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Gala dinner
Monday, February 24
| Time | Topic |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Arrival drinks, seating and dinner orders |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Opening performance
Welcome and opening remarks Dinner, entertainment and networking |
Conference
Tuesday, February 25
Morning session
| Time | Topic | Lead |
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08:00 – 09:15 |
Registration and breakfast |
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09:30 – 09:45 |
Programme opening |
Mxolisi Mgojo, Co-Chair, B20 South Africa |
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09:45 – 10:20 |
Panel discussion Reflection on G20/B20 impact on host nations |
– Cas Coovadia, Sherpa, B20 South Africa – Sarp Kalkan, Sherpa, B20 Türkiye – Constanza Negri, Sherpa, B20 Brasil Moderator: Nozipho Tshabalala, CEO, The Conversation Strategists |
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10:20 – 10:45 |
Keynote address |
Børge Brende, President & CEO, World Economic Forum |
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10:45 – 11:10 |
Keynote address |
Susan M Lund, Vice President Economics & Private Sector |
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11:10 – 11:45 |
Refreshment break |
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11:45 – 12:10 |
Keynote address |
Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group |
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12:10 – 12:45 |
Panel discussion The G20 in 2025, international organisations, |
– Minister Parks Tau, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition – Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General & Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa – John W.H Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce - Renate Hornung-Draus, Vice-President to the International Labour Organisation, International Organisation of Employers Moderator: Khulekani Mathe, Local Business Advisory Council Co-Chair, B20 South Africa |
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12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch break |
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Conference
Tuesday, February 25
Afternoon session
| Time | Topic | Lead |
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13:45 – 14:00 |
Entertainment |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Thought leadership Geopolitics, macroeconomics, and the road ahead – a path to stability? |
Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist & Head of Research, Standard Bank |
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14:30 – 15:10 |
Panel discussion Mobilising B20 SA objectives through Task Forces |
Task Force Chairs / Deputy Chairs – Andrew Kirby, CEO, Toyota SA – Daniel Mminele, Chairman, Nedbank – Paul Hanratty, CEO, Sanlam – Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO, Naspers SA Moderator: Nicole Roos, Chairperson & Managing Director, Nestlé South Africa, East and Southern Africa Region |
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15:10 – 15:45 |
Refreshment break |
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15:45 – 16:25 |
Panel discussion Mobilising B20 SA objectives through Task Forces |
Task Force Chairs / Deputy Chairs – Busi Mabuza, Chair, Industrial Development Corporation – Mildred Nadah Pita, Head, Public Affairs, Science, & Sustainability for Africa, Bayer – Ruwayda Redfearn, CEO, Deloitte Africa – Sim Tshabalala, Group CEO, Standard Bank Moderator: Tshepo Ncube, Head of International Client Coverage, Absa CIB |
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16:25 – 16:30 |
Closing and commitments for 2025 |
Cas Coovadia, Sherpa, B20 South Africa |
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16:30 |
Drinks and entertainment |
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Gala dinner
Monday, February 24
| Time | Topic |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Arrival drinks, seating and dinner orders |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Opening performance
Welcome and opening remarks Dinner, entertainment and networking |
Gala dinner programme director
Anele Mdoda
Television presenter & radio personality
In radio, she has worked as a DJ for South Africa’s most popular commercial radio stations such as 5FM and 947, where she currently presents the 947 “Breakfast Club with Anele”.
Anele’s television presenting career began in 2009 when she co-hosted the reality TV show “SA’s Got Talent”, (based on the British “Got Talent” format). In 2011, Anele co-presented the SABC magazine, lifestyle and television series “TV to the POWER of 5”. In 2014, Anele presented the docu-reality series “Dream School SA” which was broadcast on M-Net. In the same year she co-presented the SABC 3 talk show “Tongue In Cheek”. From 2016 to mid-2018, Anele presented her own daily talk-show “Real Talk With Anele” on SABC 3. She recorded close to 400 episodes over 4 seasons. This show won a South African Film & Television Award (SAFTA) in 2017 for Best Talk Show.
Anele has featured as a judge on several platforms, including Mzansi Magic’s Clash of the Choirs and multiple Miss South Africa Pageants. She has also interviewed the likes of Trevor Noah in his New York studio, Taraji P Henson, Terence Howard, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran, to name a few.
Cas Coovadia
Sherpa, B20 South Africa
Cas Coovadia is the outgoing CEO of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), having served in this role since April 2020. He previously spent 15 years as Managing Director of The Banking Association South Africa (BASA), where he established the organisation as a leading voice for the banking sector.
Cas has a long history of activism and public service. In the 1980s and 1990s, he played a pivotal role in South Africa’s civic movement and the United Democratic Front, leading negotiations on restructuring local government during the country’s transition to democracy. He also co-founded the South African National Civic Organisation and served as its Vice-President.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi
Co-Chair, B20 South Africa
Nonkululeko Nyembezi is a seasoned business leader and current Chairman of the Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) board, as well as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Standard Bank Group and Standard Bank South Africa.
Her illustrious career includes serving as CEO of Ichor Coal N.V. and ArcelorMittal South Africa, the largest steel producer on the African continent. Nonkululeko has also chaired the boards of Alexander Forbes Group and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Anglo-American Plc and Chairman of Macsteel Service Centres South Africa.
In addition to her corporate roles, she serves as a non-executive director of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and is a trustee of the Quartet of Peace Trust, Partners for Possibility, and The Norval Foundation.
Busi Mavuso
Local Business Advisory Council Co-Chair, B20 South Africa
Busisiwe Mavuso is the CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), a role she has held since July 2019. Before this, she was the organisation’s Chief Operations Officer and previously served as Managing Director of the Black Management Forum (BMF).
With a career spanning nearly three decades, Busisiwe has worked across various industries, including banking, telecoms, consulting, and healthcare. She serves on the boards of Business Unity South Africa, Resultant Finance, and BMF Investments, and is a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits Business School. She also contributes to national initiatives as a member of the Human Resources Development Council and other advisory councils.
She is a prominent advocate for inclusive socio-economic growth, transformation, and people development.
Khulekani Mathe
Local Business Advisory Council Co-Chair, B20 South Africa | CEO, BUSA
Khulekani Mathe is the CEO of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Since joining BUSA in February 2023, he served as Deputy CEO, overseeing operations, policy coordination, and strategic stakeholder engagement.
Previously, Khulekani was Head of Financial Inclusion at The Banking Association South Africa, focusing on transformation, small business development, and financial education. He also held senior roles in government, contributing to the National Development Plan as Head of the National Planning Commission Secretariat.
Khulekani’s early career was in education, where he led Tembaletu Community Education Centre to multiple national and international awards.
A passionate long-distance runner, Khulekani has completed the Comrades Marathon nine times.
Contents
Conference
Tuesday, February 25
Morning session
| Time | Topic | Lead |
|---|---|---|
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08:00 – 09:15 |
Registration and breakfast |
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09:30 – 09:45 |
Programme opening |
Mxolisi Mgojo, Co-Chair, B20 South Africa |
|
09:45 – 10:20 |
Panel discussion Reflection on G20/B20 impact on host nations |
– Cas Coovadia, Sherpa, B20 South Africa – Sarp Kalkan, Sherpa, B20 Türkiye – Constanza Negri, Sherpa, B20 Brasil Moderator: Nozipho Tshabalala, CEO, The Conversation Strategists |
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10:20 – 10:45 |
Keynote address |
Børge Brende, President & CEO, World Economic Forum |
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10:45 – 11:10 |
Keynote address |
Susan M Lund, Vice President Economics & Private Sector |
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11:10 – 11:45 |
Refreshment break |
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11:45 – 12:10 |
Keynote address |
Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group |
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12:10 – 12:45 |
Panel discussion The G20 in 2025, international organisations, |
– Minister Parks Tau, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition – Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General & Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa – John W.H Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce - Renate Hornung-Draus, Vice-President to the International Labour Organisation, International Organisation of Employers Moderator: Khulekani Mathe, Local Business Advisory Council Co-Chair, B20 South Africa |
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12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch break |
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Conference programme director and panel moderator
Nozipho Tshabalala
CEO, The Conversation Strategists
Nozipho Tshabalala is the CEO of the Conversation Strategists, where she moderates global conversations that are designed to have measurable outcomes. She is known as the go-to moderator for presidential and high-level panel conversations globally. She has moderated conversations for global bodies including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International Labour Organisation, the United Nations, the African Union, governments and multinationals around the world.
Nozipho is also an award-winning financial markets broadcaster lifting the African business story through the lens of leadership, performance, the political economy, development finance, gender mainstreaming, and youth development.
In 2019, Nozipho was named among the 2019 100 Most Influential Young Africans.
Mxolisi Mgojo
Co-Chair, B20 South Africa
Mxolisi Mgojo is the President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and has a distinguished career spanning over four decades across multiple industries. He began his professional journey as a software engineer, spending a decade in the technology sector, followed by eight years in investment banking, including roles at Société Générale Investment Banking.
Since 2001, Mxolisi has been deeply involved in the mining industry, holding key leadership positions. Mxolisi has also served as President of the Minerals Council South Africa (2017–2021) and held board roles with organisations including Exxaro Resources, Tronox Limited, and the Sishen Iron Ore Company.
His leadership contributions have been widely recognised; he was inducted into the SA Mining Hall of Fame in 2022, and awarded the All Africa Business Leaders Award as Business Leader of the Year in 2022.
Cas Coovadia
Sherpa, B20 South Africa
Cas Coovadia is the outgoing CEO of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), having served in this role since April 2020. He previously spent 15 years as Managing Director of The Banking Association South Africa (BASA), where he established the organisation as a leading voice for the banking sector.
Cas has a long history of activism and public service. In the 1980s and 1990s, he played a pivotal role in South Africa’s civic movement and the United Democratic Front, leading negotiations on restructuring local government during the country’s transition to democracy. He also co-founded the South African National Civic Organisation and served as its Vice-President.
Sarp Kalkan
Sherpa, B20 Türkiye
Sarp Kalkan is the Deputy Secretary General at the Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB). At the TOBB, Kalkan as the Chief Policy Officer, is responsible for aligning the organization’s overall policy priorities and advocacy efforts. He oversees and coordinates several major policy divisions within the TOBB to find better policy solutions for the Turkish business community. Moreover, TOBB’s strategic initiatives and projects are also under his leadership.
Before assuming this role, Kalkan served as the B20 Sherpa during Turkey’s G20 Presidency. He was responsible for overall coordination of G20 business communities of around 500 MNEs and more than 1000 national champions through the thematic taskforces, and organisation of B20 events and advocacy efforts. He also supplied basic orientation for the B20 recommendations and oversee the process of preparing policy papers.
Prior to his current position, Kalkan served for more than 10 years as the senior policy adviser to the TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and policy analyst at TEPAV, premier economic policy think-tank in Turkey.
Constanza Negri
Sherpa, B20 Brasil
With more than 15 years of experience in the private sector in the areas of public policy and government relations, Constanza Negri manages the International Trade and Integration area at CNI. She is also the sherpa of B20 Brasil, responsible for coordinating the business forum’s Secretariat and preparing the defence of the group’s political recommendations, in addition to supporting the forum’s president, Dan Ioschpe.
Negri was deputy director and head of Trade Policy at the Department of International Affairs at Eurochambres, in Brussels, and served as a senior advisor at the EU-Latin America Observatory and at the WTO International Chair for Regional Integration, at the University of Barcelona. She has a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Bologna, an advanced diploma in European Studies from the European College of Parma and a postgraduate degree in International Economic Relations-Regional Integration from the University of Barcelona.
Børge Brende
President & CEO, World Economic Forum
Børge Brende is President and CEO of the World Economic Forum. He has served as Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Minister of Climate and the Environment, and he was Deputy Chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party as well as MP. He was full-time city councillor in his hometown of Trondheim.
He was Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and Secretary-General of the Norwegian Red Cross. He was Board Member of Statoil and the Norwegian School of Economics. He was Chair of Mesta, Norway’s largest contracting group in road and highway maintenance.
He is currently a Director of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance. Member of the Advisory Council, Harvard International Negotiation Program, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the Strategic Committee of Sciences Po, and is on the Board of the Bilderberg Meeting. He is a Member of UN Food Systems Advisory Board.
Susan M. Lund
Vice President Economics & Private Sector Development, International Finance Corporation
Susan M. Lund is IFC’s Vice President for Economics and Private Sector Development. She leads a global team that provides economic and analytical support to IFC investments and private capital mobilization. Specific responsibilities of her vice presidency include assessing the development impact of IFC investments, conducting economic research on issues related to private sector development, deploying blended concessional finance to de-risk private sector investments, and leading IFC efforts to build strategic relationships with public and private sector entities, including governments, international organizations, civil society, foundations, and other key development partners.
Prior to joining IFC, Ms. Lund was a partner at McKinsey & Company and leader of the McKinsey Global Institute. In that role, she served as an active research economist and an advisor to companies and policymakers around the world. Her published research has focused on the evolution of globalization in a digital era, digital finance and mobile money for developing countries, growth prospects for African economies, and global financial market development.
Strive Masiyiwa
Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group
Strive Masiyiwa is a telecommunications and technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. In his nearly four decades as an entrepreneur, he has started and invested in businesses throughout the world including Africa, the European Union, India, Latin America, the Middle East, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA.
Some of his most prominent start-up companies and investments include Mascom Wireless Botswana, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, Econet Wireless Nigeria (now Airtel Nigeria), Liquid Intelligent Technologies Group, Econet Wireless New Zealand (now 2 Degrees Mobile), Trilogy Capital Partners Canada (early investor), Cassava Technologies, Africa Data Centres, and Sasai Fintech. He continues to invest privately through his investment companies, and family office.
Strive also sits on numerous international boards, advisory councils, commissions, and has helped establish several philanthropic organisations and initiatives.
Panel moderator
Khulekani Mathe
Local Business Advisory Council Co-Chair, B20 South Africa | CEO, BUSA
Khulekani Mathe is the CEO of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Since joining BUSA in February 2023, he served as Deputy CEO, overseeing operations, policy coordination, and strategic stakeholder engagement.
Previously, Khulekani was Head of Financial Inclusion at The Banking Association South Africa, focusing on transformation, small business development, and financial education. He also held senior government roles, contributing to the National Development Plan as Head of the National Planning Commission Secretariat.
Khulekani’s early career was in education, where he led Thembalethu Community Education Centre to multiple national and international awards.
A passionate long-distance runner, Khulekani has completed the Comrades Marathon nine times.
Parks Tau
Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition, Republic of South Africa
Minister Parks Tau is the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition in South Africa. He is the former Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and a former Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Gauteng Provincial Government. He is also a former Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress in Gauteng and former chairperson of the Gauteng Legislature Portfolio Committee on Finance.
Minister Tau is a seasoned local government practitioner. He is a former councillor in the Johannesburg Metro and the second democratically elected Mayor of the City of Johannesburg. Minister Tau has served in multilateral organisations as a public representative. He was appointed co-chairperson of the UN High-Level Independent Panel, established to oversee the effectiveness of the UN-Habitat programme. He is also the Former deputy chairperson of the UN Special Advisory Committee on Safer Cities.
Ahunna Eziakonw
Assistant Secretary-General & Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa officially began her role as UNDP’s Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa on August 15th, 2018. In this role she leads UNDP’s work supporting 46 countries in Africa to achieve Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Prior to taking up this post, Ms. Eziakonwa was UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia (2015-2018), UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Uganda (2012-2015), and before that held the same position in Lesotho (2008-2012). She has also worked as Chief of the Africa Section for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) where she managed over 15 country operations in Africa. Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Eziakonwa held a series of senior positions with civil society organisations in Africa.
Ms. Eziakonwa is personally passionate about broadening the space for engaging youth and women in sustainable development.
John W.H Denton
Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
John W.H. Denton AO is a global business leader and international advisor on policy and a legal expert on international trade and investment.
John is a founding member of the Business 20 (B20), of which he co-chairs the Finance and Infrastructure Task Force; Co-founder of the Australia–China CEO Roundtable; and Patron of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Australia. In 2024, he was appointed Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of Business Interlocutors of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). In 2022, he was appointed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to represent the global private sector on the Steering Committee of the UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance.
John serves on World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General’s Business Advisory Group and the World Health Organization (WHO) Foundation Strategic Advisory Group, among others. He is also a member of the Global Leadership Council of UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU).
Renate Hornung-Draus
Vice President to the International labour Organisation, International Organisation of Employers
Renate Hornung-Draus is Managing Director for Economic and International Affairs of the Confederation of German Employers (BDA). This includes on the one hand representing the employers’ views vis-à-vis the relevant national, European and international institutions, as well as within international organisations and fora (ILO, OECD, UNHCHR, G7/B7, G20/B20), and on the other hand providing advice and services to member organisations and companies on economic and international issues.
Renate holds many honorary functions in international, academic and business organisations. She serves among others as Vice-Chair of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and as Co-Chair of the B20 Future of Work and Education Task Force.
She is Vice-President to the ILO of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE); Chair of Business at OECD – BIAC’s Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee (ELSAC), Board member of the German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG), Founding and Board member of the German-Chinese Labour Law Association and Advisory Board member of the Birmingham Business School, among others.
Conference
Tuesday, February 25
Afternoon session
| Time | Topic | Lead |
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13:45 – 14:00 |
Entertainment |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Thought leadership Geopolitics, macroeconomics, and the road ahead – a path to stability? |
Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist & Head of Research, Standard Bank |
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14:30 – 15:10 |
Panel discussion Mobilising B20 SA objectives through Task Forces |
Task Force Chairs / Deputy Chairs – Andrew Kirby, CEO, Toyota SA – Daniel Mminele, Chairman, Nedbank – Paul Hanratty, CEO, Sanlam – Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO, Naspers SA Moderator: Nicole Roos, Chairperson & Managing Director, Nestlé South Africa, East and Southern Africa Region |
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15:10 – 15:45 |
Refreshment break |
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15:45 – 16:25 |
Panel discussion Mobilising B20 SA objectives through Task Forces |
Task Force Chairs / Deputy Chairs – Busi Mabuza, Chair, Industrial Development Corporation – Mildred Nadah Pita, Head, Public Affairs, Science, & Sustainability for Africa, Bayer – Ruwayda Redfearn, CEO, Deloitte Africa – Sim Tshabalala, Group CEO, Standard Bank Moderator: Tshepo Ncube, Head of International Client Coverage, Absa CIB |
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16:25 – 16:30 |
Closing and commitments for 2025 |
Cas Coovadia, Sherpa, B20 South Africa |
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16:30 |
Drinks and entertainment |
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Goolam Ballim
Chief Economist & Head of Research, Standard Bank
Goolam is the chief economist and head of research for the Standard Bank Group.
Goolam and his team consistently earn accolades for macroeconomic, political, sectoral and financial markets research. The team has been rated the Best Research House in South Africa for 6 of the past 7 years in the coveted Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts survey.
Goolam’s interest spans politics, the macroeconomy and financial markets, and he regularly engages in public dialogue across the globe.
Panel moderator
Nicole Roos
Chairperson & Managing Director, Nestlé South Africa, East & Southern Africa Region
Nicole Roos was appointed as the Chairperson & Managing Director for Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Limited, East and Southern Africa Region, effective 1 November 2022, a region comprising of 23 countries. Nicole began her career with Nestlé over 20 years ago as a Marketing Trainee.
Since then, she has held various positions, from Brand Manager of the former Eastern African Region (2002 to 2006) and Category Marketing Manager of the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (2006 to 2008), before expatriation to the United States market as the Category Marketing Manager for Gerber when it was acquired in 2008. She returned to South Africa as Country Business Manager Infant Nutrition in 2010, an executive leadership position she held for 6 years.
Prior to assuming the Chairperson & Managing Director position, Nicole was the Business Executive Officer for Coffee and Beverages (2016 to 2022). She grew the business into one of the most successful in the Zone, despite the challenges of operating across multiple Markets which are very different to each other.
Nicole’s passion lies in developing young talent, advancing inclusivity in the workplace, circularity and sustainability across the value stream and of course digital transformation.
Andrew Kirby
Chair, Industrial Transformation & Innovation Task Force | CEO, Toyota SA
Andrew is the Chairman of the Toyota South Africa Board (TSA) and Toyota South Africa Motors Board (TSAM). Andrew also serves as a Director on the Toyota Financial Services South Africa Board (TFS) and KINTO South Africa Board. He also served as the President of naamsa1 in 2018 – 2019 and in 2020. He is also serving as the Vice President of the AAAM2.
Andrew began his career as a Mechanical Engineer at Anglo America to pursue engineering in the Gold Mining Industry. After gaining his Professional Engineer qualification, he joined BMW South Africa in the Motor Industry in the Service Division, gaining experience in service, parts and retail operations along with valuable insight into the challenges and value of re-engineering and change management projects. Andrew went on to join Toyota in 2005 as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, managing the Toyota, Lexus, and Hino brands
Prior to his appointment as President and CEO of Toyota SA in April 2016, Andrew’s global career spun across various geographies, including North America, Japan, and South Africa.
Daniel Mminele
Chair, Energy Mix & Just Transition Task Force | Board Chair, Nedbank
Board chair at Nedbank, a South African financial services group offering a wide range of wholesale, retail banking, insurance, asset management and wealth management services. Daniel spent 20 years at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), where he served as the Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2019
In 2022, Mminele led the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team, coordinating efforts to implement the first g Just Energy Transition Partnership globally and developing the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan, which was launched in November 2022.
Before his tenure at Nedbank, Daniel held the position of Chair at Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited and Alexander Forbes Investments Limited and Chief Executive at Absa Group Ltd.
Paul Hanratty
Chair, Employment & Education Task Force | CEO, Sanlam Limited
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
Chair, Digital Transformation Task Force | CEO, Naspers SA
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa joined Naspers as South Africa CEO, in July 2019. She is an independent director of Vodacom Group, serves on the advisory board of Stellenbosch University’s business school, the board of the United Nation’s Global Compact Network SA, and as a council member of the BRICS Business Council in South Africa.
Before joining Naspers, she was the co- founder and Executive Chairperson of Sigma Capital, an investment holding company formed in 2015, having held the position of CEO at Shanduka Group, an investment holding company from 2004 to 2015.
Phuthi has been awarded numerous accolades, including ranking 42nd in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women International list, being awarded CNBC Africa’s All Africa Business Leaders “Woman of the Year Award”, Forbes Woman Africa “Businesswoman of the Year” Award, Douglass Society “Distinguished Achievement” Award, and The Wall Street Journal “Top 50 women in the world to watch”, to name a few.
Panel moderator
Tshepo Ncube
Head of International Coverage for Corporate and Investment Bank, Absa
Tshepo is the Managing Director of International Coverage at Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), focusing on Multinational Corporates from the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asia as well as China. Her role emphasizes global connectivity and delivering pan-African banking solutions to a global client base. The International Coverage business significantly boosts Absa Group’s financial performance and her portfolio contributes a significant amount to Absa’s revenue. Tshepo has over 20 years accumulated experience in the Financial Services industry , where she has developed a keen specialization that spans diverse array of sectors such as Services, Hospitality , Diversification, Manufacturing, Retail, and Power Utilities in both Internationally within the Pan African region.
Tshepo is passionate about banking and the development of others. She mentors junior staff and supports Banking on Women ABSA CIB, empowering women within CIB. Additionally, she was also involved with Columba Leadership, an NGO that has positively impacted over 6,500 graduates across 160 schools in six provinces.
From a leadership perspective, Tshepo exhibits unwavering decisiveness, upholding the highest standards of integrity and achievement for herself and her teams. Beyond her professional achievements, Tshepo is a testament to the belief that women can indeed excel in multiple roles. She is a devoted family woman who defies the notion that one must choose between career and family.
Busi Mabuza
Chair, Trade & Investment Task Force | Chair, Industrial Development Corporation
Busi Mabuza is the Board chairperson of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa; which is the largest national development finance institution in sub-Saharan Africa. Ms Mabuza also serves as the Chairperson of the SA Chapter of the BRICS Business Council.
Prior to her appointment as the IDC Board chairperson, Ms Mabuza served as a Non-executive director on several corporate boards. She’s a respected business leader whose prior professional experience in asset management and private equity is reflected in her passionate service to private sector and government led initiatives aimed at transforming South Africa’s economic and social landscape.
Busi holds the CD(SA) designation.
Ms Mabuza also serves on several listed and unlisted private sector boards.
Mildred Nadah Pita
Deputy Chair, Sustainable Food Systems & Agriculture Task Force | Head, Public Affairs , Science, & Sustainability Africa, Bayer
Mildred Nadah Pita possesses over 19 years of experience as a Business Executive, with a track record that includes expertise in business operations, fostering private-public partnerships, building strong relationships, and effectively merging consumer insights with business goals to drive revenue growth for both new and existing products, ventures, and partnerships.
Currently, Mildred holds the position of Head, Public Affairs , Science, & Sustainability for Africa. In this role, her responsibilities encompass formulating strategy and leading Bayer’s efforts in public policy, science, and sustainability within the African context. Consistently, she has showcased her profound understanding of public policy matters, offering valuable support to governments and institutions by highlighting critical agricultural issues affecting farmers in low- and middle-income countries.
She is an ardent believer that agriculture can serve as a powerful economic tool for the growth of communities. Consequently, she passionately advocates empowering ecosystems that facilitate access to knowledge and capacity for small holder farmers.
Ruwayda Redfearn
Chair, Integrity & Compliance Task Force | CEO, Deloitte Africa
Ruwayda Redfearn is a globally recognised business leader, serving as the Chair of the Integrity & Compliance Task Force for the B20. In this capacity, she leads high-level discussions and policy recommendations aimed at fostering ethical business practices, corporate transparency, and regulatory compliance on a global scale.
As CEO of Deloitte Africa, Ruwayda brings over 22 years of experience in executive leadership, risk advisory, and governance. She sits on the extended Deloitte Global Executive Committee, where she contributes to shaping global policies on corporate ethics, sustainability, and responsible business conduct.
She is committed to building trust in global markets, ensuring that businesses operate with integrity while fostering inclusive economic growth. Her leadership extends to public-private partnerships, advising governments and multinational corporations on anti-corruption measures, ESG compliance, and ethical leadership.
Sim Tshabalala
Chair, Finance & Infrastructure Task Force | Group CEO, Standard Bank
Sim was born in Hlabisa, in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and grew up in Soweto.
Having held several executive roles within Standard Bank, Sim was appointed joint Chief Executive of the Standard Bank Group, in 2013, extending his responsibilities to the banking businesses in Africa beyond South Africa and to the Group’s Wealth businesses. In September 2017, Sim was appointed as the sole Chief Executive of the Standard Bank Group.
Among other non-executive responsibilities, Sim has served on the Boards of the Liberty Group; Standard Bank’s subsidiary in Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC; the Banking Association of South Africa, including as Chairman; the Board and Council of Business Leadership South Africa; and the board of the International Monetary Conference. Sim currently serves on the board of the Institute of International Finance, of which he is Vice-Chairman and Treasurer. Sim is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of South Africa and an Honorary Professor at the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
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ARRIVAL
Mexican Mini Eggs Benedict
Mashed avo, jalapeno slices & ground spicy mince topped with hollandaise
Sliced Seasonal Fruit with Berries and Granadilla Coulis V
Oats Smoothies
Mini French Baguette Disk with sundried tomato pesto
MID-MORNING
Fruit Mini Teacakes with Chantilly Cream (No Nuts)
Mini Homemade Spring rolls with baby salad leaves,
medley of tomato and mushroom, sweet soy sauce
MAINS
STARTERS & SALADS
Mixed Baby Lettuce V accompanied by condiments
Bowtie Pasta with Smoked Salmon Slivers É Rocket, Camembert, Exotic Tomato,
Goats Cheese and Fig Confit
Crispy Sliced Duck with sesame oil dressing, fresh coriander, red onion,
and julienne-style vegetables
MAIN COURSE
Peppered Beef Fillet Medallions with mustard cream and saffron cauliflower rice Seafood Lasagna
Seared Cajun Chicken Breast with peppadew and a paprika sauce
Plant-based Coconut and Chickpea Curry with rice pilaf and coriander chutney
DESSERT
Caramilk Lamington Squares with peppermint crunch cream
Marcel’s Selection
MID-AFTERNOON
Popcorn Station and Sweet Success
Biltong and Dried Fruit
COCKTAIL MENU
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Panko Prawns
Fillet medallions
Butter chicken and cardamon rice
Three Mushroom Ravioli
COLD SELECTION
Panko Crumb Goat’s Cheese Ball – Paired with white onion marmalade, this provides a rich, creamy contrast and a vegetarian-friendly option.
Smoked Salmon Pâté – Served with horseradish dill cream on bruschetta, offering a luxurious, fresh seafood bite.
Sushi Station
Contents
The B20 South Africa leadership
Task Forces
Trade & Investment
Chair
Busi Mabuza
Chair, IDC
Knowledge Partner
Employment & Education
Chair
Paul Hanratty
CEO Sanlam
Knowledge Partner
Energy Mix & Just Transition
Chair
Daniel Mminele
Chair, Nedbank
Knowledge Partner
Digital Transformation
Chair
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
CEO, Naspers SA
Knowledge Partner
Finance & Infrastructure
Chair
Sim Tshabalala
Group CEO, Standard Bank
Knowledge Partner
Integrity & Compliance
Chair
Ruwayda Redfearn
CEO, Deloitte Africa
Knowledge Partner
Sustainable Food Systems & Agriculture
Chair
Debra Mallowah
Head of Africa, Bayer
Knowledge Partner
Industrial Transformation & Innovation
Chair
Andrew Kirby
CEO, Toyota SA
Knowledge Partner
Contents
Lead sponsors
Absa
Absa Group Limited (‘Absa Group’) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups. Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance. Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
Anglo American
Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.
Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely, efficiently and responsibly. Our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals over different time horizons to ensure we contribute to a healthy environment, create thriving communities and build trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.
Sanlam - Allianz
The Allianz Group is one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers with around 125 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance.
Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 764 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.8 trillion euros** of third-party assets.
Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2023, over 157,000 employees achieved total business volume of 161.7 billion euros and an operating profit of 14.7 billion euros for the group.
* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.
** As of September 30, 2024.
Standard Bank
The Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 20 African countries, 4 global financial centres and 2 offshore hubs. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange.
As at 30 June 2024, the group’s market capitalisation was R347 billion (USD19 billion). The group’s headline earnings for the period ended 30 June 2024 were R22.0 billion (USD1.2billion) and total assets were R3.1 trillion (USD170 billion).
Standard Bank has a 162-year history in South Africa and started building a franchise outside southern Africa in the early 1990s. Our strategic position, which enables us to connect Africa to other select emerging markets as well as pools of capital in developed markets, and our balanced portfolio of businesses, provide significant opportunities for growth.
As at 30 June 2024, Standard Bank Group had 19.5 million clients, employed nearly 51 000 people (including Liberty) and had almost 1 200 points of representation and 5 500 ATMs on the African continent.
The group’s largest shareholder is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank, with a 19.4% shareholding. In addition, Standard Bank Group and ICBC share a strategic partnership that facilitates trade and deal flow between Africa, China and select emerging markets.
Platinum sponsors
Anglo American Platinum
Anglo American Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). We provide a complete resource-to-market service, supplying our network of global customers with a range of mined, recycled and traded products.
Our business is at the heart of the broader South African economic and social landscape and we are committed to working towards a safe, sustainable, competitive and profitable business that benefits our country, our communities, our people, and our shareholders.
With 32,000 employees, the company operates ten sites in two countries, tapping both the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa and Great Dyke region in Zimbabwe.
Anglo American Platinum participates across the entire value chain – including mining, smelting, refining, sales and marketing – to produce the complete range of PGMs: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium, with different sites dedicated to each stage.
High-profile uses of PGMs include jewellery, automotive catalytic converters, fuel cells, air and water purification units, heart pacemakers, computer screens, hard disks and fertilisers. In recent years the value of PGMs has seen platinum become a prime investment commodity alongside gold.
The company is led by CEO Craig Miller and guided by its values of safety, care and respect, integrity, accountability, collaboration and innovation.
Mastercard
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential
Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 187 countries around the world, and its 291,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality for everyone, today and for generations to come.
In August 2018, we formed a new region known as the Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), comprising of 23 countries, namely: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Zambia, eSwatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti. The Head Office for the Region is in Johannesburg (Bryanston), South Africa.
The ESAR region employs 3 200 employees. Operationally, we have seven Nestlé factories across ESAR, located as follows: South Africa (five), Zimbabwe (one) and Kenya (one).
In most of the countries where Nestlé operates, there is a plethora of socio-economic challenges including the triple burden of disease: obesity, micronutrient deficiencies and undernutrition.
To respond to these challenges, we bring this purpose to life through our Creating Shared Value business approach. Creating Shared Value is our way of delivering long-term positive impact for our shareholders and for society.
Rand Merchant Bank
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African corporate and investment bank (CIB) and part of the largest financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa – FirstRand Bank Limited (which is wholly owned by FirstRand Limited).
RMB represents FirstRand’s CIB activities in South Africa and the broader African continent. The diversified portfolio comprises a leading corporate lending franchise, a growing market-making and distribution product offering, and a strong private equity track record to ensure delivery of an integrated value proposition to corporate and institutional clients.
As a leading African business, RMB’s expansion on the continent is a key growth strategy. RMB has a deal footprint in over 35 countries in Africa, as well as a presence in the UK, USA, India and China.
Gold Sponsors
Bidvest
Bidvest is a leading business-to-business services, trading and distribution group operating through two broad categories of operations and six operating divisions, namely the business services operations, which comprise the Services International, Services South Africa and Freight divisions, and the trading and distribution operations, which comprise the Branded Products, Commercial Products and Automotive divisions.
Naspers
Naspers has transformed itself to become a global consumer internet company and one of the largest technology investors in the world. In South Africa, Naspers is one of the foremost investors in the technology sector and is committed to building its internet and ecommerce companies. These include Takealot, Mr D Food, AutoTrader and Property24, in addition to Media24, South Africa’s leading print and digital media business.
Sanofi
Sanofi is a global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Sanofi’s ambition is to transform the practice of medicine through breakthrough science and achieve a sustainable impact on the health and wellbeing of people, communities, and the planet. We strive to provide affordable access to our medicines and life-saving vaccines for patients and populations who need them around the world
Telkom
Telkom is a leading information and communications technology services provider in South Africa. Our mission is to seamlessly connect people to a better life. We carry this through in all our brands, whether at the consumer, business, or wholesale level. Telkom is the backbone of South Africa’s digital future and continues to innovate and consistently provides products and services that advance South Africans.
Visa
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com
Silver sponsors
Bayer
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. In line with its mission, “Health for all, Hunger for none,” the company’s products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. In fiscal 2023, the Group employed around 100,000 people and had sales of 47.6 billion euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 5.8 billion euros.
The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association
The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) is a registered non-profit company that is the leading organisation in South Africa representing the chemical sector and its entire value chain, having a history of over thirty years. It is committed to promoting sustainable, safe and resource efficient solutions that foster growth and safeguard the needs for future generations.
Coronation
Coronation is an independent active asset manager based in Cape Town, established in 1993 at the dawn of South Africa’s democracy. We add long-term alpha through a single valuations-driven philosophy and are guided by a clear and simple purpose: To deliver superior long-term investment outperformance for the benefit of all stakeholders
Old Mutual
Old Mutual is a leading financial services group that provides investment, savings, insurance and banking solutions to individuals, businesses and institutions. Founded in 1845 in Cape Town, South Africa, Old Mutual has grown into one of Africa’s most trusted and established financial brands.
Vodacom
Vodacom is a leading and purpose-led African connectivity, digital and financial services company and we are celebrating our 30th anniversary. The Group, including Safaricom, serves over >200 million customers spanning across the consumer and enterprise segments. From our roots in South Africa, we have grown our business to include operations in the DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania..
Remgro
Originally established in the 1940s, Remgro’s investment portfolio has evolved substantially and currently includes investee companies across nine platforms. The Company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), operated by the JSE Limited in South Africa under the “Financials – Financial Services – Investment Banking and Brokerage Services – Diversified Financial Services” sector, with the share code “REM”. From 3 January 2022, the Company also has a secondary listing on the A2X
Sappi
Sappi is a global leader in dissolving wood pulp, paper, and biomaterials. Committed to sustainability, the company adopts climate-smart forestry, promotes biodiversity, and invests in renewable energy. Sappi’s innovative practices and community engagement
The Industrial Development Corporation
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa Limited was established in 1940 through an Act of Parliament (Industrial Development Corporation Act, 22 of 1940) and is fully owned by the South African Government. Our mandate is to maximise our development impact through job-rich industrialisation, while contributing to an inclusive economy by, among others, funding black-owned and empowered companies, black industrialists, women, and youth-owned and empowered enterprises.
Development partners
Nedbank
Nedbank is one of Africa’s largest banking groups, with operations in South Africa, Namibia, Eswatini, Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, and offshore in the Isle of Man and Jersey. It also has representative offices in other Africa countries, including Kenya, and has key global financial centres to provide international banking services for SA-based multinational and high-net-worth clients in London and Dubai. The group is a diversified financial services provider, offering a wide range of wholesale and retail banking services, as well as insurance, asset management and wealth management solutions.
SAB
As the country’s largest brewer and a leader in innovation, sustainability, and economic contribution, SAB operates seven breweries and 42 depots, supporting over 250,000 jobs across the beer value chain from seed to sip. Recently, SAB earned recognition as a Top Employer for two consecutive years. SAB’s legacy extends beyond brewing; it’s about building a brighter future. Driven by passion, innovation, and growth, we are creating a thriving South Africa. The future is filled with more cheers, and we are here to make it happen.
Sasol
Sasol is a global energy and chemicals company. We harness our knowledge and expertise to integrate sophisticated technologies and processes into world-scale operating facilities. We strive to safely and sustainably source, produce and market a range of high-quality products globally, creating value for stakeholders. Our focus is on building a strong foundation while transforming into a more sustainable business. We have more than 70 years’ experience in the production and marketing of fuels and chemicals and are located in 22 countries.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group is Africa’s largest bank by assets, with a 162-year legacy. Operating in 20 African countries, headquartered in Johannesburg, listed on JSE and NSE, with *R3.1 trillion in assets, *R347 billion market cap, *19.5m clients and 51 000 employees. A strategic partnership with ICBC facilitates trade and deal flows between Africa, China, and select emerging markets.
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Hotel and event venue map
About the airport
Cape Town International Airport is Africa’s 3rd largest airport. It is also Africa’s premier tourist and VIP destination and has established a reputation as Africa’s premier international award-winning airport, consistently performing among the best in the world for service in its category.
- Main transportation
Private conference shuttles will available
- Monday & Tuesday
- between CPT Int and the Century City Hotels
- between CPT Int and CBD Hotels
- between CPT Int and Atlantic Seaboard (V&A and Camps Bay areas)
- Other transport
- Hotel shuttle (Airport transfers can be arranged through the Hotel reservations team, which will require a copy of your flight/s itinerary)
About the conference venue
Century City’s Conference Centre stands out as being one of the best that Cape Town has to offer.
An award-winning function venue that is versatile, high-tech, personal, fully equipped and sustainable, Century City Conference Centre boasts an ideal central location at the heart of Cape Town’s vibrant Century City precinct, and is conveniently situated close to all of the Mother City’s key travel services and attractions.
- Venue address
- Century City Conference Centre
No. 4 Energy Lane, Bridgeways Precinct, Century City, 7441
- Directions for drivers
When travelling from Cape Town International Airport to Century City hotel,. simply hop onto the N2 highway and follow the signs to Century City. The journey is straightforward and typically takes around 20 minutes, depending on traffic. The conference venue is conveniently located, ensuring you have a smooth and hassle-free trip from the airport to the venue.
Key contact details
Event contacts
B20 South Africa
Please reach out to the B20 team on the ground or approach the B20 South Africa concierge desks available at CC hotels and venues
CC Conference Centre
Security incidents
Safety & Security Manager
(+27) 78 451 3507
Emergency contacts
In Cape Town, you can call 107 from a landline or (+27) 21 480 7700 from a cell phone for general emergencies. You can also call 112 from a cell phone for any emergency.
Other emergency numbers
CCPOA Security
(+27) 21 202 1000
SA Paramedic Services
(+27) 86 122 5599
ER 24 Private Ambulance
(+27 )83 232 7410
Milnerton Police:
(+27) 21 528 3800
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Describe your location as accurately as you can.
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