Boardroom Talk: Taking wraps off BNC#5, our ‘Berg conference that’s switching to only once a year

The BizNews Premium Podcast.Premium Briefing Ep 5 – Alec's essential take on last week's jittery global markets; Noteworthy local stocks: Huge Group, Murray & Roberts, Grindrod, Sappi; and the losers: gold shares, Naspers and Telkom.___STEADY_PAYWALL___.Once a year, tradition dictates that each of us celebrate the miracle of our birth. Today, I'm sharing mine with you with a heads up on BNC#5 – the fifth renewal of our gathering in the Drakensberg. After feedback from attendees the 'Berg event switches from twice a year to annually in future..The event is always fully booked well in advance. So if you intend joining us in four and a bit month's time, please register your interest soonest (click here)..BNC#5 starts at 6pm on Tuesday, 28 February and ends with checkout on Friday 3 March. The all-in cost of food, accommodation, leisure activities and the conference itself is R8 558 for singles and R14 404 for couples sharing..Here's the lineup of BNC#5's keynote speakers:.Tuesday 28 Feb:6:00pm – Michael Charton presenting My Father's Coat8:30pm – Nightcap: Meet Simon Lincoln Reader.Wednesday 1 March:6:30am – Introduction to Rebounding with Lisa Raleigh (optional of course)8:00am – Mavuso Msimang, ANC elder, Election 20249:00am – Debate on whether the DA can attract the mass of Black voters in Election 2024. Helen Zille, DA Federal chair arguing for the motion; Trevor Ncube, publisher against it.10:00am – Herman Mashaba, Action SA, Election 2024Afternoon – networking and/or leisure activities (golf, mountain biking, hiking, bowls, tennis, SPA treatments) 8:30pm – Nightcap: Meet Helen Zille.Thursday, 2 March:6:30am – Introduction to Rebounding with Lisa Raleigh (optional of course)8:00am – Prof Tim Noakes9:00am – Fasie Malherbe10:30am – Magnus Heystek11:30am – Stafford Masie1:30pm: Piet Viljoen2:00pm: Cy Jacobs (TBC)2:30pm: Sean Peche3:30pm: Panel discussion with Piet, Cy and Sean.Look forward to seeing you in the Berg. In addition to the 152 hotel rooms at Champagne Sports Resort, we have also managed to secure chalets on the property. If you prefer that option, please let the team know in your inquiry: Click here..More for you to read today: .Whiplash in stock market shows investors are still on edge. Classic bear-market rally sees beaten-down stocks bouncing higher, only to resume selling off.Economists now expect a recession, job losses by next year. Majority think Federal Reserve will start cutting rates in late 2023 or early 2024. Supercharged Dollar is everyone's concern. The big worry for the rest of the world is that the Fed's campaign to tame runaway inflation by jacking up US interest rates – a key driver of dollar strength – is nowhere near done yet.Why Russia lacks 'smart' weapons. Stealing U.S. technology for Russian weapons may once have seemed clever and efficient, but it has left Russia with a military industrial base whose production capacity is fatally reliant on access to Western innovation.Xi Jinping's Endgame: A China prepared for conflict with the U.S. He has unleashed an array of military, economic and political campaigns to brace the country for the possibility of confrontation..NB FOR YOUR WALL STREET JOURNAL ACCESS….As a Premium subscriber you are entitled to full membership of wsj.com (normal price $29 a month). Be sure to action your access through the Premium link on the BizNews website. Because of The Wall Street Journal's credential requirements, be sure to create a password which has at least 8 characters and includes at least one letter and one number – NB it MAY NOT contain any special characters (ie #, !, @ etc). To maintain access to WSJ.com, you MUST enter our partner's website via BizNews Premium at least once a month. A final PS, if you had previously signed up for WSJ you'll need to clear the cookies from your device. Our helpdesk can assist –support@biznews.com.

Boardroom Talk: Taking wraps off BNC#5, our ‘Berg conference that’s switching to only once a year

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