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D ANIEL SILKE
DIREC T OR , POLITIC AL FUTURES C ONSULTANC Y

Daniel Silke is recognised as one of South Africa’s leading political economy analysts,
futurists and most passionate keynote speakers. His success lies in blending both
economic and political trends in highly accessible yet insightful presentations. As
Director of the Political Futures Consultancy based in Cape Town, Silke serves a host of
major global blue-chip companies with outstanding keynotes and workshops aimed
at the convention, conference and events industries. He has over 15 years’ experience
in delivering flagship presentations on Global, African and South African political and
economic trends. Silke holds a Masters degree from the University of Cape Town in
South African and International Politics and was attached to the university’s Institute
for the Study of Public Policy where he tutored within the broader Department of
Political Studies. Silke then served in public office as a Member of the Western Cape
Provincial Parliament and City Councillor in the City of Cape Town holding positions
of whip for his party as well as portfolio committee chair for economic development.
Since launching his consultancy, Silke has become a familiar name on the corporate
speaking circuit and in the media - both within his native South Africa and overseas.

SY DNEY SOUND Y
EXECUTIVE M ANA GER : STR ATEGY AND C OMMUNIC ATIONS ,
L AND B ANK

Sydney is a seasoned professional with over fifteen (15) years of executive leadership
experience in both the Public and Private Sectors, with at least ten (10) years of which
has been at executive level in the financial services sector.
Sydney is currently responsible for the Strategy and Communication division at Land
Bank. He has been with the Bank for just over four (4) years, having joined the Bank
in August 2015 in the role of Executive Manager: Commercial Development Banking
before being appointed to his current role at the beginning of May 2017.
Sydney has a wealth of executive management and financial services expertise,
honed over 30 years, a majority of which have included senior management roles in
both the private and public sector institutions, including as Chief Operating Officer
at the South African National Parks; Assistant General Manager at the South African
Revenue Services; Managing Executive for Vehicle and Asset Finance at Absa and
Head of Vehicle and Asset Finance at Standard Bank.

PR OF. JA CKIE Y OUNG
PR OFESSOR IN RISK M ANA GEMENT

After a career in the military, Professor Young joined one of the leading banks and
gained valuable knowledge and experience in the development and implementation
of operational risk management. He obtained a doctorate in operational risk
management and published various articles in international accredited journals on
various topics relating to governance and risk management. He also authored a book
on operational risk management published by Van Schaiks. He is currently a professor
specialising in operational risk management at the University of South Africa
and mostly supervises masters and doctoral students. He endeavours to establish
operational risk management as an integral part of managing a business.

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