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Schedule
| Forum Dress Code: Business Casual | *Updated: June 24, 2008 |
| Time | Event | Location |
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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6:30 to 8:30 PM |
Early Arrival Reception at the Table Bay Hotel | Ballroom Foyer |
Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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9:30-10:30 AM |
Opening Plenary | Ballroom |
| Welcome from the Chairman | ||
| Anthony Hamilton Russell WG'90 Proprietor Hamilton Russell Vineyards |
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| Welcome from the Dean | ||
| Thomas S. Robertson The Wharton School |
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| Opening Keynote Address | ||
| Honorable Ebrahim Rasool Premier Western Cape Provincial Government |
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10:30 to 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break | |
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Panel Discussions | |
| Panel #1: Mining and Natural Resources | East Ballroom | |
| Moderator: David Reibstein William Stewart Woodside Professor; Professor of Marketing The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Roger Baxter Chief Economist Economic Advisory Unit Chamber of Mines of South Africa |
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Gareth Huckle Senior Vice President Business Development and Strategy SUN Mining |
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| David Noko Managing Director De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) |
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| John J. Teeling, WG'69 Executive Chairman African Diamonds Dublin |
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11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Panel #2: South African Real Estate Opportunities | Pavilion |
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Moderator: Raphael (Raffi) Amit Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Bronwyn Bayvel Corporate Finance Director Dubai World Africa Services (Pty) Ltd Cape Town |
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| Dabing Chen Chairman Chenshia Industries Ltd. Wuhan, Hubei, China |
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| Andrew Golding Chief Executive Pam Golding Property Group |
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| Wayne van der Vent Head Property Investments |
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1:00 to 3:00 PM |
Luncheon Panel Discussion | |
| Raffle Announcement | ||
| Panel #3: The Impact of Sport on Societal Development | Ballroom | |
| Moderator: Kenneth L. Shropshire David W. Hauck Professor The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Larry D. Bailey, WG’76 President LDB Consulting, Inc Washington, D.C. |
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| Christian F. Eidem, W’94 Chairman & Founder Asante Oil East & Southern Africa |
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| George Shimane Khunou Managing Director Royal Bafokeng Sports |
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| John W. Lane Chief Executive World Wide Sports |
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| Qondisa Ngwenya President, Africa Octagon Worldwide Johannesburg |
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| Panel Discussions | ||
3:30 to 5:00 PM |
Panel #4: Business as the Engine of African Economic Development | Pavilion |
| Moderator: Richard J. Herring Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Eric Kacou, WG'04 Managing Director OTF Group |
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| Stephen Priestly WG’93 Managing Director JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Sandton |
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| Richard Okello Principal Makena Capital Management |
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| J. Eric Wright, WG’92 Founder & Chief Executive Officer Africa Venture Partners |
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4:30 to 6:00 PM |
Panel #5: Education and Leadership | East Ballroom |
| Moderator: George Day Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Bridgette John Coordinator, Botswana Education Hub International University of Science and Technology |
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| Nikolaus Hans Heinrich Czypionka Economic and Strategy Consultant Chief Executive of Economic Dynamics |
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| Leigh Meinert Co-Founder & Managing Director Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSiBA) Cape Town |
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| Eugene Wade, WG'99 Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder Platform Learning |
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| Pamela Watson Managing Director, Strategy Safari Limited Managing Director, Afrikoko Papers Limited Australian Honorary Consul, Lagos, Nigeria |
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7:00 PM |
Cocktail Reception in the Table Bay Hotel | Ballroom Foyer |
8:00 PM |
Dinner in the Table Bay Hotel | Ballroom |
| Keynote Speaker Nkosana Moyo Partner Actis London |
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| Raffle Announcement | ||
Friday, June 27, 2008 |
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9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Plenary Session | Ballroom |
| The Economy and the Markets: What Now? | ||
| Presentation by Jeremy J. Siegel The Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance The Wharton School |
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10:30 to 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break | |
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Panel Discussions | |
| Panel #6: Societal Entrepreneurship | East Ballroom | |
| Moderator: Ian C. MacMillan Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Dawn Hines, WG'91 Co-founder & Partner Aventura Investment Partners |
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| Malose Kekana Chief Executive Officer Umsobomvu Youth Fund Johannesburg |
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| Stafford Masie Chief Executive Officer Google South Africa Johannesburg |
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| Malcolmn D. Pryor Sr., WG'72 President & Chief Executive Officer Southern African Enterprise Development Fund |
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| James D. Thompson Associate Director of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs The Wharton School |
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11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Panel #7: BEE and Corporate Responsibility | Pavilion |
| Moderator: David J. Reibstein William Stewart Woodside Professor; Professor of Marketing The Wharton School |
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| Panelists: Dionne Kerr Founder & Chief Executive Officer Siyakha Consulting |
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| Stephen Lussier Managing Director External and Corporate De Beers |
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| Thomas N. Papenfus Shell South Africa Energy (Pty) Limited Bryanston |
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| Kgomotso Selokane Independent Consultant |
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1:00 to 2:30 PM |
Networking Lunch | Ballroom Foyer |
3:00 to 4:30 PM |
Master Classes and Admissions Presentation | |
| Master Classes taught by Wharton Professors | ||
| #1: PERIPHERAL VISION: Detecting the Weak Signals that Can Make or Break Your Company George Day Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor and Professor of Marketing The Wharton School |
Pavilion | |
| #2: The Darker Side of Securitization: How Subprime Lending Led to a Systemic Crisis Richard J. Herring Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking The Wharton School |
West Ballroom | |
| #3: Negotiate Like the Pros: Negotiation Lessons from the Sports World for Your Deals Kenneth L. Shropshire David W. Hauck Professor The Wharton School |
East Ballroom | |
5:00 to 6:30 PM |
Admissions Presentation | |
| Presentation and Discussion on
MBA Admissions at the Wharton School Anjani Jain Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Graduate Division Adjunct Professor of Operations and Information Management The Wharton School |
West Ballroom | |
6:00 PM |
Transportation from the hotel lobby to Groote Schuur Estate | |
7:00 to 11:00 PM |
Farewell Gala Dinner at the Groote Schuur Estate | |
| Pre-Dinner Keynote Speaker Carmel Schrire Professor Department of Anthropology Rutgers University |
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| Dinner Keynote Speaker Manu Chandaria Chairman Comcraft Group Nairobi |
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| Raffle Drawing | ||
| Entertainment | ||
| Announcement of the Location and Date of the 2009 EMEA Forum | ||
11:00 PM
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Transportation from Groote Schuur Estate to the Table Bay Hotel | |
