DAY ONE (1) (All sessions to be held in the Diamond Auditorium, unless otherwise stated.)

08:00 – 08:30 Registration, arrival coffee and tea

INTRODUCTION AND SCENE SETTING

08:45 – 09:00Opening of the 2017 City of Tshwane Inaugural Mayoral Economic SummitMr. Victor KgomoeswanaProgramme Director

09:00 – 09:30 Opening Address by His Worship, Councillor Solly MsimangaExecutive Mayor – City of Tshwane

09:30 – 10:00 Address by Dr. Miriam AltmanNational Planning Commissioner and Altman Advisory

10:00 - 10:15 Question and Answer Session

10:15 – 10:30 TEA BREAK

10:30 – 11:00Global, regional and domestic economic outlookDr. Catherine ToveyProgram Leader for Africa region – World Bank

11:00 – 11:30Capital Economic Outlook (CEO) Ms. Shaakira Karolia Chief Economist – City of Tshwane

11:30 – 12:00 Question and Answer Session

12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH (Outdoor Deck)

13:00 – 14:00

Keys to success for growing tourism within TshwaneFacilitator: Councillor Randall Williams (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tshwane)

Panelists:Ms. Bronwen Cadle de Ponte (General Manager – CSIR ICC and Chairperson – Tshwane Tourism Association Board)Mr. Dirk Elzinga (Managing Director – Conventions Industry Consultants)Mr. Darryl Erasmus (Chief Quality Assurance Officer – Tourism Grading Council of South Africa)Dr. Nellie Swart (Senior Lecturer: Tourism – UNISA)

14:00 – 15:15 Live screening of the 2017 National Budget Speech

15:15 – 16:15

Parallel Session ITransforming metropolitan fiscal frameworks

and urban financing towards inclusive growth

Introductory session: City of Tshwane financial turnaround plan Mr. Umar Banda (City of Tshwane, Acting Chief Financial Officer)

Facilitator: Mr. Gerhard Pienaar (Swiss Economic Co-operation and Development – SECO)

Panelists:Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina (Executive Manager – South African Cities Network, SACN)Mr. Arno Lawrenz (Portfolio Manager – Ashburton Investments)Dr. Nara Monkam (Director: Research – African Tax Administration Forum)Dr. Ngaka Mosiane (Senior Researcher – Gauteng City Region Observatory, GCRO)Mr. Philip Van Ryneveld (Director – Hunter Van Ryneveld)

Parallel Session IIThe keys to success for growing

agriculture and agro-processing within Tshwane (Ruby Auditorium)

Facilitator: Councillor Mike Mkhari (City of Tshwane, Member of the Mayoral Committee: Agriculture and Environment)

Panelists:Mr. Pieter Botes (Consultant, Government Growth Initiative Team – Deloitte, South Africa)Mr. Zamikhaya Maseti (Senior Policy Advisor: Public Policy – Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa)Mr. Patrick Mphahlele (CEO – Tshwane Fresh Produce Market)Mr. Christo Van Der Rheede (Deputy Executive Director – AgriSA)Mr. Paul Vorster (Founder – Calico Capital)

16:30 – 17:15

2015 World Bank South African subnational cost of doing business (SNDB) results

Presentation by Mr. Roland Hunter – National Treasury Cities Support Programme

Response from the City of Tshwane Action plans to address the City’s unfavourable ranking in the 2015 SNDB Report

17:15 – 17:30

Closing Remarks: Day 1

Councillor Randall WilliamsMember of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tshwane

17:30 – 19:30 Cocktail Networking Session (Outdoor Deck)

PROGRAMME*The City of Tshwane Inaugural Mayoral Economic Summit 2017Revitalise. Stabilise. Deliver.

Programme Director: Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana

22 – 23 February 2017The CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria

Tshwane, South Africa

* Subject to change

DAY TWO (2) (All sessions to be held in the Diamond Auditorium, unless otherwise stated.)

08:00 – 08:15 Registration, arrival coffee and tea

08:15 – 08:30 Reflections from Day 1Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana(Programme Director)

08:30 – 08:50 Summit Opening Address by Councillor Cilliers Brink (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Corporate and Shared Services – City of Tshwane)

08:50 – 09:10 Address by Ms. Ndileka Mandela (Founder and Chair – Thembekile Mandela Foundation)

09:10 – 09:30 Address by Mr. Moeletsi Mbeki (Deputy Chair – South African Institue of International Affairs, SAIIA)

09:30 - 09:45 Question and Answer Session

09:45 – 10:45

Parallel Session IKeys to success for growing advanced

manufacturing within Tshwane

Facilitator: Mr. Renai Moothilal (NAACAM)

Panelists:Dr. Luci Abrahams (Director – LINK Centre)Dr. Anthon Botha (Managing Director – TechnoScene) Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu (TUT)Dr. Paul Potgieter (Executive Chairman – Aerosud)Mr. Lance Schultz (CEO – Centurion Aerospace Village)

Parallel Session IIIdentifying and implementing innovative governance solutions towards inclusive

growth (Ruby Auditorium)

Facilitator: Dr Michael Sutcliffe (City Insight)

Panelists:Dr Neissan Alessandro (Project Manager – South African Institute of International Affairs, SAIIA)Dr. F.M. Lucky Mathebula (Founder – Th!nc Foundation)Mr. Ralph Mathekga (Faculty Head: Political Economy – MISTRA)Mr. William Mzimba (CEO – Accenture South Africa)Prof. Ivan Turok (Executive Director: Economic Performance and Development Unit – HSRC)

Parallel Session IIIThe future of Wonderboom Airport

(Amethyst Room)

Facilitator: Dr. Elmar de Wet (Executive Manager – Enterprises, University of Pretoria)

Panelists:Mr. Gawie Bestbier (Executive: Aviation Infrastructure – South African Civil Aviation Authority)Mr. Paul Potgieter Jnr. (Program Manager: Aircraft Development – AHRLAC)Mr. Jack van der Merwe (CEO – Gautrain Management Agency)Dr. Hein Wiese (Director, Economic Development – IDIS)Mr. Victor Xaba (Deputy CEO – Denel Aerostructures)

10:45 – 11:05 TEA BREAK

11:15 – 12:15

Parallel Session IKeys to success for growing an urban resilient Tshwane

Introductory session: The City of Tshwane’s spatial vision and emerging development trends - (Mr. Augustine Makgata Acting Deputy City Manager: Group Governance and Support – City of Tshwane)

Facilitator: Mr. Johann Lubbe (DBSA)

Panelists:Ms. Sue Bannister (Commissioner – National Planning Commission) Mr. Anton Boshoff (CEO – Bigen Africa)Dr. Fanie Botha (Associate – Umvoto)Prof. Roula Inglesi-Lotz (Economist – University of Pretoria)Dr. Herman Joubert (Founder – TechIQ)

Parallel Session IIImproving the competitiveness of SMMES and the informal economy

through digital connectivity (Ruby Auditorium)

Facilitator: Mr. Craig Wing (Future World International)

Panelists:Ms. Mich Atagana (PR and Communications Manager– Google South Africa)Mr. Ignaz Fuesgen (Founder – KOHMAP Consulting)Mr. David Morobe (Regional General Manager – Business Partners)Mr. Bart van Uythem (First Counsellor – Team Leader Economic and Infrastructure Cooperation Section – Delegation of the European Union to South Africa)Ms. Catherine Young (Owner – Thinkroom Consulting)Mr. Saki Zamxaka (CEO – Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, GGDA)

12:30 – 13:30

Parallel Session ILeveraging the real estate market towards inclusive growth

Facilitator: Mr. Kapei Phahlamohlaka (Senior Manager: Property Investments – Public Investment Corporation, PIC)

Panelists:Mr. Pule Mmutlana (Acting Head: Property Services – City of Tshwane)Dr. Sedise Moseneke (Executive Director – Vukile Property Fund)Ms. Heather Prinsloo (Executive – City Property)Mr. Anton Sinovich (Executive Director – The Sinovich Group)Mr. Japie Van Niekerk (CEO – New Africa Developments)

Parallel Session II Managing “Big Data” at the local government level (Ruby Auditorium)

Facilitator: Prof. Sonali Das (Principal Researcher: Statistics – CSIR and Visiting Associate Professor – University of the Witwatersrand)

Panelists:Dr. Arulsivanathan Naidoo (Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations – Statistics South Africa)Dr. Benjamin Rosman (Principal Researcher: Mobile Intelligence Autonomous Systems Group – CSIR)Mr. Kroshlen Moodley (General Manager: Public Sector and Utilities – SAS)

13:30 – 14:15 LUNCH (Outdoor Deck)

14:15 – 15:30

Insights from South Africa’s National Budget Speech: Implications for South Africa’s metro’sProf. Jannie Rossouw (Head of Department: School of Economics and Business Science – University of the Witwatersrand)Mr. Mike Schussler (Chief Economist – Economists.co.za)Prof. Nicola Viegi (South African Reserve Bank Chair of Monetary Economics and Banking – University of Pretoria)

15:30 – 15:45GrowSA: an exciting initiative for growing our economy and creating opportunities for allMr. Theo VorsterCEO – Galileo Capital

15:45 – 16:15 Transforming South Africa with an emphasis on local governmentDr. Michael SutcliffeFounder – City Insight

16:15 – 16:30 Closing Address by His Worship, Councillor Solly Msimanga Executive Mayor – City of TshwaneRevitalise, stabilise, deliver!

16:30 – 17:00Vote of ThanksMr. Mayur MaganlalActing City Manager – City of Tshwane

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