Summer Drinks

Ticket price:  £35 inc VAT
Members:  £20 inc VAT

Organised in collaboration with the SA-UK Trust Network, in addition to fostering business relationships, you'll also be supporting incredible charities that make a significant impact. The SA-UK Trust Network is a forum where representatives of UK-based Trusts and Charities who support southern and South African partner organisations can interact and further their common purpose: the development and upliftment of southern and South Africa.

Jill Ritchie,  Chairman, SA-UK Trust Network, will introduce Alan McKelvey, Director and Trustee of Masicorp UK and their partner from the RGA Reinsurance Group of America, Karen Van Zyl. Karen is the General Council at RGA for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

We are also pleased to announce that Bruce Whitfield, Award winning broadcaster, best-selling author & speaker, will be our headline speaker. Bruce will draw on lessons from his 20 years as host of South Africa's leading daily business radio show as well as his two most recent projects; The Art of Deciding podcast series which launches in the northern hemisphere autumn and The One Thing book project which uncovers innovative solutions to some of the country's most intractable problems. You will never consume news in the same way again.

Gerhard Perold of Perold Wine Cellar will talk about his wines and will offer wine tasting through the evening while Stuart Dickson, from the Braai Club, has kindly donated some SA style Biltong and Dry Wors for you to enjoy.

We look forward to seeing you for a glass of wine and more.

Speakers:

Bruce Whitfield
Bruce Whitfield is a multi-award-winning journalist, best-selling author and sought-after speaker.
Throughout his career, he has had unparalleled access to titans of industry; mavericks who are changing the game; and brilliant entrepreneurs who reimagine what is possible. This access has provided him with an exceptional perspective of how we can change the future, today.

With over 20 years of working in print, broadcast and digital media, he brings a unique brand of realistic optimism to the murky intersection where business, politics and society collide.

Jill Ritchie,  Chairman, SA-UK Trust Network
Author of 30 books, Jill Ritchie steered the formation of the SA-UK Trust Network and to which she has dedicated 14 years. She has spent over three decades as a charity fundraiser, securing over ZAR2 billion.

Alan McKelvey B.E.M. , Director and Trustee of Masicorp UK
Alan is a Trustee and Volunteer Director of Masicorp UK Ltd, the UK fundraising arm of Masiphumelele Corporation. Focusing on education in the township of 40,000+ situated an hour’s drive from downtown Cape Town, Masicorp runs nurseries for around 400 children aged 18 months to 6 years, helps improve English, Maths and Science teaching for 1,950 students in the local primary school, runs computer training centres accredited to ICDL/ECDL and provides adults with sewing and digital skills training. Masicorp’s work is made possible by a team 64 staff members and 47 volunteers who give their time and talents, and by donors from South Africa, America, the UK and elsewhere.

Karen van Zyl, General Counsel, EMEA, RGA Reinsurance Group of America
Karen has dedicated the last 10 years to fundraising for Masiphumele Corporation in both South Africa and the United Kingdom, particularly focussed on Maths and Science opportunities for underprivileged primary school children.