The Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2019, hosted at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on 16 and 17 April, convened 400 delegates from the corporate, non-profit, government, academic and media sectors, to share lessons and best practice in development, with emphasis on the integral role that business has to play in society. The event profiled four key themes, viz. collaboration in education, managing risks and reputations in development, innovative finance for development impact, and building healthy relationships in development.
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
- What is business in society? – Nick Rockey, Trialogue
- South African Constitution is ubuntu writ large – Judge Albie Sachs
- Companies urged to partner for global sustainable development – Shahazar Yazid, UN Global Compact Network Malaysia
COLLABORATION IN EDUCATION
Presented in partnership with Old Mutual
- Collaboration a key learning for the Old Mutual Education Flagship Project – Executive overview by Kanyisa Diamond
- Collaboration and evaluation key to driving change in education – Plenary panel discussion
- Coordinating collaboration in the education sector – Practical breakout
- Advocacy in education programming – Topical breakout
- National pooled funding initiatives – Case studies breakout
MANAGING RISKS AND REPUTATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT
Presented in partnership with Sasol
- Business as a catalyst for change – Executive overview by Charlotte Mokoena
- Good governance: The key to building (and keeping) a good reputation – TRI Talk by Prof Suresh Kana, Institute of Directors in Southern Africa
- Business must first understand society, before marketing to it – TRI Talk by Greg Maloka, Kaya FM
- Addressing structural challenges in the development sector – TRI Talk by Louisa Zondo, Oxfam South Africa
- Guidelines for implementing risk management in development – Practical breakout
- Rebuilding reputations – Topical breakout
- Mitigating risks in employee volunteer programming – Case studies breakout
INNOVATIVE FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
Sponsored by Absa
- Enabling growth through innovative finance – Executive overview by Sazini Mojapelo, Absa
- Removing the mystery around impact investing – TRI Talk by Monique Mathys-Graaff, Public Investment Corporation
- Understanding alternative credit models and managing risk – TRI Talk by Melissa Moore, Futuregrowth Asset Management
- The range of innovative finance tools available – TRI Talk by Dr Susan de Witt
- How innovative finance can improve organisational sustainability – Practical breakout
- How can corporates contribute to strengthening social infrastructure – Topical breakout
- Social impact bond for job creation – Case study breakout
BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN DEVELOPMENT
Sponsored by Vodacom
- Integrated CSI Executive overview by Takalani Netshitenzhe
- Building healthy relationships in development – Plenary panel discussion
- The Partnership Pitch – Interactive presentations
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Albie Sachs is an activist and a former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa (1994–2009). He began practising as an advocate at the Cape Bar at the age of 21, defending people charged under the racial statutes and security laws of apartheid. After being arrested and placed in solitary confinement for over five months, Sachs went into exile in England, where he completed a PhD from Sussex University. In 1988, he lost his right arm and his sight in one eye when a bomb was placed in his car in Maputo, Mozambique. After the bombing, he devoted himself to the preparations for a new democratic constitution for South Africa. When he returned home from exile, he served as a member of the Constitutional Committee and the National Executive of the African National Congress.
He is the author of several books, including The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter, The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law and We, the People: Insights of an activist judge. His latest book is Oliver Tambo’s Dream.
Sachs has travelled to many countries sharing his experiences in order to help heal divided societies.
Photo: Steve Gordon
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- Advocacy in education programming
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- AECI Wise Wayz Water Care Programme
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- Allan van der Meulen, RLabs
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- Charlotte Mokoena, Sasol, on business as a catalyst for change
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- Collaboration in education
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- Daniel Smith, ABALOBI
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- Dr Susan de Witt, Bertha Centre, on the range of innovative finance tools available
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- Greg Maloka, Kaya FM, on communication that builds communities
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- How corporates can contribute to strengthening social infrastructure
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- How innovative finance can improve organisational sustainability
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- How to coordinate collaboration in education
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- Innovative finance for development impact
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- Jak Koseff, Gauteng Provincial Government, on building healthy relationships in development
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- Judge Albie Sachs on ethical business and the Constitution
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- Judge Albie Sachs with conference delegates
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- Judge Albie Sachs with Trialogue team
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- Kanyisa Diamond, on lessons from the Old Mutual Foundation Education Flagship Project
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- Kaya FM live broadcast
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- Keynote speaker, Judge Albie Sachs
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- Louisa Zondo, Oxfam South Africa, on addressing structural challenges in the development sector
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- Melissa Moore, Futuregrowth, on understanding alternative credit models and managing risk
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- Mitigating risks in employee volunteerism
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- Monique Mathys-Graaff, PIC, on removing the mystery around impact investing
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- National pooled funding initiatives – The National Education Collaboration Trust and the Public Health Enhancement Fund
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- Prof Suresh Kana, IODSA, the key to good governance
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- Rebuilding reputations
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- Sazini Mojapelo, Absa, on enabling growth through innovative finance
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- Shahazar Yazid, UN Global Compact Network Malaysia
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- Social impact bond for job creation
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- Takalani Netshitenzhe, Vodacom, on integrated CSI
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- The Partnership Pitch
