Key Note Lectures

Keynote lectures feature thought-provoking presentations from leading professionals and researchers, highlighting new ideas, innovations, and best practices in the field. Watch the videos below to gain valuable insights and inspiration from experts shaping the future of geotechnical engineering.

SAICE Course 1 Unsaturated Soils Prof Jamie Standing

SAICE Course 2 Dr Reginald Hammah

Day 2 – 2nd Southern African Geotechnical Conference



Day 3 – 2nd Southern African Geotechnical Conference



Keynote Lecture – Prof Jamie Standing



Keynote Lecture – Dr Marc Ballouz



Keynote Lecture – Bazi Dukhan



Keynote Lecture – 22nd Jennings Memorial Lecture Prof Helmut F Schweiger



Keynote Lecture – Trevor Green



Keynote Lecture – Prof Peter Day



Keynote Lecture – Prof Christian Moormann



Day 2 Lecture Hall 2



Day 3 Lecture Hall 2

SAIGE Geotechnical Division presents:

Call for Abstracts: 11th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC) 2026

Date: September 2026
Venue: To be announced

Young geotechnical professionals under 35 working in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, mining, or civil construction will have the opportunity to showcase their work at the 11th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SAYGEC), taking place in September 2026 in the Central Drakensberg.

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