Building Bridges to a More Equitable Society
Please join other leaders from business, government and civil society on Wednesday, 26 August 2009, at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg for the inaugural University for a Night in Africa
This unique evening of sharing ideas and experience will feature Madame Graça Machel, eminent stateswoman and founding Chair of the Foundation for Community Development of Mozambique.
The event will mark the launch of the 2009 Synergos Africa Senior Fellows Meeting.
Program
| 17:30 | Arrival and Networking Reception |
| 19:00 | Welcome and Introduction to Synergos, with:
Patrick Parring, Chair, Synergos Southern Africa Barry Smith, Senior Director, Synergos Southern Africa |
| 19:15 | Plenary Discussion, with:
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, CEO, African Women’s Development Fund and Synergos Senior Fellow Achmat Dangor, CEO, Nelson Mandela Foundation and Synergos Senior Fellow Graça Machel, Chair, Foundation for Community Development Moderated by Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Synergos Southern Africa Board Member |
| 20:00 | Dinner and Table Dialogues |
| 21:30 | Thanks and Close |
| Business attire or national dress | |
About the Event
Since 1997, The Synergos Institute in New York has organised University for a Night as an annual gathering in that city that offers an opportunity for people from diverse places, backgrounds and interests to learn from each other, to share experiences and ideas, and make connections that help address issues of global poverty and inequity. University for a Night in Africa will serve a similar space for sharing and discussion how we can work together to build a more equitable society in Africa.
About Synergos Southern Africa
In Southern Africa, Synergos is building upon Southern Africa’s deeply rooted traditions of ubuntu, as well as contemporary broad-based empowerment and transformation imperatives, to meet the challenges of poverty and social injustice. In collaboration with partners, we mobilize resources and bridge social and economic divides to reduce poverty, increase equity and advance social justice in the region.
Synergos Southern Africa Board of Directors
Kathy Ackerman-Robins
Wendy Appelabum
Peggy Dulany
Robert H Dunn
Anne Emmett
Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Tawanda Mutasah
Abdul Magid Osman
Patrick Parring
Barry Smith
