South Africa: Transforming Tomorrow
As Part of the Embassy of South Africa’s “South Africa 2012”
The South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP) & The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Present
South Africa: Transforming Tomorrow
1:15pm - Registration
2:00pm - Welcome: Steve McDonald, Africa Program Director, Woodrow Wilson Center
Call to Order: Saif Islam, SAWIP Class of 2012
2:10pm - Video Greeting by U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald Gips and SAWIP alums
2:15-2:25pm - Greetings: South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool
2:25-3:15PM - Scene Setter: South Africa: Challenges & Opportunities (will include Q&A)
Rev. Frank Chikane, Author, Eight Days in September and former Director General, South Africa Presidency, Murphy Morobe, CEO, Kagiso Media and former spokesman for President Thabo Mbeki and Francis Kornegay, Research Associate, Institute for Global Dialogue and Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center) interviewed by Celia W. Dugger, Deputy Science Editor and former Johannesburg co-bureau Chief, The New York Times.
3:15-3:30pm - Coffee Break
3:30-4:25pm - The Challenges for Growth in South Africa
Moderator: Prof. Richard America, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
Darius Mans, CEO, Africare and former CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Rick Johnston, Director and Senior Vice President, International Government Affairs, Citigroup, Anthony Carroll, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic Studies & Vice President, Manchester Trade, and Susan Lund (Principal, McKinsey & Co.)
4:25-4:30pm - SAWIP student perspectives on the future of South Africa
4:35-5:30pm–The Power of “Ubuntu” in the Era of Mobile Technology and Social Media
Moderator: Richard Sergay, Former South Africa Bureau Chief, ABC News, and Senior VP Development, Sharecare.com
Trina DasGupta, Program Director, mWomen, GSMA, Tom Wheeler, Chair, Partnership Board, UN mHealth Alliance and former CEO, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), and Erik de Ridder, SAWIP Class of 2011.
5:30-5:40pm – Closingby Daniel Hagen (SAWIP Class of 2012)
Event Sponsors
Speakers
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa
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Africa Program
The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations. Read more