From June 22 to 23, 2022
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The Capital on the Park
101 Katherine Street
Sandton, Johannesburg,
South Africa
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Business France and the Team France Export are organizing, on 22 and 23 June, 2022, a Southern Africa – France Business Forum.
This forum will give a new impetus to the economic and business relations between France and Southern Africa, will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This dynamic event is organized for industry players wishing to identify new business opportunities in the Southern African and French markets or to strengthen already existing ties. It will include:
– B2B meetings with the aim to identify future clients and partners
– Fantastic networking opportunities
– Thematic workshops including testimonies from Southern African and French companies who have successfully established rewarding partnerships
– The participation of high-profile Southern African and French personalities
They also joined the French delegation
ProgramME of the Forum
Wednesday, 22 June, 2022 – @ The Capital on the Park, 101 Katherine St, Sandton
| 07:45 | Coffee & Greetings | |
| 08:15 |
Opening speeches
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| 09:00 |
Panel #1 – Rebuilding Southern Africa’s economy post covid Ms Busisiwe MAVUSO, Chief Executive Officer, BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SOUTH AFRICA
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| 09:45 | Q&A | |
| 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 |
Panel #2 – Invest in Southern Africa. Focus on Intra-Africa Trade and Regional Integration Mr Tembinkosi BONAKELE, Commissioner, SOUTH AFRICAN COMPETITION COMMISSION |
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| 11:15 | Q&A | |
| 11:30 |
Panel #3 – A New Approach: Building Skills for the Future Hon. Deputy Minister Buti MANAMELA, Department of Higher Education and Training |
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| 12:15 | Q&A | |
| 12:30 | Networking Lunch | |
| 14:00 |
Workshop #1 : Closing infrastructures gap Dr Kgosientsho RAMAKGOPA, Head of Investment and Infrastructure (ISA), Presidency of the Republic of South Africa |
Workshop #2: Finance and ensuring bankability of projects in SADC Mr Kieran FAHY, Chief Executive Officer, BNP PARIBAS SOUTH AFRICA
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| 15:00 | Q&A | Q&A |
| 15:15 | Networking Break | |
| 15:45 |
Workshop #3 : Food Security leveraging technology Hon. Carl H.G. SCHLETTWEIN, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, NAMIBIA
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Workshop #4: Powering SADC enabling a diversified energy mix Dr Thuli N. KHUMALO, Chief Operations Officer, Presidential Climate Change Commission
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| 16:45 | Q&A | Q&A |
| 16:45 | Remarks and conclusion | |
| 17:30 | End of the business forum Hon. Ebrahim PATEL, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa |
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| Closing |
This program is given for information only and is subject to changes
Thursday, 23 June, 2022 – Simultaneous sessions
| The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) – by invitation only | The Capital on the Park, 101 Katherine St, Sandton |
“Unpacking French Investment Opportunities”Breakfast at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the presence of South African key accounts 08:00 Arrival and registration of guests 08:30 – Welcome note – Capital Markets 08:40 – Introductory remarks 08:50 – Presentation 09:00 – France, a leading host country for foreign Investment 09:30 – Feedback from the field: the Aspen experience in Normandie 09:45 – Q&As 10:00 – Networking session 11:00 End of the session |
8:30 – Coffee & Greetings 9:00 – BtoB meetings between French and Southern African companies, as well as meetings between French companies and Ambassadors/Department of Economic Affairs 12:00 – End of the session
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This program is given for information only and is subject to changes
SPEAKERS
Phumzile LANGENI
Special Investment Envoy, appointed by H.E.M Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of the Republic of South Africa
Busisiwe MAVUSO
CEO
Business Leadership South Africa
Shelley LOTZ
Head of Regulatory Affairs
THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY ASSOCIATION
Jean-Claude LASSERRE
C.E.O Africa
SAINT GOBAIN
Dr Stavros NICOLAOU
Senior Executive : Strategic Trade Development
ASPEN PHARMACARE GROUP
Dr Yves GUÉNON
Chairman of the FSACCI and
Vice-president of the CCEF of South Africa
Philippa RODSETH
Executive Director
MANUFACTURING CIRCLE
Anthony COSTA
Investment Lead in the Private Office of the President,
Republic of South Africa
Patrycja KULA
Business development manager
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
Mourad CHOUIQA
Head of Eastern & Southern Africa
BPIFRANCE
Raoul JACQUAND
VP Eurowest Public Services & Africa business development
DASSAULT SYSTEMS
Sonja DE BRUYN
Lead Independent Director
REMGRO LIMITED
André DE RUYTER
Chief Executive Officer
ESKOM
Olivier LAOUCHEZ
Co-founder & Executive Chairman
TRACE
Shamini HARRINGTON
Vice President – Climate Change
SASOL
Verner AYUKEGBA
Senior Vice President
AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER
Hervé PERRON
Managing Director, International Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics South Africa
BOLLORE LOGISTICS SOUTH AFRICA
Philisiwe MTHETHWA
CEO
NEF
Siby DIABARA
Regional Head Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
PROPARCO
Myriam BRIGUI
Head of Proparco International Network Department
PROPARCO
Michelle OLCKERS
Co-CEO
MAZARS SOUTH AFRICA
Lasad JAOUANI
General Manager and Vice-President
AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES SOUTH AFRICA
Nkululeko MAGADLA
General Manager Southern Africa and C.E.O
AIR LIQUIDE SOUTH AFRICA
Zanélle DALGLISH
Sustainable Development and Training Academy Director
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOUTHERN AFRICA
Kieran FAHY
Chief Executive Officer
BNP PARIBAS SOUTH AFRICA
Mzila MTHENJANE
Executive Head for Stakeholder Affairs
EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED
Yolisa KANI
Chief Business Development Officer
TRANSNET
Busani NGCAWENI
Principal
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
Miles MURRAY
Director Business Development
VEOLIA SERVICES SOUTHERN AFRICA
Hon. Buti MANAMELA
Deputy Minister
Department of Higher Education and Training
Bernard PEILLE
Managing Director
ALSTOM SOUTHERN AFRICA
William ROOS
Assistant Secretary Multilateral, Development and Trade affairs
FRENCH TREASURY
Fadzai NYAMASVE
Strategy and Business Growth Director
TRANSNET
Samuel MOKOROSI
Head of Origination & Deals
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
Hardus DUPPER
Chief Engineering
AFGRI
Tembinkosi BONAKELE
Commissioner
SOUTH AFRICAN COMPETITION COMMISSION
Valdene REDDY
Director
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
Stéphane LECOQ
Head of Invest Department for Africa
BUSINESS FRANCE
Hon. Carl Hermann Gustav SCHLETTWEIN
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of Namibia
Niall ROWANTREE
Deputy Vice President Southern Africa
TOTALENERGIES
Thibaud VIBERT
MD South Africa – Renewables Branch
TOTALENERGIES
Mpho EKGALA
Deputy Director: Biosecurity Promotion and Awareness
South African Dept. of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Lello FRANCISCO
Board Member, AIPEX – Agency for Private Investment and Exports Promotion of Angola
Peter MOOPELOA
Sales and Marketing manager (Agri-Food services) Southern Africa Region
BUREAU VERITAS
Viran PILLAY
Senior Manager for Sustainability
SASOL
Dr Tuli N. KHUMALO
Chief Operations Officer at the Secretariat of the Presidential Climate Commission
Charlotte MOKOENA
Executive Vice President: Human Resources and Stakeholder Relations
SASOL
IN THE PRESENCE OF
Aurélien LECHEVALLIER
Ambassador of France to South Africa,
Lesotho and Malawi
Laurent CHEVALLIER
Ambassador of France to Zimbabwe
François GOLDBLATT
Ambassador of France to Zambia
Laurence BEAU
Ambassador of France to Botswana
Daniel VOSGIEN
Ambassador of France to Angola
David IZZO
Ambassador of France to Mozambique and Eswatini
Sébastien MINOT
Ambassador of France to Namibia
Bertrand FURNO
Head of the Department of Economic Affairs
French Embassy in South Africa
Pierre SÉJOURNÉ
Head of the Department of Economic Affairs
French Embassy in Mozambique
Stephan DUBOST
Head of the Department of Economic Affairs
French Embassy in Angola
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101 Katherine St,
Sandton
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