Financial Times and Brand South Africa Roundtable: “Opportunities and challenges of the Green Economy”

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Created on 02 December 2011

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa will deliver the keynote address as well as participate in the panel discussions.

The panel will explore future solutions as well as engage and discuss green issues under the theme “Building A Green Economy”.

Panelists, from l to r: Bheki Sibiya, Parks Tau and Steve Lennon.

Brand South Africa wishes to see these conversations translating into action on climate change. In turn, this will assist in improving South Africa’s image as a country that facilitates and leads debates on issues that impact the future sustainability, development and economy of the country in the first instance and the continent and beyond.

This thought leadership engagement between government and business leaders will include;Minister of Water & Environmental Affairs: Edna Molewa, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg and SALGA CEO, Parks Tau; Executive Director of Resources & Strategy at Eskom, Dr. Steve Lennon and Chief Executive Officer: Chamber of Mines, Bheki Sibiya.

Financial Times Special Report: South Africa and the Green Economy