Government Communications hosts South Africa Investment Conference, 17 to 18 Nov

17 November 2020

Link for the virtual participation for the SA investment conference 2020

The South Africa Investment Conference 2020 is taking place from 17 – 18 November 2020 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

All sessions for 17 November 2020 are virtual with various messengers from Government and Business in participation.

Please see below the link to register, login and go to the schedule for virtual participation for the 2020 SA Investment Conference.

https://0gw2jk.welink.live/register/

SAIC media programme - 17 November 2020 (all sessions are virtual)

NB: please note that some speakers are subject to change

Running Order - Virtual Sessions Only
Time Start	Time End	Description
		Media to login using the above link
13:45	14:00	Panelists login
14:00	15:00	Session One
		Energy	Small Business	Land Reform and Agricultural Value Chains
		Moderator (Maurice Radebe)	Moderator Maanda Tshifularo	Moderator Christelle Marais
		Minister Mantashe	Sandile Zungu	Minister Didiza
		Ntombifuthi Ntuli (Wind Energy Assoc.)	IDC client	TP Nchocho
		Bernard Magoro (IPP Office)	IDC client	Wandile Sihlobo
		Khaya Gobodo (Old Mutual)	SA SME Fund (Ketso Gordhan/Claudia Manning)	Professor Mohammed Karan
		Andre de Ruyter (Eskom)		Callie Schoeman
15:30	16:30	Session Two
		Mining	Infrastructure, investment and impact	ICT and Digital
		Moderator Sandile Hlope (EY)	Moderator?	Moderator Nicola Theron (FTI) / Heather Irvine (Bowmans)
		Minister Gwede Mantashe	Minister De Lille	DG Nomvuyiso Batyi
		Natasha Viljoen (Anglo Platinum)	Kgosientsho Ramokgopa	Althon Beukes / Siyabonga Mahlangu (Telkom)
		Roger Baxter (Minerals Council)	Patrick Dlamini	Takalani Netshitenzhe (Vodacom )
		Dr Pat Makhesha (Ivanplats)	Lesley Maasdorp	Andy Searle (BPESA)
		Fortune Mojapelo (Bushveld Energy)	Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda (Google)	Juanita Clark (Digital Council Africa)
		Nombasa Tsengwa (Exxaro)		Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda (Google)
17:00	18:15	Session Three
		Opportunities in impact investing and blended finance	Tourism and hospitality post-COVID	Manufacturing, localisation, and the opportunities of the AfCFTA
		Moderator Shiluba Mawela	Moderator Anita Mendiratta (World Tourism Org.)	Minister Ebrahim Patel (moderator)
		Elias Masilela (Impact Investing SA)	Minister Kubayi Ngubane	Eugene Willemse (Pepsico)
		Cliff Prior (Global Steering Group for Impact Investing)	Gloria Serobe (Wiphold)	Haroon Kalla (AMKA)
		Paul Jackson (The Urban Housing Fund)	Bart Dorrestein (Legacy Group)	Andrew Kirby (Toyota / NAAMSA)
		Heather Jackson (Climate Finance Lab)	Xhanti Payi (Nascence Advisory)	Wamkele Mene (AfCFTA)
		Fabian Whate (Naspers Foundry)	Maribel Rodriguez (World Travel & Tourism Council)	Busi Mabuza (IDC)
				Ramatsemela Masango (Ario Genex)

SAIC Media programme - 18 November 2020 - Sandton Convention Centre

08H00-12h00	Media Registration & Set-up
12h00	Lunch
14H00	Investment AVs 1
14H02	Welcome
14H10	Opening Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa
14H42	Investment AVs2
14H44	PANEL 1– Economic Reconstruction & Recovery Plan President Cyril Ramaphosa to participate with social partners
15H25	Investment AVs3
15H28	PANEL 2 - Resilience and Adaptation Investment Commitments Companies with investment commitments talk to challenges and adaptation
16H08	Investment AVs4
16H10	Comfort break
16H22	Investment AVs5
16H27	PANEL 3 - Opportunities in the post-COVID Environment Opportunities in the wake of COVID-19 (digital, supply chains, AfCFTA)
17H12	New Investment Commitments Profiling new commitments
17H20	AV message
17H25	Closing by President Cyril Ramaphosa
17H50	Closing Press Conference