The Southern Africa One Young World send off, in partnership with Investec, brings together the 2023 delegation as they begin their Journey to this Summit in Belfast with a world class line up of speakers.
Jeremy Gardiner, director at Ninety-One, who will deliver one of his famous and highly sought after global updates which will set the scene on the current state of the world we are operating in.
We will then head into a panel that will unpack the plenary topics that will be addressed at the 2023 summit this year and provide local context to those challenges. The panel represents leaders in their respective fields and we are thrilled to also be joined by 2023 One Young World counsellor, Shudufhadzo Musida.
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Addresses and Keynote
Welcome Address
Lesley-Anne Gatter
Investec Global Head of People & Organisation
Lesley-Anne joined Investec in 2006 and became the head of Learning & Development in 2007. She was appointed global head of People & Organisation in 2022. As an established practitioner in the people space, she manages the ways in which Investec’s culture supports and drives its people and their businesses toward extraordinary performance.
In 2019, Lesley-Anne was appointed to the newly formed ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Executive Committee. The group’s task is to coordinate Investec’s efforts across geographies and businesses from both a strategy and policy perspective, develop a relevant framework that aligns with the business’ purpose and values, and help the businesses take up opportunities to make a difference in the world. Lesley-Anne’s specific focus on this committee is equality initiatives, a responsibility she is passionate about.
Prior to working at Investec, Lesley-Anne worked in various NGOs where she focused on counselling, supervision and education pursuits. She also lectured psychology in various academic settings. She holds a Masters degree in Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Welcome Address
Antony Phillipson
British High Commissioner
Antony joined the Civil Service in 1993 and began his career in the Department of Trade and Industry where his posts included Private Secretary and then Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State (1996-2000). After four years in the Embassy in Washington as First Secretary Trade Policy and then Counsellor, Global Issues (2000-2004), he returned to London as the Prime Minister’s Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs (2004-2007).
He then moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Head of the Iran Co-ordination Group (2007-2010). In April 2011 he was appointed High Commissioner to Singapore, a post he held until April 2015 when he returned to London as Director (EU External) in the European and Global Issues Secretariat (EGIS) in the Cabinet Office. After the EU referendum in June 2016 EGIS became the Department for Exiting the European Union. Antony served as Director, Trade and Partnerships in DExEU until November 2017 when he was appointed Consul General in New York and Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America.
In June 2021 Antony was appointed High Commissioner-designate to South Africa. He took up his post in July 2021.
Key Note - Economic and State of the World
Jeremy Gardiner
Director Ninety One
Jeremy is a regular voice in the media, at conferences and to the investment-related world at large, responsible for commenting on current affairs, economics and investment markets.
In his position, Jeremy is inundated with information from the world’s top analysts, on everything from politics to petrol. Jeremy’s challenge is consolidating all this information and bringing it to you in an understandable format that you will find interesting and informative.
Jeremy has been with the firm for 30 years, during which time the business grew from a small Cape Town Asset Management firm to a significant global business managing clients assets of approximately R2.8 trillion*. Jeremy also served on the board of Western Province/Stormers rugby from 2003 to 2005, a period in which their performance was particularly poor!
Although he studied accounting at the University of Cape Town and Economics at the University of Witwatersrand, Jeremy is neither an accountant nor an economist, but uses these skills to demystify what the accountants and economists are saying.
*As at 31 March 2022
Closing Address
Geoff Rothschild
One Young World Advisor & former Chairman, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
Panelists
Panel moderator
Sethlogani Manchidi
L&D Head Investec
Setlogane Manchidi, Investec’s current head of Corporate Social Investments (CSI) in South Africa, was awarded an Honours degree in Social Policy and Management with distinction from the University of Cape Town (UCT). He obtained a Master of Commerce (Mcom) degree from the University of Johannesburg (UJ). His dissertation topic was “factors necessary to enhance effective implementation of Corporate Social Investment (CSI) in South Africa.”
Setlogane first gained experience in the development sector when he joined George Soros’ Open Society Foundation as a postgraduate student. Upon graduating he worked for Accenture as an analyst and management consultant before joining Investec as a CSI consultant in 2003.
He was requested to head the CSI division in 2005. Investec CSI, under Setlogane’s
stewardship has received numerous awards and recognitions over the years which Include the 2009 Sunday Times Top 100 CSI Leadership Award and the 2014 Mail & Guardian Investing in the Future Award for Promaths, one of Investec’ flagship programmes.
Setlogane is known in the CSI space for his passion and desire to see meaningful change in people’s lives. In 2013 he received the DHL 2013 Rising Star Award which recognizes and celebrates young talented people who have a capacity for achievement and success and who contribute in an inspirational manner to the future of South Africa. In the same year, he was humbled to be added as an honorary member of the Golden Key International Honour Society by the University of Cape Town’s Golden Key chapter.
Setlogane is a true CSI practitioner at heart and now an author of a recently published book, “Corporate Social Investment, A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Legacy” – available here.
Setlogane continues to share his passion and message aimed at uplifting those less fortunate than others by writing articles, giving various media interviews and responding favorably to speaking invitations be it at schools, universities, strategic planning sessions and/or conferences.
Peace and Reconciliation
Shudufhadzo Musida
UNFPA Regional Champion For East and Southern Africa,
Author and Miss SA 2020
Shudufhadzo Musida was crowned Miss South Africa 2020 on 24 October 2020. She earned a bachelor of Social Science degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pretoria. In 2020 she received her Honours in international relations from the University of Witwatersrand with her dissertation focusing on the nexus between human security and energy security, and modules including diplomacy and negotiation.
Shudufhadzo’s focus throughout her reign as Miss South Africa was mental health which resulted in her launching her successful online series, Mindful Mondays, which garnered millions of viewers across the globe. In 2021, Shudufhadzo published her children’s book Shudu Finds Her Magic, which addresses the topical issue of bullying in schools and has become one of the highest-selling children’s books in South Africa. She is a mental health advocate working alongside various global initiatives such as Global Citizen, United Nations Women’s Forum, and important causes within Africa. She was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Global Surgery Foundation in August 2022 with a continued focus on mental health and ensuring that women and children globally are afforded life-saving surgeries. In November 2022, Shudufhadzo was appointed as a Champion for Southern and Eastern Africa for the UNFPA. She will serve as a regional voice and play an instrumental role in advocating universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the mental health of women and girls in the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region. In 2022, Shudufhadzo won the Glamour Women of the Year Mental Health Game Changer award. Shudufhadzo is also a Nivea Brand Ambassador and a TV host on Afrimaxx broadcasting on the Home Channel in South Africa, focused on the art and design landscape on the African continent.
Shudufhadzo has appeared on the covers of; Glamour Magazine South Africa (Dual cover) and again in 2023 focusing on the mind and the body.
As well as features in Vogue Italia and British Vogue, among others.
Mental Health
Mandy Muchnick
Panda Mental Health App CFO,
One Young World South Africa Chair
Mandy is a Chartered Accountant with investment banking and private equity experience in South Africa and the UK. She is the Africa Chair for One Young World and a winner of the prestigious SAICA 35 under 35. Her determination to lead a meaningful career and solve a pressing issue in the world led her to joining the founding team at Panda Health where she is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Revenue Officer in South Africa.
She has always looked for ways to drive impact beyond her career through her work in the NGO space. Using her commercial mindset and passion for purpose, she drives real change for enterprises. Despite her impact to date, her proudest achievement is her family and she credits much of her success to always having her partner in her corner. They are proud parents to two children, Jake who is 4 years old and Maya who is 2.
Food Crisis
Manuel Rodrigues
South Africa - Escolha Da Povo
In 2014, Manuel co-founded Escolha Da Povo (EDP), an agro-processing and poultry farm project, in the agricultural centre of Mozambique. The area in which EDP operates was traditionally dominated by subsistence farming, so the team took over and upgraded a facility that had previously been owned by the government to create a market for small scale farmers. The project’s operations are now responsible for about $5M of maize and soya trade every year, contributing significantly to the economic development of local communities surrounding the facility. It has directly equipped 55,000 small scale maize farmers, 14,000 small scale farmers with seeds, as well as training and fertilisers for soya bean production
Manuel and his team realised that only about 70% of the produce from maize cultivation is fit for human consumption, leading to large amounts of waste byproduct with limited market value. Following feasibility studies, the team found that the best use for this byproduct was turning it into chicken feed. EDP’s operations now include 300,000 chickens hatched per month, which are sold along with chicken feed on the market. The initiative also provides training programmes teaching small scale farmers how to grow chickens. Many of these 7,000 farmers have exceeded their own requirements and are not also selling to consumers.
Following this success, EDP is looking to expand its operations by opening three stores in Malawi in 2023, along with scaling its store space in Mozambique (currently there are 10 retail outlets in Mozambique). The initiative has also begun construction to expand its operations into fertilized egg production to reduce the cost of producing chicken, and is looking into pursuing a fish farming project at the Cahora Bassa Dam in Mozambique.
Climate Crises
David Willema
Research Officer Maritime
Institute for Security Studies,
David Willima works as a Research Officer on maritime security at the Institute for Security Studies in the Pretoria office. Before joining the ISS, David worked for the Environmental Learning and Research Centre at Rhodes University in South Africa as a research assistant on the International One Ocean Hub research programme for transformative ocean governance. In April 2022, David participated as one of the 28 International youth Delegates and the only African youth delegate at the 7th Our Ocean Conference co-hosted by the U.S government and Palau in Koror, Palau and was recently an ocean delegate speaker at the prestigious One Young World 2022 Young leader’s summit in Manchester.
David has a background in Political and International Studies from Rhodes University. He is currently studying towards a master's in Security Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria, focusing on Ocean governance in the Western Indian Ocean region
Education
Prof. Sarita Ramsaroop
Professor, University of Johannesburg
Sarita Ramsaroop is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Childhood Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg. Her teaching and scholarship in higher education is in the field of teacher education. Her main research focus is on student engagement in coursework and fieldwork and in strengthening school-university partnerships. A second area of expertise is in the area of teaching Social Sciences for the primary school (History and Geography). She is currently involved in research projects investigating the role of partner schools in the education of student-teachers, project- based learning, and mixed-reality research.
Internationally, she is involved in collaborative research projects with the University of Helsinki. She has published at national and international levels and also serves as a supervisor for postgraduate students