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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
29 – 30 June 2015 . Emperors Palace . Ekurhuleni . Johannesburg . South Africa
DAY 1: 29 JUNE 2015
Conference Opening
Conference Chair: Victor Kgomoeswana
08:30
Welcome Address:
Cllr Thumbu Mahlangu, MMC for City Planning and Economic
Development
08:50
Keynote Address:
Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mondli Gungubele
09:10
Ministerial Address:
Minister Rob Davies, the dti
08:40
09:40
Keynote Address:
Bruce Strong, Mpact & Manufacturing Circle Chairman
10:10
Keynote Address:
Uys Jonker, Jonker Sailplanes
10:40
Plenary Q & A
11:00
REFRESHMENTS
11:30
Plenary Panel 1: The Best of South African Manufacturing
Our morning panel session will feature industry best practice exemplars, providing delegates with the opportunity to hear
from and question industry leaders on how they are achieving success and the factors that are driving this.
LUNCH
12:30
13:30
Panel 2: Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships for
Innovations and Value Addition
REFRESHMENTS
15:00
15:30
Panel 3: Industrial Financing, Incentives and Private Sector
Investments?
Panel 4: Localisation for Supply Chain Development and
Local Production
Panel 5: Africa – The Opportunity for Manufacturers and the
value that Regional Integration brings for Manufacturers
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
17:00
DAY 2: 30 JUNE 2015
08:30
Keynote Address:
Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina, the dti
09:00
International Keynote Address: Is the Small Business
innovation Research (SBIR) Public Private Partnership
Programme the Answer for SME Development?
Charles Wessner, Georgetown University
09:45
Panel 6: Spatial Interventions for Industrial Development
including Aerotropolis Development and Special Economic
Zones (SEZ)
Panel 7: Applying Manufacturing Intelligence to become an
Insights Driven Organisation for improved competitiveness
and readiness for Industry 4.0
REFRESHMENTS
11:00
11:30
Panel 8: The Mining and Manufacturing Interface
Panel 9: Energy Efficiency and Alternative Power for
Manufacturing
LUNCH
13:00
14:00
Afternoon Session Moderator:
Global Megatrends: How they impact Manufacturing of
tomorrow.
Lionel October, the dti
14:05
Keynote Address: Industry 4.0
Karthi Pillay and John Dixon, Deloitte
14:35
International Keynote Address: Global Megatrends and
Maurizo Gattiglo, European Factories of the Future Research
Factories of the Future: Will South African Manufacturing be Association
left behind?
15:10
International Keynote Address: Next-shoring: A New
Perspective on Global Manufacturing
Richard Sellschop, McKinsey
15:55
Closing Keynote Address:
Premier David Makhura *
16:20
Closing remarks: Conference Chairman: Victor Kgomoeswana
* To be confirmed
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This Programme has been collated by the Steering Committee comprising members from:
public enterprises
Public Enterprises
science
& technology
Science and Technology
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