Additional Forum Information
Registration: 17h45 - 18h00
Forum Start Time: 18h00
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cocktails will be served after the event
About
On 23 June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (EU). Since then, Theresa May has taken over from David Cameron as Prime Minister, created new Ministries, including to deliver on the referendum result. Meanwhile over the Atlantic the US faces one of the most divisive and fractious elections in recent history. Prime Minister May has been clear that "Brexit means Brexit" - and that the UK will make a success of it. How is the UK approaching this unprecedented situation? What happens next? And, in the longer term, what does Brexit mean for the UK's relationship with South Africa, and for the UK's place on the international stage? We also explore what impact the outcome of the US elections will have on US foreign policy and how this could impact on South Africa.
Speakers
HE Dame Judith Macgregor, British High Commissioner to South Africa
Brooks Spector, had a thirty-year career as an American diplomat in assignments in Africa and East Asia (Indonesia, Japan, Swaziland, South Africa and shorter time periods in Nigeria and Namibia), as well as time with the VOA and in other positions in Washington. Spector has taught international relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, served as a consultant for an international NGO, managed the internationally renowned Market Theatre for a year, he is a frequent commentator for South African and international print/broadcast/online media on international developments and American politics. In addition to these activities, he has been the associate editor of The Daily Maverick since it began online publication in 2009.
OTHER SPEAKERS TO BE CONFIRMED SHORTLY.
