{"id":367514,"date":"2020-01-21T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T06:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=367514"},"modified":"2020-01-21T08:30:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T06:30:32","slug":"the-full-list-of-south-africans-going-to-davos-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/367514\/the-full-list-of-south-africans-going-to-davos-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The full list of South Africans going to Davos in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos will kick off today (21 January 2020).<\/p>\n<p>The forum brings together 3,000 participants from around the world, and aims to give concrete meaning to \u201cstakeholder capitalism\u201d, assist governments and international institutions in tracking progress towards the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and facilitate discussions on technology and trade governance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are revolting against the economic \u2018elites\u2019 they believe have betrayed them, and our efforts to keep global warming limited to 1.5\u00b0C are falling dangerously short,\u201d said Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman at the World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the world at such critical crossroads, this year we must develop a \u2018Davos Manifesto 2020\u2019 to re-imagine the purpose and scorecards for companies and governments. It is what the World Economic Forum was founded for 50 years ago, and it is what we want to contribute to for the next 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Programme for the Annual Meeting will prioritise six key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ecology:<\/strong> How to mobilise business to respond to the risks of climate change and ensure that measures to protect biodiversity reach forest floors and ocean beds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economy:<\/strong> How to remove the long-term debt burden and keep the economy working at a pace that allows higher inclusion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology:<\/strong> How to create a global consensus on deployment of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and avoid a \u2018technology war\u2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Society:<\/strong> How to reskill and upskill a billion people in the next decade.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geopolitics:<\/strong> How the \u2018spirit of Davos\u2019 can create bridges to resolve conflicts in global hotspots. Informal meetings to set kickstart conciliation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Industry:<\/strong> How to help business create the models necessary to drive enterprise in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. How to navigate an enterprise in a world exposed to political tensions and driven by exponential technological change as well as increasing expectations from all stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the thousands of delegates that attend the forum each year, you will find government officials and world leaders, high-profile business leaders, and even the odd celebrity.<\/p>\n<p>The conference also offers a platform for activists and other speakers, who are invited to have their say in front of the global elite.<\/p>\n<p>The WEF draws a lot of controversy with the forum, with reports having pegged the total cost of attending the meeting anywhere between $20,000 to over $50,000 per delegate, with the price of a ticket to the meeting around $27,000 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Those invited to the conference do not have to pay the ticket fee (which includes government officials and other high-profile leaders), but most businesses have to pay their own way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Africa at Davos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the 2020 trip to Davos, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa opted to not attend the forum, leaving finance minister Tito Mboweni to lead the South African delegation in his stead.<\/p>\n<p>According to a leaked list of attendees, published by news group <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1787763\/the-list-of-delegates-to-the-2020-world-economic-forum-in-davos\/\">Quartz<\/a><\/strong>, there are 50 South Africans who will be attending the meetings this week, down from 56 who attended last year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, there are fewer representatives from state owned companies in South Africa, and fewer ministers in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The WEF has publicised the list of attendees in various forms over the years &#8211; either in full, in part, or not at all &#8211; and in 2020 chose not to release the full names, citing European privacy laws.<\/p>\n<p>However the full list was leaked anonymously to Quartz, matching the less detailed list provided to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of local attendees:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Name<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tito Mboweni<\/td>\n<td>Minister of Finance of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zwelini Lawrence Mkhize<\/td>\n<td>Minister of Health of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor<\/td>\n<td>Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ebrahim Patel<\/td>\n<td>Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesetja Kganyago<\/td>\n<td>Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>State groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Name<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Busi Mabuza<\/td>\n<td>Chairperson, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tshokolo Nchocho<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popo Molefe<\/td>\n<td>Chairman, Transnet, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mohammed Mahomedy<\/td>\n<td>Acting Chief Executive Officer, Transnet, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thulisile Manzini<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Brand South Africa, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Finance leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Name<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mike Brown<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive, Nedbank Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patrick Khulekani Dlamini<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Development Bank of Southern Africa, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charles Russon<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peter Matlare<\/td>\n<td>Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Absa Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fani Titi<\/td>\n<td>Joint Chief Executive Officer, Investec, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richard Wainwright<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Investec, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Simpiwe K. Tshabalala<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Khaya Gobodo<\/td>\n<td>Managing Director: Wealth and Investments, Old Mutual, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rodger Jardine<\/td>\n<td>Chairman, FirstRand, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jacko Maree<\/td>\n<td>Chairman, Liberty Holdings, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iain Williamson<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer ad interim, Old Mutual, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Business leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Name<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frans Cronje<\/td>\n<td>Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DataProphet, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fleetwood Grobler<\/td>\n<td>President and Chief Executive Officer, Sasol, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tshepo Mahloele<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Harith General Partners, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Busisiwe Mavuso<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Business Leadership South Africa, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Precious Moloi-Motsepe<\/td>\n<td>Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Motsepe Foundation, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patrice Motsepe<\/td>\n<td>Founder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jongisa Magagula<\/td>\n<td>Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andries Jacobus Wilkens<\/td>\n<td>Executive Director, Member of the Board of Directors, African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nonkululeko Nyembezi<\/td>\n<td>Chairman, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sipho M Pityana<\/td>\n<td>Chairman, AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rob Shuter<\/td>\n<td>Group President and Chief Executive Officer, MTN Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iqbal Surv\u00e9<\/td>\n<td>Executive Chairman, Sekunjalo Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bob van Dijk<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Naspers, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, South Africa, Naspers, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brian Dames<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, African Rainbow Energy and Power, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mcebisi Jonas<\/td>\n<td>Chairperson, MTN Group, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Nthite<\/td>\n<td>Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Media and other<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Name<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hilary Joffe<\/td>\n<td>Contributing Editor, Business Times, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lukanyo Mnyanda<\/td>\n<td>Editor, Business Day, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thando Hopa<\/td>\n<td>Diversity Advocate and International Model, Thando Hopa Media, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anant Singh<\/td>\n<td>Producer, Videovision Entertainment, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bruce Whitfield<\/td>\n<td>Presenter, The Money Show, 702 Talk Radio, Primedia, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Christina Adriana de Wet<\/td>\n<td>Executive Editor, Business Report, Independent Media, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lysa John Berna<\/td>\n<td>Secretary-General, Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mamadou Toure<\/td>\n<td>Founder, Africa 2.0 Foundation, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ishmael Sunga<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lindiwe Mazibuko<\/td>\n<td>Co-Founder and Executive Director, Apolitical Foundation, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ayakha Melithafa<\/td>\n<td>Recruitment Official, African Climate Alliance, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saieshan Govinder<\/td>\n<td>Global Shaper, Johannesburg Hub, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/367324\/3-south-african-ministers-attending-davos\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">3 South African ministers attending Davos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos will kick off today (21 January 2020) &#8211; 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