Programme
Day One - 3 November 2025
SAERA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: 08:00 – 14:00 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: 08:00 – 09:00 |
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Pre-Conference Workshops |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | Opening of conference and Welcome |
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Keynote: Prof Joel Samoff |
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | SAERA AGM |
6:00 pm onwards | Cocktails and Book Launch |
Day Two - 4 November 2025
8:15 – 12:00 | Individual and panel presentations |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
13:00 – 16:30 | Individual and panel presentations |
16:30 – 18:00 | Nelson Mandela Legacy Lecture: Prof Heila Lotz-Sitsika |
Day Three - 5 November 2025
8:15 – 10:25 | Individual and panel presentations |
10:25 – 12:15 | National Keynote Panel: Prof Emmanuel Mgqwashu, Prof Shireen Motala, Prof Yunus Ballim and Prof Petro Du Preez |
12:20 – 13:20 | Lunch |
13:20 – 17:20 | Individual and panel presentations |
18:30 | Gala Dinner and Awards |
Day Four - 6 November 2025
8:30 – 12:20 | Individual and panel presentations |
12:20 – 13:00 | Conference closing |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch and Departure |