B20

OECD Impact, B20 Drive: The Business at OECD Nexus

Date

18 November 2025

Location

Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg
Rivonia Rd, Daisy St, &, Sandton, 2196, South Africa

Time

10:30 - 16:30

This high-level side event to the B20 Summit in South Africa will bring together business leaders, policymakers, and international organisations to reflect on the G20's priorities and shape forward-looking strategies for inclusive growth, investment, sustainability, health, and policy integrity. Organised by Business at OECD, the event highlights the unique role of the OECD in supporting G20 policymaking with evidence-based analysis, and showcases cross-sector business input to foster stronger public-private collaboration.

Speakers

Opening Remarks

Charles (Rick) Johnston

Chair - Business at OECD

Moderator: Panel 1

Patrik Kovacs

Chair of the SMEs and Entrepreneurship Committee - Business at OECD

Panel 1

Richard (Boris) Rivett-Carnac

Chief Executive Officer - The South African Breweries (SAB)

Panel 1

Debra Mallowah

Head of Africa - Bayer Crop Science

Panel 1

Hubertus Gay

Acting Head of Agro-Food Trade and Markets Division - OECD

Panel 1

Metin Akman

Chair of the Food and Agriculture Committee - Business at OECD

Moderator: Panel 2

Nicola Allocca

Chair of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Committee - OECD

Panel 2

Ruwayda Redfearn

CEO - Deloitte Africa

Panel 2

Sarah Dean

Director of Global Policy, Sustainability Reporting and Human Rights - PepsiCo

Panel 2

Johnny Moloto

Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa - BAT

Moderator: Panel 3

Gianluca Riccio

Chair of the Finance Committee - Business at OECD

Panel 3

Diana Zamora

Director, Government Affairs and Policy - Mastercard

Moderator: Panel 4

Whitney Baird

President and CEO - USCIB

Panel 4

Olga Mironenko Stampfer

Chair of the Health Committee - Business at OECD

Panel 4

Adrien Delamare-Deboutteville

Head of Africa Pharma Multi-Country Organization and Country Lead of Egypt - Sanofi

Panel 4

Hanni Rosenbaum

Executive Director - Business at OECD

Panel 4

Francesca Colombo

Head of the Health Division - OECD

Agenda

10:30 - 11:00

Welcome and Registration

11:00 – 11:20

Opening Remarks

11:20 - 12:10

Panel 1 – Open Markets, Resilient Food Systems

This moderated discussion will explore how open trade and smarter regulation can foster sustainable agriculture, enhance food security, and strengthen supply chains in an era of fragmentation and climate risk. It would build on recommendations made by B20 Trade and Agriculture Task Forces.

12:10 - 13:00

Panel 2 – Integrity as a Driver of Growth

This moderated panel will explore how advancing anti-corruption and transparency across public and private sectors builds trust, attracts investment, and supports long-term economic resilience.

13:00 - 14:15

Working Lunch – Local Innovation

14:15 - 15:05

Panel 3 — Financing the Future: Infrastructure, Inclusion, Innovation

This moderated panel will focus on new financial models, addressing how to mobilise capital for infrastructure, support SME access to credit, and design inclusive financial systems for sustainable development.

15:05 - 15:25

Coffee Break

15:25 - 16:15

Panel 4 – Stronger Together: Health Systems for a Changing World

A future-oriented discussion, organised as part of our Stronger Together campaign, aiming to discuss the uptake of health on future global agendas, highlight how the private sector partners with governments to strengthen health systems, improve access, and prepare for future health crises.

16:15 - 16:30

Concluding Remarks

Organiser

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