| 07.30 |
Registration Desk Open |
Tea & Coffee served |
| 08.30 |
Official Opening |
Program Director |
| 08.45 |
Host Welcome Address |
Zama Luthuli, GE: Marketing & Corporate Affairs, IDC |
| 09.00 |
SALGA’s SA Economic Development Perspective |
Xolile George, Chief Executive Officer of SALGA |
| 09.20 |
Building Economic Development Skills for Municipalities |
Khulekani Mkhize, Chief Operating Officer of LGSETA |
| 09.40 |
Infrastructure-LED Economic Development |
Patrick Dlamini, CEO of DBSA |
| 10.00 |
Keynote Address |
Minister Ebrahim Patel, Department of Trade and Industry |
| 10.30 |
Morning Networking Refreshment Break |
|
| 10.50 |
Plenary Panel (Portugal, Netherlands, German, Italy) |
Plenary Panel Standard Bank, PIC, IDC, DBSA |
| 11.50 |
SA as an Investment Destination: Investors Perspectives |
Plenary Panel (US, European and Asian Investors) |
| 13.00 |
Networking Lunch |
|
| 14.00 |
Technology-Led Economic Development |
Plenary Panel (Google, Vodacom, Presidential 4IR Commission) |
| 15.00 |
Government and Business Working Together to Grow the Economy |
Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO: Business Leadership South Africa |
| 16.00 |
Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break |
|
| 16.20 |
Corporate Social Investment as a Tool for Enterprise Development |
Plenary Panel (Investec, Tiger Brands, Transnet Foundation) |
| 17.00 |
Closing Remarks and Call to Action |
Thokozani Thwala, CEO of GrowthMap Infonomics |
| 17.30 |
Cocktail Reception |
Let’s Network |
