The University of the Free State (UFS) and the South African Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (SACC UK) are pleased to present a Global Citizen Series discussion on The Rising Global Quest for Social Justice: The Role of Business, Investment Funds, and Corporate Leaders from the perspective of Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.  As part of the Global Citizen Webinar Series, a highly respected and leading economist, Dr Iraj Abedian, will join UFS Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Francis Petersen, and SACC UK Chairperson, Sharon Constançon, in a conversation on the changing and declining efficacy of states worldwide and the growing role of business to fulfil its responsibilities.

A prevailing voice leading the conversation on reparations, Dr Iraj Abedian, will shed light on how the needle has shifted to make state-capture-linked corporate citizens pay reparations for their role in damaging South Africa’s economy. The discussion will further explore approaches to leverage the strengths and potential still inherent among South Africans and South Africa’s international diaspora, to set the country on a promising trajectory and regain much-needed confidence in its future.

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Iraj Abedian is the founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African Investment and Research Services (Pty) Ltd and Chairman of Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd. He was Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town before entering the business sector in 2000. He obtained his BA (Honours) and MA in Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He received his PhD in Economics from the Simon Fraser University in Canada in 1993.

He has served as a consultant on economic policy issues to public and private sector organisations in South Africa as well as internationally. His involvement in policy development in South Africa includes the transformation of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (1995), the RDP White Paper (1995), Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR 1996), Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF 1997/98), the Presidential Review Commission (PRC 1997/98), membership of the President’s Economic Advisory Panel 2006-2009, and Economic Adviser to the Minister of Mineral Resources of the SA Government (Feb 2010 to July 2012). Read more about Dr Iraj Abedian. 

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