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

 PERO DIAS
13:00 – 13:15 Opening: Dr Richard van Wyk
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
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
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
17:00 Annual General Meeting – GOSA members only CHEF’S EMPORIUM
19:00 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 2

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

SESSION II

Chairperson: Rinus Bezuidenhout

 PERO DIAS
08:30 – 08:45 Opening: Dr Richard van Wyk
09:00 – 10:00 SPEAKER 1:
Jaco Peyper
(Former international rugby referee)
The psyche of competitiveness and the principles behind it
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
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

 PERO DIAS
14:00 – 15:00 SPEAKER 3:
Dr André van der Vyver 
(SACOTA)
Prospects for SA in a competitive global market
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
16:30 – 16:45 Closing: Willem Strauss
19:00 Evening function: OKTOBERFEST
Dress code is casual, and the theme is Oktoberfest (if you would like to dress accordingly)		 PERO DIAS