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scenario of a smart sustainable city in 2030- 2050
to understand the main city challenges and to
derive potential innovative solutions for the future.
Prof Dr h.c. Jürgen E.
Schrempp
Chairman of SAFRI, the Southern
Africa Initiative of German
Business.
Mr Schrempp began his career
as an apprentice mechanic for
Daimler-Benz in 1961, and retired
in 2005 after serving as
Chairman of the Board of Management
and CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG for 10
years.
From 1974-1987, Mr Schrempp lived in South
Africa, where he served in the management of the
Group's subsidiary. From 1984 to 1987 he served
as Chairman/CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa.
With his deep experience in Africa, Mr Schrempp is
applying his management expertise on the boards
of several South African companies. He is Non-
Executive Chairman of Mercedes-Benz South
Africa and Independent Lead Director of the South
African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd.
(SASOL), among other positions.
He has been recognized for his social work in
Africa, including his efforts to bring attention to and
alleviate the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In 1999 former
South African President Nelson Mandela, who
Schrempp is honored to call a friend, awarded him
the country's highest civilian honor, the Order of
Good Hope, for his outstanding support of South
Africa. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Global
Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
Mr Daniel Silke
Daniel Silke is a South African
political analyst, futurists
and keynote speaker. In 15
years, he has delivered lectures
in over 50 countries. He specializes
in global future trends
and international relations, as
well as South African and African
political & economic developments.
He is the author of the book "Tracking
the Future: Top trends that will shape South Africa
and the World". Silke holds a Masters Degree in
South African and International Politics and has
served as a Member of the Provincial Parliament
and as a City Councilor in Cape Town. His articles
and comments on topical issues are widely published.
Mr Justin Smith
Sustainability Head at Woolworths
in South Africa; past
Head Governance and Sustainability
at Nedbank; past Associate
- Environmental law at
Edward Nathan; past Environmental
risk manager at Standard
Bank.
Prof Anthony Staak
Prof Staak is currently the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic
at the Cape Peninsula
University of Technology. He is
responsible for all academic
programmes, academic planning,
the teaching and learning
support unit, the university
libraries and quality assurance.
He previously held the position of Dean of Engineering
at the Peninsula Technikon. He qualified in
engineering at the University of Cape Town and
completed further studies in engineering, economics
and technology policy at local as well as overseas
universities, most notably Oxford University
which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology which he
attended as a Fulbright Scholar.
Mr Chris Vermeulen
General Manager, Bandwidth
Barn, Cape Town, South Africa
Mr Andreas Wenzel
Secretary General of SAFRI;
past Vice President and Regional
Manager Southern Africa:
Afrika-Verein, the German-
African Business Association.