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SPEAKER PROFILES<br />
Gwen Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde<br />
Minister of Public Works<br />
Prior to Gwen Lindiwe Mahlangu-Nkabinde’s appointment in November 2010 as Minister of Public Works,<br />
Mahlangu-Nkabinde served as Deputy Minister of Economic Development. Mahlangu-Nkabinde has also served as<br />
the National Assembly’s Deputy Speaker and as Chair of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environmental<br />
Affairs and Tourism. A member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee since 1997, Mahlangu-Nkabinde holds<br />
an LLB and is a qualified teacher. Mahlangu-Nkabinde worked in the private sector for fourteen years before<br />
entering Parliament.<br />
Francois Viruly<br />
Professor Francois Viruly is a property economist and the founder of Viruly Consulting, a real estate consulting<br />
company that focuses on the South African and African property market, Real Estate Research and the preparation<br />
of feasibility studies. Viruly lectures in Urban Economics, Property Development and Portfolio Management at the<br />
University of Cape Town. Viruly has lectured post-graduate courses at University of Witwatersrand and University of<br />
Pretoria. Viruly was Chief Economist at the Chamber of Mines and was Head of Research at JHI Professional Services.<br />
Viruly has undertaken extensive research into the South African property cycle, the development of township<br />
commercial properties, and the application of Industrial Economics to the analysis of property markets in emerging<br />
countries.<br />
Llewellyn van Wyk<br />
Llewellyn van Wyk graduated in architecture from the University of Cape Town in 1980. Van Wyk opened his own<br />
architecture practice in 1983, completing over 300 buildings within Southern Africa over a period of 20 years. In<br />
2002 van Wyk took up a research post at the CSIR in Pretoria, heading a research team examining new construction<br />
materials and methods based on an advanced construction technology platform. All of van Wyk’s work is predicated<br />
on sustainability principles. Van Wyk is a Past-President of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA), and the<br />
Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). Van Wyk is the Director for the UIA Work Programme Sustainable<br />
Architecture, Region V (Africa).<br />
Colin Rohlfing<br />
Colin Rohlfing is a Sustainable Design Director for projects within the North Central Region of HOK and leads<br />
the office’s sustainable consulting practice. Rohlfing works with local and firmwide HOK project teams to guide<br />
sustainable design integration and building certification process under the U.S Green Building Council’s various<br />
LEED Rating Systems. Rohlfing coordinates sustainable design efforts with the project teams through all design<br />
phases. Rohlfing has a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering and is registered as an LEED Accredited Professional<br />
Associate AIA. Rohlfing is a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and associate member of the<br />
American Institute of Architects (AIA).<br />
Megan Holder<br />
Megan Holder is an American based LEED® Accredited Professional and Associate with the HOK Planning Group,<br />
a division of HOK that focuses on master planning, landscape architecture and urban design projects throughout<br />
the world. Holder received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University and since joining the<br />
firm, has worked on projects ranging from thousand acre master plans for new cities and universities to detailed<br />
landscape architecture projects for streetscapes and community gardens. Holder’s specific speciality is in large scale<br />
master planning projects for colleges and universities, including extensive experience in the Middle East and Asia.<br />
Holder was one of the integral team members for the planning and landscape strategy on <strong>KAUST</strong>. From the initial<br />
concept phase, which began in October 2006 through its completion in September 2009, Holder was dedicated to<br />
the creation of this state-of-the-art LEED Platinum campus and supporting environment.<br />
Eamonn O’Rourke<br />
Eamonn O’Rourke is a Project Manager at Strategic Environmental Focus managing landscape architectural and<br />
environmental impact assessment projects and is an experienced practitioner in his field. O’Rourke is a registered<br />
professional with SACLAP and previously served on their council. O’Rourke is also a professional member of<br />
ILASA, and was a member of the Council for the Built Environment and the Certification Board for Environmental<br />
Assessment Practitioners of South Africa.<br />
Horst Fabian<br />
Horst Fabian received a B.Civil Engineering from University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Fabian went on to work<br />
for Juenger & Graeter, a company with a worldwide business in refractory construction and one of the big<br />
German Construction Companies, P. GROSS GROUP as Turn Key Project Manager. In 1998 Fabian joined BASF`s<br />
Civil Department at the headquarter in Ludwigshafen, Germany, becoming part of the team of Project Managers,<br />
responsible for the construction of the world-scale chemical plants globally. In this function Fabian was involved<br />
in construction projects like the “Verbund Site Nanjing - China” and the world biggest Dispersion Factory at<br />
Ludwigshafen Site “H 505” s. In 2008 Fabian was appointed BASF’s Key Project Manager MASDAR.<br />
4 The Green Building Conference and Exhibition 2011