The University of the Free State (UFS), in cooperation with
Vrye Weekblad, will present the second consecutive
Thought-Leader Series as part of the Vrystaat Arts Festival on Thursday 4 July in the Economic and Management Science Auditorium (EBW Auditorium) on the UFS Bloemfontein Campus.
As a higher-education institution, the UFS deems itself responsible for contributing to local and national public discourses by assembling industry experts to deliberate on imperative topics that affect students, the broader community, and the country in one way or another.
Topic of discussion for 2019 Thought-leader series In 2019, the UFS Thought-Leader series unpacks Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship for a Growing South Africa in the form of two concentrated panel discussions which will address the questions, ‘How can we fix the South African economy and create jobs?’ and ‘How can we establish a pro-youth entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?’ respectively.
Expert panellists to discuss economic growth and entrepreneurshipEditor of the Vrye Weekblad,
Max du Preez, will be facilitating discussions between panellists. The following panellists will participate in the first panel: Executive Director at the Centre for Politics and Research and political commentator,
Prince Mashele; Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects) of the UFS Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences,
Prof Philippe Burger; Director and Chief Economist at the Efficient Group,
Dawie Roodt; and Chief Economist at Investec,
Annabel Bishop.
Chief Executive Officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Maryana Iskander; Senior Banker at the Rand Merchant Bank,
David Abbey; and Head of the UFS Department of Business Management,
Prof Brownhilder Neneh, will form part of the second panel.
Details about the event:
Date: 4 July 2019
Time: 10:00
Panel 1: How can we fix the South African economy and create jobs?’
Time: 12:00
How can we establish a pro-youth entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?’
Venue: Economic and Management Sciences Auditorium (EMS Auditorium), UFS Bloemfontein Campus
More information:
+27 51 401 3422 or
news@ufs.ac.za