The Schedule
This page displays the preliminary schedule for the workshop. The schedule will be updated as speakers and topics are confirmed. The final schedule will be distributed to registered participants once available.
This page displays the preliminary schedule for the workshop. The schedule will be updated as speakers and topics are confirmed. The final schedule will be distributed to registered participants once available.
Last update: 1 October 2021
Day 1
Tuesday - 05 Oct 2021
Tuesday - 05 Oct 2021
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcoming
Welcoming
09:10 - 10:15
Keynote: Penny Mealy (The World Bank, Australia)
Keynote: Penny Mealy (The World Bank, Australia)
Break 10:15 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium):
The input-output product space methodology
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium):
The input-output product space methodology
11:30 - 12:00
Lawrence Edwards (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Lawrence Edwards (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
12:00 - 12:30
Justin Barnes (Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, South Africa)
Justin Barnes (Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, South Africa)
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Keynote: Adnan Seric (UNIDO, Austria)
Keynote: Adnan Seric (UNIDO, Austria)
15:00 - 15:30
Francois Steenkamp (University of Cape Town, South Africa):
Building Economic Complexity in the SA fibrous plant economy: An application to the post-mine landscape
Francois Steenkamp (University of Cape Town, South Africa):
Building Economic Complexity in the SA fibrous plant economy: An application to the post-mine landscape
Break 15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
Ilse van Schalkwyk (Western Cape Government, South Africa)
Ilse van Schalkwyk (Western Cape Government, South Africa)
16:30 - 17:00
Hibist Kassa (Institute for African Alternatives, South Africa)
Hibist Kassa (Institute for African Alternatives, South Africa)
17:00 - 17:30
Marème Ndoye (Université Cheik Anta Diop, Senegal)
Marème Ndoye (Université Cheik Anta Diop, Senegal)
18:30 - 22:00
Optional Dinner: Details will be communicated to registered participants
Optional Dinner: Details will be communicated to registered participants
Day 2
Wednesday - 06 Oct 2021
Wednesday - 06 Oct 2021
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcoming
Welcoming
09:10 - 10:15
Keynote: Jo Van Biesebroeck (KU Leuven, Belgium):
GVC integration of African manufacturing firms
Keynote: Jo Van Biesebroeck (KU Leuven, Belgium):
GVC integration of African manufacturing firms
Break 10:15 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa):
Weaknesses of product space-based analyses and the road to addressing them
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa):
Weaknesses of product space-based analyses and the road to addressing them
11:30 - 12:00
Mike Morris & Glen Robbins (University of Cape Town, South Africa & Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, South Africa):
The failure of SA’s industrial policy to facilitate localisation in the wind renewable energy sector
Mike Morris & Glen Robbins (University of Cape Town, South Africa & Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, South Africa):
The failure of SA’s industrial policy to facilitate localisation in the wind renewable energy sector
12:00 - 12:30
Nimrod Zalk (Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa)
Economy-wide metrics and the political economy of industrial policy
Nimrod Zalk (Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa)
Economy-wide metrics and the political economy of industrial policy
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Keynote: Dominik Hartmann (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Keynote: Dominik Hartmann (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
15:00 - 15:30
Anthony Black (University of Cape Town, South Africa):
Industrial policy at the continental scale: Regional integration, regional value chains and the automotive industry in Africa
Anthony Black (University of Cape Town, South Africa):
Industrial policy at the continental scale: Regional integration, regional value chains and the automotive industry in Africa
Break 15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
Stephen Bosman (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)
Stephen Bosman (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)
16:30 - 17:00
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa)
Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa)
Day 3
Thursday - 07 Oct 2021
Thursday - 07 Oct 2021
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
Welcoming
Welcoming
09:05 - 10:15
Workshop: UNIDO IAP Walkthrough
Workshop: UNIDO IAP Walkthrough
Yee-Siong Tong (University of Cambridge)
Yee-Siong Tong (University of Cambridge)
Silvan Fischer (UNIDO, Austria)
Silvan Fischer (UNIDO, Austria)
Break 10:15 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
Workshop: UNIDO IAP Application
Workshop: UNIDO IAP Application
Yee-Siong Tong (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Yee-Siong Tong (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Silvan Fischer (UNIDO, Austria)
Silvan Fischer (UNIDO, Austria)
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30
Workshop: IO-PS Walkthrough
Workshop: IO-PS Walkthrough
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Break 15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:15
Workshop: IO-PS Application
Workshop: IO-PS Application
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Wouter Bam (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Karolien De Bruyne (KU Leuven, Belgium)
17:15 - 17:30
Closing
Closing
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