Under the theme Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It picks up on two major trends. One: this is a fraught time for global cooperation, as legitimate frustration over the failure of globalization to consistently raise living standards spills over into populism and nationalism. And two: a whole new wave of change is crashing on us in the form of the high-tech digital revolution. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni are leading the team at the largest gathering of business leaders and government. This morning we ask: How exactly will this meeting benefit Africa, and how are we putting African issues on the agenda?

Prof. Marius Oosthuizen, member of faculty and lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science @GIBS_SA University of Pretoria @UPTuks & heads up the Future of Business Project that uses strategic foresight methods to explore the future of South Africa, Africa and BRICS.