Hon.Lubabalo-Oscar Mabuyane
Premier-of-the-Eastern-Cape
Hon.-Parks-Tau-
Minister-of-Trade-Industry-and-Competition.
Hon.-Nonkqubela-Pieters
MEC-Department-of-Economic-Development- Environmental-Affairs-Tourism-EC.
Eastern Cape Export Symposium
Peter-Ndoro
Symposium Programme Director
Anchor and Producer
South African-Broadcasting-Corporation-SABC
Session 1 Plenary
Day 1
Mbulelo-Sogoni
Facilitator
Director-General-Office -of- the-Premier
Councilor -Princess-Faku
Welcome
Executive-Mayor-Buffalo-City-Metropolitan-Municipality
Hon.-Nonkqubela-Pieters
Scene Setting
MEC-Department-of-Economic-Development-Environmental-Affairs-Tourism-EC
Hon.-Lubabalo-Oscar-Mabuyane
Keynote Address
Premier-of-the-Eastern-Cape
Session 2
Capital Attraction – Energy + Infrastructure as the Edge
Mr .Quintin-Levey
Moderator
CA-SA-Associate-Director-Audit-Eastern-Cape
Panelists
Captain-Pinky-Zung
Harbour-Master-at-the-Port-of-East-London-Transnet-National-Ports-Authority ,
Port of East London
Mr .Ayabonga-Cawe
Chief-Commissioner-of-International-Trade-Administration-Commission- ITAC
Celeste-Oberholzer
Director-Commercial-Projects-DHL-Express-SSA
Moderator
Ms Nozipho Booi
Chief Director Economic Development
Ec Project Pitch Sez/Dedeat/tRANSNET Lead the sESSION
Panelists
Dr.-Chris-Ettmayr
Manager-Sustainable-Energy-Digital-Economy-and-Logistics-Sector-East-London-Industrial-Development-Zone-ELIDZ
mBaphelele-Mhlaba
Head-Strategic-Investments-and-Infrastructure-Eastern-Cape-Development-Corporation
Zanele-Ntantala
Port-Engineer-Transnet-National-Ports-Authority-TNPA
Mandla Madwara
Business Development Director : Electrocoat
Zirk-Jansen-Senior
Manager-Business-Development-Glbal-Markets-Coega-Development-Corporation
Panel Discussion Critical Minerals and the Global Energy Transition : Securing Africa's Place in the Future Industrial ECONOMY
Panelists
Mr Solomzi Mhlana
Diplomat: Resource and Minerals Dimplomacy,Department of International Relational and corporations, South Africa
Justin Kabongi
Reprentative for the Ministry in international Relational,Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Mr Fisho p Mwale
Director and chairman STARKOM Global,Past chairman of the Board, zambia Development Agency
Dr justin Sadack k.Saidi
Chief Secretary to the president and cabinet and Board chairman,Egenco Malawi (TBC)
Mr Sisanda Mtwazi
Director of primary Minerals Processing and Construction, the dtic
Leveraging Trade For Export Diversification
Mr .Kwanele-Mkhwanazi
Moderator
Director-Export-Development-and-Support-Department-of-Trade-Industry-and-Competition
Panelists
Ms .Motheba Malibeng
Program offeicer: Regional Trade Southern African Development
Willem van der Spur
Acting Deputy Director-General: Exports, the dtic
Mr Themba-Khumalo
Head-of-the-Private-Sector-Unit-and-Senior-Advisor-on-Regional-Value-Chains-to-the-Secretary-General-of-the-AfCFTA
Mr .Michael Matongo
Trade & Economic Policy Office Delegation of the European Union in SA
Summary Day 1
Hon.Mlungisi Mvoko
MEC EC Treasury
Thematic Workshops
Brand South – Strengthening South Africa’s Global Reputation for Trade and Investment
Mr. Andile-Themba
Speaker
Relationship-Consultant-Government-Brand-South-Africa.
Ms.-Jeannine-van-Straaten
Speaker
Straaten (Executive : Strategy,Stakeholder Relations and Legal)
Export Council showcase
Ms. Karen-Swanepoel
South
Executive-Director-of-SAEOPA
Mr. Rolland-Eboru
South Africa Leather & Footwear Export Council
Managing-Executive-Fred-Footwear
Sandile-Ndlovu
Panelist
SA-Aerospace-and-Defence-Industry-Export-Council-SAAMDEC-CEO.
East London Export Symposium Exhibition
and Conference
Day 2
Program Director : Peter Ndoro
Scene setting
South Africa-EC Economic Reality check
Dr.-Martin-Cameroon
Scene Setting
Founder-and-director-of-TRADE-Research-Advisory-PTY-Ltd-and-an-associate-of-the-TRADE
Panel Discussion
Beyond Export Readiness : connecting Eastern Cape Products To Global Buyers, Markets and Off-Take Opportunities in 2026
MS .Ncumisa Mcata- Mahlauli
Moderator
chief director, Agro-processing, the dtic
Panelists
DR VICTOR tHINDISA
Panelist
National Agriculture Marketing council (NAMC)
Dr shikisa Gallo
Eastern Cape Cannabis Industry
Ms.Mpumi Maesela
Panelist.
SE Holdings/ Tiger Brands Aggregator
Dr Modisane
Panelist
Department of Agriculture
Mr.Misumzi Xata
Panelist
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
Mr.Marco Coetzee
Panelist
Mohair South
Panel Discussion
Digital Exports
Mr-Dean-Hoff
Moderator
Director-Investment-Promotion-Invest-SA
Craig-van-Rooyen
Panelist
Chief-Commercial-Officer-at-Liquid Intelligent-Technologies-South-Africa
Lukhanyo-Zahela
Panelist
Sales-Manager-Public-Sector-Vodacom Business-Eastern-Cape
Carl-Erasmus
Panelist
Director-Channel Supervisor-DHL-Express South-Africa
Nalinda Ajanaku
Panelist
Managing Director, Mbono Professional services
Lynn-Davis
Milisa Mabinza
Panelist
Easter-Cape-Regional-Executive-Business-Process-Enabling-South-Africa-BPESA
Panelist
Director-U-South-Africa-Tech-Hub-British-High Commission
Panel Discussion
Financing Exports
Claude-Moodley
Moderator
Executive-Manager-Export-Development-and-Promotion
Panelists
Kingsley Dell-Robertson
Industrial Development Corporation
Ntombifuthi-Priscilla-Mdluli
Senior-Underwriter-for-Short-Term-Insurance-at-the-Export-Credit-Insurance-Corporation-of-South-Africa-ECIC
Mr Cebo Mayekiso
Investment Manager at Kai Connect Export Credit of South Africa
Luthando-Vuba
Doreen-Fick
Xolani-Meva
Executive-Head-of-International-Trade-for Business-and-Commercial-Banking-at-the Standard-Bank-Group
Head-Specialized-Trade-Solutions Nedbank
Head-of-Regions-Small-Enterprise-Development and-Finance-Agency-SEDFA.
Bricks Real Market
Yamkela Fanisi
Director : Exports
Dr.-Martin-Cameroon
Dr.-Mtheza-Mtyopo
Siphamandla Kumkani
Managing Director,Trade Advisory
Head-of-Content-for-the-South-Africa-BRICS-Business-Council-SABBC
Director Export Promotion ,the dtic
The Automotive Industry in a changing Global Trade Environment
Mr Matome kgowedi
Moderator
Director- Automotives, the dtic
PANELISTS
Mr.Tawfeeg Abrahams
Project Manager Component Supplier and Investor Support AIDC-EC
THEMBINKOSI MADUNA
Project Manager for E-Mobility at the AIDC-EC
Mr . Mandla Madwara
Electrocoat
Mr.Themba Khumalo
Head-of-the-Private-Sector Unitand-Senior-Advisor-on-Regional-Value-Chains-to-the-Secretary-General-of-the-AfCFTA
Closing Remarks
Mr-Vuyani-Jarana
Board-Chairperson-Eastern-
Cape-Development-Corporation
Ministerial Dinner & Keynote
Peter-Ndoro
Mr-Vuyani-Jarana
Hon.-Lubabalo-Oscar-Mabuyane
Master of Ceremony
Anchor-and-Producer-South-African-Broadcasting-Corporation-SABC
Welcome
Board-Chairperson-Eastern-Cape-Development-Corporation
Scene Setting
Premier-of-the-Eastern-Cape.
Hon.-Parks-Tau-
Hon.-Stella-Tembisa-Ndabeni
Hon.Nonceba Nkontsiwe
Minister-of-Trade-Industry-and-Competition
Minister-of-Small-Business-Development.
Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks