Breaking barriers and building a better tomorrow
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
09:30
Welcome address
Tracy-Lee Behr, Portfolio Director: Built Environment, dmg events
09:40
Keynote Address
Speaker: Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, Western Cape Government*
09:55
Spotlight on provincial investment and development
- Market trends and investment opportunities to watch out for in the Western Cape construction sector in 2022/23
- Major business opportunities and initiatives for construction, infrastructure development, spatial transformation and inner-city refurbishment in the Western Cape
Speaker: Honourable Minister, Tertius Simmers, Minister, Department of Human Settlements, Western Cape Government*
10:20
Reducing Red Tape for the Ease of Doing Business in the Western Cape
- Making it easier, cheaper, and faster to do business in the province through business process improvement (BPI) projects in a municipal setting.
Speaker: Michelle Ellis, Director: Red Tape Reduction
10:45
Building the Western Cape together – Panel discussion
- Public and private sector collaboration to unlock construction bottlenecks
- Overcoming industry challenges to smoothly move projects from pre-construction to post-construction phases
- Providing support for construction industry participants and building confidence in the industry
Moderator:
Luvuko Mqaqa, National President, The South African Institute of Building Design (SAIBD)*
Panelists:
Des Patterson, Master Builders Association of the Western Cape*
Bheki Twala, President, Township Economic Commission SA (TECSA)
Cheryl Walters, Planning and Building Development Management – City of Cape Town*
Michelle Ellis, Director: Red Tape Reduction, Department of Red Tap Reduction Western Cape
11:15
Questions and answers
11:45
Closing remarks from panellists
- Where do we go from here to build the Western Cape of tomorrow?