My City Talk & Business Expo
Tue Jun 11, 07:00 - Tue Jun 11, 16:30
Suninternational Boardwalk Convention Centre
ABOUT
My City Talk is a fast-paced event (Ted-Talk Style) to get our city talking. The aim is to draw politicians, business leaders, academics, youth and ordinary citizens together - under one roof; to discuss ideas and debate their relevance. At the same time we provide a platform for businesses to showcase their products and services to a captive audience. What to look forward to? 10 Speakers - each having 25-minute to talk on a topic of interest to our audience. The expected turnout is set at 1000 audience members. Gain relevant information from industry leaders, exhibit your business and build your brand, while networking with like-minded people.
PROPOSED PROGRAMME:
Tuesday: 11 June 2019
07:00 – 08:00: Visiting Exhibitors and Networking
08:00 – 08:10: Opening and Welcome
08:10 – 08:40: Overview of Economy for Eastern Cape. – Eastern Cape MEC of Finance, Oscar Mabuyane
08:45 – 09:10: The complexities of development work. - MBDA CEO, Ashraf Adam
09:15 – 09:40: Will we have enough water and electricity in 50-years’ time? – NMU, Prof Maarten de Wit
09:45 – 10:10: Honing your natural talents. – Magnetic Minds Director, Jane Stevenson
10:10 – 10:25 Q & A
10:25 – 10:45: Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:15: When access to funding is no longer for the rich. – Actuary Welshfin, Gerald Mafunda
11:20 – 11:45: Is businesses maximizing their opportunities? – Export Helpdesk
11:50 – 12:15: The journey of a SMME, what I have learned. - Chumile Holdings CEO, Violet Lupuwana
12:20 – 13:05: Pushing through barriers. – Motivational Speaker, Richard Wright
13:10 – 13:25: Q & A
13:30 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 14:40: How we see the world – will there be anything left for us? – Youth Representative (Competition)
14:40 – 14:50: How to access funding from Government. – National Empowerment Fund
14:55 – 15:20: Waterfront development – no longer a pipe-dream. – Port Manager, Rajesh Dana
15:25– 15:45: How Culture can save us. – Serial Entrepreneur & Author, Khusta Jack
15:45 - 16:00: Q & A