Facilitator: Dr Petrus de Kock, Genreal Manager – Research, Brand SA
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome remarks
Dr Willem Pretorius, president of Agri Gauteng
10:05 – 10:15 Banking on water
Bennie van Rooy, CEO of Grobank
10:15 – 10:30 A masterplan for SA water
Omri van Zyl, CEO Agri SA
10:30 – 10:45 Clean water and sanitation:
Prof. Johann Tempelhoff, North-West University, History Department
10:45 – 11:00 Organised Agriculture and Water
Gregory Smith, Agri SA’s national resources officer: water
11:00 – 11:15 The link between agriculture, water and climate change
Johan Malherbe – ARC
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break, please reconnect at 11:30
11:30 – 12:00 Ask the water experts
Brendan Reynolds, Willie van der Schyff, Prof. Johann Tempelhoff and Gregory Smith
12:00 – 12:15 Johannesburg Agritropolis: using urban agriculture to stimulate urban growth and development
Andrew Barker, Urban Agriculture Initiative
12:15 – 12:35 Integrated aquaculture
Lance Quidding, CEO: Integrated Aquaculture
12:35 – 12:45 Q&A session
Send your questions to Lance Quidding via the webinar platform
12:45 – 13:00 Where fire and water meet
Emil Pretorius, Business Development Manager: SANTAM
13:00 – 13:15 Water management: total cost of ownership
Eksteen Brand, Hydac
13:15 – 13:35
Young water warriors
Video introduction: Mosesi Mosesi, Tembisa’s township aquaponics pioneer
Panel discussion
Anelile Gibixego, researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute
Dr Aluwani Nemukula, executive director of Alunem Holdings and agribusiness consultant at the University of Venda
Rita-Theresa du Plessis Van der Mescht, young farmer and owner of Shirita Boerdery
13:35 – 13:50 Water and agriculture: adaptive strategies at farm level
Gerrie Wiese, Head of Irrigation Design Obaro
13:50 – 14:00 Closing remarks and vote of thanks
Thinus van Zijl, CEO of Agri Gauteng
