The South African Local Government Association in Partnership with Trade Research Advisory invites you to a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on Municipal Trade & Investment and thoughts around leveraging exports and investment for recovery

Key discussion points include:

• Informing a broader understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on municipal trade and investment.

• Linkages between 4IR and Good Governance to mitigate effects of COVID-19 on municipal trade and infrastructure investment.

• International practices in preparing LG to improve the ease of doing business.

• Approaches to rebuild a newer and more inclusive economy post-COVID-19.

• SALGA’s Municipal Investment Promotion, Attraction & Facilitation Guidelines

Programme

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and introductions

Facilitator Mr Mxolisi Mchunu

Senior Advisor, Economic and Regional Planning, South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

10:10 – 10:40 Linkages between 4IR and Good Governance to mitigate effects of COVID-19 on municipal trade and investment

Keynote speaker: Prof Wim Naude

Strategic Advisor (Trade Advisory) and Full Professor of Economics at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland as well as visiting Professor at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Research Fellow of the IZA Institute of Labour Economics, Bonn, Germany; Fellow of the African Studies Centre, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands and Fellow of the Global Labour Organisation.

10:40 – 11:00 Leveraging exports and investment for recovery – why and how?

Mr Martin Cameron

Managing director, TRADE Research Advisory (PTY) Ltd, a spin-out company of the North-West University’s TRADE research entity.

11:00 – 11:20 Municipal Investment, Promotion, Attraction & Facilitation Guidelines

Ms Vailet Mukotsanjera-Kowayi

Developmental and Social Economist and is the Senior Advisor (Municipal Trade and Investment), South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

11:20 – 11:30 Q&A

Facilitator Mr Mxolisi Mchunu

11:30 Closure

Mr Gaethijwe Letlhaku

Intergovernmental Relations & Strategic Relations, South African Local Government Association (SALGA)