Partnerships for New Economy StartUps. The intervention is aimed at creating a more enabling support eco-system for innovation -driven start-ups.

The panel consisted of the following delegates:

-The Start-Up SA Act Movement and lessons from elsewhere in Africa - SIMODISA - Kingsley Mphahlele 

-DDG, Dr Mmboneni Moufhe DSI – National Innovation System and links with entrepreneurship development 

-World Bank – Ganesh Rasagam Public Sector - Private Sector Innovation partnerships 

-The role of universities in innovation and entrepreneurship – are we making progress? - EDHE

-The low hanging fruit - Thinkroom – Catherine Young

-Mr Andrew Murray – Special Advisor to the Minister