Transcript Document
Buy Sell Invest and Visit
The City of Johannesburg
Conference
1-3 July 2013
Programme
An Economic Overview of Johannesburg
Economic Output of the City
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is the largest city economy in Africa and the 27th largest in the world. With a
population of only 3.8 million people the city’s economic output outranks only three economies in Africa, namely
South Africa, Nigeria and Angola.
The regional gross domestic product (GDP) of the province stood at R674.9 billion in 2011, expanding by 3.2%,
slightly above the South African average. The largest metropolitan municipality of Gauteng province is CoJ with a
regional GDP of R313 billion and thus 46.4% of the GDP of Gauteng province, or about 16.5% of the country's GDP.
Structure of the City Economy
CoJ is the leading professional and private sector hub in South Africa and the wider region, attracting young
professionals from South Africa and surroundings with a focus on commerce, finance and business services. Much
like other leading global cities, more than twice of the manufacturing output of the city lies in the finance and
business services sector. The primary sector contributes the smallest share to city gross value added (GVA) but has
strong linkages with other sectors of the economy, especially manufacturing.
While today Johannesburg showcases a modern economy with sophisticated tertiary sector activities, and
diversified mix of manufacturing activity, its economic foundation lies in the mining sector. It is estimated that the
Johannesburg metropolitan area has produced 40% of the world's mined gold. Mining and mining services remain
contributors to city GDP with major mining houses headquartered in Johannesburg, but the economy has since
diversified. It serves as the leading financial centre on the African continent, making it an excellent case study for
African resource-rich cities and countries that are looking to reap the benefits of their resource wealth.
The City of Johannesburg saw an increase in the unemployment rate from 22% in 2008 Q2 to reach 31.4% by Q2
2012 (PERO 2012). This comes after recording a steady decline in unemployment figures from 33% in 2005 to 25.7%
in 2009.
Johannesburg has the highest share of formal sector employment in South Africa – about 7-10% higher than in
other metros and with three quarters of the employed population active in the formal sector
Introduction
Mayor’s Foreword: will be included here
Parks Tau
Mayor of Johannesburg
Growth can no longer be taken for granted. Governments, be they state government or city governments need to
be more policy agile and more coherent, more focused in their efforts of economic and commercial diplomacy.
Cities need to work harder and be more competitive in a challenging geo-economic environment. Johannesburg
will focus on positioning itself as the hub for the region, with key competitor hubs like Nairobi, Lagos, Port Louis,
Cape Town and aspirant hubs like Addis Ababa, Dubai, Paris and London.
The City of Johannesburg is positioning itself as a geo-economic hub for the vibrant Southern African Development
Community (SADC) region with a population of 285m. Johannesburg lies at the heart of servicing and linking the
economies of SADC into a cohesive economic bloc.
With the relative rise in the emerging markets, personified by the BRICS, Johannesburg will seek to position itself to
the new emerging world. The City of Johannesburg welcomes all investors to its annual Investor Conference: BuySell Investment Value Conference (BSIV) with the key themes leading this conference as follows:
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City Competitiveness
Drivers of Growth & Innovation
Infrastructure, Mining, Services and Manufacturing Investment Opportunities & Projects
A Regional Hub and the BRICS
The conference will provide a unique opportunity for leading South African, African and multinational companies to
come together to shape and define an agenda for growth, innovation and opportunity for the City and the region.
Themes
The programme focuses on the following key pillars. The sessions being held throughout the conference are grouped
under each of these pillars:
City Competitiveness
Drivers of Growth & Innovation
Infrastructure, Mining, Services and Manufacturing Investment Opportunities & Projects
A Regional Hub and the BRICS
The programme will focus on the following sectors:
• Infrastructure
• Services and Resources
• Tourism
• Manufacturing
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The programme features a variety of session types designed to enhance the sharing of insights,
mapping of issues and identification of solutions among peers and important stakeholders
Plenary and Panel sessions are aimed at achieving strategic insights. These sessions
address global trends and themes. This takes the form of a panel discussion, which
leads to an audience Q& A Session. These sessions are open to the press.
Boardroom sessions are aimed creating an intimate environment whereby critical
emerging and strategic issues can be explored by leaders. It is a moderated
conversation focusing on a well-defined agenda. These sessions are not open to the
reporting press.
Workshop sessions are aimed at bringing together discussion leaders and
participants to engage on key projects. These are facilitated group discussions that
lead to structured interventions from discussion leaders and focus on a solutions
driven outcome.
Workspace sessions are designed to provide the highest level of interaction and
exchange for all participants. A special environment has been created to encourage
collaborative and creative solutions to compelling, and often complex, issues. A
facilitator, together with a professional support team, will guide participants through
a variety of design-oriented tasks. The knowledge shared and solutions created in this
session are then summarized in a brief report. This report and related creative output
are posted on the City of Joburg Website website for future reference.
“Insight” sessions are designed to provide the highest level of interaction and
exchange for all participants. An environment has been created to encourage
collaborative and creative solutions to compelling, and often complex, issues. This
takes form of a one on one interview with a professional or thought-leader.
Day One
Monday, 1st July 2013
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
08:00 to 17:00
The Sandton Convention Centre
Level 1
08:30 to 08:35
Plenary Hall
Welcome and Context
Registration
The registration area is located at the lower level of
the Sandton Convention Centre
Registration will be open from 10:00 on 30 June 2013
until 18:00 on 2 July
Councillor Parks Tau, The Mayor of The City of
Johannesburg
Mayor Acknowledges the Premier and Ministers
08:40 to 09:55
Plenary Hall
Opening Plenary Session
The plenary session sets the tone and direction of the
overall conference whilst also setting out the key
priority areas for discussion
WED
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
10:00 to 11:15
Miriam Makeba Room
How ICT drives Growth and Enables Economies
What policies should the City be pursuing to enable
connectivity and ensure access to connectivity and
the flow of information to all citizens of
Johannesburg? What is the role of business in driving
this process?
10:00 to 11:15
Richard Maponya Room
Transit Orientated Development – Transit Node
Developments
With rapid population growth and urbanisation,
enabling people and goods to move about within
cities is becoming increasingly complex. City
leaderships need to think innovatively as to how to
solve these challenges. What policy and infrastructure
solutions are needed to support inner-city
transportation?
10:00 to 11:15
Sir Herbert Baker Room
Manufacturing for growth and employment
In the face of high unemployment, it is imperative
that the manufacturing sector be prioritized in order
to create employment gains. How is this to be
achieved in the face of competitive pressures,
fractious business-labour relations and depressed
global markets?
WED
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
11:20 to 12:35
Miriam Makeba Room
10:00 to 11:00
George Harrison Room
Boardroom Briefing with Transnet
Unlocking Exports into the Africa Continent
Focusing on the City Deep Dry Port Terminal
Developments
Connecting Africa through a Regional Supply
Chain
The regional SADC economy comprises 15-member
countries with a population of 285m people. How can
Johannesburg act as supply and distribution hub for
the region and how can regional integration be
further encouraged
10:00 to 10:30
Studio
11:20 to 12:35
Richard Maponya Room
Insight with Mayor Parks Tau
The vision 2040 and solutions to the “triple
challenges” in Johannesburg (Poverty,
Unemployment and Persistent Inequalities)
New models for mining services and
beneficiation
The City was founded on gold and mining remains at
the heart of the City’s economy. What new multistakeholder models for engagement are required to
ensure the sustainable success of the mining sector in
Johannesburg?
WED
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
11:20 to 12:35
Sir Herbert Baker Room
Infrastructure for Special Economic Zones
(SEZs)
SEZs are intended to serve as industrial clusters for
growth and development for key sectors. How should
the City be designing its SEZs and what hard and soft
infrastructure policy models are required to enable
SEZs to succeed?
Insights on Successful Branding for Cities of the
Future
A closed session with Interbrand Sampson and PWC
discussing how African cities should establish and
enhance their brand identities
12:35 to 13:35
Lunch will be served in the Common Area on the First
Floor of the Sandton Convention Centre
13:35 to 14:35
The Projects Room
11:20 to 11:50
Studio
Bankable Projects Funding Workshop: Three
concurrent project discussions
Project # 1
Lanseria Airport City Development
(The City)
A Project in the feasibility stage, The City is
facilitating secondary economic development
opportunities such as residential developments,
tourism, special economic zone, research and
development, industrial developments and related
developments around the airport city.
WED
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
Project #2
Lufhereng Mixed Use Development
(The City & Dept. of Human Settlements)
A Project in Implementation n stage, Lufhereng will
yield 24 000 housing units and have schools, clinics,
community centres and venues for businesses. Of the
units, 6 000 will be rental units, 6 000 bonded units
and 12 000 RDP units
Project #3
Diepsloot Industrial Park
(The City)
A Project in feasibility stage, Development of a mixed
use industrial hub in an economically depressed area
14:40 to 15:55
Richard Maponya Room
Imagining the future of Johannesburg with the
WEF YGL’s
An interactive conversation with YGL from the World
Economic Forum. The YGLs will share their views on
how Johannesburg should be positioning itself to
enhance its competitiveness and status as a business
services hub for Africa.
14:40 to 15:20
Sir Herbert Baker Room
14:40 to 15:40
George Harrison Room
Boardroom briefing
A closed session with the Senior Management of
Eskom and The City of Johannesburg presenting its
vision for development in the City of Johannesburg
The Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Nexus in Johannesburg (Powered by Wits Business
School)
A Solutions Workspace session that allows for
stakeholder brainstorming, seeking answers to how
the link between education, employment and
entrepreneurship can be enhanced to drive growth in
the City’s economy
WED
MON
TUES
Monday, 1st July 2013
14:40 to 15:55
Miriam Makeba Room
16:00 to 17:00
Managing Africa’s Emerging Mega Cities
George Harrison Room
By 2030, over half of Africans will be living in the
continent’s fast growing cities. How are city
governments thinking about managing this force of
urbanization? What opportunities does it present for
business? How will the social delivery challenges that
come with rapid urbanization be managed?
Boardroom briefing with
South African Tourism and Brand South Africa
A closed session with SA Tourism and Brand South
Africa presenting the Tourism focus and vision for
the City of Johannesburg
17:00 until 19:00 – At Leisure
19:00 Dinners and Night Caps Hosted by Corporates
16:00 to 17:15
Miriam Makeba Room
Green Growth Models for Emerging Cities
Energy efficiency, new environmental technologies
and renewable energy are crucial for sustainable
growth. What are the emerging trends in the sector,
What is the City’s environmental strategy, and which
firms are benefitting from this new strategy?
WED
MON
TUES
Day Two
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
09:00 to 10:15
09:00 to 10:15
Miriam Makeba Room
Sir Herbert Baker Room
Building the BRICS Partnerships in Infrastructure
On the back of the recent BRICS Summit, South Africa
is now chair of the BRICS for the coming year. How
can new partnerships be built between companies
and actors from the BRICS countries for enhanced
cooperation in the realm of infrastructure
development?
09:00 to 10:15
Richard Maponya Room
Maximising Infrastructure's Economic & Social Return
Investment in infrastructure is a key driver of growth
in developing economies, now all the more important
in slowing growth economies. What winning models
and partnerships are necessary to accelerate the
developmental impact of infrastructure?
Johannesburg as a financial platform for the
continent
Arguably the South African economy’s greatest
economic asset is its world class financial services
sector. How is this transactional platform supporting
the robust growth story in the African continent?
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
09:00 to 09:30
10:20 to 11:35
Studio
Miriam Makeba Room
Insights
A conversation Insights into the Infrastructure
Environment in South Africa and the Infrastructure
Projects supporting the Growth of the City of
Johannesburg
New corporate champions in Africa
Some of the leading firms present in the African
continent have emerged from Johannesburg. Who
are these new corporate champions and what are
their strategies in Africa?
09:00 to 10:15
Cecil Rhodes Room
Dealing with the Acid Mine Drainage Problem
The legacy of unsustainable mining practices is the
acid water problem facing the city. How is it to be
addressed, what will it cost and how can business
assist in addressing this environmental challenge?
10:20 to 11:35
Sir Herbert Baker Room
Open Dialogue Forum with Civil Society
A diverse array of civil society groups and
commentators will be brought together to discuss the
City’s developmental agenda and the pursuit of social
equity in the Johannesburg society as well as Youth
Development
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
11:40 to 12:55
10:20 to 10:40
Richard Maponya Room
Studio
Insights: A conversation with Robert Kopech around
best practice in the realm of development drawing
from his experiences at the World Bank
Financing for the Future – Alternative Funding Models
What are the new financing around models for
public-private-partnership in infrastructure? How
should finance be directed into long-term
competitiveness and employment growth?
11:40 to 12:55
Miriam Makeba Room
Johannesburg Economic Development Corridors
Johannesburg is leveraging its aerotropolis hubs to
connect to the regional and global marketplace. How
can this clustering of suppliers, goods, services and
talent around airports be extended for further
economic gains?
11:40 to 12:55
Sir Herbert Baker Room
"Soft Infrastructure" for Business Competitiveness Creating Talent to Support Economic Sectors.
Talent is most often the driver and determinant of
growth and success. How is the City working with its
leading educational institutions to create talent
pipelines that support its strategic economic
objectives? How do cities best attract talent?
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
11:40 to 12:10
Studio
Insights A conversation around his success in business
and his leadership lessons from the helm of the
FirstRand Group.
11:40 to 12:40
George Harrison Room
A Close boardroom session with the City Manager
discussing Community Development Opportunities
and projects
11:40 to 12:20
Cecil Rhodes Room
Solutions workspace, Clustering for competitiveness –
Powered by Henley Business School
12:25 to 13:30
Lunch
Served at the……………………………………………….
Boardroom briefing
14:00 to 15:00
The Projects Room
Bankable Projects Funding Workshop: Three
concurrent project discussions
Project # 1
Renewable Energy-Independent Power Producer (IPP)
(Standard Bank)
A Project in the Implementation stage. 3 725MW
energy procured into national grid by 2016
Project # 2
Joburg Water CHP Projects
(Joburg Water)
A Project in the Pilot stage. Commissioning of biogas
plants to generate renewable energy for wastewater
treatment works-5 sites.
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
Project # 3
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Project
(The City)
A Project in the Feasibility Stage. Fully managed
business park for call centre and contact servicesdifferent sites
15:00 to 16:15
Richard Maponya Room
HQ Johannesburg City as a gateways to the region
Leveraging its status as the region’s foremost
commercial hub, Johannesburg is the home for
leading local and multinational companies. How can
Johannesburg’s gateway status be further leveraged
for attracting FDI to the City?
15:00 to 16:15
Miriam Makeba Room
The power of film and the creative industries
Services account for almost ¾ of the city’s GDP and
Johannesburg is fast becoming a cluster of “creative
industries”. How is this emerging cluster shaping the
narrative of business in the City?
15:00 to 16:15
Sir Herbert Baker Room
SMEs as Powering Growth in Cities
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
15:00 to 16:15
15:00 to 16:15
George Harrison Room
The Rise of the African Consumer
The new narrative of Africa is the rise of consumer
spending as a new driver of growth. What
opportunities exist for retail, commercial property
and supply chain firms in the region?
Cecil Rhodes Room
Facilitating Public Private Partnerships
PPP models are becoming essential models to design
and build infrastructure. How are these models being
constructed and what innovative examples can be
look at for guidance?
16:15 to 17:00
Project Briefs by Key Project Leaders
Closing Plenary
WED
MON
TUES
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 Soiree Programme
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Voice-over
Time
Background music, floorplan and
1 Welcome drinks
15 min reserverd seats indicated
19h00 - 19h15
MC to Welcome the delegates
and Provide context to the
evening and introduces the
Programme (excluding the
2 Welcome to all guests
5 min Fashion Show)
19h15 - 19h20
MC Welcomes Mayor of
Mayor Parks Tau to give welcome
3 the City of Johannesburg. 15 min as starters served.
19h20 - 19h35
Mayor/MC to announce
4 Starters and drinks served 30 min exporter's awards
19h35 - 20h05
Exporters Awards,
presented by The
Johannesburg Chamber of
At end of awards announcement
5 Commerce
30 min of mains being served
20h05 - 20h35
Comedian entertainment
6 "Jo'burg Culture"
30 min Trevor Noah
20h35 Announcement of Clothing and
7 Mains served
40 min Jewellery Fashion Show
At end of Fashion Show
Fashion Show - Clothes and
(Announcement of Desert
8 Jewellery
40 min Available)
9 Desert - Buffet and Party
DJ - Katzy's DJ, Dancing.
Until Midnight
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WED
MON
TUES
Wednesday, 3rd July 2013
SUNDAY 30TH JUNE 2013
(Registration opens at 10am on the Sunday, the day before the conference starts to
accommodate SAITEX and delegates that wish to participate in trade at the exhibition)
SAITEX - Exhibition
Midland Trade & Investment conference
Gautrain to Gallagher and return
Gallagher Estate
to Sandton
Transport Hub
WED
MON
TUES
Wednesday, 3rd July 2013
WEDNESDAY 3RD JULY 2013
Excursion
Agro Processing &
Logistics Hub Tour
Details
Market Day
Tour of City Deep
Business Services Tour
JSE
MNet DSTV
Liliesleaf
Green Passport
Economy Tour
Waste to energy - Doorfontein
Bio-Gas
“Inner city green bank building”
Constitutional Hill
Inner City Tour
Virgin Entrepreneurial Office
building
Interprop – rejuvenation of the
inner city
Arts on Main - Jeppestown
SAB Miller Tour - Newtown
SCI-BONO Museum - Newtown
Sectors / Industries included:
Agriculture
Business Processes
Trade
Infrastructure
Waste
SMME
Informal Trade
Logistic Hub
Financial Business
Service Industries: Call center & Client
Services
BPO
Film Industry: TV / Entertainment
Production
Tourism – South African heritage
Green Economy
Agriculture
Agri Processing
Energy
Water
Waste
Infrastructure
Human Rights
Tourism heritage – judiciary
Manufacturing
Agro Processing
Business development
Creative Arts
Education
Tourism – Art Galleries
Tourism – Science & Technology
WED
MON
TUES
Wednesday, 3rd July 2013
Soweto Tour
Lanseria Precinct Tour
Transport & Hospitality Tour
Rea Vaya (BRT)
NASREC – Technological
Hub
Freedom Park - Kliptown
Vilakazi Street - Soweto
Soccer City
Lanseria Airport
Lanseria Development
Precinct
Cosmo City
Lion Park
Infrastructure
Technology
Manufacturing of components
Sport
Tourism – South African Heritage
Infrastructure
Energy
Water
Housing
Retail
Hospitality
SMME
Tourism – Wildlife
Gautrain to Midrand
Light Industry
Hotel – shortage and
opportunity
Midrand Hub
Infrastructure
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Retail
Hub
WED