Leading amidst growing ambiguities The third consultation on economic, social and environmental challenges 23-25- February 2016 Venue: Le Franschhoek Hotel, Franschhoek Hosted by the EFSA Institute, Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, University of Stellenbosch Business School
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016 10h00 11h00 Award of Tutzinger Lion to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Cape Town (only Bishop Bedford-Strohm and Rev Udo Hahn, Director of Protestant Academy of Tutzing) 14h45 15h00 15h00 15h45 Coffee and refreshments WELCOME Renier Koegelenberg consencus in previous consultations Executive Director, EFSA Institute Heinrich Bedford-Strohm new challenges Presiding Bishop of the German Protestant Churches, Munich 15h45 17h15 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Economic policy in South Africa: balancing ideology and economic realities? What would benefit all South Africans? Stan du Plessis Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Stellenbosch University Economic growth and Social Justice (Inequality) is it possible to address both at the same time? Peter Bofinger Discussion Economic Professor, University of Würzburg, Economic Council of Germany 17h15 18h00 Break 18h00 20h00 DINNER & SPECIAL EVENT Healing and social justice: through cooperation between mining sector, faith networks and NGOs Thabo Makgoba Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town The role of the Treasury in balancing conflicting needs Mr Pravin Ghordan /Mr Mcebisi Jonas Minister of Finance, South Africa (or Deputy Minister Jonas) Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
08h30 10h30 CHALLENGES IN THE AMBIGUITIES WE ARE FACING An introduction Piet Naude Director of University of Stellenbosch Business School The role of the Church to counter and mitigate the negative consequences of the dominant economic model in the world Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel President of the Protestant Agency for Diaconia and Development Bread for the World, Berlin Fighting poverty in South Africa the role of the ecumenical church Malusi Mpumalwana General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches - Racism & xenophobia: in the context of economic pressure. Jerry Pillay President of the World Reformed Union 10h30 11h00 11h00 12h30 Refreshments BUSINESS, ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY Energy efficiency and sustainability Martin Stuchtey Director of Business and Environment, McKinsey Munich The meaning of COP21, Paris Ernst Conradie Prof. Theology, University of the Western Cape Sustainable mining and the well-being of communities Matthew Chadwick Head of Sustainability, Anglo American Platinum 12h30 13h00 Open Discussion 13h00 15h00 Lunch
15h00 16h30 BUSINESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE The theory of Business: a theological and ethical perspective Gerhard Wegner Director: Social Science Institute of the EKD, Hannover, Germany The mediation role of the church partnerships for development Braam hanekom Director: Centre for Public Witness, Dutch Reformed Church Social justice and human dignity the task of public theology Nico Koopman Discussion Vice Rector, Community Interaction and social impact, University of Stellenbosch ( 16h30 17h00 Refreshments 18h30 19h30 DINNER & SPECIAL EVENT PERSPECTIVES FROM BUSINESS LEADERS Mr Jannie Mouton Chairperson of PSG Group Barend Du Plessis CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM), Thursday 26 February 2016 09h00 10h00 WHAT CAN THE NORTH DO? Partnership for Religion and Sustainable Development Ulrich Nitschke Head of Sector Program: Values, Religion and Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH WHAT CAN THE SOUTH DO? Multi-sectoral partnerships to heal our nation Desmond Lambrechts Director for Public Advocacy & Parliamentary Liaison
10h00 11h00 Open discussion 11h00 11h30 11h30 13h00 13h00 14h00 Refreshments Outline for a new representative consensus on economic development, social and environmental justice. (short summary) Where do we go from here? Lunch & end of meeting
Invited Participants Bedford Strohm, Heinrich, Prof Dr, Presiding Bishop of the German Protestant Churches, Germany. Bofinger, Prof. Dr. Peter, University of Würzburg, German Economic Council, Würzburg, Germany Chadwick, Dr Mathew, Head of Sustainability, Anglo American Platinum Conradie, Ernst, Prof. Dr, Theology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Dicks, Dr. Director: Konrad Adenauer Foundation, South Africa Du Plessis, Stan, Prof, Dean of Economics, Stellenbosch University Füllkrug-Weitzel, Cornelia, Dr., Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development, Berlin, Germany, Moderator of ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) Govender, Karthi, Adv. INQV8/ Anglo American - partnerships Hahn, Udo; Rev., Director of Protestant Academy of Tutzing, Tutzing, Germany Hanekom, Braam. Dr, Centre for Public Witness, Dutch Reformed Church, South Africa Jonas, B., Mr, Deputy Minister of Finance, South African Government Ka Siboto, Lunga, Bishop, Ethiopian Episcopal Church, Port Elisabeth Koegelenberg, Renier, Dr., Director, EFSA Institute, Stellenbosch - confirmed Koopman, Nico, Prof Dr, Vice- Rector, Social impact, Stellenbosch University Lambrechts, Desmond, Canon, Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town/NRASD Magxwalisa, Archbishop Dr Richard Zandisile, Jerusalem Church in South Africa, Port Elizabeth Makgoba, Thabo, Dr Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Makoro, H, Sister, Secretary General, South African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Menatsi, Richard, Chairperson: NRASD, South Africa Mouton, Jannie, Chairman, PSG Group, Stellenbosch, South Africa Mpumlwana, Malusi, Bishop General Secretary, South African Council of Churches Naude, Piet, Prof, Director: Business School, University of Stellenbosch Nitschke, Ulrich, Mr. Sector Programme Leader: "Values, Religion and Development", BMZ, Bonn Petersen, Barend, Mr, Chairperson: De Beers Mining Company Pillay, Jerry, Prof. General Secretary, World Communion of Reformed Churches Plaatjies Van Huffel, Mary-Anne, Prof. Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa/WCC Smit, Dirkie, Prof, Systematic Theology, University of Stellenbosch Stuchtey, Martin, Dr, Director of Business and Environment, McKinsey Munich, Germany Teichman, Christina, Ms Konrad Adenauer Foundation, South Africa Van Rensburg, Rev Nelis, Moderature of the Dutch Reformed Church, Cape Town. Wegner, Gerhard, Prof. Dr, Social Science Institute of the EKD, Hannover, Germany
Practical Arrangements Renier Koegelenberg; e-mail: renier@cddc.co.za, tel: (27) 021-8801734, Fax: (27) 021-8801735; Mobile 083-6251047 Sipho Mahokoto, e-mail: sipho@cddc.co.za, tel: (27) 021-880 2850, Fax: 086-6017739; Mobile 083-7453405 Thea Koegelenberg, e-mail: thea@cddc.co.za: tel: (27) 021-8801734, Fax: (27) 021-8801735; Mobile 083-6312230 Neil Gordon Procon, IT and technical support Frieda le Roux media liaison Accommodation: all the participants will stay over in the Le Franschhoek Hotel, Franschhoek. Airport Shuttle: to Le Franschhoek Hotel; Magic Bus (021-5056300/ mobile: 0833868160) will carry sign EFSA