Will take place in the conference centre foyer at Spier Wine Farm

Registration and help desk times:

Wednesday, 21 February 2017: 11:00 – 19:30

Thursday 22 February 2017: 07:30 – 19:00

• All delegates’ fees have to be settled before the conference. Please contact Tammy Maart (tammy@soafrica.com) to make arrangements for payment prior to the start of the conference.
• Access to the Spier conference centre and function areas will be controlled and will be available to paid-up delegates only.
• Complimentary passes for the main conference are available to qualifying limited partners; please note applications are screened.
• The SAVCA Institutional Investors Lunch is open to qualifying limited partners, as well as to senior staff from fund of funds, government regulators and policymakers. Applications are screened. The session is complimentary to these guests.
• Delegate sales are limited strictly to 400 to ensure meaningful interaction in an exclusive setting.
• Name badges will be handed out at registration. Badges are to be worn at all times, including at social functions. Persons not wearing delegate badges will not have access to the conference, the session rooms or the functions.
• Delegates are welcome to arrange meetings with non-conference delegates at the Spier Hotel, Eight Restaurant or Hoghouse Bakery and Café.

In Stellenbosch, day temperatures in February can go up to 30 °C during the day and 18 °C at night. Mid-winter occurs in June and July and mid-summer in December and January. In South Africa, the climate ranges from the Mediterranean in the Cape Peninsula to subtropical on the KwaZulu-Natal coast and in the North Eastern regions, while temperate conditions prevail inland: high 28 °C and ow 12 °C.

For weather updates please check AccuWeather

The South African Rand is the local currency. Foreign exchange can be done in any of the hotels. Notes come in denominations of R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200; and coins come in 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, R1, R2 and R5. There are two R5 coins in circulation, both of which are legal currency. All transactions are rounded down to the nearest 5c. Rand (ZAR). 100 cents equals one rand. A passport will be required for all transactions.

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Please note that there is no foreign exchange bureau at the conference venue.  Please remember to exchange all money at the Cape Town International Airport, before departing to your hotel.  Alternatively, there is a Rennies Travel in the town of Stellenbosch, about 10km from Spier Hotel and Conference Centre.

Physical Address: 3rd Floor, Oude Bloemhof,  Plein Street, Stellenbosch

Telephone: +27 (0) 21 861 2400/1/7

Office Hours: Mon-Fri: 08h00 – 17h00

The South African Rand is the local currency. VISA and MasterCard are widely accepted in SA

Casual business dress is suggested for the conference proceedings and black tie for the gala dinner.

We are able to cater for all reasonable preferences (vegetarian, kosher, halaal, etc.).  Please inform us in advance of your dietary needs so that the necessary arrangements can be made.