{"id":13932,"date":"2025-09-01T06:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/?post_type=news-articles&#038;p=13932"},"modified":"2025-10-29T03:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:28:07","slug":"western-cape-investment-summit-2025","status":"publish","type":"news-articles","link":"https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/fr\/news-articles\/western-cape-investment-summit-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape Investment Summit 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>THE DOING BUSINESS IN CAPE TOWN BREAKAWAY SESSION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>A progress update on Cape Town\u2019s journey to becoming the easiest place to do business in Africa<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Day 2 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcis.co.za\/\" title=\"Western Cape Investment Summit\">Western Cape Investment Summit<\/a> (WCIS 2025), the City of Cape Town takes centre stage with its <strong>Doing Business in Cape Town Breakaway Session<\/strong> &#8211; a focused engagement showcasing how the city is making it easier, faster, and smarter to do business in Africa\u2019s most dynamic metro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Summit highlight, this session brings together leaders from industry organisations, business, and government to share insights on the reforms, innovation, and partnerships driving Cape Town\u2019s economic success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Session Highlights<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Address<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCape Town on Course to Becoming the Easiest Place to Do Business in Africa\u201d<br \/>\nDelivered by <strong>Alderman James Vos<\/strong>, the City\u2019s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth. Alderman Vos will unpack how Cape Town is cutting red tape, streamlining services, and enabling investment to unlock inclusive growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Launch of Volume 3 of the Ease-of-Doing-Business Index:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presented by <strong>Ruby Gelderbloem<\/strong>, Executive Director for Economic Growth, this latest volume tracks the city\u2019s progress in building a business-friendly environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital Transformation Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa Melane in conversation with <strong>Andre Stelzner<\/strong>, the City\u2019s Chief Digital Officer, exploring how digital innovation is reshaping service delivery and accelerating business processes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic and Spatial Insights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chief Economist <strong>Paul Court<\/strong> and Annelise de Bruin will share updates on Cape Town\u2019s economic performance and its most competitive business locations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signing of the \u201cWe Mean Business Bill of Rights\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through these conversations and commitments, Cape Town reaffirms its position as Africa\u2019s business capital &#8211; where innovation meets opportunity and partnerships drive progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Thursday, 6 November 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10h50 \u2013 13h00<br \/>\n<strong>Venue<\/strong>: Hall 8.1, CTICC 2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: this is an invite-only event.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the City\u2019s Commitment to Business Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The City of Cape Town is committed to making it simpler, smarter, and more efficient to do business in the Mother City. Through bold initiatives like the Ease-of-Doing-Business Index and transformative digital projects, the city continues to unlock new pathways for investment, job creation, and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Day 2 of the Western Cape Investment Summit is where these efforts take the spotlight &#8211; demonstrating how Cape Town is shaping a future defined by innovation, partnership, and economic opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/fr\/\" title=\"www.investcapetown.com\">www.investcapetown.com<\/a> on 6 November to download Volume 3 of the Ease-of-Doing-Business Index, and explore how Cape Town continues to build an environment where business and innovation thrive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14627,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[74],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-13932","news-articles","type-news-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","tag-western-cape-investment-summit-2025"],"acf":{"banner_title":"<em>Invest<\/em>","latest_news_blocks":"","key_banner_image":14627},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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