About the Brenthurst FoundationThe Brenthurst Foundation is at the frontier of new ideas and innovative actions for strengthening Africa's economic performance. Working at the invitation of African governments since 2004, our team is constantly engaged with a diverse range of experts, policy specialists and senior government officials with activities focused across three main areas [documented as goals in this StratML rendition]Brenthurst FoundationBF_35662fa6-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8cAfrican GovernmentsWorking at the invitation of African governments since 2004, our team is constantly engaged with a diverse range of experts, policy specialists and senior government officials ...ExpertsPolicy SpecialistsSenior Government OfficialsOppenheimer FamilyThe Brenthurst Foundation was established by the Oppenheimer family in October 2004 to build on the work of the Brenthurst Initiative of 2003, a programme that instigated debate in South Africa around policy strategies to accelerate economic expansion.ThinkersToday the debate continues, driven by the sharing of ideas and information. Since its inception the Foundation has regularly brought together the world's leading thinkers and practitioners - from finance ministers and military chiefs to renowned scholars and UN officials - to consider ways to enhance the continent's economic growth and development.PractitionersFinance MinistersMilitary ChiefsScholarsUN OfficialsTswalu DialogueThe Tswalu Dialogue is the premier African forum for discussing development and security-related issues. Established in 2002 and hosted by Jonathan and Jennifer Oppenheimer at the Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve in South Africa, the Tswalu Dialogue engages a mix of policy-makers, analysts, academia, civil and military personnel, media and businesspeople. Previously convened annually, today the Tswalu Dialogue convenes events up to three times a year.Jonathan OppenheimerJennifer OppenheimerBrenthurst Foundation StaffGreg MillsDirector --
Greg Mills PhD is director of the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation.Dr Terence McNameeDeputy DirectorNchimunya HamukomaResearch Consultant --
Ms Hamukoma holds an MPhil in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Cape Town. Her research work to date has focused on the structure of energy supply industries in emerging economies and the current transition towards renewable energy in India and South Africa.Dickie DavisSpecial Advisor --
Major General (Rtd) Dickie Davis is an Associate of the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation, and the Managing Director: Nant Enterprises Ltd. Since leaving the British Army in 2015, where he served for 31 years reaching the rank of Major General, he has worked mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.Saul MuskerMachel-Mandela Fellow --
Saul recently completed a BA (Hons) at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he triple-majored in International Relations, French and English Literature and graduated cum laude. His Honours thesis focused on regional migration in Southern Africa and the experiences of migrants and asylum-seekers living in the Johannesburg inner city, drawing on extensive fieldwork he conducted in the immigrant neighbourhood of Yeoville. He is also co-authoring a book on the necessary preconditions for an enduring constitutional democracy in South Africa, to be published through Juta Law in 2017.Leila JackProject Administrator --
Leila Jack is the Project Administrator at the Brenthurst Foundation.Ghairoon HajadOffice Manager --
Ghairoon Hajad is the Office Manager at The Brenthurst Foundation Brenthurst Foundation Advisory BoardOlusegun ObasanjoFormer President of the Republic of Nigeria --
President Olusegun Obasanjo is the former President of the Republic of Nigeria. He is an international statesman with a passion for conflict resolution and mediation. In 2008 he was appointed by the United Nations as a special envoy for Africa and has since overseen democratic elections on behalf of the African Union and Ecowas in countries across the continent.Kgalema MotlantheFormer President of South AfricaAnn BernsteinExecutive Director, Centre for Development and Enterprise South AfricaJonathan OppenheimerE Oppenheimer & Son South AfricaDonald KaberukaFormer President of the African Development BankLuisa Dias DiogoFormer Prime Minister MozambiqueJeffrey HerbstPresident and CEO of the NEWSEUM, USAErastus MwenchaDeputy Chair Commission of the African Union, KenyaRichard MyersFormer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, USTorben BrylleAmbassador of the Kingdom of DenmarkPatrick MazimhakaFormer Deputy Chair Commission of the African Union, RwandaThomas ClaiborneManaging Director E Oppenheimer & Son, USAlberto TrejosFormer Minister of Trade; Professor INCAE, Costa RicaEconomic expansion accelerates in Africa_356630be-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8cTo strengthen Africa's economic performance._35663140-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8cIdeasInnovationActionMeetings, Seminars & ConferencesFacilitate the exchange of experiences and insights_35663280-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8c1Decision-MakersExpertsPRIVATE EVENTS -- We convene meetings, seminars and conferences that facilitate the exchange of experiences and insights between key decision-makers and experts from across the globe._35663384-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8cBest PracticesIdentify and share international best practice_3566341a-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8c2POLICY ADVICE -- We identify and share international best practice with governments, addressing not just what to do but how to do it._3566347e-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8cResearch & ThoughtUndertake research and develop new thinking ..._35663500-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8c3THOUGHT LEADERSHIP -- Drawing on our global network of analysts we undertake research and develop new thinking to address Africa’s challenges and support economic transformation.ChallengesAddress Africa's challenges._35663596-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8c3.1Economic TransformationSupport economic transformation in Africa._35663604-8d36-11e7-b921-d57e0bdc5b8c3.22017-08-30OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net