SAVCA VC Conference 2023 Agenda
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Venture Capital Conference Proceedings
| Thursday, 19 October 2023 | |
|---|---|
| 07h30 – 08h50 | Registration |
| 08h50 – 09h00 |
MC Welcome Rajiv Daya, Pan-African Investment Professional |
| 09h00 – 09h15 |
Opening Address Tshepiso Kobile, CEO, SAVCA |
| 09h15 – 10h15 |
Keynote Address: Where is South Africa going to be post national elections? Objective: Provide a broad context into the impact of the elections and the future of business in South Africa. Speaker: Ebrahim Fakir, Political commentator and Senior Research associate at the Centre for African diplomacy and leadership (CADL), University of Johannesburg |
| 10h15 – 11h00 |
Panel Discussion: VC investment landscape – African overview Objective: Perspectives on key trends and opportunities in the Southern, Eastern and Western African regions. Moderator: Brendan Mullen, Managing Director, Secha Capital Panellists: Keet van Zyl, Co-Founder & Partner, Knife Capital Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital Maryanne Ochola, Managing Director, Endeavor Kenya |
| 11h00 – 11h30 | Mid-morning Break |
| 11h30 – 12h15 |
Panel Discussion: Investor perspectives on allocation to VC as an attractive asset class What role can Institutional Investors play in unlocking VC potential in SA Objective: Institutional investors and allocators who have led the way to share insights on why VC should be looked at differently, experience from investments, where they see opportunities and future plans. Moderator: Rudigor Kleyn, CEO, Capitan Finance Panellists: Kagiso Makhele, Portfolio Manager, EPPF Rory Ord, Head of Private Markets, 27four Investment Managers Paula Mokwena, CEO, Fireball Capital |
| 12h15 – 13h15 |
A showcase of Resilience: Portfolio companies Objective: Showcase those investee companies that the industry is most excited about. Moderator: Claudia Manning, Principal, SA SME Fund Showcase Panellists: Sam Hutchinson, Founder & CEO, Sendmarc Spencer Horne, Founder, Cloudline James Ross, Co-Founder, BixBio |
| 13h15 – 14h15 | Lunch & Networking |
| 14h15 – 15h00 |
Panel Discussion: Strengthening the ecosystem at early stage to improve the quality of the pipeline Objective: What can be done to strengthen the Early Stage phase. How to adress the gaps in Early Stage funding. Moderator: Arnold Sigauque, Policy and Advocacy Lead, Darkies In Tech (DIT) Panellists: Catherine Young, Managing Partner, Grindstone Ventures Janice Johnston, CEO, Edge Growth Alison Collier, Managing Director, Endeavor |
| 15h00 – 15h15 |
Fireside Chat: USAID Mobilizing Investment into diverse fund manager Moderator: Melanie de Nysschen, Programme Manager:FMDP, SAVCA Panellists: Amanda Fong, Health Team Lead & USAID Representative Robin Padberg, USAID Mobilizing Investment, Chief of Party |
| 15h15 – 16h15 |
Keynote Address: The changing face of business: futuristic and disruptive technology trends that will impact business Objective: Reflection and Insights into the power of Generative AI and ChatGPT to revolutionalise industries and transform the way businesses operate. Speaker: Johan Steyn, Human-Centered AI Advocate, International speaker, Top 50 global voices on AI (Swiss Cognitive), Founder of AIforBusiness.net, Research fellow with Stellenbosch Uni and on the faculty of Woxsen Uni |
| 16h15 – 16h30 | Afternoon Tea Break |
| 16h30 – 17h15 |
Panel Discussion: Lessons learnt on fundraising Objective: Challenges encountered in fundraising, specific areas requiring intervention and strategies to overcome these. Moderator: Joshua Janks, Partner, Bowmans Panellists: Brett Commaille, Partner, Hlayisani Ian Lessem, Managing Director, HAVAIC Brent Shahim, Managing Partner, Venture Capitalworks |
| 17h15 – 17h30 |
Closing Address Speaker Ketso Gordhan, CEO, SA SME Fund |
| 17h30 – 17h35 |
MC Closing Remarks Rajiv Daya, Pan-African Investment Professional |
| 17h35 – 19h00 | Networking Cocktail Function |