CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE DAY 2 

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Theme: Financing Transport Infrastructure Projects

08:00   Registration, early morning refreshments

09:00  Assessing governmental frameworks and recent developments in the transportation sector

• Highlighting the current developmental trends in the African transportation sector
• Governmental frameworks advancing trade and transport infrastructure investment

Speaker
Senior Representative, Select Committee on Public
Infrastructure and Ministries in the Presidency

09:20   Think Tank - Public vs. Private Funding

• Examine how public funding, private equity, and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are shaping the transport infrastructure landscape.
• Success Stories and Case Studies: Explore successful PPPs in transport projects, focusing on railways, airports, and highways.
• PPP Risk Management: Managing financial, operational, and political risks in long-term infrastructure investments.

Speakers
Nangamso Matebese, Executive: Economic Development Coordination and Sector Support & Special Advisor to the Deputy President of Republic of South Africa, Eastern Cape Development Corporation & The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Alastair Herbertson, Managing Director, Emerging Market Fixed Income, Ninety-One
Dirk van den Berg, Country Head South Africa and other Southern Africa Countries, UK Export Finance
Gloria Mamba, Chief Executive: Asset Management SBU, Trade and Development Bank

11:00   Networking Refreshment Break

11:30   Think Tank: Innovative Financing Mechanisms

• Green Bonds and Sustainable Financing: The role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in financing sustainable transport projects.
• Blended Finance: Combining public, private, and philanthropic capital to reduce risk and attract private sector investment in transport infrastructure.

Speakers
Witness Mokwana, Director: Green Economy, Department of Economic Development (Gauteng Province)
Alessandro Scalco, Blended Finance Lead, RMB
Zizile Ndziba, Investment Principal, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Zakhele Mayisa, Co-Head: Africa Infrastructure Finance, Nedbank

13:00  Social and Economic Impact of Transport Infrastructure Investment

• Job Creation and Economic Growth: Assessing how transport investments can drive regional development, trade facilitation, and inclusive growth.
• Equity and Access in Infrastructure Projects: Ensuring that transport projects provide fair access to services and contribute to reducing inequality.

Speaker
Senior Representative, Zutari

Session sponsor:

13:30   Networking Lunch

14:30  Think Tank - Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Transport Infrastructure Investment

• Policy and legislative reform in the Rail Sector and impact on private sector participation in rail
• The implications of the new Economic Regulation of Transport Act and the introduction of a new transport
  economic regulator.
• Regulatory challenges around integrating port and rail corridors into single procurements

Speaker
Claire Barclay, Partner, Pinsent Masons, South Africa

16:00 Combatting Trade Insecurity due to Illicit Border Activity

• Factors influencing illegal border activity
• How to curb illicit activities at borders
• Methods of protecting cargo from its point of origin to its destination

Speaker

Andy Mashaile, Special Operations Strategists & Cyber Security Advisor and Ambassador, International Cyber Security &
Investigation Committee and Interpol

16:45 Closing remarks

CONFERENCE DAY 2 

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Theme: Green Transport and Logistics Development

08:00   Registration, early morning refreshments

09:00  The Future of Green Transportation

• How Net Zero Targets in the Shipping industry will impact other modes of transport.

Speaker
Thomas Roos, Head Energy Centre, CSIR

09:20   Think Tank - Leverage Digital solutions for Improved Logistics Efficiency

• The role of AI and Digital integration in transport and logistics.
• Smart Infrastructure: Integration of digital technology in transport systems (e.g., smart ports, intelligent transport systems).
• The role of AI, blockchain, and big data in creating more transparent, efficient, and integrated logistics networks.

Speakers
Azel van der Walt, Head of Lead Logistics IMEA, Maersk
Senior Representative, Mont Blanc Financial Services 
Senior Representative Vodacom Business
Desilan Pillay, Logistics Director, Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA)
Senior Representative, Tontrac

10:30  Enhancing Decarbonization Efforts Using Technology

Speaker

Edwin Briggeman, Director, Briggeman International

Session Sponsor

11:00   Networking refreshment break

11:30  Think Tank - The Role of Green Logistics in Sustainable Supply Chains

• Decarbonizing the Supply Chain: Strategies for reducing carbon emissions in freight and logistics operations.
• Green Warehousing: Implementing energy-efficient practices, renewable energy, and waste reduction in warehousing and distribution centers.

Speakers
Mbangiseni Mabudafhasi, Deputy Director: Power, Department of Science and Technology
Margo-Ann Werner, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons
Lusanda Madikizela, Head: Zero Emission Freight, C40 Cities
Greg Cress, Principal Director: Automotive & eMobility, Accenture
Dr Stanford Chidziva, Director of Green Hydrogen, South Africa Institute of Advanced Material Chemistry (SAIAMC),
University of Western Cape

12:30 The Role of Cold Chain in Transport and Logistics

• Green Cold Chain Solutions
• Efficient Last-Mile Solutions

13:30   Networking Lunch

14:30  Think Tank – Electric Powered Vehicles in Transport and
Logistics

• Transitioning to Electric Freight Fleets:
  The benefits and challenges of adopting electric vehicles
  (EVs) in commercial and freight transport.

Speakers
Corrie De Jager, CEO, Hydrox Holdings Ltd
Justin Coetzee, Founder, GoMetro
Hiten Parmar, Executive Director, the Electric Mission
Yael Shafrir, Associate Director, Webber Wentzel
Tristan le Masne, Managing Director: Southern Africa, Alstom

16:00 Combatting Trade Insecurity due to Illicit Border Activity

• Factors influencing illegal border activity
• How to curb illicit activities at borders
• Methods of protecting cargo from its point of origin to its destination

Speaker
Andy Mashaile, Special Operations Strategists & Cyber Security Advisor and Ambassador, International Cyber Security &
Investigation Committee and Interpol

16:45 Closing remarks