Programme
The 2019 Think Future programme is designed to ensure that every attendee becomes an active participant.
DAY 1 – Monday 14 October 2019
Time
Activity
Speaker/Facilitator
Venue
14h00 – 16h00
Registation experience
ARRIVAL HALL
16h00 – 16h45
Refreshments
DEPARTURE LOUNGE
17h00 – 18h30
Inspire & Ignite Evening Talks
AMPHITHEATRE
Building Brains and Shaping Futures
Dr. Philip Fisher
Philip H. Knight Chair, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon & Director, Center for Translational NeuroScience, USA
Perspective, Purpose & Action!
Johnny Miller
Documentary Photographer, journalist and Founder of africanDRONE, South Africa
Unicorns
Nicola Galombik
Executive Director, Yellowwoods, South Africa
19h30 – 22h00
Connecting Dinner
COURTYARD
DAY 2 – Tuesday 15 October 2019
Time
Activity
Speaker/Facilitator
Venue
09h00 – 11h00
Inspire & Ignite Morning Talks
AMPHITHEATRE
Starting blocks & Stumbling blocks: Understanding what children need to thrive and where challenges and opportunities lie
Dr. Dayna Long
Director of Health Equity Science and Clinical Transformation, UCSF Child Health Equity Institute, United States
The Power of Data and Partnerships
Nwanyibuife Obiako
Management and Leadership Consultant / Health Systems Strengthening Specialist, Nigeria
Technology and the Future
Mushambi Mutuma
Speaker, tech leader & brand builder, South Africa
Breaking Biases for Bold Leadership
Bonnie Chiu
Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy, UK
11h00- 11h45
Tea
DEPARTURE LOUNGE
12h00 – 13h00
Active Reflection Breakaway Session 1
BREAKAWAY ROOMS
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch
COURTYARD
14h15 – 15h45
Choose your Challenge Breakaway Session:
- Healthy Food & Healthcare Systems
- Effective Early Learning Opportunities
- Safety & Protection
- Exploring all 4 & more
- Thriving Social Network
BREAKAWAY ROOMS
16h00 – 16h45
Tea
LOUNGE
17h00 – 18h45
Inspire & Ignite Evening Talks
AMPHITHEATRE
Africa Rising
Eugene Boadu
Head of Corporate Affairs for mPedigree
Africa Innovation Showcase
Christina Bwana & Doreen Bateyunga
Ubongo Learning, Tanzania
Megan Blair & Atli Phatudi
Earlybird Educare@Work, South Africa
Simon Mbae
Medic Mobile, Kenya
Lucky Netshidzati
Entrepreneur, South Africa
Focus on what you can change!
Nicky Abdinor
Clinical Psychologist, South Africa
19h00 – 22h00
Connecting ‘Street Market’ Dinner
PEACH PIT WALKWAY
DAY 3 – Wednesday 16 October 2019
Time
Activity
Speaker/Facilitator
Venue
09h00 – 10h30
Inspire & Ignite Morning Talks
AMPHITHEATRE
Vogues, Values and Vulnerability – Galvinising Early Years Innovation
Sonja Giese
Founding Director, Innovation Edge, South Africa
Small is Beautiful, Scale is Necessary
Asif Saleh
Executive Director, BRAC, Bangladesh
Changing Behaviour at Scale
Dave Duarte
Founder, Treeshake, South Africa
10h30 – 11h15
Tea
DEPARTURE LOUNGE
11h30 – 13h00
Concurrent Breakaway Sessions
BREAKAWAY ROOMS
Time to Connect
How to Run a Campaign for Change
Treeshake
Building Cities Fit for Their Youngest Residents
Apolitical
Chat for Social Change
Praekelt
Challenging Perspectives: How Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
Dr Alia Weston: Associate Professor, Creative and Business Enterprise, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Canada
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch
COURTYARD
14h15 – 15h45
Concurrent Breakaway Sessions
BREAKAWAY ROOMS
Time to Connect
The Humans Behind our Human Capital
Innovation Edge
Designing with a Gender Lens
ROSE Women’s Foundation
Building Innovative Business Models
Omidyar Group / The Brookings Institution/ Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
Game on!
Sea Monster
16h00 – 17h45
Concurrent Breakaway Sessions
BREAKAWAY ROOMS
Time to Connect
Mind the Gap – Strategies to Support Scale
Innovation Edge
Beyond Shared Value: Creating and Sustaining Purpose-driven Businesses
Sustainability Institute
Constructing Narratives to Drive Change
Capita Social
Tink Future
Care for Education/Hands-on Technologies/ Lego Foundation Partner Africa
18h00 – 19h45
Inspire & Ignite Evening Talks
AMPHITHEATRE
Make it Happen!
Obakeng Leseyane
Change Agent, South Africa
A glimpse into the future
20h00 – 22h30
Potjiekos Party
POTJIEKOS PARTY VENUE