TUESDAY 16 MAY 09:00 – 10:15
Changing the guard (focus): The impact of succession (strategy) planning on farming sustainably.
Anlie Hattingh (Facilitator): eNCA News Anchor
Theo Vorster: Galileo Capital | Dr Stefan Strydom: SS Wealth | George Robertson: Galileo Advice | Gerhard Bruwer: Genade Boerdery | Tony Balshaw: VOS Quantum Solutions & VOS Solutions
13:00 – 14:15
Climate change: Create a climate for change
Theo Vorster (Facilitator): Galileo Capital
Jacques van Rensburg: WWF | Janse Rabie: Presidential Climate Commission | Derek Mathews: Silverton Boerdery & Grain SA
Danie Slabbert: Farmer, Reitz | Gerhard van der Burgh: BFAP
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY
09:00 – 10:15
Rural rejuvenation: Changing the rules of social impact and wellbeing.
Theo Vorster (Facilitator): Galileo Capital
André van Pletzen: Ignite and Revive Kroonstad | Dr Ruben Richards: Cederberg Municipality | Nick Serfontein: Sernick Group
Jeremia Mathebula: Grain SA | Corné Liebenberg: Laeveld Agrochem
11:00 – 12:15
The Energy Crisis: Finding the power to change.
Anlie Hattingh (Facilitator): eNCA News Anchor
Jan Oberholzer: Eskom | Eugene Booysen: Cape Town Stock Exchange | Cor Kraamwinkel: Webber Wentzel
Rudi Dicks: NECOM | Nico Liebenberg: Greenpak & Senwes
13:00 – 14:15
Financing models are changing rapidly: Is agricultural finance in need of a mindset change?
Theo Vorster (Facilitator): Galileo Capital
Antois van der Westhuizen: John Deere Financial | John Hudson: Nedbank
Wikus Grobler: Grainlink | Werina Griffiths: Adams & Adams | Abrie Rautenbach: Absa
THURSDAY 18 MAY
09:00 – 10:15
From sequence to interdependence: changing value chains.
Theo Vorster (Facilitator): Galileo Capital
Francois Strydom: Senwes | Dr Pieter Taljaard: Grain SA | Louis de Kock Jr: Nile.ag
Cyril Prinsloo: Independent | Theo Boshoff: Agbiz
13:00 – 14:15
The changing face of food: shifting consumer food preferences and consumption patterns
Theo Vorster (Facilitator): Galileo Capital
Johan van Deventer: CEO Freshmark (retired) | Wolfe Braude: Agbiz Fruit Desk
Prof Naushad Emmambux: University of Pretoria | Marina Fourie: Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS)
FRIDAY 19 MAY
09:00 – 10:15
Beyond the farm: Careers in Agriculture (Changing perceptions and influencing career choices).
