SimCorp South Africa Connect 2025

Join us on May 27 for the SimCorp South Africa Connect, where you’ll gain valuable insights on how to navigate and thrive in today’s evolving operating landscape.

Hosted at the iconic Radisson Waterfront Hotel in Cape Town, this event will equip you with powerful strategies to optimize your end-to-end operating model, enabling you to make more informed investment decisions - better and faster.

This event is also your opportunity to connect and network with leading asset managers and pension funds from across the region.

Why attend?

• Network with buy-side peers, SimCorp’s regional management team and thought leaders from across the region.
• Gain thought-provoking insights from industry leaders. Discover how others are tackling the latest trends and challenges impacting the buy-side industry.
• Discover how our comprehensive platform, SimCorp One, can streamline your investment operations and support your growth objectives.
• Meet SimCorp’s subject-matter specialists, ask questions, and discuss your current challenges.

Agenda

9:30 AM – 10 AM
Registration & coffee

10 AM – 10:05 AM
Welcome
Mourad Essofi, Managing Director MEA

10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
Flexible by Design: Operating Models That Fit Your Investment Ambitions
Grant Lowden, Senior Director, Commercial Development

Discover new operating models: Hear how South African investment firms can rethink their operating models whether consolidating, outsourcing, or blending best-of-breed systems to support growth, reduce risk, and enable innovation. 

10:25 AM – 11 AM
Panel discussion with regional industry leaders

11 AM – 11:15 AM
Break

11:15 AM – 11:55 AM
Front office of the future
Surika Vosloo, Associate VP, Product Management
Mourad Essofi, Managing Director MEA

The future of the front office is here! Join us as we showcase our latest innovations, dive into the newest industry standards, and share valuable insights to empower your front office operations. Discover how we’re driving efficiency, advancing technologies, and setting new benchmarks for the industry.

11:55 AM – 12 PM
Closing remarks
Mourad Essofi, Managing Director MEA

12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch