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2015 PROGRAMME
PURPOSE OF THE SA INNOVATION SUMMIT
Creates a platform for
matchmaking- connecting the
innovative from the private and
public sector
Provides a platform where
innovators can participate and
grow their know-how and
connections
Encourages innovation
dealmaking
Collaborates and builds the
system of innovation on a practical
level (government, academia and
industry)
36 SPEAKERSCEO PANEL
DEBATE PITCHING DEN
2. 07:30 – 08:30
REGISTRATION
Meet and Greet
08:30 – 09:00
INVITED OFFICIAL OPENING: PATRICIA DE LILLE
(Executive Major of Cape Town)
An overview of the enabling environment of
innovation in a regional context /Policy Framework
09:00 – 09:30
PROF JON FOSTER-PEDLEY
(Dean: Innovation, Henley Business School)
THE CONFERENCE AS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
Let's take this to the next level
( Divergent Strategies) Open the mind!
09:30 – 09:50
Q & A – IF NOT NOW THEN WHEN?
09:50 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:40
DION CHANG
(CEO: Flux Trends)
SA Guru about business trends unpacking a
new series of trends.
The Business of Disruption and the Ripple effect of Game
Changing Technologies
WELCOME
Introduction to the Executive Mayor and Protocols MC
ENERGIZE AND NETWORK WITH
OUR MATCH MAKING SERVICE
DAY 1 26 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAMME
3. 07:30 – 08:30
REGISTRATION
Meet and Greet
08:30 – 09:00
INVITED OFFICIAL OPENING: PATRICIA DE LILLE
(Executive Major of Cape Town)
An overview of the enabling environment of
innovation in a regional context /Policy Framework
09:00 – 09:30
PROF JON FOSTER-PEDLEY
(Dean: Innovation, Henley Business School)
THE CONFERENCE AS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
Let's take this to the next level
( Divergent Strategies) Open the mind!
09:30 – 09:50
Q & A – IF NOT NOW THEN WHEN?
09:50 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:40
DION CHANG
(CEO: Flux Trends)
SA Guru about business trends unpacking a
new series of trends.
The Business of Disruption and the Ripple effect of Game
Changing Technologies
WELCOME
Introduction to the Executive Mayor and Protocols MC
ENERGIZE AND NETWORK WITH
OUR MATCH MAKING SERVICE
DAY 1 26 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAMME
4. DAY 1, 26 AUGUST 2015
10:40 – 11:10
LIQUID CONVERSATIONS.
KEEP CALM THE COFFEE IS READY
STREAM 2:
INSTRUMENTS TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION
Maria Pienaar (CIO Cell C)
What drives success when scaling innovations globally.
Mr Dov Paluch
MD: Catalyst Research Solutions
Innovation Incentives in SA
What is available and is the government doing enough?
Tuomas Pollari
Embassy of Finland: Technology and Science Advisor
How the Finnish National System for Innovation
changed itself.
11:10 – 12:40
STREAM 1: DESIGN THINKING
Nevo Hadas
Partner &Innovation
The Billion Rand Feature: How design
thinking can unlock innovation.
Puleng Makhoalibe (UCT)
Interactive workshop about design thinking.
Oriole Bolus
Design thinking, a strategic asset for
Industrial Design driven business models.
5. DAY 1, 26 AUGUST 2015
INNOVATION IN EDUCATION STREAM
Hannes Heyns
(Entrepreneur/ student)
One for All and All for One:
Why Africa will Revolutionise Education
Dr Louise van Rhyn
(CEO and Founder - Symphonia for South Africa)
An Innovative Solution Developed in SA for the World
Dr Patricia Gouws
SETI: UNISA
Play it Forward, Innovative mentorship to
change the education of today’s future innovators.
11:10 – 12:40
STREAM 3: OPEN INNOVATION
Davis Cook (CEO: RIIS)
Lean, Open and Social - How these Innovation trends are
creating globally competitive business
Lunda Wright (Thunderfund )
Crowdfunding and how to make it work.
Dr Willie Visser
Creating a Culture for Innovation
ENERGIZE AND NETWORK WITH
OUR MATCH MAKING SERVICE
12:40 – 13:40
LUNCH: LET'S TRY SOMETHING NEW
6. DAY 1, 26 AUGUST 2015
13:40 – 14:10
DR NTSANE MOLELEKI & PETRUS LETABA
(National Advisory Council on Innovation)
Unpacking National Innovation System indicators of SA:
Do we have a conducive environment for innovation?
14:10 – 14:40
MAIJA DE RIJK-UYS AND ALEXANDRA FRAZER
(Head: PwC Accelerator and
the Silicon Cape Initiative.
Insights: Where do we stand?)
14:40 – 15:00
INDICATOR DISCUSSION
Taken the above indicators: what do business, government
and universities need to do to grow the economy together?
GAVIN MAGENI
(Head: SABS Design Institute)
Reimagining the Future
15:30 – 16:00
15:00 – 15:30 (ENERGISE)
TEA
Assess your inside the box thinking
16:00 – 16:40
GIJS VAN WULFEN
(International Speaker: The Netherlands)
Starting with Innovation effectively:
Innovation Intelligence through applying
Forth State Methodology
7. 07:30 – 09:00
REGISTRATION
Early bird meetings
Coffee and rusks
09:00 – 09:30
DIVERGENT THINKING
Henley Business School’s intervention to make the summit
an unforgettable educational experience
16:40 – 17:00
HENLEY BUSINESS SCHOOL
CONVERGENT THINKING:
Let’s make all the ideas work
17:00 – 18:00
EVENING DRINKS AND
CORPORATE NETWORKING SESSION
DAY 2 26 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAMME
DAY 1, 26 AUGUST 2015
8. STREAM 2: EXPERIMENTAL SESSION
Pete Smith (Lego Serious Play)
Structured Play to evoke innovation and creativity
whilst reaching committed consensus in a team.
Burgert Kirstin and Franz Struwig
(Playing Mantis)
Enhancing Innovation Intelligence through
the practice of improvisation.
Kyra Wainstein
(WorldsView Academy for Organisational change)
A Tool to Realise the Promise of Innovation
STREAM 3:
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALISATION
Presentations and a facilitated discussion about
commercialisation
Nomtombi Marule
(Director Department of Trade and Industry)
National Strategy for Technological Commercialisation
Bret Commaille
(AngelHub Ventures)
The Realities of Commercialisation
Tyron Janse van Vuuren
(Creative Director and Filmmaker)
How tiny teams can make extra ordinary creative leaps
STREAM 1:
ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION STREAM
Gillian Benjamin (CCDI)
Design with the customer in mind: From idea to market.
A one hour journey.
DAY 2, 27 AUGUST 2015
09:30 – 10:30
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DONOVAN NEAL-MAY
(CEO: BPI)
How SA can scale innovations by doing business with
South Africans abroad.
11:00 – 11:45
KEEP CALM AND BREW ON
STREAM 4:
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY
Prof Roy Du Pres
Knowledge creation and nurturing of a culture
of innovation in South Africa
Zee Zulfaqar
(Thompson and Reuters)
Evergreening of Intellectual Property
Dave Pons
(Durban: Entrepreneur of the Year)
Social media used to bridge the divide between
graduation and entrepreneurship
09:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
DAY 2, 27 AUGUST 2015
Barlow Manilal
CEO: Technology and Innovation Agency(TIA)
11:30 – 12:00
Presenting the TIA Strategy. Showing how it is going to affect the value
chain from early stage research and development to implementable
products, processes and services in the SA economy.
10. 16:00 – 16:45
15:30 – 16:00
TEA & CATCHING OUR BREATH AFTER ALL THE INSPIRATION!
PROF WIM VANHAVERBEKE
Widely acclaimed International Speaker, Haussalt University, Belgium
17:30
AFTER-PARTY AT MARKET ON THE EDGE
STARTING WITH OPEN INNOVATION:
Sharing best practice from across the GlobePartner and accelerate innovation!
OPENING OF THE MARKET ON THE EDGE FOR CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES PRIVATE VIEWING
17:00
DAY 2, 27 AUGUST 2015
14:00 – 15:30
AUTHENTIC CREATIVITY
Slaves to the Rhythm:
Creative session by Bass Guitarists from Freshlyground and Johnny Clegg
Bands sharing their musical journey and showing how creativity can
be unleashed.
FNB’s CEO PANEL DISCUSSION
Creating an enabling ecosystem for Innovation in SA
Panel convened by Jacques Cilliers
Participants:
FNB: Peter Alkema ( CIO)
TIA: Barlow Manilal (CEO)
Invited and awaiting confirmation:
CEO Apple SA, Silicon Cape Chair
11:45 – 12:45
LUNCH
12:45 – 13:45
11. DAY 3 28 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAMME
09:00 – 11:00
MASTERCLASS 2
SAB Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurship and
Open Innovation: Prof Wim Vanhaverbeke
(open for delegates) 50 people max
ROUNDTABLES AND MASTER CLASSES
MARKET ON THE EDGE OPEN FOR PUBLIC
This day will be business focused. All conference goers get free access
and additional tickets for colleagues or family:
have a fun day with innovation.
Programmes to be released on www.marketontheedge.com
10:00 – 18:00
12. DAY 3, 28 AUGUST 2015
13:00 – 15:00
ROUNDTABLE 2
Green Innovation. Facilitated by ASPEN INSTITUTE
( By invitation only)
MASTERCLASS 1
Corporate Innovation by Gijs van Wulfen
(open for delegates) 80 people max
15:00
IBM HACKATHON
Innovation Edge sponsored. 60 hackers. Apps will be
developed for early Childhood Development.
17:30
AWARDS CEREMONY OF PwC PITCHING DEN
10:00 – 11:00
WORKSHOP 1
Taking your innovation to market.
5 things to do and not to do.
Facilitated by Dylan Kohstadt, CEO of Shift One
08:00 – 16:00
2X PwC PITCHING DEN
40 Finalists in the Pitching Den competes for more than R500
000 worth of support for their businesses.
11:00 – 12:30
ROUNDTABLE 1
Technology, Innovation and Education. Facilitated by the
Newton Fund, UK
(open for delegates) 80 people max
BUSINESS MATCH-MAKING SERVICE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE DAY.
13. DAY 4 29 AUGUST 2015
PROGRAMME
MARKET ON THE EDGE OPEN FOR PUBLIC
All conference goers get free access and additional tickets for
colleagues and family: Have a fun day with Innovation.
Programmes to be released on www.marketontheedge.com
10:00 – 18:00
ALSO GREEN INNOVATION, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT YOUTH CLASSES
IN YOUTH PROGRAMME
SOLAR CHARGER BUILDING
10:00, 13:00 & 15:00
3 sessions (Fully booked)
14. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
DAY 4, 29 AUGUST 2015
LEGO ROBOTICS
10:00, 13:00 & 15:00
3 sessions (35 in a session)
INNOVATION BOOTCAMP by FRED DE VILLIERS
11:00 & 14:00 (1 hour)
(unlimited number)
MATHEMAJICTS: STEVE SHERMAN
(CHIEF IMAGINATION OFFICER)
12:00 – 13:00
PROTOTYPING WORKSHOP
10:30 & 15:30
(Max 28 per session)
Bring noodles and tape.
Learn to test often, fail fast, prototypes are never perfect
AWARDS CEREMONY OF INVENTORS GARAGE
14:00