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Trade Winds Africa Program September 15-18, 2015 Hilton Sandton Hotel Sandton, South Africa

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 3:00 p.m.

Registration

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Welcome to South Africa – Tourism and Security Briefing Location: Queeni’s Sheebeen First Floor, Hilton Hotel

Welcome Reception 6:30 – 8:00 p.m

Location: Hotel Terrace

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Registration Sponsors Exhibitions

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome to Trade Winds Africa Location: Ballroom 2 &3, Hilton Hotel Opening Remarks:  Donald Nay, Regional Senior Commercial Officer Sub-Saharan Africa  Mayor Mpho Parks Tau, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg (i)

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Africa – Where to Go, How to Succeed?

Moderator: Nicola Kleyn, Dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (i)  Sylvester Taku, Associate Director of Strategy on Doing Business in Africa, EY  TBC, McKinsey & Company  Peter Matlare, CEO, Tiger Brands (i)  Andrew Patterson, Regional President for Africa, Bechtel Corporation

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9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Coffee and Networking

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Leveraging South Africa as a Launching Pad into Sub-Saharan Africa Moderator: Anthony Sguazzin, Managing Editor, for Sub-Saharan Africa, Bloomberg (i)  Phuti Mahanyele, CEO, Shanduka Group (i)  Randall Blackford, General Manager, Pizza Hut Africa  Jeff Nemeth, CEO and President of Ford Motor Company South Africa

11:15 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Africa and Mitigating Risk

Moderator: Millard Arnold, Special Representative, Bowman Gilfillan Law Firm  Eugene Honey, Partner and Trade Marks, Commercial IP and Franchising Attorney, Adams & Adams  Edward Kieswetter, Global Chief Executive, Alexander Forbes Group (i)  Jay Govender, Director and National Practice Head for Projects and Infrastructure DLA Piper/Cliff Dekker

Luncheon Keynote: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon Program

Location: Poolside Reception Area Emcee:  Donald Nay Commercial Counselor Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Commercial Service Keynote Speakers:  Marcus Jadotte, Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce  Nhlanhla Nene, Minister of Finance, Republic of South Africa (i)

Conference Sessions and U.S. Diplomat Appointments Taking Place Concurrently Senior U.S. Diplomat Consultations

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pre-scheduled, individual meetings with Senior Commercial Officers and State Department Economic Officers

How to Access Africa’s Growing Middle Class 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Moderator: Christopher Rowan, Consul General, U.S. Consulate Johannesburg  Therese Gearhart, President, Coca-Cola South Africa (i)  Willem Plaizier, CEO, AT Kearney  Rahama Wright, President and CEO, Shea Yeleen International  TBC, Pepsico Executive

Access to Capital

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Moderator: Lida Fitts, Regional Director Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Trade & Development Agency  Brian O’Hanlon, Director Business Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation  Donna Oosthuyse, Director Capital Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange  Andrew Robertson, Head of Business Banking, Standard Bank  Braam Verster, Principal, The Carlyle Group

8/13/2015 5:04 PM 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Coffee and Networking Understanding Distribution, Transportation, and Logistics: What Makes Africa Unique Moderator: Ashraf Garda, News Anchor on SABC 3 and Presenter on SAfm Radio (i)  David Ross, Senior Vice President of Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & Africa, FedEx  Thore Saether, Co-Director, UPS Africa  Thomas Konditi, President & CEO, GE Transportation Africa (i)  TBC, Safmarine (i)

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Trade Winds Official Reception

Sponsored by the Business Council for International Understanding  

Catherine Hill-Herndon, Chargé d'affaires, U.S. Embassy to South Africa David Makhura, Premiere of Gauteng Province (i)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Morning Program

Conference Sessions, U.S. Diplomat Appointments, and Business-to-Business Meetings Taking Place Concurrently

U.S. Diplomat Consultations 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Kwena and Li Duba Rooms

Business-to-Business Appointments 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Location: Ballroom 1

One Continent, Many Countries: Cultural Aspects and Branding Strategies 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Moderator: TBC, Media Reporter  Fraser Lamb, Executive Chairman, Africa at McCann Worldgroup  Peter Moyanga, Owner, Moyanga Family Foods CC, former Chairman of the Franchise Association of South Africa, and former Franchising Manager for McDonalds South Africa  TBC, Johnson and Johnson (i)  TBC, Proctor and Gamble (i)

8/13/2015 5:04 PM Innovation Unique to Africa

ICT, Mobile Financing, and Leapfrogging Technologies 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Moderator: Aki Anastasiou, CNBC Africa  Hamilton Ratshefola, Country General Manager, IBM South Africa (i)  Ismail Mapara, Managing Director, 3M (i)  Cathy Smith, General Manager, Cisco SA  Isaac Kamuta, Managing Director of Cash Management, Citigroup SA

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee and Networking

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Shaping the Energy Outlook on the Continent Moderator: TBC, News Reporter  Karl Fickenscher, Power Africa Deputy Coordinator  Karén Breytenbach, Head of Independent Power Producer Progamme, South African Department of Energy (i)  Shahid Qadri, Vice President and Regional Director, Black and Veatch (i)  TBC, Solar Reserve (i)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch Location: TradeWinds Restaurant, Hilton Hotel

Afternoon Program

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Conference Sessions, U.S. Diplomat Appointments, and Business-to-Business Meetings Taking Place Concurrently

U.S. Diplomat Consultations Location: Kwena and Li Duba Rooms

Business-to-Business Appointments Location: Ballroom 1

Infrastructure Opportunities and Public Private Partnerships

How to Access Public Sector Tenders 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Moderator: Americo Tadeau, Deputy Director Advocacy Center  Mark Flower, Executive Director, Fluor South Africa (i)  David Baxter, Director, Institute for Public Private Partnerships (i)  Pippa Reyburn, Director Corporate Commercial Department, ENSAfrica Law Firm (i)  Saleem Karimjee, Regional Manager, Infrustructure Sub-Sahara Africa, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group  Erik Wandrag, Senior Investment Director, Harith General Partners

8/13/2015 5:04 PM 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

“Engage Locally, Win Globally” (HR and Corporate Social Responsibility: Intersection with Market Entry) Moderator: Ambassador Robert Perry, Vice President, Corporate Council on Africa  TBC, Afrika Tikkun  TBC, Nike South Africa (i)  TBC, Massmart (i)  TBC, Boston Scientific Corporation

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Coffee and Networking

Closing Remarks  

4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Bill Fanjoy, Director for Virginia and Washington, DC U.S. Export Assistance Center & Trade Winds Coordinator Donald Nay, Regional Senior Commercial Officer Sub-Saharan Africa

Vendors Corner

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

U.S. Diplomat Consultations 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Kwena and Li Duba Rooms

Business-to-Business Appointments 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Ballroom 1

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee and Networking

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch Location: TradeWinds Restaurant, Hilton Hotel