“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

• 08:00 – 11:00 – Build-up of Exhibitions
• 11:00 – 12:00 – Registration
• 12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch and viewing of exhibits
• 13:00 – 13:15
  Welcome Address: Michael Esmeraldo, SABI President
• 13:15 – 13:45 – Platinum Sponsor: Rivulis
• 13:45 – 14:45
  Keynote Speaker: Economist – Dawie Roodt
• 14:45 – 15:00 – Question & Answer
• 15:00 – 15:30 – Refreshment break and viewing of exhibits
• 15-30 – 17:00
  Session 1: How is the current Economic Situation affecting the irrigation industry?
  Facilitator of Session: Michael Esmeraldo & Albertus Burger
• 15:30 – 16:00 – Economic analysis of long-term tree crops
  Juan Winter
• 16:00 – 16:30 – What you need to know about freight shipping
  Willem Voogt
• 16:30 – 17:00 – Discussion
• 19:00 – Dinner

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

• 07:00 – 08:00 – Breakfast
• 07:30 – 07:55 – Registration Day Delegates (Viewing of exhibits)
• 08:00 – 12:00
  Session 2: How can we mitigate the effects of Loadshedding?
  Facilitator of Session: Ian de Jager & Hannes van Niekerk
• 08:00 – 08:45 – Understanding alternative energy, security of power and the financial benefits that future-proof your business
  Paul Atkinson
• 08:45 – 09:30 – Practical ways to design around loadshedding
  Francois Fourie
• 09:30 – 10:30 – Refreshment break and viewing of exhibits
• 10:30 – 12:00 – Session 2: Continue
• 10:30 – 11:15 – Challenges of scheduling during loadshedding
  Coenraad Fraenkel
• 11:15 – 12:00 – Working Discussion
• 12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch and viewing of exhibits
• 13:00 – 15:30
  Session 3: How can we expect Irrigation Design to change in the Future?
  Facilitator of Session: Willie Vosloo & Hein van Graan
• 13:00 – 13:45 – Projections of future climate change in Southern Africa
  Prof Francois Engelbrecht
• 13:45 – 14:30 – New trends in irrigation design: Modern irrigation systems should be information and technology friendly and easy to be fully automated.
  Gerhard Mostert
• 14:30 – 15:30 – Refreshment break and viewing of exhibits
• 15:30 – 17:00 – Session 3: Continue
• 15:30 – 16:15 – The role of soil mapping in your design
  Karen van der Westhuizen
• 16:15 – 17:00 – Working Discussion
• 19:00 – Dinner

Thursday, 17 August 2023

• 07:00 – 08:00 – Breakfast
• 07:30 – 07:55 – Registration Day Delegates (Viewing of exhibits)
• 08:00 – 09:30
  Session 4: The relevance of Existing Design Norms, are we on the right track?
  Facilitator of Session: Johan Grobler & Tian Lourens
• 08:00 – 08:45 – Introduction: SABI Design Norms
  Uli Peters
• 08:45 – 09:30 – The new low flow design norms
  Leon Horn
  09:30 – 10:30 – Refreshment break and viewing of exhibits
• 10:30 – 12:00 – Session 4: Continue
• 10:30 – 11:15 – Applying SABI design norms in practice – bridging the gap
  Isobel van der Stoep
• 11:15 – 12:00 – Working Discussion
• 12:00 – 12:30 – Conclusion of the Technical Forum & Departure