2009 BYM Summit Speakers
The 2009 BYM Summit, held in Stellenbosch from 6 – 11 July, once again boasts with an impressive line-up of speakers.
The theme for this year’ summit is ‘Opportunity in Crisis’ and delegates will be briefed on the financial, socio-political and environmental crises facing society and then challenged to develop solutions and projects in response.
These are just some of this year’s contributors:
- Mr Gordon Smith – Chief Investment Officer, RMB Asset Management
- Mr Abdullah Verachia – Frontier Advisory
- Mr Michiel le Roux – Chairman, Capitec Bank
- Ms Judith February – IDASA
- Prof. Crian Soudien – Deputy Vice Chancellor, UCT
- Prof. Edgar Pieterse – Director, African Centre for Cities
- Mr. Peter Willis – South African Director, Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership
- Mr Stef Raubenheimer – CEO, South South North
- Prof. Mark Swilling – Academic Director, Sustainability Institute
- Dr. Ailsa Stewart-Smith – UCT Graduate School of Business
- Mr. Martin Feinsten – Enablis
Over and above these contributors, representatives of the four main sponsors, Stellenbosch University, DBSA, Maconomy SA and Johnson & Johnson will also give presentations to the delegates.
For any information on this year’s summit, please contact Ralph Baumgarten on +27(0)82 882 3120
Summit 2009 Event Sponsors
Besides the main sponors for the 2009 BYM summit, we are incredibly grateful for the support of the following organisations:
- Dimension Data
- Media 24
- Lourensford Wines
- Project Personera
- FinWeek
- Roodezandt Wines
Project Personera
