The B20 South Africa 2025 Summit brings together global business leaders, policymakers, and partners for three days of dialogue, debate, and collaboration in Johannesburg.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025
09:30 – 09:45
Opening Performance
09:45 – 10:00
10:00 - 10:20
Keynote: The Cooperation Agenda: Inclusive Growth For A Changing World
Ethiopis Tafara
Vice President for Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
10:20 - 10:55
Panel: Global South and Global North Conversation: Getting Global Cooperation Right in the Next Era of Global Change
Charles R. Johnston
Managing Director, Citi Global Government Affairs, and Chair, Business at OECD (BIAC)
Alexia Latortue
Distinguished Non-resident Fellow, Centre for Global Development
Trevor Manuel
Chairperson & Independent Non-executive Director, Board for Old Mutual, and Chair, G20 Africa Expert Panel
Jacqueline Mugo, Executive Director & CEO, Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), and President, International Organization of Employers (IOE)
10:55 - 11:15
Supporter Spotlight: Anchoring Stability: the Insurance Sector’s Role in a Changing World
Tavaziva Madzinga
Group CEO, Santam Limited
11:15 - 11:45
Break
11:45 - 12:05
Fireside Chat: Bridging Priorities: Cooperation, Innovation, and Growth
James Mwangi
Group Managing Director & CEO, Equity Group Holdings
12:05 - 12:40
Panel: The Role of Multilateral Institutions to Maintain Momentum
H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas
CEO, Africa Union Development Agency – NEPAD
John W.H. Denton AO
Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
12:40 - 13:00
Keynote: From Connectivity to AI Transformation: A Vision for Sustainable Growth
Melanie Nakagawa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
13:00 - 13:15
Supporter Spotlight: Navigating Complexity: Building Inclusive Growth in a Fragmented World
Duncan Wanblad
CEO, Anglo American
13:15 - 14:15
Break
14:15 - 15:45
Breakaway Sessions – Part 1: Securing Materials for the Energy, Digital and Industrial Transition
Fireside Chat: Powering Africa’s Industrial Future: Energy and Infrastructure to Unlock Africa’s Materials Potential
Simon Baloyi
President & CEO, Sasol Limited
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity & Energy, South Africa
Panel: Priorities to Accelerate Critical Minerals Industrialisation in Mining
Yusuf Daya
Director AU/AfCFTA Relations and International Cooperation, African Export Import Bank
Catherine Raw
Chief Development Officer, BHP
Agit Singh
Executive Head of Processing Operations, Valterra Platinum
Case Discussion: Mobilising Investment for Africa’s Mining Future: Lessons From AFC’s Experience
Samaila Zubairu
President & Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation
14:15 - 15:45
Breakaway Sessions – Part 1: Food, Fuel, And Fibre For A Planet In Transition
Panel: Reimagining Global Food Systems and Agriculture: Turning Commitments into Collective Action
Debra Mallowah
Head of Africa for Crop Science, Bayer
Richard Rivett-Carnac
CEO & BU President, South African Breweries (SAB)
Thule Lenneiye
Chief of Staff, AGRA
Panel: AI–Energy Nexus, Balancing Intelligence and Power in a Decarbonising World
Chris Brett
President, Altera Production
Bård Vegar Solhjell
CEO, Fornybar Norge (Renewable Norway)
Fireside Chat: Innovation in the Bioeconomy
Steve Binnie, CEO, Sappi Ltd.
Sabine Dall’Omo
CEO, Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa
Emily Rees
President & CEO, CropLife International
14:15 - 15:45
Breakaway Sessions – Part 1: Business as a Catalyst for Global Health and Growth
Keynote: Business as a Catalyst for Global Health and Growth
Sherwin Charles
Co-founder Goodbye Malaria, and Chair, Private Sector Constituency, Global Fund Board
Fireside Chat: From Labs to People: The Lenacapavir Story
Daniel O’Day
Chairman & CEO, Gilead Sciences
Peter Sands
Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Panel: Delivering Innovation at Scale: Building Ecosystems for Equitable Health Access
Sue Cartwright
Head of Global Partnerships and Policy, ViiV Healthcare
Ismaila Diene
Managing Director, Global Solutions, Dimagi
Tom Putzer
Head, Healthier Working Initiative, SC Johnson
Paul Schaper
AVP, Global Pharmaceutical Public Policy, Merck & Co.
Merilynn Steenkamp
Managing Director, Southern Africa Multi-Country Network, Roche Diagnostics
Keynote: Domestic Capacity and Local Manufacturing
Patrick Sieyes
Director, Strategic Partnership and External Affairs, Vestergaard
Fireside Chat: Health, Growth, and Resilience: Mobilising Business for Global Health Impact
Robbie Brozin
Co-Founder, Nando’s and Goodbye Malaria
Zeblon Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
15:45 - 16:15
Break
16:15 - 18:00
Breakaway Sessions – Part 2: Humans, Machines, And The Next Frontier Of Life And Learning
Keynote: The Leadership Test of AI: Trust, Accountability, and Human Potential
Anna Marks
Global Chair, Board of Directors, Deloitte
Panel: The Adaptability Imperative: Leadership and Learning in the Age of Intelligent Systems
Allen Blue
Vice President of Product Management and Co-founder, LinkedIn
Alex Okosi
Managing Director, Google in Africa
Bettina Schaller
President, World Employment Confederation (WEC)
Fred Swaniker
Founder, African Leadership Group and Sand Technologies
Fireside chat: The Last-mile Leap: Affordable Energy, Connectivity, and Digital Access
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa
CEO & Executive Director, Naspers Limited and Chair, Digital Transformation B20 South Africa Task Force
Serame Taukobong
Group CEO & Executive Director, Telkom South Africa
16:15 - 18:00
Breakaway Sessions – Part 2: Building Economies of Opportunity
Panel: How Businesses Build Opportunities of Opportunity
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani
Founder & CEO, Sintesa Group
Martin Kingston
Executive Chairman, Rothschild & Co South Africa
Nick Leung
Director, McKinsey Global Institute, Former Greater China Chairman, McKinsey & Company
Daniel Mminele
Chair, Nedbank, and Chair, Energy Mix & Just Transition B20 South Africa Task Force
Panel: Talent for Transformation: Building the Skills that Power Change
Dr François Bonnici
Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Head of Foundations, World Economic Forum
Nicola Galombik
Executive Director, Yellowwoods Holdings
Shadi Chauke
Group Executive, Sanlam and Deputy Chair, Employment & Education B20 South Africa Task Force
Panel: Manufacturer’s Circle: Productivity for Resilient Economies and Livelihoods
Andrew Kirby
President & CEO, Toyota South Africa Motors
Eduardo Wernighaus
Chief Executive Officer, WEG Africa
Zhang Xiaoqiang
President, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.
Fireside Chat: Economic Leadership in the Fight Against Poverty
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Centre for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
16:15 - 18:00
Breakaway Sessions – Part 2: Cash, Credit, Capital: Powering Capability and Competitiveness
Panel: Win-win Growth: Smarter Rules, More Investment in EMDEs
Benjamin Hung
President, International for Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Daniel Pinto
Vice Chairman JP Morgan Chase
British A. Robinson
Chair, Africa, Milken Institute International
Sim Tshabalala
Chief Executive of Standard Bank Group and Chair, Finance & Infrastructure B20 South Africa Task Force
Panel: Fintech Without Borders: Connecting the Next Billion
Maíra Oltra
Global Vice President for Legal, Tax & Regulatory, EBANX
Matt Putman
Co-founder & CEO, iKhokha
Bobby Thomson
Global Head of Government Affairs, Visa Inc.
Panel: Integrity and Trust as the Engine of Competitiveness and Growth
Maria Archimbal
Chief Compliance Officer, YPF S.A.
Dr Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien
Africa Board Representative, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), IFRS Foundation
Ruwayda Redfearn
CEO, Deloitte Africa
Thursday, 20 November 2025
09:30 – 09:40
09:40 – 10:00
Sherpas Panel: Bridging Continents: Ensuring B20 Momentum For Shared Prosperity
Constanza Negri Biasutti
Sherpa, B20 Brazil 2024
Cas Coovadia
Sherpa, B20
South Africa 2025
Gary Litman
Sherpa B20 USA 2026
10:00 - 10:10
Supporter Spotlight: Lightning Market Openers with Standard Bank
Luvuyo Masinda
Chief Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Bank
10:10 - 10:45
Panel: Africa Is Open For Business
Hassanein Hiridjee
Group CEO, Axian Group
Acha Leke
Chairman of Africa,
McKinsey & Company
Ralph Mupita
Group President & CEO, MTN
Fred Swaniker
Founder & CEO, Sand Technologies
Mary Vilakazi
CEO, FirstRand Group
11:00 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:10
Panel: Transformative Trade: Building the Systems that Power New Markets
Matthew Holmes
EVP & Chief of Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of
Commerce
Busi Mabuza
Chairperson, Industrial Development Corporation of
South Africa (IDC)
H. E. Wamkele Mene
Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Andreas Schaal
Director, OECD
12:10 - 12:20
Supporter Spotlight: Banking Systems That Power Innovation And Resilient Growth Amid Global Shifts
Kenny Fihla
CEO, ABSA Group
12:20 - 13:00
Fireside Chat: New Markets, New Leaders
Anindya Bakrie
Chairman of Kadin Indonesia and CEO of Bakrie & Brothers (BNBR)
Emmanuel Faber
Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Ravi Aurora
SVP Goverment Affairs & Policy, Mastercard
13:00 - 14:00
Break
14:00 - 14:20
Panel: Leaving No One Behind: Designing Growth that Lifts All
Lord Karan Bilimoria
Founder, Cobra Beer and Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce UK
Bohani Hlungwane
Interim Managing Executive, Transactional Banking, Absa Corporate and Investment Bank
Dr Morena Makhoana
CEO, Biovac Institute
14:20 - 14:40
14:40 - 14:50
Keynote: Reflecting on the G20 Year and Introduction to the President
H.E. Parks Mpho Tau
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Republic of South Africa
14:50 - 15:20
G20 Address: A Platform for Partnership: Creating the Conditions for Inclusive Growth
H.E Cyril Ramaphosa
G20 President, President of the Republic of South Africa
15:20 - 15:30
B20 Presidency Transition to the USA
Suzanne Clark
President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mxolisi Mgojo
B20 South Africa Co-Chair
15:20 - 16:00
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