Parag Khanna

Leading geo-strategic expert and best-selling author

Parag Khanna is the leading next-generation voice on the future of global affairs. Named one of Esquire magazine's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century and at the top of Wired magazine's Smart List, Khanna is a columnist for CNN, contributing reportage from around the world, and a frequent guest host of CNBC, providing expert commentary on global economic trends and emerging markets.

He is currently a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, the country's most innovative think tank, where he directs the Roundtable on the Future of the World Economy and advises the US National Intelligence Council's Global Trends program. He is also a Senior Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations in London and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, and an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He co-directs the Hybrid Reality Institute, a global research and advisory firm providing insight into the implications of emerging technologies. In 2007, he served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a senior geopolitical advisor to U.S. Special Operations Forces, and was a foreign policy advisor to the Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Khanna is the author of the international bestseller ‘The Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the 21st Century’ (2009), which has been translated into 15 languages. In ‘How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance’ (2011), Khanna provides a bold yet viable roadmap to establishing a more resilient world order, one that incorporates governments, cities, corporations, and civic communities into a dynamic diplomatic system.

With his base in Singapore, Khanna travels widely (he’s visited more than 100 countries) and he speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Hindi, and basic Arabic.

A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Khanna also attained a Master's from Georgetown's Security Studies Program and a PhD at the London School of Economics. Dr. Khanna has lectured widely at prominent universities around the world. He serves on the board of directors of Independent Diplomat and the New Cities Foundation, and the innovation advisory board of DBS Bank.

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Trevor Manuel

Deputy Chairman of Rothschild South Africa

Trevor Manuel is a senior advisor to the Rothschild Group worldwide and Deputy Chairman of Rothschild in South Africa.

Trevor Manuel served as a Cabinet Minister from 1994 to 2014 under the first four successive Presidents, Mandela, Mbeki, Motlanthe and Zuma in democratic South Africa. His cabinet responsibilities included Trade and Industry (May 1994 to April 1996), Finance (April 1996 to May 2009), and in the Presidency he was responsible for the National Planning Commission (May 2009 to May 2014). During his two decades as a Cabinet Minister he also served as a Member of Parliament, representing the African National Congress.

His ministerial career highlights have tracked two decades of major development in the South African economy. As Minister of Trade and Industry he led the process of reintegration of South Africa into the global economy after decades of sanctions, and he introduced extension support measures for small, medium and micro-enterprises. During his lengthy tenure as Minister of Finance he stabilised the macro-economy, significantly transformed the fiscal system in respect of taxation, expenditure and the intergovernmental system. As Chairperson of the National Planning Commission he oversaw the drafting of the broadly accepted first-ever National Development Plan for the country.

As Minister he assumed a number of ex-officio positions on international bodies, including the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank, the IMF, the G20, the African Development Bank and the Southern African Development Community. In these institutions, he was also frequently elected by his peers to chair several of these bodies.

Mr Manuel has received a number of awards and presentations, including Africa's Finance Minister of the Year and the Woodrow Wilson Public Service Award. He has seven honorary doctorates from South African tertiary institutions and a Doctor of Laws from MacMaster University, Ontario Canada. He has served as the Chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) since May 2008.

He has a National Diploma in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Peninsula Technikon and completed the Executive Management Programme in a joint programme between Stanford University and the National University of Singapore.

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Dawie de Villiers

CEO: SEB

Dawie de Villiers has been the chief executive officer of Sanlam Employee Benefits (SEB) since 2013, leading the team that were responsible for negotiating the deal that led to the biggest insurance policy ever written in the history of South Africa. As CEO, he sets the vision, drives sustainable growth and is responsible for achieving the bottom line goals of this business unit with an annual revenue of more than R4 billion.

Dawie has been with Sanlam since 1993 and has managed various Sanlam business units, broadening his business acumen, while gaining an in-depth knowledge of the technicalities and markets served by each of these units. These roles include CEO of Sanlam Structured Solutions, head of Derivative Structuring, business development manager of Sanlam Investment Management and actuarial valuations manager.

By rotating roles across Sanlam, Dawie has cemented relationships with several stakeholders of the business, such as pension fund trustees, employers, chief actuaries and other life insurance businesses. He presents regularly at industry conferences and hosts the SEB Benchmark Symposium, SA’s foremost retirement industry event. Dawie is also a familiar face on business-related TV channels. Dawie obtained his BSc Degree from the University of Stellenbosch. He is a qualified, experienced actuary, and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. More recently, he completed the prestigious Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

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Anton Gildenhuys

CE: Actuarial, Sanlam Personal Finance

As chief actuary and Group risk officer, Anton Gildenhuys is responsible for the actuarial function of Sanlam. Anton was a Sanlam bursary student and joined Sanlam in January 1997.

He was subsequently appointed to the positions of valuations actuary, development actuary, head of product development and chief executive of SPF Strategic Business Development, a business unit in the Sanlam Group focusing on the SA retail market.

On 1 July this year Anton was further promoted to the role of chief actuary for Sanlam Group. Anton is married with three children, and in his spare time he thoroughly enjoys wildlife and the outdoors.

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Philip Leon Campher

CEO: ASISA

After graduating from the University of Stellenbosch, Leon joined Old Mutual in the Investment division in 1973. During the thirteen years with Old Mutual he was an investment analyst and portfolio manager. In 1985 he left Old Mutual to form Syfrets Managed Assets where he was portfolio manager and CEO.

In 1993 Leon left Syfrets and to found Coronation where he was CEO of Coronation Fund Managers and executive director of Coronation Holdings. During his time with Coronation he was one of the founders of African Harvest and served as a director of African Harvest. In 2002 Leon retired due to ill health. In 2003 Leon Campher was instrumental in the formation of the Investment Management Association South Africa (IMASA) where he served as CEO until 2008.

In 2008 he was instrumental in the formation of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) and was appointed CEO on 1 October 2008. Leon currently holds directorships for the following institutions: ASISA, ASISA Academy, International Investment Fund Association, Sun International, Brimstone, Equities Property Fund Limited, JSE Clear (SAFCOM) and STRATE.

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Jan Jonathan Durand

CEO: Remgro

Jannie Durand studied at the University of Stellenbosch and after obtaining his B. Accountancy degree in 1989 and B. Accountancy (Hons) degree in 1990, he obtained his M.Phil (Management Studies) degree from Oxford in 1992. He qualified as a chartered accountant, CA(SA), in 1995.

He joined the Rembrandt Group in 1996 and became the financial director of VenFin Ltd in 2000, where he was to take the helm as CEO in May 2006. He was appointed chief investment officer of Remgro Ltd in November 2009, and has been the CEO of Remgro Ltd since 7 May 2012.

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Stephen Koseff

CEO: Investec

Stephen Koseff is Chief Executive Officer of the Investec Group which is dual listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Stephen has held the position of CEO since 1996 and has been with the company for 35 years in total, filling a number of roles during this time.

In addition to his directorships of Investec Ltd and Investec plc and various other Investec subsidiaries, he is non-executive director of the South African Banking Association. He is former Chairman of the South African Banking Association, former non-executive director of The Bidvest Group Limited and former director of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

He is a former member of the Financial Markets Advisory Board and former Chairman of the Independent Bankers Association.

Stephen is the recipient of numerous awards, including Moneyweb CEO of the Year (2003), GIBS Social Entrepreneurship award “benefactor category” (2006), Sunday Times Lifetime Achievers Award (2009), and the Southern Africa Master Entrepreneur Winner at the EY World Entrepreneur Awards (2014).

Stephen is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Higher Diploma in Business Data Processing.

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