8:00 - 9:30

REGISTRATION

9:35 - 9:50

WELCOME: Executive Mayor – Buffalo City

9:55 - 10:05

NEPAD Council

10:10 - 11:00

Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu – Chairperson NEPAD Steering Committee

11:05 - 11:30

Mr A Murray – Eastern Cape PGDP Donor Conference

11:35 - 12:00

ECDC – Kevin Wakeford – Developing the Eastern Cape Economy – A Test Case for NEPAD

12:05 - 12:30

Mr Mosola – CEO South African Tourism
Replacement:  Mr Tumaini Leshoai, Portfolio Manager for Africa and the Middle East

12:35 - 12:40

Order of Proceedings

12:45 - 13:25

Lunch

Track 1

Track 2

Track Chairs

Prof G van Zyl

Dr A Djikeng

13:30 - 14:00

Dr J Dhliwayo (Senior Vice President / Chairman of ICT Commission): Lack of Financing Cripples Africa ICT Infrastructure Development

Prof CB Wollny (Georg-August University) Towards Efficient Capacity Building: Regional and International Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Research

14:05 - 14:35

DBSA – Mr P Viljoen: The Role of DBSA in Support of NEPAD

Prof JD Kabasa (Makerere University, Kampala): Partnerships for Strengthening African Universities’ Involvement in Rural Development: Proposal for Collaborative NEPAD Council Program in Integrated Animal Resource & Rural Development for Eastern & Southern Africa

14:40 - 15:10

DBSA – Me Z Mbele: DBSA’s Infrastructure Development Support in Africa

Dr GL Kamga Wafo (Makerere University): Understanding the Brain Drain Phenomenon; “Knowledge Must Become Capability”

15:15 - 15:45

Prof G van Zyl (University of JHB,  Dept of Economics): Productivity and Efficiency Benefits for an Emerging Economy Generated by Multinational Firms

Prof T Jackson (Middlesex University Business School), Prof L Louw (NMMU) & Dr O Nana Nzepa (Cameroon): Managing Cross-Culturally in Africa

15:55 - 16:25

Dr C Beck-Reinhardt & Mr P Loots (Buffalo City College): The Impact of a Community Development Centre on Local Economic Development

Dr MA Salisu (African Development Bank): Trade and Regional Integration in Africa: The role of ADB

16:30 - 17:00

Mr J Van der Mescht (NMMU; Dept of Civil Engineering): Railways in South Africa – Converting the Colonial Heritage Into Corridors for Development

Mr J Borges (ProInvest): Public-Private Dialogue

17:05 - 18:00

Networking opportunities

  19:00

Buffalo City Municipality Mayoral Function – Buffalo City – City Hall

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track Chairs

Prof Wim Naude & Mr G Tabane

Prof GS Horn

Mr J van der Mescht

8:00 - 8:30

C du Toit & J Jordaan (UP): Foreign Direct Investment and Neighboring Influences

Dr G Tati (University of Western Cape,  Dept of Statistics):  Intra-African Human Capital Mobility, Migrant Entrepreneurship and the Development of Clusters in the Niche Economy: Can NEPAD Make it Achievable?

8:35 - 9:05

Prof WA Naude & Mr WF Krugell (NWU; Faculty of Economic Sciences): Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa

Dr J Kajete & Dr A Djikeng (NEPAD Council): The Brain Drain: A real Problem for the African Continent

IDZ – Mr L Kasuyi: Investing in the East London IDZ

9:10 - 9:40

Prof E Loots (UFS; Dept of Economics): Capital Flows and the African Growth Experience: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

Prof I Sequeira (Head of the Chair of Culture & Society) & Prof O Jokung (EDHEC Business School): West Africa: From the Salt Routes to Sustainable Development - The Case of Ghana

DCSA – Mr D Moeletsi: African Fleet Management Concepts Catalyst for Africa’s Economic Regeneration

9:45 -10:15

Mr G Tabane (Invest North West) : The Role and Functioning of an Investment Promotion Agency in Africa

Mr D Damane & Mr D Bogopa (NMMU): The Role of NEPAD in Promoting Tourism in the Southern African Region Still Remain a Question

DCSA – Mr W Haas: How Supplier Development Supports the BBBEE Strategy at DCSA

10:15 - 10:45

Tea Break

10:50 - 11:20

Prof Dr A Hüttermann (Universität Göttingen): The Kyoto-Process – An Attractive Basis for Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

Prof O Jokung (EDHEC Business School): Country Risk and the Attractiveness for Foreign Capital Flows in Emerging Countries. Evidence from Africa

11:25 - 11:35

Prof GS Horn (NMMU; Dept of Logistics Management and Economics): Promoting Black Economic Empowerment in the Automotive Industry

Ms R Mukamunana & Dr KB Moeti  (University of Pretoria; School of Public Management and Administration) NEPAD and Africa’s Development: An Overview of Challenges and Strategic Options

11:40 - 11:55

Prof P Collier
Oxford University

12:00 - 12:30

Dr L Jooste (NMMU; Dept of Applied Accounting): A Theoretical Investigation of Cash Flow Ratios for Financial Analysis

Prof L Luboobi (Vice Chancellor Makerere University): Innovations in Higher Education and Research for Africa’s Development – The Case of Makerere University

12:35 - 12:50

Dr M Mey & Prof H Lloyd (NMMU; Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences): An Ethics Model to Create and Sustain an Ethical Organisational Culture

IDC – Zora Madikizela: The role of IDC in Africa

12:50 - 13:05

Prof WA Naude: Track Summary and panel discussion

13:05 - 13:50

Lunch

14:00 - 14:25

Minister Sigcau – Minister of Public Works
Replacement: Ms Lydia Bici – Deputy Director-General: National Public Works Programme and Policy
CANCELLED

14:30 - 14:55

Minister ZST Skweyiya – Minister of Social Development
Replacement: Dr Jean Benjamin – Deputy Minister of Social Development
REPLACEMENT

15:00 - 15:25

Minister Stofile – Minister of Sport (Former Premier of the Eastern Cape)
CANCELLED

15:30 - 15:55

Minister Mangena – Minister of Science and Technology
Replacement: Mr Dhesigen Naidoo – Deputy Director-General for International Relations

16:00 - 16:35

Premier Balindlela – Premier of the Eastern Cape Province

16:40 - 17:30

Closing and Way Forward – Mr K Wakeford – ECDC

18:30

African evening – Mpongo Lodge

Technical Excursion (including lunch)*
OR
Donor Tracks (http://www.nmmu.ac.za/pgdp)**