GSB Webinars
GSB Masterclass: “Navigating the boardroom” with Joy-Marie Lawrence
Join us in a boardroom assimilation where CEO and Founder of Boardvisory – Joy-Marie Lawrence, will share her knowledge and insights on Navigating The Boardroom and explores "what competent board directors are able to do is, to effectively integrate their functional competencies with their personal competencies for the purposes of oversight and decision-making in the […]
GSB Masterclass: “What lessons does the decline of the EU hold for the rise of AFCFTA?” with Dr Catherine Duggan
Join us for a Masterclass with the Director of the UCT GSB, Dr Catherine Duggan. Even as Brexit, trade wars, and increased nationalism roiled Western markets, African countries came together to create the largest free trade area in the world. Please join us as Dr Duggan discusses the promise and peril of regional integration, including […]
GSB Webinars: In conversation with Ian Kantor, Founder of Investec
Online sessionJoin us for the first webinar of the "Industry Expert Speaker Series" – our first speaker in the series is Ian Kantor. Ian is a graduate of the GSB having completed his MBA in 1969. A founder of Investec, Ian also served as the chief executive of IBL until 1985 and was the chairman of […]
GSB Webinars: “The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sub-Saharan Africa” with Dr Grieve Chelwa
Online sessionJoin us for a a conversation with Dr Grieve Chelwa, UCT GSB's MBA Programme Convenor and Senior Lecturer at UCT GSB. The talk will discuss the economic impact and policy choices of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. To attend, RSVP here. Watch previous GSB webinars
GSB Webinars: “Dare to lead: Courageous leadership” with Dr Nadine Mayers
Online sessionCourage is one of those qualities that all leaders want, few can define, and almost none have been trained in. We invite you to join us in a conversation with Dr Nadine Mayers, MBA and PhD alumna and certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator on Wednesday, 12 August 2020 to discuss courageous leadership: What it is, […]
GSB Webinars: “Outsourced innovation and talent acquisition” with Assoc. Prof. Mikael Samuelsson and Shiela Yabo
Online sessionThe Solution Space E-Track programme in partnership with the MTN Group is a three-part new-venture acceleration and a capacity building programme for high impact individuals at the University of Cape Town (UCT). With a high-touch start-up process, the E-Track programme is designed to support teams build scalable businesses with international potential. In its just a […]
GSB Webinars: “The critical role of integrated thinking and reporting during the current socio-economic crises” with Assoc. Prof. Mark Graham
Online sessionIntegrated reporting (IR) holds businesses accountable for their impact on people and the environment, there seems to be tremendous benefit to organisations that commit to IR and do it well. Studies have shown that companies that adopt integrated reporting practices actually outperform those that do not, and also have more long-term investors.IR is the way […]
GSB Webinars: “The role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in rebuilding the post-COVID South African and African economies” with Dr Mundia Kabinga
Online sessionWhile the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is both a humanitarian and economic tragedy, it heralds a much-needed rethink of the transformative role of development finance institutions in Africa. Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are finance institutions that go where conventional finance fears to tread, particularly micro-, small and medium scale business, state-owned enterprises, new industries vis-à-vis digitisation, […]
GSB Webinars: “The future of money and what it means for business and society facing uncertainty” with Simon Dingle
Online sessionWe humanity face the greatest challenges and opportunities we have ever faced. Mars is within reach, while on Earth our life-support system is under threat. Whether living under coronavirus quarantine, in an informal settlement, an overcrowded city or a base on the Moon or Mars our requirements are the same: including shelter, power, water, food […]
GSB Webinars: “What on earth is going on? Thinking big, from home” with Dr Adriana Marais
Online sessionWe humanity face the greatest challenges and opportunities we have ever faced. Mars is within reach, while on Earth our life-support system is under threat. Whether living under coronavirus quarantine, in an informal settlement, an overcrowded city or a base on the Moon or Mars our requirements are the same: including shelter, power, water, food […]