Breaking Barriers & Building a Better Tomorrow
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
09:30
Welcome address
Tracy-Lee Behr, Portfolio Director: Built Environment, dmg events
09:35
Keynote Address: Breaking Barriers & Building a Better Tomorrow
Speaker: Honourable Minister Tertius Simmers, Department of Human Settlements, Western Cape Government
09:55
Spotlight on Provincial Investment & 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, Department of Human Settlements, Western Cape Government
10:10
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 Unit, Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government
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:
Michelle Ellis, Director: Red Tape Reduction Unit, Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government
Advocate Fikile Hlabangana, Legal Counsel, NHBRC
Bheki Twala, President, Township Economic Commission SA (TECSA)
Matthew Cullinan, Executive: Infrastructure Development at Atlantis (Greentech) Special Economic Zone
Cheryl Walters, Director: Development Management, City of Cape Town
11:20
Questions & Answers
11:45
Closing Remarks from Panelists
- Where do we go from here to build the Western Cape of tomorrow?