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Panel -- FIFA 2010: South Africa and the World Cup

Panel Summary: In June 2010, an estimated 2.7 million spectators will be attending the 64 World Cup matches played around South Africa.  This event presents enormous opportunity for the country, from both an economic and social standpoint.  However, with this sea of opportunities come a set of challenges that must be addressed and overcome in order to ensure that the event meets expectations. The FIFA 2010 panel aims to address the business, investment and policy implications of the World Cup for South Africa, assess the country’s preparedness for the event in the areas of infrastructure, tourism, transport, and security and explore ways in which these benefits can be made to last beyond 2010.

Nichelle Gainey President & CEO SilverStone International LLC

Nichelle Gainey is the President/ CEO of SilverStone International, LLC, a full‐service international consulting firm specializing in sports management and marketing, and in social, economic and professional development. She founded SSI in 2004 to develop synergies between international interests and the U.S. around her four passions: sports, international relations, community relations, and social development. Ms. Gainey has a 15‐year track record in sports as an athlete, teacher and business professional. Her background includes serving as a liaison for community, corporate and governmental affairs, and providing leadership to secure sports funding from local, state and federal agencies in the U.S. In addition, Ms. Gainey coordinated communications for collegiate women's and men's sports programs, sports conferences, and championship games for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She also worked with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to establish soccer programs at HBCU's. She also served as a member of the NCAA Site Selection Committee for Division I for soccer championships. Prior to starting her company, Ms. Gainey developed the marketing and strategic development plan for a U.S. collegiate athletic conference as an assistant commissioner. Her work increased revenues by $2 million over eight years. She also developed strong relationships with local governments and major Fortune 500 corporations. Ms. Gainey attended soccer matches at the 2006 World Cup as a guest of the South African Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and Germany’s LOC. She was a guest of the South African committee for the final World Cup match in Berlin. Ms. Gainey has traveled for the past seven years promoting sports and cultural relations in the U.S. and in Africa. An accomplished speaker, Ms. Gainey she has lectured on topics including HIV and AIDS, women in sports, and professional ethics. At the NFL's Super Bowl XXL, Ms. Gainey was a panelist for ESPN's televised broadcast “Career in Sports” program and the NFL Diversity Business Panel at Super Bowl XLI Miami. Ms. Gainey's commitment is to create economic opportunities by connecting business with sports across all segments and all sectors of communities worldwide.

Lesiba Morallane Investment Director Harith Fund Managers

Mr. Morallane is an Investment Director of Harith (Harith is the Fund Manager for the Pan African Infrastructure Fund). Mr. Morallane is a South African national. His experience spans over 10 years of senior management in the areas of strategy, finance and telecommunication. He worked for Telkom (the biggest fixed line telecommunication company in South Africa) and Vodacom (leading cellular network company in South Africa). Mr. Morallane spent the first eight years of his working life as a college lecturer in Economics and Accounting. Mr. Morallane previously worked on the African continent having been involved in the negotiation of a mobile phone licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for Vodacom and subsequently involved in the setting up of Vodacom Congo sprl. Prior to joining Harith, Mr. Morallane was chief operating officer of the Limpopo Economic Development Enterprise (a development finance institute in South Africa).  In addition to his economics honours degree, Mr. Morallane holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Sthu Zungu President of South African Tourism USA

Sthuthukile Zungu was appointed as Country Manager for the United States in October 2007. A South African national with in depth international marketing experience, including most recently as General Manager of South African Tourism in Italy, Zungu will be responsible for all U.S. operations of the national tourism agency, including overseeing the promotion of travel and tourism for South Africa throughout America. Zungu joined South African Tourism in Milan in 2003 and has spent the intervening years developing and implementing marketing and business plans for consumers and the travel trade throughout Italy. Previously, she had an enduring marketing career at BMW South Africa, most recently as Brand Communications Manager for the MINI, which has enjoyed overwhelming success in South Africa and in the region. Hired by BMW as a Market Analyst fresh out of college in 1996, Zungu was promoted to Corporate Planning and Strategy Analyst in 1998 and to Brand Communications Manager in 2001. Along the way, she spent a year in Germany working at BMW headquarters in Munich and also pursuing a degree in Advance International Marketing under the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft Scholarship.  Born and raised in the province of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Zungu studied at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, from which she received a Master of Commerce degree in marketing in 2000 and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing with honors in 1995. Along with her native Zulu, she is fluent in English, speaks good Italian and some German.

Euvin Naidoo President South African Chamber of Commerce in America

In June 2007, Euvin Naidoo delivered the opening address at TEDGlobal, a seminal gathering of world leaders in Arusha, Tanzania. The speech generated international acclaim for the reframing of significant challenges facing Africa as opportunities. Mr. Naidoo, is the US based President & CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America (SACCA), an organization committed to the expansion of business, trade and investment opportunities between Africa and the America’s. On February 28th, this year, the Africa Entrepreneurship Platform, as featured and announced at the Clinton Global Initiative, will be launched at the Harvard Club of New York. It is a gathering of key figures from Wall Street and the Private Equity world to engage African entrepreneurs on issues of job creation and poverty alleviation. Prior to assuming the leadership of SACCA, Mr. Naidoo was an investment banker at Standard Bank, one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions, where as part of the Acquisition Finance Group, he worked across emerging markets focusing on large-cap Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) transactions (South Africa) and Private Equity led transactions (Latin America). Mr. Naidoo is an alumnus of McKinsey & Co. where he worked across a multitude of sectors and industries, from financial services, telecommunications and airlines, to metals & mining, over a four year tenure. A graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he was co-President of the Social Enterprise Club, Mr. Naidoo co-authored the business school case “Nelson Mandela, Change Leader” with Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, highlighting how the leadership lessons of Africa’s great role models can be applied to the board rooms of the world.  The case formed part of the research base of the South African chapter in the New York Times bestseller, “Confidence”, which examines the DNA of successful corporate turnarounds. Post this project, Mr. Naidoo joined former Asst. Secretary General of the United Nations, John Ruggie and his team, at the Center for Business & Government at the Kennedy School of Government, focusing on Corporate Responses to HIV-AIDS in emerging markets. Mr. Naidoo has served as Distinguished Faculty at Synergos’ “University for a Night”; is a member of the Admissions Committee of the Harvard Club of New York; sits on the Board of MaAfrika Tikkun USA, the award winning South African NGO endorsed by President Mandela; is an Advisory Board Member of the Impact Young Lives Foundation; and is a member of the Harvard Business School’s Centennial Social Enterprise Alumni Steering Committee. He is a Fellow of the “Emerging Leaders Program” founded by James Joseph, former US Ambassador to South Africa, aimed at mentoring the next generation of global leaders.

Calestous Juma Professor of the Practice of International Development

Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project. He is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi. He also served as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He has been elected to several scientific academies including the Royal Society of London, the US National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), the Royal Academy of Engineering and the African Academy of Sciences. He has won several international awards and honorary degrees for his work on sustainable development. He holds a PhD in science and technology policy studies and has written widely on science, technology, and the environment. He teaches courses in developmental policy as part of the MPA/ID Program. He is lead author of Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development, Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa's Development and editor of Going for Growth: Science, Technology and Innovation in African Development.