PRETORIA, South Africa – Themed Resilience and Growth in Africa: Leading Sustainable Businesses, Driving Change, and International Opportunities, the summit is gearing up for its 3rd annual edition, its first in South Africa, addressing the continent’s critical challenges by bringing together industry, academia, and government stakeholders to discuss innovative solutions and strategies for building a sustainable and equitable future for Africa. The 2-day summit, set to take place from 4-5 September, at Kievits Kroon Wine Estate, Pretoria, Gauteng, will welcome industry leaders, policymakers, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and funders, as they converge in Gauteng, South Africa, to foster collaboration, share insights, and best practices, and inspire attendees to integrate sustainability into their business operations. “It’s an honor to host our 3rd B Lab Africa Summit in South Africa, a member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), where we will be convening decision-makers from industry, private sector, and government, from Africa and beyond, who through our partnership with IMPACT TRADE, will allow attendees to gain practical strategies to integrate sustainability in the organization, network and find partnership business opportunities, and hear from inspiring leaders who are driving positive change both regionally and internationally,” says Lucy Muigai, CEO of B Lab Africa. Through strategic partnerships and initiatives, the summit, hosted by B Lab Africa in collaboration with IMPACT TRADE, aims to drive positive change, bolster innovation, and create a supportive ecosystem for sustainable business practices in Africa. Through a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions, talks, interactive networking sessions, and workshops, leading industry voices will unpack the following themes and more: Approaches to sustainability and best practices: Key discussions will include topics, such as good governance, business resilience, …
Exploring shifting trends in a new post-pandemic hybrid world of work at the annual Future of Work Virtual Conference
As the world emerges from devastating COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, which saw millions of job losses and had more dire economic effects than the 2008 financial crisis, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Employment Outlook 2021 highlighted two critical risk factors which would have a significant impact on economic recovery. The first risk concerned job losses, with more than 110 million fewer jobs available globally and 14 million more people inactive in the job market or who aren’t seeking work in OECD countries, this painted a grim picture for long-term unemployment. The second major concern pointed out the existing social and economic divide which had been further deepened by the pandemic. Some of these imminent problems are the diminishing working hours for the lower income earners, the remote model be it for working or learning not being accessible to all, and the growing youth employment gap. The outlook also reported that approximately 3 million more youth across the OECD countries fall under its NEET (Not in Employment, Education or training) bracket, compared to 2019. Attendees to the 2nd annual Future of Work Virtual Conference can look forward to sessions that will all reflect on what's happening on ground and the speed of transformation, as prominent speakers engage on new work trends for the post-pandemic business. This half day conference is being brought to audiences, free of charge, on Wednesday 13 October 2021 from 12h30pm to 15h30pm CAT, by CNBC AFRICA in partnership with Vodacom Business, SEACOM Business and FORBES AFRICA. “We have been hearing about the benefits of 5G for years now, but it wasn't until remote work, video conferencing and digital collaboration became core parts of our lives this year that the need for reliable connectivity and more bandwidth became a real, concrete benefit that we could all wrap our heads around. As Vodacom, we firmly believe in a connected digital society that connects …