Thursday 14 September
THE SUMMIT
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
Keynote
09:15 - 09:45 Address by Dr Emmanuel Taban, author of “The Boy Who Never Gave Up” and passionate investor in the education of African students
MORNING
Opportunities and threats of investing in Africa
10:00 - 10:45 Session 1: Navigating the South African Risk Frontier: Unveiling Challenges and Cultivating Solutions for a Resilient Future by Nicola Comninos
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 Session 2 : Development for impact: A use case from a metropolitan city near Cape Town by Caroline Sohie, Leszek Dobrovolsky, Vusi Nondo & Catherine Stone
12:15 - 13:00 Session 3: The Potential vs the Pitfalls of investing in an African Project (a Southern African perspective) by Moshie Ratsebe, Jan Fourie, Adrian Dommisse, Hendri Herbst & Neethling van Heerden
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch
Opportunities and threats of investing in Africa
13:45 - 14:15 Session 4: How to attract European Institutional Investors in Africa by Kameel Keshav CA (SA), Morne Edas, Revel Wood & Mpho Ratladi
Measuring and reporting impact
AFTERNOON
14:30 - 15:15 Measuring and Amplifying Impact: Navigating Sustainable Investment in Emerging Markets by Kaashifah Beukes, Coenraad Bezuidenhout, Khomotšo Grace Legodi & Keoleboge Malela
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break
The role of the Europe-Africa collaboration on clean & affordable energy
15:45 - 16:15 Session 1: Enabling impact through partnerships: The potential transformative impact of green hydrogen on local economies by Aldrich Louis
16:30 - 17:30 Session 2: The role of the Europe-Africa collaboration on clean & affordable energy by Chris Yelland, Mamadou Fall Kane, Patrick Stein-Kaempfe, George van Rensburg & Patrice Viaene
18:00 Cocktail networking reception
Ginja restaurant (walking distance from the venue)