ICEBE Conference 2011, Competing
successfully in the 21st Century

20-22 Nov 2011 - Conference
23-25 Nov - Auxiliary Activities
Cape Town, South Africa

This event, hosted by CPUT and co-organised with Hochschule Wismar and SAFRI’s Journey to Excellence (J2Ex) Programme, encompasses the

4^th International Conference on Engineering and Business Education (ICEBE)
and the
1^st International SAFRI Journey to Excellence Conference

For more information contact the secretariat on ICEBE@cput.ac.za Download the Conference Booklet by clicking on the image in the RHS column

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa	Southern Africa Initiative of German Business – SAFRI Stuttgart, Germany	Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Science Technology, Business and Design Wismar, Germany

We are at the beginning of a century that promises to turn the status quo, as we know it, on its head. The balance of power is shifting; emerging economies are now recognised as key new drivers of global development. We live in a flattening world.

These developments harbour both exciting opportunities and existential threats. Education and entrepreneurship, most would agree, are at the vortex of change. What can we do, as educators and entrepreneurs, to be relevant in the 21st century’s knowledge-driven economy? How can we create self-reinforcing synergies between educators and business people?

This conference will provide a forum in which entrepreneurs, educators and other key stakeholders can come together to explore future scenarios and strategies to address them.

Topics will include:

• What will it take to survive and thrive in the coming years? What knowledge, skills and competencies will entrepreneurs, managers, workers need?
• How will educators develop programs and systems to optimally prepare people to meet the challenges they will be facing in their personal and professional lives?
• What current good and best practices can we, as entrepreneurs and educators, learn from?
• What doesn’t work – in business and in education - and how can we learn from these experiences?
• How can we use technology to become more competitive?
• How can we influence the formulation of national and international strategies that will.
• How can existing businesses be supported to increase their competitiveness?
• How can universities become more competitive?
• How can we overcome barriers to development?