Date: 25-26 November 2026

Location: Johannesburg

The PPP Reforms conference brings together senior public sector officials, infrastructure experts, and private sector investors, funders and partners, to move beyond policy dialogue and drive actionable project execution under the theme "Fast Tracking Critical Projects in SA Through Shared Service Delivery."

Designed as a collaborative platform to accelerate national infrastructure deployment, the event highlights South Africa's aggressive strategy to remove the “red tape” to implement more projects, at a faster rate, under the Treasury Regulation 16 under the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

Attendees will gain exclusive insights into successful Public-Private Partnerships, upcoming projects, and national target strategy from key decision-makers representing the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, the Western Cape Departments of Infrastructure and Finance, Transnet, the DBSA, the African Development Bank, the CSIR, Mogale City Local Municipality, and GIBB Holdings.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

HON MEC KEDIBONE DIALE-TLABELA, ROADS AND TRANSPORT GAUTENG

HON MEC DEIDRÉ BAARTMAN, Finance Minister, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

DR ANDREW SHAW, Group Chief Strategy Officer, TRANSNET

SHAHEED ALLI, Head: Project Preparation, DBSA

DR MPHAHLELA JAMES THABA, Impact Area Manager: Technology for Special Operations (TSO), CSIR

LABEEQAH SCHUURMAN DDG: Strategy, Policy & Coordination, DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT

DR SAMUKELISIWE MDLALOSE, Manager: Environmental Management, MOGALE CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

VISHAAL LUTCHMAN, Group Chief Executive, GIBB HOLDINGS

IRINA UNKOVSKI, Private Sector Consultant, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

CRITICAL TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

A successful Public Private Partnership – Success of the Gautrain Project

Driving the development of pipeline of investable public infrastructure projects designed to attract private capital and support inclusive economic growth.

Private Sector Participation at Transnet – their processes and planned projects

Project preparation, what it entails and what is required for successful implementation

Technology Sovereignty through Public-Private Partnerships: Leveraging AI, Advanced Technologies and Innovation Ecosystems to Accelerate South Africa's Infrastructure and Industrial Development

Pipeline to implementation: preparing, packaging and bringing infrastructure projects to market

Focus on Delivery: pushing to improve project preparation, reduce financial risks, and strengthen the monitoring of projects to drive higher efficiency

Municipal-level partnerships expanding major infrastructure concessions and establishing new regulatory frameworks to address funding constraints while protecting against financial waste and loss

Shared Services as a platform for de-risking infrastructure delivery: how standardised PPPs, project preparation and blended finance can unlock private investment

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