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24 Site Visits: Wednesday Wednesday, 23 November, Site visits 08:00 Departure from Best Western Cape Suites Hotel BUSINESS AND INCUBATOR SITE VISITS Preregistration required; spaces are limited. A small fee to cover the cost of transport may be collected. 08:45 - 09:30 MTU South Africa MTU South Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of MTU Friedrichshafen, a leading worldwide manufacturer of large diesel engines and complete drive systems. The core business is diesel engines and the brand name is a promise of ethical business practices, system integrity, quality, reliability, dependability, and optimal life cycle costs. MTU South Africa’s primary purpose is to meet customers’ needs for diesel engine products and services. The company is responsible for sales and support of MTU diesel engines and drive systems for Power Generation, Mining, Construction, Rail, Defence and Marine applications in the Sub-Sahara region – with output power ranging from 20kW to 9000kW Local commitments are closely supported by the factory in Germany while assistance from the extensive worldwide MTU customer service network is also available. In 2011, MTU South Africa will be celebrating 10 years of successful operations in South Africa. The company’s successes make it possible to sustain and develop the expertise of its people, expand its product support capabilities and thereby contribute significantly towards the attainment of national development and social imperatives. http://www.mtu-online.com/south-africa/mtu/mtu-south-africa/ 10:00 - 10:45 Furntech Furntech is South Africa’s only Centre of Excellence for the furniture industry and is the first port of call for anyone looking for information on business incubation and / or skills development in furniture manufacturing Furntech’s dedication to quality service delivery and its national footprint has resulted in the Forest Industries Education and Training Authority (FIETA) recognizing Furntech as the Institute of Sectoral and Occupational Excellence for the industry. The two components which form Furntech’s integrated service are: Business Technology Incubation of small and micro enterprises (SMEs), and Vocational Skills Development. http://www.furntech.org.za/ 11:15 - 12:30 Bandwidth Barn The Cape Town-based Bandwidth Barn has been in operation since 2000 and is today regarded as one of the leading ICT business incubators in the world. The Bandwidth Barn is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Cape IT Initiative (CITI), a Section 21 company, and the development and promotions agency for the ICT sector in the Western Cape. Focusing on the ICT Sector in the Province, the BWB encourages innovation and provide ongoing training and support needed to help ICT SMMEs to overcome the entry barriers to employment, start-up, survival and growing their businesses and thus accelerate their development. http://www.bandwidthbarn.org/ 13:00 - 13:45 Lunch at conference venue, CPUT WALKING TOUR OF “THE FRINGE” Preregistration required; spaces limited. A small fee to cover the cost may be collected. 13:45 - 15:30 Departure from the Commerce Building foyer for a walking tour of “The Fringe”. The Fringe is the area between the CPUT Cape Town campus and Buitenkant street - Cape Town’s Innovation District.
Wednesday, 23 November 08:00-08:55 Refreshments at conference Academic Program: Wednesday 25 PLENARY: INNOVATION AND GLOBAL TRENDS 09:00-09:45 The challenge of developing a competitive innovation system in an emerging economy 09:45 - 10:30 Tracking the Future: Global Trends to shape the world in the next decade & beyond 10:30-11:00 Networking Break PAPER SESSIONS (DETAILS ON FOLLOWING PAGES) CHAIR: PROF NORBERT GRÜNWALD Prof Jean-Pierre Contzen Studied engineering and nuclear physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He started his professional career in 1959 at the Nuclear Research Centre of Mol, moving in 1964 to the European Launcher Development Organisation ELDO and subsequently in 1969 to the European Space Organisation ESRO. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Special Adviser to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal, Invited Professor at the Eurasian National University of Kazakhstan and President of the Russian Scientific Foundation ”Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre” in Saint Petersburg. He is also a member of the Committee of Applied Sciences of the Royal Belgian Academy and Foreign Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Portugal. Mr Daniel Silke Daniel Silke is one of South Africa’s leading Independent Political Analysts, Futurists and Keynote Speakers. As an acclaimed presenter of outstanding keynotes & seminars for corporates and conventions, Silke has over 15 years experience in delivering stimulating, and insightful lectures in over 50 countries. He specializes in global future trends, international relations as well as South African and African political & economic developments. 11:00 - 12:00 ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION ROOM: 2.56 STRATEGIES FOR COMPETITIVE EDUCATION RM: 2.57 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION ROOM: 2.56 STRATEGIES FOR COMPETITIVE EDUCATION RM: 2.57 BREAKAWAY SESSIONS 14:00 - 14:45 Discussion on Entrepreneurial Education Chair: Mr Andre Van Der Bijl, CPUT, Cape Town, South Africa CLOSING PLENARY 14:45 Closing remarks Discussion on Strategies for Competitive Education Chairs: Prof Chris Winberg & Dr Colleen Moodley, CPUT, Cape Town, South Africa CHAIR: PROF NORBERT GRÜNWALD
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Page 5 and 6: Table of Contents 5 ACADEMIC EDITOR
Page 7 and 8: Chairpersons’ Welcome 7 CHAIRPERS
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