurity Governance – it is everybody’s responsibility
The session will also cover legal aspects to be aware of such as the POPI and Cybercrime Acts. |
11h30 |
Blockchain in Education |
12h10 | LUNCH IN THE EXHIBITION HALL |
13h30 |
Closing Keynote Address |
14h10 | BINGO COMPETITION FINALE: R10 000 CASH PRIZE |
14h25 | Closing remarks Eschéll Boshoff, Chair: PURCO SA Central Region Chair |
14h30 | Conference closes |