Please Note: This is currently a draft program, and is subject to change.
Day 1: 6 June 2019
Masters of Ceremony: Afrika Melane & Jeremy Maggs
Time |
Item |
Speakers |
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07h00 – 07h30 | Breakfast & Registration | |
07h50 – 08h00 | Welcome & Opening Address | Solly Moeng Brand Summit SA Convenor |
08h00 – 08h25 | Official CoJ Welcome Address | Alderman Herman Mashaba: Executive Mayor of Johannesburg |
08h30 – 09h00 | Keynote Opening Address | Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba |
08h30 – 09h00 |
International Nation Branding (theoretical)
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Conversation with Tshepo Matseba
|
09h05 – 09h40 |
The reality of promoting SA globally (macro perspective)
|
Individual Speaker Sisa Ntshona |
09h50 – 10h20 |
Panel 1 : Destination Brand Discussions The day to day practicalities and challenges in promoting a high-performance destination/region in a difficult environment
Which destination brand do you admire, anywhere in the world, and why? |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Sisa Ntshona
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10h20 – 10h40 | Panel 1: Destination Brand Discussions | Q & A |
10h40 – 11h00 | Is South Africa attractive and open for business? What do we mean by this? | Individual Speaker Crispin Sonn |
11h00 – 11h25 | TEA | |
11h30 – 11h50 | How Corporate SA contributes to the country’s brand narrative: Opportunities & pitfalls | Individual Speaker TBA |
12h00 – 12h45 |
Panel 2 : Business
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Ron Derby
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12h45 – 13h00 | Panel 2: Business | Q & A |
13h00 – 14h00 | LUNCH | |
14h10 – 14h40 | Government & Nation Brand: The importance of a positive nation brand and how citizens benefit. Strategies implemented to promote SA since 1994. | Individual Speaker Themba Maseko |
14h50 – 15h50 |
Panel 3: Politics Post-apartheid South Africa: from the early 1990s to 2019.
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Sikonathi Mantshantsha
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15h50 – 16h20 | Panel 3: Politics | Q & A |
16h30 – 16h45 | Wrap-up and closing remarks | Solly Moeng |
16h45 | Cocktail Mixer |
Day 2: 7 June 2019
Masters of Ceremony: Afrika Melane & Jeremy Maggs
Time |
Item |
Speakers |
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07h00 – 07h45 | Breakfast & Registration | |
07h50 – 08h00 | Welcome & Opening Address | Solly Moeng Brand Summit SA Convenor |
08h05 – 08h30 | SA seen from the rest of Africa The evolving country / nation image of South Africa seen from the rest of Africa: 1994 – 2018; what does it represent? |
Discussion:
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08h35 – 09h00 | SA seen from the rest of Africa | Q & A |
09h10 – 10h10 |
Panel 4 : Community How do other social players impact on brand South Africa?
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Mills Soko
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10h10 – 10h30 | Panel 4: Community | Q & A |
10h30 – 10h50 | TEA | |
11h00 – 12h00 |
Panel 5 : Leaders of The Future
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Michelle Craig
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12h00 – 12h25 | Panel 5: Leaders of The Future | Q & A |
12h30 – 13h05 |
Panel 5 : Global Benchmarking – Lessons from a country brand experience
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Jeremy Maggs
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13h05 – 13h20 | Panel 5: Global Benchmarking – Lessons from a country brand experience | Q & A |
13h20 – 13h30 | Summit Overview & Closing Remarks | Solly Moeng |
13h30 | LUNCH |
Gala Awards Dinner: 7 June 2019
Masters of Ceremony: Jeremy Maggs & Shalom Khandanyisa
Time |
Item |
Speakers |
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18h30 – 19h00 | Arrival & Canapes | |
19h00 – 19h15 | Welcome | |
19h15 – 19h45 | Keynote Address | Alderman Herman Mashaba |
19h45 | STARTERS SERVED | |
19h45 – 20h00 | Address by Chairman: Judges Panel | Tshepo Matseba |
20h00 – 20h30 | Prizegiving : x 10 Awards | |
20h30 – 21h00 | DINNER SERVED | |
21h00 – 21h30 | Prizegiving : x 10 Awards | |
21h30 | DESSERT SERVED | |
21h30 – 21h45 | Thanks and closing remarks |
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