Hall 6
Day 1 on 18 September 2019
10:00 - The potential that AfCFTA offers to South African and African companies – both as opportunities and possible threats
Speaker: Duncan Bonnett, Director strategy and business development, Africa House
11:00 - VESA Standards and the role it is playing in the industry
Speaker: Adri Smit, GM, VESA
12:00 - Innovation
Speaker: Thamsanqa Letsoalo - ABSA
13:00 - Industry 4.0. Jendamark’s I4.0 Technologies, focusing in more detail on Virtual & Augmented Reality Training applications
Speaker: Jaco Heunis - Jendamark
14:00 - Customer Experience and Health and Safety
Speaker: Freddie Franken - Franken and Associates
15:00 - Accelerate the Automotive Aftermarket Adventure
Speaker: Roberto Dal Corso - Dal Corso group
Day 2 on 19 September 2019
10:00 - Opening up the supply chain industry: Creating an enabling environment for smaller players
Opening up the supply chain industry: Creating an enabling environment for smaller players
- Deferments
- Guarantees
- Credit terms
- BEE codes
Speaker: Dave Logan, CEO, SAAF (South African Association of Freight Forwarders)
11:00 - Challenges facing the future of telematics and the major disruptions that are waiting to happen
Speaker: Philip Bromley, Chairman of VESA
12:00 - Renewable Energy vs Non-Renewable Energy in South Africa’s Supply Chain and Logistics sectors
Speakers: Dawie Snyman, CEO, Vincere Distribution and Warren Hurter, Director, Resurgent Energy
13:00 - How to conduct market research
Speaker: Sanele Gumede - ABSA
14:00 - The cost of not training
Speaker: Wayne Adams - MERSETA
15:00 - TVET Sector and industry partnerships and collaboration initiatives
Speaker: William Mogale - AIDC
Day 3 on 20 September 2019
10:00 - Machine learning and artificial intelligence in transport planning
Movies such as Terminator or Matrix shaped our idea of artificial intelligence. But what possibilities does artificial intelligence really offer? What is artificial intelligence anyway? And what does this have to do with transport planning?
Speaker: Nolan Smith, Area Sales manager, Soloplan
11:00 - How the new AARTO act will affect the transport and logistics sectors
- Overview of changes in the Act and the effects of these changes
- Major impact points with reference to the logistics and transport sectors
- Role, risk and responsibility of the Proxy in a company with regards to AARTO Act, OHS Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
Speaker: Willem Le Roux, Director, Road Users Assistant
12:00 - Industrial Motive Energy as a service, in the digital age
Speaker: Rob Strange - Motive Energy - ANH Technologies
13:00 - How to prepare your business to be funding ready
Speaker: Lefentse Chapman - ABSA
14:00 - Essential measures to improve workshop profitability
Speaker: Louis van Huyssteen - RMI
15:00 - A proven step by step approach to growing your business
Speaker: Roberto Dal Corso - Dal Corso group
Day 4 on September 21
10:00 - Industry 4.0. Jendamark’s I4.0 Technologies, focusing in more detail on Virtual & Augmented Reality Training applications
Speaker: Jaco Heunis - Jendamark
11:00 - Customer Experience and Health and Safety
Speaker: Freddie Franken - Franken and Associates
12:00 - Electric Vehicles are here to stay - how this shift in mobility will impact your business
Speaker: Winstone Jordaan - GridCars