•  Dr Roelof Botha, Adjunct Faculty - GIBS & Economic Advisor to PwC
Topic: The global and regional macro economic environment.
Themes that were covered:
- The impact of the 2008/09 recession on the economy.
- Implications of SA’s membership of BRICS (A club for the new superpowers).
- Pragmatic methods to reverse the rand’s currency strength.
- A convergence of positive cyclical & structural economic trends in SA.
- Outlook for GDP growth, the exchange rate, interest rates & inflation in 2012.

•  Mr Keith Lockwood, Independent Economist & Adjunct Faculty Member at GIBS
Topic: Growth & job creation strategies in South Africa.
Themes that were covered:
- Unemployment trends.
- Strategies to create employment.
- The envisaged impact of IPAP 3.
- Other growth & development strategies.

•  Theo Venter, Potchefstroom University
Topic: The current socio-political environment in South Africa. (Not yet available)