PMC 2026 conference only
Conference Only: two days on what your practice is actually worth
Description
- Serengeti Estates, Kempton Park
- 25 and 26 November
- 14 sessions
- 200 seats only
- All catering included
Serengeti Estates · Kempton Park
Why this ticket exists
Turnover tells you how busy you are. Valuation tells you what you actually built.
You closed the VAT submissions. You chased the construction client for invoices they promised in June. You quoted a retail client and heard your own voice hesitate on the number.
Here is what that costs. Under-pricing by R450 an hour across fifteen clients is roughly R280,000 a year you did not bill. And a practice where every decision runs through the owner is a practice a buyer will discount heavily, or walk away from entirely.
You do not have a capacity problem. You have a value problem.
If a session could comfortably have been delivered as a normal webinar, it does not get the main stage at PMC. That is the standard the programme is held to.
What is included
Everything on both conference days
- Conference Day 1, Wednesday 25 November, 07:30 to 17:15
- Conference Day 2, Thursday 26 November, 08:00 to 17:00
- All catering across both days
- PMC Business Exchange evening, Wednesday 25 November, subject to capacity
- 10 CPD units
- All 14 delegate takeaways, completed in the room
- Business matching on both days, including your MY PMC CONNECTIONS list
The Golf Day and the Padel Tournament run on Tuesday 24 November and are booked separately. Neither carries CPD.
The programme
Two days. Fourteen sessions. Nothing that could have been a webinar.
Every session uses real numbers, a real case or a live exercise. Programme and speakers are correct at publication and invitations are confirmed progressively, so the running order may be adjusted.
D1Wednesday 25 November · Build the R10 Million PracticeMake more. Charge more. Build capacity.07:30 to 17:15
| Time | Session | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30 | Registration | Badges and your MY PMC CONNECTIONS list |
| 08:30 | OpeningNicolaas van Wyk, CEO, CIBA | Stop Running a Job. Start Building a Practice. |
| 08:45 | Inside a R10 Million Accounting PracticeA CIBA member firm, to be announced | A working SMP opens its numbers |
| 09:45 | Where Will Your Next R1 Million Come From?Bronwyn Williams, Flux Trends | Choosing a market instead of chasing clients |
| 10:30 | Tea and business matching | Introductions, not name badges |
| 11:00 | Follow the Public MoneyDr Thami Zikode, AGSA, and panel | How a small firm gets into the government chain |
| 12:00 | The Dollar PipelineLouw Barnardt and Jeffrey Glick, Outsourced CFO | Selling accounting work into the United States |
| 13:00 | Business-matching lunch | Themed tables by what you came for |
| 14:00 | Stop Selling HoursElnize Goosen CA(SA), DGE Chartered Accountants | Live pricing surgery. Bring your fee book. |
| 15:15 | You Are the BottleneckIan Meaker and Ryan Schmitz, Creative CFO | Building a practice that runs without the owner |
| 16:15 | How 10 People Do the Work of 20Lynette Pretorius, Austral Accounting | One workflow, measured before and after |
| 17:00 | Day closeFaith Ngwenya, Head of Education, CIBA | Four decisions, written down |
| 17:15 | PMC Business Exchange | Drinks, sponsors and matched introductions |
D2Thursday 26 November · Protect It. Value It. Make It Saleable.Lose less. Build value.08:00 to 17:00
| Time | Session | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Why SARS Picked Your ClientDr Johnstone Makhubu and a senior SARS specialist | Inside risk selection, with SARS in the room |
| 09:30 | Follow the MoneySusan Comrie, amaBhungane, and Crowe Forensics | A real case rebuilt on screen, evidence first |
| 10:45 | Tea and business matching | Second round, using day one feedback |
| 11:15 | The Client That Can Destroy Your PracticeWalid Brown, Werksmans, and a PI claims executive | Three real professional indemnity claims |
| 12:10 | The Ransomware FridayAnna Collard, KnowBe4 | Your practice cannot open on Monday. Now what? |
| 13:00 | Matched lunch | Acquisitions, succession, finance, practice sales |
| 13:50 | What Is Your Practice Actually Worth?Louis Bruwer, Aldes, and Leana van der Merwe CA(SA) | Live valuations, assumptions changed on stage |
| 15:20 | I Want to Buy Your PracticeLouis Bruwer, with a buyer and a seller | A real buyer and a real seller |
| 16:20 | Your R10 Million PlanNicolaas van Wyk and Faith Ngwenya, CIBA | One A3 page. CIBA emails it back to you after 90 days. |
| 17:00 | Close |
Who you will hear from
Practitioners, regulators and investigators. Not a keynote circuit.
Nobody on this programme is here to give a motivational talk. Every speaker is on stage because they have done the thing the session is about, and they have agreed to show their working.
Wednesday 25 November
Nicolaas van Wyk
Chief Executive Officer, CIBA
Opening · Session 14
A CIBA member firm
An owner-led practice between R8m and R15m in fees, opening its numbers on stage
Session 1
Bronwyn Williams
Futurist and economist, Flux Trends
Session 2
Dr Thami Zikode
Acting Head of Audit, Auditor-General of South Africa, with a procurement panel
Session 3
Louw Barnardt
Co-founder and CEO, Outsourced CFO
Session 4
Jeffrey Glick
Head of United States Operations, CPA, Outsourced CFO
Session 4
Elnize Goosen CA(SA)
DGE Chartered Accountants, and founder of the Value Pricing Academy
Session 5
Ian Meaker
Founder and CEO, Creative CFO
Session 6
Ryan Schmitz
Chief Operating Officer, Creative CFO
Session 6
Lynette Pretorius
Austral Accounting. 2025 Xero Digital Practice Champion finalist.
Session 7
Thursday 26 November
Dr Johnstone Makhubu
Commissioner, South African Revenue Service, with a senior SARS case-selection specialist
Session 8
Susan Comrie
Investigative journalist, amaBhungane
Session 9
Crowe Forensics
A lead forensic accountant from the VBS and PRASA investigations, to be named
Session 9
Walid Brown
Director, professional indemnity, Werksmans Attorneys, with a claims executive from CIBA's PI insurer
Session 10
Anna Collard
SVP Content Strategy and CISO Advisor, KnowBe4
Session 11
Louis Bruwer
Aldes Business Brokers. Values practices live, then brings a real buyer and a real seller.
Sessions 12 and 13
Leana van der Merwe CA(SA)
CIBA. The independent counterweight to the broker's valuation assumptions.
Session 12
Faith Ngwenya
Head of Education, CIBA
Day close · Session 14
Speakers are invited and confirmed progressively. The line-up above is correct at publication and CIBA will update this page as each session is finalised. Where a seat is still being filled we have said so rather than left it blank.
The part you cannot get from a recording
Do not leave the networking to luck
When you register, you tell us what you are looking for and what you can offer. CIBA uses that to make deliberate introductions across both days, through table seating, lunches and the business exchange evening.
At registration you receive three named people CIBA thinks you should meet, and why. The person sitting next to you should be worth knowing.
Who this is for
Come if any of these are true
- Owners and partners of small and medium accounting practices
- Tax and accounting practitioners, and practice managers
- Senior staff being prepared for ownership or leadership
- Accountants planning to start a practice
- Firms looking to acquire another practice, and owners considering succession or sale
The Full Package adds the Golf Day and prizegiving for R750 more than this ticket, which is R650 less than buying the two separately. If you are playing, book the Full Package instead.
Before you book
Questions people actually ask
How many CPD units do I get?
Ten CPD units across the two conference days. The Golf Day and Padel Tournament do not carry CPD.
Do I have to play golf or padel?
No. Conference Only is a full ticket and many delegates take it. The sport day exists to build relationships before the conference starts, which is why the Full Package is priced to make it easy to add.
Can I do padel and the conference?
Yes. Book this ticket and add Padel Tournament separately. The Full Package covers golf rather than padel, because the two sports run at different times on the same day.
What is business matching, in practice?
Your registration form asks what you are looking for and what you can offer. CIBA groups the responses, identifies high-value reciprocal matches, and uses them to set lunch tables and direct introductions. At registration you get three named people you should meet, and why.
Where is it and is there accommodation?
Serengeti Estates in Kempton Park, about fifteen minutes from OR Tambo International. Accommodation options near the estate will be listed closer to the date.
Are the sessions recorded?
Sessions are recorded and made available to registered delegates afterwards. The live pricing surgery, the live valuations and everything that happens between sessions are not things a recording replaces.
Can I send a colleague instead if something comes up?
Yes. Name changes are free up to seven days before the event. Email wwdekock@myciba.org.
Can my firm be invoiced?
Yes. Email jgrimmer@myciba.org with the delegate names and your billing details and we will raise an invoice.
Booking terms
- Prices are per person and include VAT, except the Golf Fourball which is per team of four.
- Name changes are free up to seven days before the event. Email wwdekock@myciba.org.
- Firms can be invoiced. Email jgrimmer@myciba.org with the delegate names and billing details.
- Conference seating is capped at 200, golf at 50 players and padel at 32.
- The PMC Business Exchange evening on 25 November is limited to 70 places and is allocated from the business matching data.
Questions: wwdekock@myciba.org · cpd.myciba.org
You will earn a certificate
On successful completion you will receive a certificate for 10 CPD units in Practice Management.
Requirements
- Laptop, desktop, or mobile device with internet access
- Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, or Firefox browser