Topic: Are you poised for transition and success?Date: 13 November 2019Presenter: Phumlani M. Majozi

Global forces that will shape your success – and failure

• Economic integration/international trade• Technology• Politics• Culture

Transitioning in a global economy amid the trade (tech)war

• The US economy outperforming most in the developed world

• Donald Trump not bad for the US economy – so far

• The economic standoff between China and US isn’t really about tariffs – it’s a tech war

• Because it’s a tech war – then the so-called trade war isn’t going away anytime soon

• China and US tech war affects the entire world

• China’s economic growth slowing down

• Europe’s economy is stagnant – Germany expected to hit a recession

• Africa is an opportunity – but is starting at a very low base, +- $500 GDP per capita

• On tech advancement in Africa, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya will be very importantto watch over the next years, decades

South Africa at a glance

• Unemployment is now at 11-year high – at 29%.

• State-owned enterprises are a mess e.g. Eskom, SAA, Denel

• Economic growth is nowhere insight. Growth projected to be less that 1% this year.

• State-controlled (public) education is a disaster.

• Business confidence is back at disappointing levels pre-Ramaphosa presidency.

• Corruption rife partly because of state controls and huge state interventions.

• Because of government’s high propensity to spend – public debt keeps rising.

• Private investment projected to contract this year, according to Stellenbosch’s Bureau for Economic Research (BER).

Technological advancement challenges humanity – you

• Cashiers to self-checkout machines

• Newspaper delivery to electronic reading devices

• Travel agents to travel websites

• Taxi dispatchers to mobile apps

• Taxi drivers to self-driving cars

• Journalists to artificial intelligence software

• Software developer to what?

• Project Manager to what?

• Business analyst to what?

Sasfin takes on the investment opportunities in tech

• Auto Innovation

• Healthcare Innovation

• Internet-of-Things, 5G & Big Data

• Automation & Robotics/Artificial Intelligence

• E-Commerce, FinTech and Digital Entertainment

• Cloud Computing & Cybersecurity

• Clean Energy

Strategic positioning and improving your value proposition in tough economic times

• Consistent skills improvement

• Build your stronger brand in the organization

• Build relationships in the organization

• Be credible – and reliable

• Put the client first

• Understand your professional world

• Be synonymous with a particular concept

• Strengthen your network

The power of networking in strategic positioning

“It was Kissinger’s unique talent for networking, not just his scholarly acumen or his astute reading of power politics, that made him such a formidable figure. “ - Professor Niall Ferguson, Hoover Institution

My global network

USA

Brazil

RSA

UK

West AfricaEast Africa

Middle East

India

Thank you!

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