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South African economy currently is in a severe state of distress due to COVID-19 with historically low business confidence and high unemployment rates. Overall 2020 GDP is expected to contract by 8-13% and is expected to hit the small businesses more severely.
In the context, technological innovation can play an important role in a country's socio-economic development. South Africa ranks 60th globally on innovation index and could benefit immensely through the ripple effect of technology in competency development, jobs creation, skills development, poverty alleviation etc. Furthermore, mobile led technological innovation could be crucial due to its far-flung reach, deep penetration and broad solutions range.
This webinar focuses on unpacking the opportunities and challenges of technological innovation and explores its role as a pivot for South African businesses. The Webinar will also present a platform for discussion with panellists on how mobile led tech-innovation could pave the way for South Africa's economic recovery
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Pamina Bohrer
Secretary General at Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries
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Pamina
Bohrer
Secretary General at Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries
Pamina has lived in Italy, Russia, Austria, Spain, and South
Africa. She has a strong entrepreneurial background, having
been the MD of a privately held company for over 15 years.
She has worked as a governance consultant, has served on a
number of Boards as a Non-Executive Director and is currently a
Board Member at the EU-South African Chamber.
Pamina has a deep knowledge of South African localization and
broad-based black economic empowerment policies, as well as a
thorough understanding of the legislative environment for Companies operating in SA, such as the Companies Act, the
King IV Codes of Governance, the Consumer Protection Act and
Tax regulations.
Jorge Mendes
CEO: Vodacom of Consumer Business Unit
Jorge’s career with Vodacom has spanned over 20 years and includes executive positions in the DRC, Tanzania, and Mozambique. Mendes was previously appointed as Vodacom’s chief officer for sales and distribution in May 2016, where he was responsible for seven regions in South Africa
Lorenzo
Tencati
Co-Founder & Senior Partner of Singular Africa (Pty) Ltd
Lorenzo is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Over the years Lorenzo co-founded and is still a Director of Singular and Winterberg Group (a private equity investment firm focused on growth capital in Central Europe). Lorenzo started his career at Bain & Company in Europe, is a lecturer at Politecnico di Milano in entrepreneurship and Venture capital investing, and has spent the last decade working and living in Africa
Sung Yoon
CEO of Samsung
Mr Yoon has been working for Samsung for 30 years now including 16 in Samsung USA and multiple countries. Since April 2017, he has made a meaningful impact in accelerating the transformation
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