Phumlani presented as a keynote speaker at PMSA Conference on the topic "Are you poised for transition and success?" in November 2019.

2. Topic: Are you poised for
transition and success?
Date: 13 November 2019
Presenter: Phumlani M. Majozi

3. Global forces that will shape
your success – and failure
• Economic integration/international
trade
• Technology
• Politics
• Culture

4. Transitioning in a global
economy amid the trade
(tech)war
• The US economy outperforming most in the developed world
• Donald Trump not bad for the US economy – so far
• The economic standoff between China and US isn’t really about tariffs – it’s a tech war
• Because it’s a tech war – then the so-called trade war isn’t going away anytime soon
• China and US tech war affects the entire world
• China’s economic growth slowing down
• Europe’s economy is stagnant – Germany expected to hit a recession
• Africa is an opportunity – but is starting at a very low base, +- $500 GDP per capita
• On tech advancement in Africa, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya will be very important
to watch over the next years, decades

5. South Africa at a glance
• Unemployment is now at 11-year high – at 29%.
• State-owned enterprises are a mess e.g. Eskom, SAA, Denel
• Economic growth is nowhere insight. Growth projected to be less that 1% this year.
• State-controlled (public) education is a disaster.
• Business confidence is back at disappointing levels pre-Ramaphosa presidency.
• Corruption rife partly because of state controls and huge state interventions.
• Because of government’s high propensity to spend – public debt keeps rising.
• Private investment projected to contract this year, according to Stellenbosch’s Bureau
for Economic Research (BER).

6. Technological advancement
challenges humanity – you
• Cashiers to self-checkout machines
• Newspaper delivery to electronic
reading devices
• Travel agents to travel websites
• Taxi dispatchers to mobile apps
• Taxi drivers to self-driving cars
• Journalists to artificial intelligence
software
• Software developer to what?
• Project Manager to what?
• Business analyst to what?

7. Sasfin takes on the investment
opportunities in tech
• Auto Innovation
• Healthcare Innovation
• Internet-of-Things, 5G & Big Data
• Automation & Robotics/Artificial
Intelligence
• E-Commerce, FinTech and Digital
Entertainment
• Cloud Computing & Cybersecurity
• Clean Energy

8. Strategic positioning and
improving your value
proposition in tough economic
times
• Consistent skills improvement
• Build your stronger brand in the organization
• Build relationships in the organization
• Be credible – and reliable
• Put the client first
• Understand your professional world
• Be synonymous with a particular concept
• Strengthen your network

9. The power of networking in
strategic positioning
“It was Kissinger’s unique talent for
networking, not just his scholarly
acumen or his astute reading of power
politics, that made him such a
formidable figure. “ - Professor Niall
Ferguson, Hoover Institution

10. My global network
USA
Brazil
RSA
UK
West Africa
East Africa
Middle East
India

11. Thank you!
E-mail: info@phumlanimajozi.com and phumlani.majozi@sasfin.com
Twitter: @PhumlaniMMajozi
Facebook Page: Phumlani M. Majozi
Coming this month: www.phumlanimajozi.com