The Centenary Business Summit
A U.S. Delegation of business leaders together with some of the leading lights of the South African business community invite you to an interactive business summit in celebration of Madiba's 100th birthday to share thought leadership around globalisation, corporate social responsibility, diversity, technology, doing business in Southern Africa and much more.
Johannesburg
July 16, 2018
Speakers
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Our Panel of Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
See Links to Individual Biographies on the Agenda
Julia Brown
Carnival Corporation
Colin Coleman
Goldman Sachs
Peter Crawley
Citi
Dr. Petrus de Kock
Brand South Africa
Kuseni Dlamini
Massmart
Candice Dott
Thomson Reuters
Dr. Mave Houston
Amazon Audible
Charmaine Houvet
Cisco Systems
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe
Moodys Corporation
Colin Iles
Equinox Leadership & Innovation Centre
Faith Khanyile
WDB Investment Holdings
Camille John-Jenkins
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Colleen Larsen
Business Engage
30% Club Southern Africa
India Martin
LFL Advisory
Temi Ofong
ABSA
Christine Ramon
AngloGold Ashanti
Danyale Price
Paul Weiss
The Agenda
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07h30-08h30. Registration
SESSION I
08h30-08h40. Opening: Colleen Larsen, President 30% Club, Southern Africa
08h40-10h10. The Plenary Panel: U.S. Delegation: South Africa Open For Business
Moderator: India Martin, LFL Global Advisory & Leadership Expert
Julia Brown, Chief Procurement Officer, Carnival Corporation
Dr. Mave Houston, Head of Research & UX Design, Amazon Audible
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Global Head of CSR & President, Moodys Corporation
Camille John-Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Global Banking
Danyale Price, Chief Inclusion Officer, Paul Weiss LLP
10h15-10h45. Keynote: Colin Coleman, Partner and Managing Director and Head of South Africa Goldman Sachs
10h45-11h15. Break
SESSION II
11h15-12h30. Breakout I: Purpose Driven Leadership
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Global Head of CSR & President, Moodys Corporation
Faith Khanyile, Chief Executive Officer, WDB Investment Holdings
Temi Ofong, Co-CEO Corporate & Investment Banking, ABSA
Danyale Price, Chief Inclusion Officer, Paul Weiss Rifkind, Wharton, Garrison LLP
Breakout II: Managing Global Stakeholders & Expat Experiences
Peter Crawley, Country Officer, Citi
Kuseni Dlamini, Chairman, Massmart
India Martin, LFL Global Advisory & Leadership Expert
12h45-14h00. Breakout III: Ascent to the C-Suite & Beyond
Julia Brown, Chief Procurement Officer, Carnival Corporation
Christine Ramon, Chief Financial Officer, AngloGold Ashanti
Breakout IV: The Changing Technology Landscape Data & Technology Disruption
Candice Dott, Head of Market Development Africa, Thomson Reuters
Dr. Mave Houston, Head of Research & UX Design, Amazon Audible
Charmaine Houvet, Public Policy Director, Africa, Cisco Systems
14h00 – 16h00. Lunch Reception & Close
Background & Objective
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The U.S Centenary Delegation are a well respected cohort of senior executives with global responsibilities at some of the world's largest and most well respected firms. They are widely recognized as business leaders, subject matter experts and trailblazers across their respective sectors. The purpose of the delegation is to engage in thoughtful conversation with South African business leaders about the vision, business operating environment and challenges in attracting direct foreign investment to Southern Africa.
The U.S. Delegation and Business Summit are being hosted by India Martin, a 25 year veteran of financial services who now runs a leadership, executive coaching and global advisory consultancy, Leadership For Life (LFL). India works regularly across the continent and is a proponent of the globalisation of African brands. The Centenary Business Summit “South Africa Open For Business”, was developed jointly by India Martin and Colleen Larsen, CEO of Business Engage and President of the 30% club in conjunction with Sneha Shah, Managing Director for Africa at Thomson Reuters, the summit's anchor sponsor. The keynote, main panel, and curated break out groups have been designed to encourage a robust dialogue and challenge perceptions around doing business in Southern Africa.
