Professional Documents
Culture Documents
6 th - 7 th May 2010
TH E PAV I L L I O N C O N F E R E N C E C E NT R E,
V & A WATE R F RO N T , C A P E TO W N , S O U T H AF R I CA
Towards a 2030 vision
for South Africa
9:05 am Welcome & Introductory Remarks by Michael Lee, Founder & Chairperson, World Future Society
of South Africa
9:25 am Special Address to Conference, recorded via videotape, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner
of the Nobel Peace Prize (1984)
9.40 am Opening Address "Generating Quality Industry Foresight in Emerging Markets" by Adam Gordon,
Foresight Project Director & Author: "Future Savvy"
10.20 am Keynote Address: "South Africa to 2030: Reasons to Believe" by Guy Lundy, Futurist and Managing
Director of Accelerate Cape Town
12:45 pm Lunch
2:00 pm “Trends in emigration from, and immigration to, South Africa: future prospects for reversing the
‘brain drain’”, Martine Schaffer, Managing Director, Homecoming Revolution
2:40 pm “Key population trends for SA to 2030”, by Professor Bärbel Haldenwang, Associate Professor,
Institute for Futures Research (Demographics)
3:45 pm “South African Economic Scenarios to 2030”, by Professor Andre Roux, Director, Institute for
Futures Research
4:30 pm “Factoring sustainability into South Africa’s future” by Professor Martin de Wit, Environmental &
Resource Economist, Sustainability Institute
5:10 pm “Future Security of SA”, By Dr.Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director and Founder, Institute for Security
Studies
9:15 am “The Role of the Ideal Future and How to Get There”, by Dr. Elisabeth Dostal, co-founder of Biomatrix Theory
10:10 am “The Future of Education in South Africa”, by Professor Brian O’Connell, Rector and Vice-Chancellor,
University of the Western Cape
11.30 am “Walking Together to create a country that works for all” by ACT for SA (Active Citizens Together for South
Africa), represented by Dr Louise van Rhyn, founder-convenor of ACT for SA
12.10 pm “Is South Africa Future-Ready for the Energy Revolution?”, by Michael Lee, Chairman, SA Chapter of the
World Future Society
1.00 pm Lunch
2:00pm “The 15 Global Millennium Challenges and Introducing the SA State of the Future Index (SA-SOFI)
initiative” by Ms Geci Karuri-Sebina, Chairperson, South African Node of the Millennium Project
2:40 pm “Future Energy Needs and Challenges for South Africa: An Overview”, by Dr Alan Brent, Sustainable
Technology Innovation Management, Resource Based Sustainable Development, CSIR