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Day Two focused on the Dynamic Risk Assessment – Understanding the Connectivity of Risks in a Changing World. Then a panel discussion ensued on the theme:To the End of the World: Professional & Regulatory Bodies’ Role in Mitigating Fraud and Governance Inconsistencies.
Further topical presentations followed such as looking at Engineering a Procurement Future Premised on Mutually Beneficial Partnerships – the Challenges, Critical Milestones, and Key Success Factors.
After a robust question and answer session,
the day concluded with a brief reflective
moment by the DUT Chief Risk Officer,
Mr Sikhuthali Nyangintsimbi, and the vote of thanks by Dr Vuyo Mthethwa (Deputy Vice-Chancellor: People & Operations Durban University of Technology).
Mr Nyangintsimbi said that as the DUT Conference Coordinating Committee, captained closely by DUT’s DVC: People and Operations (Dr Mthethwa), under the Stewardship of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal (DUT’s coach, Prof Thandwa Mthembu), they would forever remain deeply appreciative of the delegates’ support in participating at this inaugural international-level conference.
“It is because of your enthusiastic support, through keenly participating in this conference, that we will be able to confidently turn to our guardians of governance (viz. the DUT Council) and say, we have successfully delivered on that which you, in the context of risk culture deepening, pointed us to do. May you all have a peaceful
close to 2022, a year that may have been difficult in one way or the other, yet still punctuated by a cocktail of unique achievements that contribute towards carving our personal legacy as we all navigate, through different routes, deeper into the future,” he said.
Dr Mthethwa said that without the mind, hearts and hands of various people, the conference would not have been successful.
“Mr Nyangintsimbi, you have amassed so many people together, both internal DUT and external, going beyond our local shores, thank you.To all DUT staff for your many roles in ensuring this conference was a success, including but not limited to our Programme Directors, Mr Khan and Ms Gumbi,
Logistics,AudioVisual,Co-operative Education and Communications.
She further thanked the speakers and DUT’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal in leading DUT’s trajectory of change through ENVISION2030. She summarised that over the two days, there had been insights, contributions and discussions from Audit Firms and that the hybrid modality enabled over 200 participants. Dr Mthethwa further said that all delegates at the hybrid conference should be mindful not to shelve what they had heard and learnt from the speakers who had a wealth of experience.
“There has been much sharing, the question is what can we draw from the quality conversations. This must start with our own checks of our honesty barometer. Good luck as each of you makes a deepened contribution to accountability, integrity and taking action on your talk to expel corruption for our greater mankind,” she concluded.
Pictured: DUT Chief Risk Officer, Mr Sikhuthali Nyangintsimbi, speaking at the conference.
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