{"id":14,"date":"2025-02-24T03:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T03:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gepfconference.saf.orangebd.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:48:59","slug":"programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gepfconference.co.za\/2025\/programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b227d5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b227d5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd6658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd6658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fdef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37fdef1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1870cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1870cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b542e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b542e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e812ee2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e812ee2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893843c e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"893843c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"143885372\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1438853721\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1438853721\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, 22 OCTOBER 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1438853722\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1438853722\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tThursday, 23 OCTOBER 2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1438853721\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1438853721\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-ef5b2bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef5b2bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f919e62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f919e62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e55498 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e55498\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e6dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68e6dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">08:30 \u2013 09:00<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424bd0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"424bd0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c4503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c4503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Welcome and opening remarks<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fdc371 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fdc371\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202c207 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"202c207\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dac6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dac6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">09:00 \u2013 09:45<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43518cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43518cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b8f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b8f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Keynote address\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frans Baleni, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)<\/span><\/p><p><b>Topic: Geopolitical shifts and their economic implications for Emerging Market<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysing how changes in global power dynamics affect trade, investment, and growth prospects in emerging economies and what role do governments policies and central bank interventions play in stabilising emerging markets<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f395581 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f395581\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2330d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2330d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c995f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c995f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9:45 \u2013 10:45<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9018c1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9018c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea64fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea64fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Navigating Market Volatility: \u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geopolitical considerations have become strong drivers of volatility and asset allocators, and investment managers need to navigate this uncertain terrain for the ultimate benefit members. Key considerations are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are old and established frameworks still relevant?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What changes need to be made in investment strategies to make them more resilient<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What risk management strategies do you recommend for pension funds and retirement plans when navigating volatile markets?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How should asset allocation strategies evolve in response to increasing market volatility?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How effective is diversification in mitigating risks associated with market fluctuations?\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What asset classes do you consider most crucial for diversifying?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What role do government policies and central bank interventions play in stabilizing markets, and how should asset managers position themselves in response?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking ahead, what emerging trends do you anticipate will influence market volatility, and how should market participants prepare for them?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Moderator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sifiso Sibiya<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Leepile \u2013 CEO &#8211; M&amp;G Investments Southern Africa<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colin Graham &#8211; Co-Head of Investment Solutions \u2013 Robeco\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onno Steenbeck \u2013 MD &#8211; ALM and Solutions at APG Asset Management\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Powell \u2013 Chief Investment Strategist for APAC\u00a0&#8211; BlackRock Investment Institute (BII)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Dominic Smallwood \u2013 Managing Director &#8211; JPMorgan<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260e0f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"260e0f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7b812 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf7b812\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd315a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd315a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10:45 \u2013 11:00<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d539684 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d539684\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e327f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e327f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Break<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51803c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51803c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34dca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a34dca3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312c958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312c958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11:00 \u2013 12:00<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165fb90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165fb90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d3f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d3f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Navigating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Global Trade and Investments: Building a More Inclusive Future for Global Markets.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the pivotal role of diversity, inclusion, and equity in shaping the future of global trade and investments. With international markets becoming more interconnected, it is critical to examine how businesses, governments, and financial institutions can foster inclusivity, create fair opportunities, and promote equitable growth in a rapidly evolving global economy.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Moderator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Taffi Ayodele &#8211; Head of Diverse Emerging Manager Strategy &#8211; Office of New York City<br \/>Comptroller<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tryphosa Ramano \u2013 Independent Non-Executive Director<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Achieng Ojwang &#8211; Executive Director &#8211; Global Compact Network South Africa<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">Aliya Farah Shariff &#8211;\u00a0Senior Director Africa Catalytic Investment Fund \u2013 Mastercard Foundation<\/span><\/li><li>Tebogo Naledi \u2013 Managing Director \u2013 Old Mutual Investment Group<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa6113 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aa6113\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd520 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9cd520\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350edfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"350edfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12:00 \u2013 13:00 <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8ae24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd8ae24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29aa4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29aa4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Funding Shortfalls in Pension Funds: Managing inadequate fund levels due to market performance or insufficient contributions to sustain benefits\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of aging populations on pension liabilities.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trends in life expectancy and its influence on payout duration.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of market volatility on pension funding.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes in government regulations affecting pension plans.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance issues and reporting standards.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflation and its impact on the purchasing power of pensions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest rate trends and their effect on actuarial assumptions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic downturns and their implications for funding.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Moderator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geraldine Fowler &#8211; President\u00a0&#8211; Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA)<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jolly Mokorosi \u2013 Independent Trustee<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Karidza &#8211; Head of Actuarial Services and Benefits Administration \u2013 GEPF<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sebastien Betermier &#8211; Executive Director &#8211; International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin Inkumbi \u2013 CEO\/Principal Officer &#8211; Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Namibia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masotja Vilakati \u2013 Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) &#8211; Eswatini\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18e51b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a18e51b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e8082 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36e8082\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82809e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82809e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13:00 \u2013 14:15<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c96e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2c96e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52de244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52de244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lunch<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e830de2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e830de2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1f41f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b1f41f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8581a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8581a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14:15 \u2013 15:15<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a3b6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a3b6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfa28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bfa28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Role of Technology in Achieving Global Solidarity and Sustainable Development<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussing how innovative technologies (AI, blockchain, renewable energy) can contribute to both global equality and environmental sustainability, and the impact of cybersecurity in shaping the way technology can contribute to global solidarity and sustainable development.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Moderator: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabelo Makwane \u2013 Country Director \u2013 Google South Africa<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff &#8211; UNPRI &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chief RI Ecosystems Officer<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makano Mosidi &#8211; PIC &#8211; Chief Technology Officer<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Lebogang Mokgabudi \u2013 Trustee \u2013 Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Dr Musa Malwandla \u2013 Co-Chief Investment Officer \u2013 Differential Capital<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Euro Beinat \u2013 Global Head and Data Science \u2013 Prosus<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6bced e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c6bced\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dd2cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10dd2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ad049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42ad049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15:15 \u2013 15:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd31a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd31a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc7a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc7a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Break<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169a59c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"169a59c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af054c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af054c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bf6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78bf6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15:30 \u2013 16:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18e124 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f18e124\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ef1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11ef1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>In Conversation <\/b><b>with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Elias Masilela &#8211; Non-Executive Chairperson \u2013 Dna Economics\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Topic: Fair Trade and Global Solidarity: A Path Toward Sustainable Economic Relationships<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examining how fair-trade practices contribute to economic equity and solidarity between developed and developing countries, and their potential for fostering long-term sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711b552 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"711b552\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734e1b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"734e1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234da64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"234da64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384a4ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"384a4ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f629d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f629d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Conference Dinner<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1438853722\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1438853722\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-844f1ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"844f1ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7200ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7200ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf5313 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf5313\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0464784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0464784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">08:30 \u2013 09:00 <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad8c80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ad8c80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8df6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8df6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Day 1 Recap \u2013 GEPF PEO<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5dd96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b5dd96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b9169 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2b9169\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abc4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9abc4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">09:00 \u2013 09:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e977c74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e977c74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92225dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92225dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conversation with Mr. Martin Kuscus, Dr Renosi Mokate and Mr. Frans Baleni on the \u201c30 YEARS OF THE GEPF\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5a6a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c5a6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9c2cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9c2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea20d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea20d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">09:30 \u2013 10:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9b0065\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ee05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ee05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Emerging Trends in Alternative Assets<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to navigate the rise of digital currencies and their place in investment portfolios, and how sustainable and socially responsible investing is influencing the alternative investment space. Also, how the growing popularity of investing in early-stage companies (Venture capitals &amp; startups) as well as innovation in real estate investing through REITs, crowdfunded platforms, and international markets and opportunities in gold, oil, agriculture, and renewable energy investments influence alternative assets investment.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Moderator: <\/b>Lizeka Matshekga \u2013 MD: Investment \u2013 Harith Partners<\/p><p><b>Discussants:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriel Petre &#8211; Lead Investment Strategist &#8211; World Bank Pension and Endowment Department<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Heale &#8211; Head, Business Development \u2013 CEM Benchmarking<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel Mor\u00e9-Oshodi &#8211; MD &amp; CEO \u2013 ARM Harith<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibrahim Buya \u2013 Senior Portfolio Manager \u2013 Fixed Income\u00a0&#8211; NSSF Uganda<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Joanne Yoo &#8211; Partner &#8211; Development Partners International (DPI).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20778c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d20778c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df475d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df475d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47bd9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d47bd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10:30 \u2013 11:30<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448c4a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"448c4a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b6f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b6f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Limited Partner Diaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This topic aims to highlight the key considerations of an LP within a Private Equity or Debt Fund. The main considerations are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valuation risk: Private market valuations are inherently subjective, and this creates are challenge when there are valuation reductions due to external factors, especially when these must be communicated to other stakeholders<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liquidity: How do different LPs deal with the lack of liquidity in the private market exposures<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exits and continuation: Several funds have reached their term, and LPs have to grapple with accepting \u2018fire\u2019 sales or continuation funds. How do different LPs deal with this?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower allocations: Regulation 28 has made it possible for LPs to allocate more to private market funds, however, allocations have yet to increase meaningfully. What is each LPs target allocation to private assets? Have LPs considered increasing their allocation and if not why?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other considerations: Impact has private markets delivered on the promise regarding impact<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Moderator: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xolani Nhlapo \u2013 Independent Specialist \u2013 GEPF<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas Mketelwa \u2013 Principal Officer &#8211; KZN Municipal Pension Fund <\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonja Saunderson &#8211; EPPF \u2013 Chief Investment Officer<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Hawwa Fajuwa- Maldives Pension Fund \u2013 Chief Financial Officer<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirima Wanjiru \u2013 Fundsatwork Umbrella Funds -Trustee <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c56bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63c56bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac81a97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac81a97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a8237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a8237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11:30 \u2013 11:45<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1b572 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d1b572\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405610f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405610f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Break<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0d13d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f0d13d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5d674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a5d674\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d0054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d0054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11:45 \u2013 12:45<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d088c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98d088c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edcee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6edcee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Future of Multilateralism: Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Economies<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How emerging markets can navigate and influence multilateral organisations (e.g., UN, WTO, BRICS) to foster economic growth and development.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Moderator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 Alison Klein &#8211; Managing Director &#8211; Akmazo<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discussants:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solomon Quaynor &#8211; Vice President for Private Sector &#8211; African Development Bank Group<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice Usanase &#8211; Vice President &amp; Lead EMEA, Capital Mobilization &amp; Partnerships Department &#8211; Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Chris Chijiutomi &#8211; Managing Director and Head of Africa &#8211; British International Investment (BII)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Lebogang Molebatsi &#8211; Senior Investment Portfolio Manager &#8211; Chief Value Office -Firstrand<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Aymeric Saha &#8211; Chief Executive Officer, MiDA Advisors<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69e4aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a69e4aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e59d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4e59d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cbc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06cbc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12:45 \u2013 13:45<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc7f83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afc7f83\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a89cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a89cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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