Agenda

WELCOME TO THE GIL JOURNEY

Speakers: Brian Denker, Vice President Growth Innovation & Leadership, Frost & Sullivan
Birgitta Cederstrom, Head - Best Practises Growth, Innovation & Leadership for Africa, Frost & Sullivan

Keynote:

THE JOURNEY TO VISIONARY INNOVATION - THE SIX PLATFORMS OF GIL

Speaker: Dorman Followwill, Partner and Director EIA, Frost & Sullivan

To survive and thrive in the future business environment, both as an individual and as a company, innovation has now become an essential ingredient. Aroop will talk about why innovation is critical to success, where innovation comes from, how to become a visionary innovator and your next steps. Whether you are inspired about future prospects or anxious about the negative impacts the future will bring, this research-based talk will bring some valuable insights to your life and future strategy.

Key Take Aways:

• Why Innovation is essential for all players in the global economy
• Corporate Enlightenment: What it is and how it can stifle success
• Where Innovation comes from and how to nurture it
• How to create a foundation or platform for Innovation
• What you can do today to start your path to Visionary Innovation
• How Visionary Innovation can change your life

THE IMPACT OF MEGA-TRENDS ON YOUR COMPANY, CAREER, AND INDUSTRY 

Growth Thought Leader: Phil Howarth, Partner for Africa & Latin America, Frost & Sullivan

This presentation sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying the most important global Mega Trends, potential scenarios of specific trends in 2020, and the implications of these Mega Trends in transforming industries, markets and cultures. In the high-energy interactive session that follows, you will brainstorm with fellow participants to identify the most pertinent global forces which can impact your business and personal lives, and the next generation business models for success.

Key Take-Aways:

• A methodology for identifying, defining and evaluating Mega Trendsand their implications for your industry and your organisation, insight into opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends, and onpreparing contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• A fresh approach to gauge the future direction of Mega Trends to develop appropriate market strategies
• Ways to analyse growth opportunities in your industry and generate powerful ideas for design/development and technology planning

TEChVISIONS 2020: ThE TOP 50 TEChNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS ThAT ARE REShAPING THE WORLD

Growth Thought Leader: Hendrik Malan, Operations Director for Africa, Frost & Sullivan

The TechVision 2020 research initiative identifies 50 of the most exciting
technologies and innovations that will shape our world in the coming years. The collected intelligence on these selected technologies are spread across nine Technology Clusters that represent the bulk of R&D and innovation activity today. These technologies are rapidly evolving and form a vortex of innovation, driving new concepts, products, and services. Gain insight into how top emerging and innovative technologies will impact industries, strategies and businesses.

Think Tank 1: 

THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL MEGA-TRENDS ON INDUSTRIES, INVESTMENTS, AND CAREERS

Facilitator: Phil Howarth, Partner for Africa and Latin America, Frost & Sullivan

Industry Think Tank Leaders:

Mani James, Regional Director for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Cornelis van der Waal, Energy & Power Business Unit Leader for Africa and Latin America, Frost & Sullivan
David Winter, Manufacturing Automation & Process Control Business Unit Leader for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Wonder Nyanjowa, Mining Industry Analyst for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Chantel Lindeman, Information & Communication Technologies Business Unit Leader for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Lizelle Wentzel, Healthcare Consulting Manager for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Mark Simoncelli, Implementation Consulting Manager for Africa & Europe, Frost & Sullivan

Mega Trends are global, sustained and macroeconomic forces defining our future world and its increasing pace of change. Mega Trends have diverse meanings and impacts for different industries, companies and individuals. An analysis of these Mega Trends and their implications forms an important component of a company’s future strategy, development and innovation process, and impacts product and technology planning.

The objective of the workshop is to set the stage for visionary thinking by learning how to leverage interactive tools to:

• Understand opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends and to prepare contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• Prioritise seeking future customers based on emerging Mega Trends in new geographies, emerging economies, and new attitudes and preferences of consumers
• Align future Mega Trends with your current vision and strategy
• Align current strategy to expected accelerating change in future technology and needs of the “Customer of the Future”
• Learn the Macro to Micro methodology of applying Mega Trends and uncovering the billion dollar Innovation opportunities

Structured industry groups will give you the opportunity to collaborate with your industry's peers and Frost & Sullivan Growth consultants/ analysts to brainstorm on how to effectively capitalise on growth opportunities.

Growth Success Story: 

SMART INVESTING - SURVIVING IN A WORLD OF VISIONARY INNOVATION - SPONSOR

Think Tank II:

IMPLEMENTATION ExCELLENCE - LEVERAGING BEST PRACTICES FOR ThE TOP 10 GROWTh PROCESSES

Facilitator: Mark Simoncelli, Implementation Consulting Manager for Africa & Europe, Frost & Sullivan

CEOs report their greatest internal challenge to growth is "implementing the growth strategy with the current management team." This interactive workshop will provide a hands-on experience, exploring the top 10 growth processes while providing delegates the opportunity to apply tools in a real-time exercise to validate and benchmark their existing strategies against best-practice implementation. Companies that master these tools will have a tremendously powerful competitive advantage!

Key Take Aways:

• Understand the top 10 Growth Processes and how they are implemented
• Learn how to benchmark your company with these best practices
• Gain insights on how to spark this programme in your own company

Growth Thought Leadership: 

A GLOBAL ALLIANCE PARTNERShIP BEST-IN-CLASS LEADER - SPONSOR

Think Tank III: 

THE GROWTH DIAGNOSTIC - MEASURING YOUR COMPANY’S FUTURE GROWTH POTENTIAL

Facilitator: Hendrik Malan, Operations Director for Africa, Frost & Sullivan

Industry Think Tank Leaders:

Mani James, Regional Director for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Cornelis van der Waal, Energy & Power Business Unit Leader for Africa and Latin America, Frost & Sullivan
David Winter, Manufacturing Automation & Process Control Business Unit Leader for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Wonder Nyanjowa, Mining Industry Analyst for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Chantel Lindeman, Information & Communication Technologies Business Unit Leader for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Lizelle Wentzel, Healthcare Consulting Manager for Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Mark Simoncelli, Implementation Consulting Manager for Africa & Europe, Frost & Sullivan

An essential element of any company’s growth process is to understand where the company is positioned today in terms of growth and to gain an understanding of where the future growth potential of the company is headed. This system will provide the diagnostic tools and measurement system to provide a totally new perspective on how to benchmark your company versus the industry and gain new insights into its future growth potential.

Key Take Aways:

• Learn how to benchmark and diagnose your company’s growth processes vs. best practice
• Gain insight and a measurement system on "the future growth potential" of your company
• Learn how to apply this tool to strategy, investments and your career

Growth Thought Leadership:

A GLOBAL ALLIANCE PARTNERShIP BEST-IN-CLASS LEADER - SPONSOR

GIL Bites:

FROM VISIONARIES, INNOVATORS AND LEADERS - ThE GOLDEN NUGGETS OF IDEAS, INSIGhTS AND INSPIRATIONS

ThE GIL COMMUNITY - BEYOND ThE JOURNEY TO VISIONARY INNOVATION

Speaker: Dorman Followwill, Partner and Director EIA, Frost & Sullivan