Identifying the Economic Value, Relationships and Investments in the BRICS
Programme - Day 1
0850: Opening remarks from the chairperson: Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd
0900: Key-note: SA’s trade and investment relations with the BRIC economies.
How important are the BRICs and other core Ems within the context of SA’s overall trade portrait?
What are the key areas of synergy between SA and the BRIC economies?
Assessing SA’s role in the BRICS forum
Major BRIC investments in SA, and SA corporates expansion into the BRIC economies.
Mr Simon Freemantle • Senior Analyst - African Political Economy Unit,Standard Bank Research
1000: Key-note:
Mr Xavier Carim • Deputy Director-General: International Trade and Economic Development Division, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa
1100: Mid morning tea
1120: Key-note: New BRICS of the world: An economic adjustment
The background of BRICS: strategic intent for SA;
BRICS economic outlook/prospects for 2012;
Implications for more “BRICS” on Western countries and underlying opportunities;
Foreign direct investment strategy of BRIC: Implications for SA’s market share in the African continent
Way forward
1200: Key-note: Following the Political and Economic tones that define the needs of this century
Global interconnectedness and dependence vs. ‘decoupling’
Have emerging markets (BRICS) really decoupled from the developed world
Bric, Brics, Bricsa, and all the G# - All talk and no walk?
Asia and Africa - the power relations of the ‘New Order’
Collaboration or colonization?
Navigating all the above towards the needs of this century:
Infrastructure, consumption, food security and the green economy
Our forecasts and scenarios for BRICS economies
1245: Networking Lunch
1345: Topic: BRICS – Friendship of convenience?
This presentation will:
Demonstrate the value of South Africa’s membership in BRICS;
Explore the mutual benefits that BRICS presents to its members, with special attention given to South Africa and Africa;
Discuss issues on the perception that the BRICS members are interested in exploiting South Africa and Africa’s resources; and
Explore the challenges that may exist in this grouping (this will involve a discussion around exchange rates, currency stability, political issues, regional stability, among other issues).
Mr Anthony M Makwiramiti • Senior Analyst at Consultancy Africa Intelligence (CAI) in the Africa Finance and Economy Research Unit.
1420: Panel Session
Dr Martyn Davies: Chief Executive Officer , Abdullah H Verachia: Director and Business Division Head & Hannah Edinger: Senior Manager- Head of Research & Strategy, Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd
1500: Mid afternoon tea
1520: Panel Session:
1630: Closing remarks from the chairperson: Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd)
Programme - Day 2
0850: Opening remarks from the chairperson: Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd
0900: Key-note:
1000: Key-note: China – South Africa’s Largest Trading Partner
China’s 12th Five Year Plan
Inbound trade and investment
Outbound opportunities
Paving the future with BRICS?
1100: Mid morning tea
1120: Key-note: BRICS: A Catalyst for South Africa’s New Role in Africa
1200: Key-note: Is South African Manufacturing Benefiting From BRICS?
Will look at opportunities and challenges that have arisen from BRICS membership to SA
Manufacturing, particularly in terms of changing its business practises, expanding into SA and entering BRICS markets Implications for small business providers
Lessons learnt in terms of inculcating competitiveness and creating jobs
Lessons learnt in terms of the planning and development trajectory of BRICS nations
1245: Networking Lunch
1345: Panel Session:
1500: Mid afternoon tea
1520: Panel Session:
1600: Closing remarks from the Chairperson: Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd