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Absa Macro and Risk Management
Conference 2025

Agenda

Agenda

13:00 - 13:10

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Opy Ramaremisa, Head of Client Solutions Group - SA Corporates, Absa CIB

13:10 - 13:50

Fireside chat: Weaponisation of Trade as a Prelude to Weaponising Capital

  • Speaker: Ian Harnett,  Co-founder & Chief Investment Advisor, Absolute Strategy Research

  • Moderator: Jeff Gable,  Chief Economist and Head: FIC Research, Absa CIB

13:50 - 14:30

What this means for South Africa

  • Speakers: Miyelani Maluleke,  Senior Macroeconomist, Absa CIB &  Mike Keenan,  Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research, Absa CIB

  • Moderator: Chris Paizis,  Managing Director and Head of Client Foreign Exchange, Absa CIB

14:30 - 15:10

Fireside chat: Where are the investment opportunities on the continent?

  • Speaker: Vimal Shah,  Chairman, Bidco Africa

  • Moderator: Reggie Mlangeni,  Head of Sales and Structuring, Absa CIB

15:10 - 15:20

Comfort break

15:20 - 16:00

Fireside chat: America's next rendezvouz with destiny

  • Speaker: Neil Howe,  Historian, Economist and Demographer

  • Moderator: Ryan Hill,  Head of Fundamental Equity Sales, Absa CIB

16:00 - 16:50

Panel Q&A and open-floor discussion with all speakers​

  • Moderator: Lerato Mbele,  Broadcaster, Journalist and Moderator

16:55 - 17:00

Closing remarks​

  • Bohani Hlungwane,  Interim Managing Executive: Transactional Banking, Absa CIB

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