Co-creating Opportunity Dialogue: Public and Private Sector Collaboration in a Post Local Government Election Context

The National Business Initiative (NBI), in partnership with the Sanlam Group, is hosting an important dialogue, which will explore innovative  opportunities for value co-creation, post the November 2021 Local government elections.

This event is the first NBI C-Suite Dialogue, a series of high-level conversations where executives can offer advice and gain key insights on a range of important topics, through sharing best practice with their peers. This dialogue will focus on unpacking the concept of servant leadership; defining a democratic and functional society and the impact on our  economy of achieving these outcomes; the interplay between social cohesion (including service delivery) and business; as well as highlighting opportunities for collaboration and co-creation between the public and private sectors.

Our esteemed panel of speakers, from both the Public and Private sectors, are as follows:

• Ms Avril Williamson, Director General: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)
• Mr Xolile George, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
• Mr Leon Camphor, Chief Executive Officer: The Association for Savings and Investments South Africa (ASISA)
• Mr Mzila Mthenjane, Executive Head: Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement, Exxaro
• Ms Joanne Yawitch, Chief Executive Officer: National Business Initiative (NBI)
• Mr Karl Socikwa, Group Executive: Marketing Development and Sustainability, Sanlam Group