GOSA Symposium 2025
Diaz Hotel, Mossel Bay
PROGRAMME: DAY 1
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
| 10:00 | Registration | REGISTRATION AREA | |
| 12:00 | Light lunch | BAHIA BLEU | |
SESSION 1 |
Chairperson: Stefan van Staden |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 | Opening: Dr Richard van Wyk |  |
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| 13:15 – 13:30 | Welcoming: Hein Rehr (President) | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Motivational speaker: GP van Rheede van Oudtshoorn Coppertop Consulting How innovation and communication give you firepower |
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| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee/tea | REGISTRATION AREA | |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | BREAKAWAY WORKSHOP SESSION 1 | ||
| A – Growth prospects with the new political dispensation PERO DIAS Dr Roelof Botha Economist |
B – Climate outlook BLEU LOUNGE Johan van den Berg Agricultural meteorologist |
C – Logistical positioning CHEF’S EMPORIUM Prof Jan Havenga Stellenbosch University |
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| 15:45 – 16:30 | BREAKAWAY WORKSHOP SESSION 2 | ||
| A – Same as Session 1 PERO DIAS Dr Roelof Botha Economist |
B – Same as Session 1 BLEU LOUNGE Johan van den Berg Agricultural meteorologist |
C – Same as Session 1 CHEF’S EMPORIUM Prof Jan Havenga Stellenbosch University |
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| 17:00 | Annual General Meeting – GOSA members only | CHEF’S EMPORIUM | |
| 18:30 | Welcoming evening: CAFÉ HAVANA Dress code is casual, and the theme is Café Havana (if you would like to dress accordingly) |
BAHIA BLEU | |
PROGRAMME: DAY 2Wednesday, 19 March 2025 |
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SESSION II |
Chairperson: Rinus Bezuidenhout |
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| 08:30 – 08:45 | Opening: Dr Richard van Wyk |  |
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| 09:00 – 10:00 | SPEAKER 1: Jaco Peyper (Former international rugby referee) The psyche of competitiveness and the principles behind it |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Sponsored speaker session: AE Solutions | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee/tea with snacks | REGISTRATION AREA | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Sponsored speaker session: Ronin | ||
| 11:30 – 12:30 | SPEAKER 2: Tjaart Kruger (HUB/CEO: Tiger Brands) Positioned to compete sustainably in the food value chain |
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| 12:30 – 12:45 | Sponsored speaker session: Envu | ||
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Main sponsor speaker session: AGI | ||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | BAHIA BLEU | |
SESSION III |
Chairperson: Johan van Rensburg |
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| 14:00 – 15:00 | SPEAKER 3: Dr André van der Vyver (SACOTA) Prospects for SA in a competitive global market |
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee/tea | REGISTRATION AREA | |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | SPEAKER 4: Prof Nick Vink (Stellenbosch University ) SA agriculture as a competitive participant in the global market |
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| 16:30 – 16:45 | Sponsored speaker session: NEC Xon | ||
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Closing: Willem Strauss | ||
| 18:30 | Evening function: OKTOBERFEST Dress code is casual, and the theme is Oktoberfest (if you would like to dress accordingly) |
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