The Annual Executive Assistants/PAs & Administrative Professionals Summit 2015 will take place on 27-30 April 2015 at Intundla Game Resort & Lodge, Pretoria, South Africa. The phenomenal administrative professionals conference, Developing Excellent PA and Administrative Professionals of Excellence, brings together under one roof administrative professionals, secretaries, executive assistants, personal assistants, amongst other professionals, to share ideas on career development and capacity-building, according to Ms Sibonisile Mthiyane, Managing Partner/COO of ABN Global Events, organisers of the summit.
She said that the days of petty responsibilities for a PA or Secretary are over - when a PA occupies the position of glorified clerical assistant. Every successful leader who has made it to the top and achieved their goals in the face of much influx of emails to deal with, competing meeting schedules, among other pressing business issues, would always have this to say: "I have an excellent PA or Secretary..." Most of the traditional responsibilities of middle management now become part of the basic job description for most PA or Administrative Professionals. Almost everything has changed ranging from typewriter to computer and clerical assignments to being the "shadow" boss of the organisation. For every PA there is a greater task ahead; a PA or Administrative Professional should now become proactive, and consistently embrace a sustainable approach to Career Advancement, Improved Process for Effectiveness/Self-Management, meaningful contribution to the actualisation of the short- or long-term vision of the organisation, as well as strive to be a board member.
"You must be proud to be an administrative professional. Your journey to engage in a dynamic Career Development Plan begins today; acquire new skills for career advancement. You have to continuously update and improve yourself. The role of a PA or administrative professional of the 21st century is changing and more dynamic every day," she went further to encourage all administrative professionals.
You couldn't have attended any other conference for administrative professionals other than ABN Global Events' Developing Excellent PA & Administrative Professionals of Excellence Summit.
The choice of Intundla Game Resort/Lodge is a deliberate one to ensure that participants are quite apart from distractions and enjoy the funtime sessions, tours and sightseeing, and outing extravaganza. As well as have, in addition, a warm feeling of South Africa.
Renowned speakers from Africa and the rest of the world will be speaking during the conference, amongst them Mr Peter Metcalfe, Founder/Chairman of Foundation for the Development of Africa; Dr Simon Emeje, Snr Asst Postmaster General, Nigerian Postal Service; Mrs Tintswalo Makhubele, Executive Secretary General, SACONO; Mr Lawrence Nwaru, CEO, LBS Consulting; Ms NuskaZwane, Coordinator, River Foundation; among others.
The 2015 Administrative Professionals Summit is expected to host over 150 delegates in the city of Pretoria, South Africa; amongst them are:
Executive Assistants | Administrative Managers/Officers | Senior Principal/Principal Secretaries | Confidential Secretaries | Executive Secretaries/Executive Assistants | Senior Personal/Personal Assistant | Human Resources Managers/Officers | Clerk of Legislative House | Senior Special Assistants/Special Assistants | Chief of Staff | Chief Protocol Officer/Deputy Chief Protocol Officer | Personnel Managers/Officers | Heads of Department (HODs) | Journalist/Media Practitioners | CEO of SMEs | General Administrative professionals
Ms Mthiyane revealed the intention of the organisers to honour hard work and encourage professionalism among administrative professionals with the Excellent PA & Administrative Professionals Award. This award is valued over $5,000. She said, "We are using this opportunity to congratulate our past Excellent PA Award recipients. Also encourage nominations for the 2015 Excellent PA Award contestants and wish them the best of luck."
She expressed gratitude on behalf of ABN Global Events to organisations that sent their delegates to the past summits. "Our acknowledgement also goes to organisations who honoured us and nominated administrative professionals in their organisations to our past summits: SADC Secretariat, Botswana, First Bank Group, Ghana Community Network Services, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Bank of Industry of Nigeria, Addax Petroleum, First Registrars, River State Micro Finance, Total Health Trust, Brittania-U Oil & Gas, Benue State Polytechnic, Office of the Executive Governor, Kogi State, Standard Alliance Insurance Group, British America Tobacco, Stanbic IBTC Bank, BGL Group, Ecobank Plc, Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, Mobil Plc, Chartered Institute Of Bankers, Shell, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Unity Bank Plc, amongst others."
We look forward to welcoming you at City Tswane, home of Intundla Game Resort & Lodge, and Pretoria, South Africa!
