BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Business Initiative - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Business Initiative X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nbi.org.za X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Business Initiative REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260911T110000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260911T124500 DTSTAMP:20260813T132240Z CREATED:20260813T122717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T132240Z UID:28234-1789124400-1789130700@www.nbi.org.za SUMMARY:Nature-Based Solutions for Addressing Business Risks DESCRIPTION:South Africa’s green economy is beginning to generate significant new demand for skills\, enterprises and workers. The question is whether young South Africans will be positioned to participate in that opportunity. \n \n\n\n\n\n \n The National Business Initiative (NBI)\, in partnership with the Presidency through the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI)\, and endorsed by the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit (JET PMU) and the Just Energy Transition Skills Desk\, cordially invites you to the Green Livelihoods Summit\, a strategic platform focused on enabling access to the green economy through inclusive skilling\, employment creation\, and entrepreneurial growth. \nThe Summit will explore how the transition to a decarbonised economy can be leveraged to address youth unemployment through access to relevant skills\, employment\, and sustainable income-generating opportunities. It must also consider the key levers within the skills and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem that need to be strengthened to build institutional capacity\, support effective implementation\, and enable young people to transition into sustainable livelihoods. \nBy bringing together senior leaders from business and government\, training institutions\, youth employment intermediaries\, enterprise development organisations and development partners\, it will also address how South Africa can translate the opportunities emerging from the transition to a decarbonised economy into meaningful pathways for youth\, with a particular focus on ensuring that young women are able to participate and benefit. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Through Action Labs focused on Implementation\, Collaboration and Donor Coordination\, the Summit aims to focus on: \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nEstablishing alignment amongst the various youth employment pathways to reduce duplication\, strengthen impact\, and support implementation of green economy interventions;\nReinforcing and strengthening existing partnerships that are advancing skills development and growth of the township economy for the green economy; and\nBolstering donor coordination and identifying joint co-funding opportunities that maximise collective impact\, particularly for the Just Transition.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Your participation will help strengthen coordination for green skills development\, employment creation and enterprise development in South Africa. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Event Details \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nDate: Tuesday\, 13 October 2026\nRegistration from: 08:00 | Event: 09:00 to 17:00\nJohannesburg | Venue to be confirmed\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Click Here to RSVP URL:https://www.nbi.org.za/event/nature-based-solutions-for-addressing-business-risks/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nbi.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Nature-Based-Solutions-for-Addressing-Business-Risks.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260922T083000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260825T133833Z CREATED:20260825T132643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T133833Z UID:28291-1790065800-1790082000@www.nbi.org.za SUMMARY:Climate Talk: South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy 2026 Opportunities for German and South African Businesses to Advance Industrial Decarbonisation DESCRIPTION:South Africa’s green economy is beginning to generate significant new demand for skills\, enterprises and workers. The question is whether young South Africans will be positioned to participate in that opportunity. \n \n\n\n\n\n \n The National Business Initiative (NBI)\, in partnership with the Presidency through the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI)\, and endorsed by the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit (JET PMU) and the Just Energy Transition Skills Desk\, cordially invites you to the Green Livelihoods Summit\, a strategic platform focused on enabling access to the green economy through inclusive skilling\, employment creation\, and entrepreneurial growth. \nThe Summit will explore how the transition to a decarbonised economy can be leveraged to address youth unemployment through access to relevant skills\, employment\, and sustainable income-generating opportunities. It must also consider the key levers within the skills and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem that need to be strengthened to build institutional capacity\, support effective implementation\, and enable young people to transition into sustainable livelihoods. \nBy bringing together senior leaders from business and government\, training institutions\, youth employment intermediaries\, enterprise development organisations and development partners\, it will also address how South Africa can translate the opportunities emerging from the transition to a decarbonised economy into meaningful pathways for youth\, with a particular focus on ensuring that young women are able to participate and benefit. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Through Action Labs focused on Implementation\, Collaboration and Donor Coordination\, the Summit aims to focus on: \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nEstablishing alignment amongst the various youth employment pathways to reduce duplication\, strengthen impact\, and support implementation of green economy interventions;\nReinforcing and strengthening existing partnerships that are advancing skills development and growth of the township economy for the green economy; and\nBolstering donor coordination and identifying joint co-funding opportunities that maximise collective impact\, particularly for the Just Transition.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Your participation will help strengthen coordination for green skills development\, employment creation and enterprise development in South Africa. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Event Details \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nDate: Tuesday\, 13 October 2026\nRegistration from: 08:00 | Event: 09:00 to 17:00\nJohannesburg | Venue to be confirmed\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Click Here to RSVP URL:https://www.nbi.org.za/event/south-africas-industrial-development-strategy-2026-opportunities-for-german-and-south-african-businesses-to-advance-industrial-decarbonisation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nbi.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/South-Africas-Industrial-Development-Strategy-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261013T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260826T134949Z CREATED:20260826T134349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T134949Z UID:28311-1791878400-1791910800@www.nbi.org.za SUMMARY:Invitation: Green Livelihoods Summit DESCRIPTION:South Africa’s green economy is beginning to generate significant new demand for skills\, enterprises and workers. The question is whether young South Africans will be positioned to participate in that opportunity. \n \n\n\n\n\n \n The National Business Initiative (NBI)\, in partnership with the Presidency through the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI)\, and endorsed by the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit (JET PMU) and the Just Energy Transition Skills Desk\, cordially invites you to the Green Livelihoods Summit\, a strategic platform focused on enabling access to the green economy through inclusive skilling\, employment creation\, and entrepreneurial growth. \nThe Summit will explore how the transition to a decarbonised economy can be leveraged to address youth unemployment through access to relevant skills\, employment\, and sustainable income-generating opportunities. It must also consider the key levers within the skills and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem that need to be strengthened to build institutional capacity\, support effective implementation\, and enable young people to transition into sustainable livelihoods. \nBy bringing together senior leaders from business and government\, training institutions\, youth employment intermediaries\, enterprise development organisations and development partners\, it will also address how South Africa can translate the opportunities emerging from the transition to a decarbonised economy into meaningful pathways for youth\, with a particular focus on ensuring that young women are able to participate and benefit. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Through Action Labs focused on Implementation\, Collaboration and Donor Coordination\, the Summit aims to focus on: \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nEstablishing alignment amongst the various youth employment pathways to reduce duplication\, strengthen impact\, and support implementation of green economy interventions;\nReinforcing and strengthening existing partnerships that are advancing skills development and growth of the township economy for the green economy; and\nBolstering donor coordination and identifying joint co-funding opportunities that maximise collective impact\, particularly for the Just Transition.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Your participation will help strengthen coordination for green skills development\, employment creation and enterprise development in South Africa. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Event Details \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nDate: Tuesday\, 13 October 2026\nRegistration from: 08:00 | Event: 09:00 to 17:00\nJohannesburg | Venue to be confirmed\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Click Here to RSVP URL:https://www.nbi.org.za/event/invitation-green-livelihoods-summit/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nbi.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Green-Livelihoods-Summit.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR