Dawie is the chief economist and a director at Efficient Group, a financial services company.

His career in economic and political analysis spans over 20 years and includes nine years as an economist at the South African Reserve Bank as well as being the economic editor of a financial publication.

His academic qualifications include a Masters degree (cum laude) in economics.

Dawie is known for his extensive knowledge of the South African economy, his analytical nature and exceptional communication skills. He is highly efficient in conveying complicated economic information into everyday language.

Regular television appearances, broadcasts on radio stations and comments in the printed and electronic media have all contributed to making him one of South Africa’s most quoted economists. Dawie has received recognition for his achievements in academics, broadcasting and public speaking. He is also a MBA lecturer on macro-economics at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).

To balance his enthusiasm for economics, Dawie has many hobbies and interests but he easily admits to his lifelong passion for nature. He is also a keen traveller with a special interest in the African continent and Dawie is actively involved in charities.

During 2007, Dawie received his national colours for powered paragliding and he represented South Africa at the World Championship in China. His other hobbies include scuba diving, clay pigeon shooting, ichthyology (the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish) and the odd breakfast run on a twin V.

Dawie is a devoted family man and is married to Marina. He has two children; daughter Danielle who is currently studying at the University of Pretoria, and son Kristoff, who is completing high school. The family shares a great love for animals and evidence of this can be found in the number and assortment living on the family’s smallholding in Pretoria.

Nonkululeko Gobodo is the Executive Chairman of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the largest black auditing and advisory firms in South Africa. Nonkululeko is the first black woman chartered accountant in South Africa. She is the founder member of Gobodo Inc which she founded in 1996 with a group of other partners. She left the firm to pursue other business interests, rejoining in 2009 as its Executive Chairman and later taking over as Chief Executive Officer.

In April 2011, a merger announcement between SizweNtsaluba VSP and Gobodo Inc has released with effect from the 1st of June 2011.

Nonkululeko started her career as a junior lecturer at the then, University of Transkei, now Walter Sisulu University. She left to begin her articles with KPMG in the Mthatha office. She joined the Transkei Development Corporation ( TDC) as a senior manager finance, that is where her love for development was birthed. She left TDC in 1992 to start an accounting practice. She had a vision to start a medium sized black accounting firm as opportunities opened up after the 1994 political dispensation. She founded Gobodo Inc with a group of partners in 1996. Examples of the various other business interests include her involvement in BEE companies El Shaddai Equity investments and Pontso ( women’s group).

She has served on the boards of listed companies and parastals: NAIL, Imperial, Fintech, Banks Appeals Board, Insider Trading and The SA Maritime Authority.

She was part of a group of South Africans who went on a five week program that was run by Merrill Lynch and George Town University from Merrill Lynch’s offices in New York.

Professor Ben Marx obtained his B.Compt (cum laude) in 1987, his B.Compt (Hons) in 1988 and his M.Compt (cum laude) in 1993 at the University of the Free State. He completed his doctoral thesis in Auditing (on the topic of audit committees) in 2008 at the University of Johannesburg.

After completing his articles at the audit firm Deloitte in 1992 he joined the Department of Accountancy of the University of Free State as a senior lecturer and was promoted to associate professor in 1994. In 1995 he joined the Department of Accountancy at RAU (now the University of Johannesburg) as professor and head of the auditing section, a position he holds until today.

He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1989, obtaining an overall 3rd place in the Qualifying Examination. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom; an associate member of the South African Institute of Internal Auditors; a member of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors and a member of the Association of Black Chartered Accountants of South Africa.

He serves as a director and audit committee member of listed and non-listed companies. He is a founding member of the Corporate Governance Research Group, who research and consult on corporate governance. Various textbooks, research articles and other publications in the field of auditing, corporate governance and audit committees have flowed from his pen.

Corli joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s Legal Counsel and Strategy Division in August 2001 following four years as legal advisor to SAFEX (The South African Futures Exchange).

In the role of Legal Counsel, she forms part of a professional team of lawyers advising the JSE in all aspects of its business, with specific involvement in legislative processes and responsibility for managing the JSE’s trade mark portfolio. Corli’s responsibilities expanded into various strategic arenas, and as a result she has since 2002 been responsible for the development and operation of the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index.

Corli has authored articles in various local and international publications on the topics of derivative market regulation and the SRI Index, and speaks locally and globally regarding responsible investment, the Index and its development, and sustainability concerns generally. She represents the JSE on various Advisory Boards, including the Institute of Directors’ Sustainable Development Forum, the Integrated Sustainability Task Team for the Third King Report on Corporate Governance 2009, the Integrated Reporting Committee as well as its working group and was part of a group of external advisors on developing a policy on responsible investment for the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), a founding PRI signatory. She was also a finalist for South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards 2011/2012.

Corli holds a BA LLB from the Rand Afrikaans University (now the University of Johannesburg), as well as an ICMQ (International Capital Markets Qualification). She is married to Francois and they have two daughters.

Graham, a South African chartered accountant, trained with Ernst & Young and studied at the University of Cape Town. He is currently senior executive: strategy and thought leadership of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, where he is also a member of the SAICA Board. He has been a guest speaker at numerous conferences and he has had numerous articles published on accounting, auditing and sustainability. He is the author of the book “Green: Why corporate leaders need to embrace sustainability to ensure future profitability.” He has served as a technical advisor to South African representatives on the International Accounting Standards Committee and the Council of the International Federation of Accountants. He has served on various boards and is a former chairman of XBRL South Africa. He served on the International Value Measurement and Reporting Collaboration based in Canada and he is a member of the editorial board of the South African Journal of Accounting Research. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the World Innovation Challenge as well as the International Integrated Reporting Working Group. He is chairman of the Integrated Reporting Working Group in South Africa and he serves on the Advisory Board of the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pretoria.

Jeremy is a director responsible for Ernst & Young’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services. He has been an assurance director since 1988 and has experience as the training director, participated on the Human Resource Committee and short secondment to the USA. He was also the leader of the Gauteng assurance group, the National Executive Committee and the Policy Board of Ernst & Young.

He has extensive client experience across a broad range of industries. These include the telecoms, IT, construction, banking, mining, health, retail and public sector.

Neil is head of Climate Change and Sustainability Services KPMG in South Africa. He has 12 years experience with KPMG in the profession in South Africa and the United Kingdom. His work experience includes audit, DPP and Climate Change and Sustainability. Neil’s current role in Climate Change and Sustainability Services focuses on Sustainability Assurance, Climate Change Advisory solutions and Integrated Reporting.

Neil is a member of the South African Integrated Reporting working group responsible for drafting the discussion paper "framework for integrated reporting and the integrated report"

As a Partner in DPP, Neil was responsible for implementing the firm’s audit methodology and technology for audit across Africa. In his previous role in DPP he was also responsible for ensuring audit quality throughout quality review processes both internally and with the IRBA.

He is currently on the SAICA Audit Guidance Committee