08:00 – 08:55

Arrival and Registration

08:55 – 09:00

Welcome

Nosipho Radebe, Master of Ceremonies

09:00 – 09:05

ABSIP Opening Remark: 30 Years of Transformation, so What?

What Does It Mean for Economic Transformation?

Thabiso Ratshefola, ABSIP Deputy President

09:05 – 09:15

Sponsorship Remark: Rand Merchant Bank

Nomza Makubalo, RMB

09:15 – 09:30

Presentation: The Role Financial Services Plays in Driving Real Economic Growth and Economic Transformation

Duma Gqubule, Centre for Economic Development and Transformation

09:30 – 10:20

Policy Panel: Is the B-BBEE policy a catalyst or a hindrance to achieving inclusive economic growth and transformation?

• Assessing the economic cost of B-BBEE compliance and its impact on business competitiveness
• Examining the real transformation and inclusivity achieved through B-BBEE implementation over the past three decades
• Charting a path toward truly inclusive and sustainable economic growth and transformation
• The future of B-BBEE: moving beyond the scorecard to drive meaningful participation and long-term impact

Moderator: Mohau Polo Leteka, ABSIP

Tshediso Matona, B-BBEE Commissioner

David Ansara, Free Market Foundation

Justin Prozesky, Krutham 

10:20 – 10:35

Presentation: The Growth in Private Capital Investing

Janice Johnston, Edge Growth Ventures

10:35 – 11:25

Private Capital Panel: Investing in Businesses to Drive Growth and Transformation

• Unlocking growth through private capital – Exploring how private equity, venture capital, private debt, and other alternative asset classes can drive inclusive economic growth and industrial development in South Africa.
• From enterprise development to scale – Moving beyond grant-style funding toward scalable, commercially viable investments that build sustainable businesses and support black industrialists across key sectors.
• Transformation Through Ownership and Access to Capital – expanding black ownership, management control, and access to funding across the business landscape?
• Policy, Partnership and the next 30 Years – What policy shifts, public-private partnerships, and financial innovations are required to strengthen the private capital ecosystem and position it as a catalyst for South Africa’s next phase of growth?

Moderator: Cami Mbulawa, Riscura

Paul Moeketsi, Sanlam Investments

Naledzani Mosomane,  Standard Bank

Lungi Gwente,  Tamela Capital Partners 

11:25 – 11:45

Comfort Break

11:45 – 12:00

Presentation: Unlocking SA Real Economic Growth and Transformation through Infrastructure Investing

Vuyo Ntoi, African Infrastructure Investment Management

12:00 – 12:50

Infrastructure Investing Panel: How Infrastructure Investing Can Be A Driver for Economic Growth and Transformation

• The role of infrastructure investment in stimulating sustainable economic growth, employment, and industrial development.
• Bridging South Africa’s infrastructure financing gap – mobilising public-private partnerships and institutional capital.
• Ensuring transformation in infrastructure delivery: inclusive participation across ownership, supply chains, and skills development.
• Re-imagining infrastructure as an enabler of transformation – from energy transition and logistics to digital connectivity and social infrastructure.

Moderator: Siyanda Mflathelwa, Rand Merchant Bank

Sifiso Sibiya, GEPF

Horatius Maluleka, NinetyOne

Meta Mhlarhi, Mahlako A Phahla Investments

Fulu Makwetla, Third Way Investment Partners

12:50 – 13:00

ABSIP Closing Remark

Patrick Mathabeni, ABSIP Head: Corporate Affairs  

13:00 – 13:30

Guest Speaker: A Little Bit of Optimism About The Future

Prof Bonang Mohale

13:30 – 14:30

Industry Lunch