Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu will give a keynote address at the media launch of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), set to take place in Johannesburg in 2017, a first for Africa.
Focusing on hosting African entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors, the GEC is the world’s largest gathering of innovators and job creators, who launch start-ups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
The Department of Small Business Development, the City of Johannesburg Convention Bureau, Barclays Africa and SEA Africa welcome the prospect of profiling the country as a gateway to Africa, and profiling Johannesburg as a world class African city, business events destination and economic hub.
The details for the media launch are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Time: 6:30 – 8:30
Venue: Ballroom number 3, Sandton Convention Centre, Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg.
RSVP: gec2017@seaafrica.co.za.
Members of the media will have the opportunity to interview the following bid partner representatives:
- Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP
- Premier of Gauteng, Mr David Makhura
- President of the GEN, Jonathan Ortmans
- Executive Head of SEA Africa, Kizito Okechukwu
- Chief Executive: Customer Segments, Products & Analytics – Retail & Business Banking Africa, Mr Jan Moganwa –
- Cllr Ruby Mathang, MMC Economic Development, City of Johannesburg
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Tel: +27 12 394 3027
Cell: +27 82 578 4063
Fax: 086 544 0931
Email: cmonama@dsbd.gov.za.
