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scenario of a smart sustainable city in 2030- 2050
to understand the main city challenges and to
derive potential innovative solutions for the future.
Prof Dr h.c. Jürgen E.
Schrempp
Chairman of SAFRI, the Southern
Africa Initiative of German
Business.
Mr Schrempp began his career
as an apprentice mechanic for
Daimler-Benz in 1961, and
retired in 2005 after serving as
Chairman of the Board of
Management and CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG for
10 years.
From 1974-1987, Mr Schrempp lived in South
Africa, where he served in the management of the
Group's subsidiary. From 1984 to 1987 he served
as Chairman/CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa.
With his deep experience in Africa, Mr Schrempp is
applying his management expertise on the boards
of several South African companies. He is Non-
Executive Chairman of Mercedes-Benz South
Africa and Independent Lead Director of the South
African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd.
(SASOL), among other positions.
He has been recognized for his social work in
Africa, including his efforts to bring attention to and
alleviate the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In 1999 former
South African President Nelson Mandela, who
Schrempp is honored to call a friend, awarded him
the country's highest civilian honor, the Order of
Good Hope, for his outstanding support of South
Africa. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Global
Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
Mr Daniel Silke
Daniel Silke is a South African
political analyst, futurists
and keynote speaker. In 15
years, he has delivered lectures
in over 50 countries. He
specializes in global future
trends and international relations,
as well as South African
and African political & economic
developments. He is the
author of the book "Tracking the Future: Top trends
that will shape South Africa and the World". Silke
holds a Masters Degree in South African and International
Politics and has served as a Member of
the Provincial Parliament and as a City Councilor in
Cape Town. His articles and comments on topical
issues are widely published.
Mr Justin Smith
Sustainability Head at Woolworths
in South Africa; past
Head Governance and Sustainability
at Nedbank; past Associate
- Environmental law at
Edward Nathan; past Environmental
risk manager at Standard
Bank.
Prof Anthony Staak
Prof Staak is currently the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic
at the Cape Peninsula
University of Technology. He is
responsible for all academic
programmes, academic planning,
the teaching and learning
support unit, the university
libraries and quality assurance.
He previously held the position
Speaker biographies
of Dean of Engineering at the Peninsula Technikon.
He qualified in engineering at the University of
Cape Town and completed further studies in engineering,
economics and technology policy at local
as well as overseas universities, most notably
Oxford University which he attended as a Rhodes
Scholar and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar.
Mr Chris Vermeulen
General Manager, Bandwidth
Barn, Cape Town, South Africa
Mr Andreas Wenzel
Secretary General of SAFRI;
past Vice President and Regional
Manager Southern
Africa: Afrika-Verein, the German-African
Business Association.
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