GREEN BUILDING CONVENTION 2023
Draft Programme
Unlock the full potential of Y/OUR SPACE for a sustainable and vibrant future. Step into a world of innovation, collaboration and connections at the Green Building Convention, #GBCSA2023.
15–17 November 2023
Century City Conference Centre
Cape Town
Driven by our #yourspace theme, the draft* programme for the 16th Green Building Convention is live! Join the green-building movement’s thought leaders, influencers and innovators in accelerating the transformation of the built environment – for people and planet.
WEDNESDAY – 15 NOVEMBER
10H00
Registration opens
11H00 – 13H00
Satellite session: Energy
Zanele Mavuso Mbatha
Marc Abdullah
Ray Fernandez
Seetsele Seetswane
Brad Duncan
13H00 – 14H00
Networking lunch
14H00 – 15H30
Workshops
S1. WORKSHOP 1: HKA Global
S2. WORKSHOP 2: Ethekwini
S3. WORKSHOP 3: IFC
S4. WORKSHOP 4: TBA
16H00 – 18H00
Opening plenary
Lisa Reynolds
Brian Unsted
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis
Robert Swan
18H00 – 20H30
Welcome cocktail
FRIDAY – 17 NOVEMBER
07H30 – 08H30
Morning networking
08H30 – 10H30
Plenary
10H30 – 11H30
Refreshment break, exhibition & SMME Village
11H30 – 13H00
Parallel sessions
Track 1: Session 3: BUILD: MATERIALS
Track 2: Session 3: INVESTMENT: KEEPING THE SPACE ILLUMINATED – THE LOADSHEDDING OPPORTUNITY
Track 3: Session 3: INVESTMENT: REALIGNMENT OF ESG STRATEGY BASED ON GLOBAL TRENDS
Track 4: Session 3: CITIES: SPATIAL DESIGN IN THE REALITY OF INFORMALITY
Track 5: Session 3: CITIES: AREA-BASED MANAGEMENT: CREATING SAFER SPACES TO LIVE, PLAY AND WORK
13H00 – 13H10 Comfort break
13H10 – 14H30
Closing plenary
Facilitator: Kura Chihota
Nedbank: TBA
Rand Water: Mbuyiswa Makhubela
Pareto: Malose Kekana
Property Point: Shaun Theunissen
L2D: Amelia Beattie
GBCSA: Lisa Reynolds
André Theys
Lisa Reynolds
14H30 – 15H30
Networking lunch, exhibition & SMME Village
15H30 Exhibition closes
THURSDAY – 16 NOVEMBER
07H30 – 08H30
Morning networking
08H30 – 10H30
Plenary
Graham Hill – Virtual
Speaker 1: Dr Sara Candiracci
Speaker 3: Prof Stanley Liphadzi
Speaker 4: Marcela Guerrero Casas
10H30 – 11H30
Refreshment break, exhibition & SMME Village
11H30 – 13H00
Parallel sessions
Track 1: Session 1: BUILD: DESIGN
Track 2: Session 1: INVESTMENT: PUTTING YOUR ESG STRATEGY TO WORK
Track 3: Session 1: RESOURCE ECONOMY: SHAPING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONTEXT AND REBALANCING
THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURE
Track 4: Session 1: CITIES: STRATEGIES OF RESILIENCE IN THE AGE OF FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE
13H00 – 14H00
Networking lunch, exhibition & SMME Village
14H00 – 15H30
Parallel sessions
Track 1: Session 2: WATER
Track 2: Session 2: INVESTMENT: THE NEW RISK ON THE BLOCK: CLIMATE RISK AND THE IMPACT TO PROPERTY
Track 3: Session 2: RESOURCE ECONOMY: DESIGN FOR NATURE, BUILDING FOR GOOD, A SOCIAL
AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGE
Track 4: Session 2: CITIES: ASSET-BASED, COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL: COMMUNITIES SHAPING
THEIR SPACES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ACTION IN THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
15H30 – 16H30
Refreshment break, exhibition & SMME Village
16H30 – 18H00
Innovation stage: Session 3 – Greenovate winners
16H30 – 18H30
Delegates at leisure
18H30 – 00H00
Gala awards dinner
Secure Y/OUR SPACE at the Green Building Convention 2023.
Register now.
www.gbcsaconvention.org.za
