Agenda
7:45 am-8:30 am
Networking Buffet Breakfast
8:30 am-8:35 am
Chairs Opening Remarks
Conference Co-Chairs- H.E. Roy Blackbeard, Botswana High Commissioner,
- Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor, Financial Times
8:35 am-8:50 am
Ministerial Address:
Bridging the Skills Gap: Transforming
- Hon. J. D. Nkate, Minister for Education and Skills Development, Republic of Botswana
8:50 am-9:05 am
Botswana's Investment Climate - An Overview
Speaker(s)- Dorcas Makgato-Malesu, Chief Executive Officer, Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA)
9:05 am-9:20 am
An Overview
Speaker(s)- C.M. Lekaukau, Government Implementation Coordination Officer, Republic of Botswana
9:20 am-9:35 am
SPOTLIGHT: Post-graduate Education Sector
A Regulatory Overview
- Dr. Patrick Molutsi, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Council
9:35 am-9:50 am
Shaping the Future: Sustainable Investment in Botswana
Speaker(s)- Omri van Zyl, Principal and Education Leader in Southern Africa, Deloitte Consulting
9:50 am-11:00 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: Turning Botswana into a Tertiary Education Hub
Speaker(s)- Badumetse Hobona, Permanent Secretary, Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills (MOESD)
- Lyn Hoffman, Head of Global Partnerships and Associate Dean, Executive MBA Programmes, London Business School
- Juana Purchase, Economist & Subject Matter Expert, Deloitte Consulting
11:00 am-11:10 am
Chairs Closing Remarks
Conference Co-Chairs- H.E. Roy Blackbeard, Botswana High Commissioner,
- Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor, Financial Times
