SAPOA’S 40th Convention

Welcome message from the SAPOA CEO Mr Neil Gopal and the Convention Chairman Mrs Nicole Baumgarten
SAPOA’S 40th Convention will get under way in the Cape Town International Convention Centre from Thursday 29 to 30 May 2008. We anticipate that it will be bigger, better and busier than its predecessors.
South Africa is poised on a new reality, with legislation, leadership and globalisation taking us further into “the new”. We need to gear up, lead and embrace the new environment for growth, and shift our thinking to make it happen.
An exciting line up of local property gurus, as well as a few leading international real estate experts, will discuss and debate matters where powerful leadership is vital if the South African property fraternity is to embrace the challenges that lie ahead. Issues such as the foreign land ownership debate, delivery and capacity at government levels, safer cities and the harnessing of the property sector in the interests of economic development are just some of the subjects that will be explored and debated.
We trust that the 2008 Convention will take into account participants’ wishes, viz a viz the 2007 Convention survey: There will be more local speakers, increased platforms for debate, less powerpoint presentations, and generous time will be built into the programme for networking. Everything possible will be done to ensure that participants will be afforded opportunities to exchange ideas and practical solutions on the sidelines of the speakers’ programme itself.
As in the past, the 2008 Convention will host the SAPOA Awards for Excellence in Property Development and a record number of entries is again expected.
Red line your diary for the 28th - 30th May 2008.