Roundtable with Dean MacPherson

In this meeting the Minister will be giving a short speech laying out some of the things he has seen and learnt in a year of government and his plans for his Department, and government infrastructure more broadly, in the period ahead.

This will be followed by a fireside chat with Chamber Director Peter Attard Montalto, exploring these ideas and how they fit with the Operation Vulindlela reforms, and National Treasury reforms, particularly to local government.  This will be followed by discussion and interaction with guests.

This meeting follows the recent meeting with Minister Barbara Creecy in September discussing logistics infrastructure reform, now taking a more expansive view of broader infrastructure. The meeting is part of the longstanding commitment of the Chamber towards supporting its members and the ecosystem of stakeholders in the UK explore the important opportunities around infrastructure in South Africa.

Tickets:
Members: £18 (inc VAT)
Non-Members: £54 (inc VAT)

Places are limited to please book early to avoid disappointment.

Dean Macpherson was appointed as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure from 3 July 2024.

Before that, he was the Democratic Alliance’s shadow minister for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition as well as a member of the National Assembly. He is the Democratic Alliance’s chairman for the party in Kwa-Zulu Natal and was instrumental in the formation of provincial government of unity after last year’s elections.

He is an experienced businessman and politician who is passionate about economic policy and job creation. Dean has been serving as a public representative since 2009, initially as a local government councillor and since 2014 as a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Dean also sits on the Advisory Board of the South Africa-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London.

He holds a National Senior Certificate from Crawford College La Lucia, a Certificate in Public Administration from the Swedish Institute for Public Administration and a Certificate in Public Policy from the London School of Economics.