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TXF Roundtable 2019 South Africa – Conference Photographer Johannesburg

14th Oct 2019

Conference Photography Sandhurst

The TXF Roundtable was held at the Baker McKenzie Offices in Sandhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa on the 1st of October 2019. Monsoon Photography covered the stills for this event. Conference photographer Johannesburg, Gauteng.

TXF South Africa 2019: Johannesburg Roundtable

The 2019 TXF South Africa Johannesburg Roundtable focused on “export, project & commodity finance”. This was the place to be if you wanted to get the inside scoop on future deals and hear from senior active figures in South African finance. Host sponsors included Afreximbank, Baker McKenzie and EXIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation). Some of the most experienced members of the South African active economic sectors joined TXF to forge new connections. Members included the commodity, export and project finance sectors.

The discussion focused on the effects of new legislation, the drive for economic growth, power, and mining and infrastructure deals. Delegates also received an update from Eskom and got the ECA perspective on the South African market.

Speakers and participants at the event included: Angelica Adamski (CHROMAFORA), Nick Piper (SIGNAL RISK), Craig Weitz (NEDBANK CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK), Sincedile Shweni, (ESKOM HOLDINGS), Robert Besseling & Keri Leicher (EXX AFRICA), Roberto Ferreira (MOTA-ENGIL GROUP), Lodewyk Meyer (BAKER MCKENZIE), Luc Koechlin (EDF ENERGY) and Mandisi Nkuhlu (ECIC SA).

Read more about the event and see the full list of speakers and participants here.

Export, Project & Commodity Finance Quick Facts

What is Commodity Finance?

Commodity finance (CF) is the term used for funding the trade of commodities. CF is a type of trade finance (often split into metals and mining), soft commodities and energy. Commodity finance is used by many companies, including producers, traders and commodity lenders.

Trade Finance

Companies involved in local or foreign trade often need trade or stock finance to fund the operational cycle. This is due to the fact that these companies must first pay suppliers for stock and raw materials before producing their goods.

What’s the difference between hard and soft commodities?

Commodities are split into two types: hard and soft commodities. Hard commodities are typically natural resources that must be mined or extracted, such as gold and oil, whereas soft commodities are agricultural products or livestock, such as maize, wheat, coffee, sugar, and beef.

South Africa is one of the most mineral-rich countries in the world, with massive gold, diamond, coal, iron ore, and platinum deposits spread across the country. It has vasts amounts of agricultural land and the ideal climate for the production of wheat and maize. Its climate also provides perfect conditions for winemaking.

Event Photographer Sandton Johannesburg

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Event Photography Johannesburg – McKinsey & Company – South Africa Digital Summit

by Monsoon

28th Feb 2019

Event Photography Johannesburg | McKinsey & Company – South Africa Digital Summit

Event photography Johannesburg. Monsoon Photography covered the South Africa Digital Summit for McKinsey & Company. The conference was held at the prestigious five star graded The Forum in Bryanston, Gauteng.

Tawanda Sibanda, Digital McKinsey Partner welcomed guests. Agenda included ‘Disruptive Technology – the emergence of the fully automatic business’ by John Straw, Serial Technology Entrepreneur. Speakers included Pieter de Villiers, Co-founder and CEO, Clickatell as well as Bryan Nelson, Google Sector Lead of Finance Retail and Travel.

Delegates attended breakout sessions covering topics such as Advanced Analytics, Building Ecosystems in Africa, Digital Marketing and Digital Business Building.

Digital is driving major changes in how companies set and execute strategy.

“John Straw is a serial technology entrepreneur and digital veteran with 33 years of experience in IT and marketing. He has five start-ups and five exits behind him. He was the Chair of Thomas Cook’s Digital Advisory Board to 2016. Authored a book on disruptive technology, iDisrupted, and is an active VC in early stage start-ups.”

Interesting Digital Facts

When did digital marketing start?

Nobody expected Newsweek to go totally digital in its production. The digital age as we now know it, began with the Internet and the Web 1.0 platforms of the early 1990s. Do you remember the static world in which users could get the information they were seeking without being able to share it on the web? Interaction on the web consequently did not exist. Hence the only activity was reading of content. The first clickable banner ad launched In 1993. In fact, as a result 1994 Hotwired began to purchase huge numbers of banner ads. Of course resulting in the fist step towards the digital marketing age.

Furthermore, new technology entered into the digital marketplace after 1994. Google being founded in 1998. Blogger followed in 1999. About this time social networking sites began to be birthed and Blackberry launch their own mobile email program. MySpace is one of the first social sites to arrive on the social scene.

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Deloitte – FUELMilestone Africa 2018 – Conference Photography

by Monsoon

22nd Oct 2018

Conference Photographer Johannesburg | On-Location

Deloitte FUELMilestone Africa 2018

Monsoon Photography had the privilege of shooting the Deloitte FUELMilestone Africa conference for the second time. This prestigious event has been hosted in Africa twice – aiding new senior consultants in their journey ahead, with the help of seasoned coaches and Deloitte partners and management from across the globe.

This year we traveled to the beautiful Champagne Sports Resort, overlooking the magical Drakensberg. The perfect place for work and play. Five days of fresh air, magnificent mountain views, great food, lost of entertainment and interesting workshops.

The Drakensberg Boys Choir, who reside in the nearby Winterton, entertained the delegates on the first night’s Gala event. Twenty boys enrolled in the first year of the school’s existence in 1967. Today, they travel the world and have produced many well-knows names in the music and acting world.

Drum Cafe facilitated a drumming session for the Deloitte delegates who thoroughly enjoyed the interactive team building session. The American delegates, especially, had a their first hands-on taste of African music. “Drumming is a universal expression that transcends all boundaries: personal, organizational or cultural. Drum Cafe teaches staff to increase productivity and efficiency through better team work. This unifying experience creates the perfect platform for teams to experience the power of all working together to achieve a common objective.”

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