PROFILE
PETER JOHN METCALFE
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FAMILY
Married Rosa-Marie Kruger, a primary school teacher, in September 1973.
Two beautiful and talented daughters, Monique and Michelle, resulted from this union.
SOCIAL
Peter enjoys playing golf - currently plays off a sixteen handicap,
(when the opportunity allows a game)
Rosemary loves reading and sewing and has fixed religious values.
HOBBIES
Writing; The Internet; Computers; software development and reading.
Peter is currently the Chairman of THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA (FDA); the AFRICA TRADE CENTRE (Pty) Ltd and has recently (January 2008) been appointed Vice-Chairman of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS NETWORK.
Peter is regarded as an expert on issues effecting business in Africa, sustainable development, CSI (Corporate Social Investment), FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), LED (Local Economic Development), PPPs (Private Public Partnerships) and NEPAD (New Partnerships for Africa's Development). He is an active participant to the Advisory Board for the OECD-NEPAD - Africa Investment Initiative for Growth and Development. As such, his contributions have been sought after in many high-profile summits and events.
Biography
The vision he had of "connecting" Africa, led to the 'birth' of Info Africa in 1992.
After establishing this concept, Peter was once again exposed to empowering and capacitating of our people, as a consultant for the then Northern Province Department of Housing (South Africa), preparing quality procedures for low-cost housing. His passion to address sustainable development needs in Africa became an obsession.
Peter, in his then capacity as a business consultant, assisted emerging PDI's (Previously Disadvantaged Individuals) with realisation of their vision and the establishment of these PDI's in business. He successfully completed a course at the CSIR - Pretoria and holds a title as an accredited assessor for the South African Business Excellence Foundation. This knowledge he now shares with others.
In 2003 Peter received an award from the Minister of Social Development, South Africa, Dr. Zola Skweyiya, for his contribution towards Corporate Social Investment.
Peters expertise has made him a well-known personality in Africa. His numerous television, radio and print media interviews and the number of high level conferences and events he has addressed, testifies to the respect he commands in the field of Africa affairs.
As Project Quality Assurance Engineer, during the construction of a number of coal-driven power stations in South Africa, Peter was exposed to most trades and professions while developing quality procedures used in the construction process.
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TESTIMONIALS
Events chaired and/or addressed
Chair - Kenya Trade and Investment Conference - Sandton South Africa (September 2008)
MC/Programme Director - ACWW (Associated Country Women of the World) Gala Dinner - Cape Town South Africa (September 2008)
Guest Speaker - ACWW (Associated Country Women of the World) Area Conference - Cape Town South Africa (September 2008)
Speaker - FDA Golf Classic 2008 - Midrand South Africa (September 2008)
Chair - Transport Safety and Security Conference - Pretoria (Tshwane) South Africa (August 2008)
Facilitator - Traditional Council Leadership Symposium - Kempton Park Johannesburg South Africa (August 2008)
MC - LGBN (Local Government Business Network) Breakfast (Technology) - Nelspruit Mpumalanga South Africa (August 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Mining Exploration Feasibilty Studies / Project Implementation - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (August 2008)
Facilitator - Women Leadership Forum - Gabarone Botswana (June 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Higher Education Summit 2008 - Kempton Park Johannesburg South Africa (July 2008)
Chair and Presenter - 4th Annual Skills Development Africa Summit 2008 - Wanderers Johannesburg South Africa (July 2008)
Chair - AgriBusiness Africa Conference and Exhibition - Midrand South Africa (July 2008)
Facilitator - Integrated Urban and Rural Development Conference - Maseru Lesotho (July 2008)
Chair and Presenter - e-Government Conference - Gabarone Botswana (June 2008)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (Swaziland) - Royal Swazi Spa Mbabane Swaziland (June 2008)
Co-Chair - Auditing Mine Health and Safety Conference - Kempton Park - South Africa (June 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Advanced Public Service Employee Performance Monitoring and Audit Conference - Midrand South Africa (June 2008)
Facilitator - Project Management and Leadership Seminar (Zambia) - Lusaka Zambia (May 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Leading Businesswomen of Africa Forum - Cape Town South Africa (May 2008)
Chair and Presenter - All Stakeholder Transport Conference - Fourways South Africa (May 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Retail Loss Prevention - Sandton South Africa (May 2008)
Presenter - Digital Africa Summit - Sandton South Africa (April 2008)
Presenter - Credit Law Symposium - Randburg South Africa (April 2008)
Chair - Africa Power and Electricity Congress - Sandton South Africa (April 2008)
Speaker - Nigerian LED (Local Economic Development) Delegation - Pretoria South Africa (April 2008)
MC - LGBN (Local Government Business Network) Breakfast (Infrastructure) - Buffolo City Eastern Cape South Africa (March 2008)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (Botswana) - Gabarone Botswana (March 2008)
MC - LGBN (Local Government Business Network) Breakfast (Infrastructure) - Polokwane Limpopo Province South Africa (March 2008)
MC and Presenter - Launch of EGG The Empowerment Gateway Group - Solutions Gateways Secunda Mphumalanga South Africa (March 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Management Frameworks for Excellence in Schools - Midrand South Africa (March 2008)
Chair and Presenter - 2nd Annual Education Summit 2008 - Fourways Sandton South Africa (March 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Mine Safety Audit Conference 2008 - Kyalami South Africa (February 2008)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (Lesotho) - Maseru Lesotho (February 2008)
MC - LGBN (Local Government Business Network) Breakfast (ICT) - Sandton South Africa (February 2008)
Chair and Presenter - Excellence in Public Sector Auditing Symposium 2008 - Midrand South Africa (January 2008)
Speaker - Nigerian LED (Local Economic Development) Delegation - Randburg South Africa (December 2007)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (Free State Province) - Bloemfontein South Africa (December 2007)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (Limpopo) - Polokwane South Africa (November 2007)
Chair - HR (Human Resources) Africa Forum 2008 - Emperors Palace Kempton Park South Africa (November 2007)
MC - SEIFSA (Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa) Annual Charity Golf Day - Glendower Golf Club Johannesburg South Africa (November 2007)
Chair - Effective Coal Moning and Extraction Techniques Conference - Benoni Johannesburg South Africa (November 2007)
Panelist - City Development 2007 - Sandton South Africa (November 2007)
Chair - Agriculture Africa Export and Investment Symposium - Pretoria South Africa (November 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Management Frameworks for Excellence in Worker's Compensation Health and Safety - Midrand South Africa (October 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Change and Internal Communication Symposium - Midrand Johannesburg South Africa (October 2007)
Facilitator - Advanced Service Delivery and Leadership Symposium (KwaZulu-Natal) - Durban South Africa (October 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Strategic Infrastructure, Asset Maintenance and The Roll Out Of Mega Capital Projects For 2010 And Beyond - Midrand Johannesburg South Africa (September 2007)
Chair - Public Sector Financial Leadership Symposium - Midrand Johannesburg South Africa (September 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Implementing Local Economic Development Programmes - Sandton South Africa (August 2007)
Presenter - Sustainable City Development Conference - PPP - Rosebank Johannesburg South Africa (August 2007)
Speaker - Nigerian LED (Local Economic Development) Delegation - Randburg South Africa (August 2007)
Presenter Panelist - The SADC Consultative Forum on Africa Europe Cooperation - Benoni Johannesburg South Africa (August 2007)
Chair - Mining Law Update Conference 2007 - Rosebank Johannesburg South Africa (July 2007)
Programme Director - Agribusiness Africa Conference - Midrand Johannesburg South Africa (July 2007)
Master of Ceremonies - Local Government Business Network Golf Day - Killarney Country Club Johannesburg South Africa (July 2007)
Presenter - Building Partnerships between Traditional Councils and Local Government - Durban South Africa (June 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Mine Closure and Mine Rehabilitation Conference 2007 - Sandton South Africa (May 2007)
Presenter - PPP (Public Private Partnerships) in TRANSPORT - Durban South Africa (May 2007)
Chair - Africa Power and Electricity Congress - Sandton, South Africa (April 2007)
Speaker - 12th annual African International Banking Seminar - Sandton South Africa (April 2007)
Guest of Honor and Guest Speaker - PMR - Proffesional Management Review Business Leaders Breakfast - Bryanston Johannesburg South Africa (April 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Property Development - Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa (March 2007)
Chair - Mine Safety - Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa (March 2007)
Chair - Southern Africa Education Symposium - Cape Town, South Africa (March 2007)
Speaker - The Triple Bottom Line - Corporate Social Investment Forum - Rosebank Johannesburg South Africa (February 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Global Manager International Convention - Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire (February 2007)
Presenter - PPP (Public Private Partnerships) in Financing Housing - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (January 2007)
Chair and Presenter - Financing Local Government for Regeneration and Development - Dubai UAE (November 2006)
Presenter - PPP (Public Private Partnerships) Private Sector Approach to LED Initiatives - Boksburg South Africa (November 2006)
Chair - City Development Africa - Sandton South Africa (November 2006)
Guest Speaker - ZIMTRADE - Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Seminar - Midrand Johannesburg South Africa (October 2006)
Chair and Presenter - CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Symposium - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (September 2006)
Chair and Presenter - Rural Development Strategies Symposium 2006 - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (August 2006)
Chair - ATfA - Agricultural Technology for Africa Symposium 2006 - Tshwane (Pretoria) South Africa (August 2006)
Presenter - Advanced Project Finance 2006 - Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa (August 2006)
Presenter - Innovative Strategies for Addressing Infrastructure and Housing Development - Durban South Africa (August 2006)
Chair - The Law Society of the Northern Provinces 'Womens Conference' - Pretoria South Africa (August 2006)
Chair and Presenter - Ports Management 2006 Conference - Richards Bay South Africa (July 2006)
Chair and Presenter - Fighting Corruption & Safegarding Integrity Symposium (Public Sector) - Durban South Africa (July 2006)
MC - Gala Dinner - State of Preparedness 2010 Conference for Local Government - Kempton Park South Africa (May 2006)
Chair and Presenter - Corporate Responsibility and Reporting Conference 2006 - Sandton South Africa (April 2006)
Chair and Presenter - Financing Black Empowerment Partnerships 2006 - Sandton South Africa (March 2006)
Presentation (Lecture) - NEPAD Sustainable Development - Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Sciences - University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa (March 2006)
Chair - Human Development for Social Transformation - Sandton South Africa (March 2006)
Chaii and Keynote Speaker - Innovative Infrastructural Service Partnerships through Public Private Partnerships - Rosebank South Africa (March 2006)
Keynote Speaker - Governing African Corporations in the 21st Century - Rosebank South Africa (March 2006)
Chair - Consumer Credit Law in Africa - Rosebank South Africa (March 2006)
Session Chair (Country Presentations) Panelist - LED Light Engineering 2006 workshops - EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP) - Mauritius (February 2006)
Master of Ceremonies (MC) - City and Pumza SEOKANE's Wedding - Hilton Sandton South Africa (December 2005)
Speaker/Panelist - Pan-African Water - Sandton South Africa ((November 2005)
Chair/Speaker - Public Private Partnerships in Practice Sandton South Africa (November 2005)
Chair/Speaker/Master of Ceremonies Corporate Social Investment Forum 2005 Sandton South Africa (October 2005)
Chair - Media Relations and Corporate Branding 2005 - Sandton South Africa (September 2005)
Speaker - Student Address - AIESEC UP (University of Pretoria) Secrets to Innovation Success - University Pretoria (Tshwane) South Africa (August 2005)
Chair - African Infrastructure Renewal and Financing Congress 2005 - Sandton South Africa (August 2005)
Chair (Session) - World Sporting Events Conference - Midrand South Africa (August 2005)
Chair - Hospital Acquired Infections Africa 2005 Conference - Sandton South Africa (July 2005)
Chair/Speaker - Expanded Public Works Programme Conference - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (June 2005)
Speaker - 2nd Bi-Annual Southern African Infrastructure Development Summit - Fourways Johannesburg South Africa (June 2005)
Co-Chair - Reputational Risk Management Conference - Irene Tshwane (Pretoria) South Africa (May 2005)
Keynote Speaker - NEPAD/OECD Investment for African Development Roundtable - Entebbe Uganda (May 2005)
Speaker - Vukani Fashion and Fair Awards 2005 - Menlyn Park Tshwane (Pretoria) South Africa (May 2005)
Speaker/Panelist - Social Entrepreneurship Conference and Exhibition - Midrand South Africa (May 2005)
Presentation (Lecture) - NEPAD Sustainable Development - Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa (April 2005)
Speaker - Proactive Disaster Management Conference - Fourways South Africa (April 2005)
Chair - Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting Africa 2005 - Sandton South Africa (April 2005)
Chair - The Future of Women Leadership - Pretoria South Africa (April 2005)
Chair - Integrated Governance - Cape Town South Africa (April 2005)
Session Chair - Linkages between Trade, Development & Poverty Reduction - Jaipur India (March 2005)
Speaker - Public Private Partnerships Conference - Johannesburg (March 2005)
Speaker World Summits Digital Africa 2005 Summit Cape Town (February 2005)
Speaker Project Finance Africa Conference Johannesburg (November 2004)
Chair Municipal Economic Development Conference Johannesburg (November 2004)
Speaker - German South African Chamber - Corporate Social Investment Johannesburg (November 2004)
Participant Commission for Africa Forum Southern Africa Johannesburg (November 2004)
Rapporteur OECD-GFII Global Forum International Investments New Delhi (October 2004)
Chair BEE Black Economic Empowerment NAFCOC Johannesburg (October 2004)
Speaker SADC Trade and Investment Forum Johannesburg (September 2004)
Speaker Students Forum Vaal University South Africa (September 2004)
Speaker Return to Roots Womens Day Celebration (August 2004)
Chair Foreign Direct Investment FDI in SADC Conference (July 2004)
Chair Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Conference (May 2004)
Chair PPP Public Private Partnerships Johannesburg (May 2004)
Chair Government Tendering Conference (March 2004)
Chair - Black Business Summit Johannesburg (January 2004)
Rapporteur OECD-AFRICA Investments Roundtable 2003
Panelist OECD Global Forum on International Investment 2003
Chair CSI Forum and Business Summit 2003
Chair NAFCOC - Annual Government Opportunities and Empowerment Conference 2003
Presenter - Corporate Social Investment - Cape Town (October 2003)
Chair - Government Tendering Summit 2003 Midrand (September 2003)
Chair - Project Finance World Africa 2003 Sandton (August 2003)
Chair - Black Business Summit Johannesburg 'Building Integrated Solutions for African Aid & Development' (July 2003)
Panelist/speaker - International Aid and Trade Africa - Nairobi (July 2003)
Chair - Black Business Summit Johannesburg (January 2003)
Keynote Speaker at the HAZ Congress - Zimbabwe (May 2003)
Chair - Black Business Summit Johannesburg (January 2003)
African Union Business Summit - Durban (July 2002)
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"Sustainable Development is the action and/or act of bringing people and/or processes into position for the effective use in the support and/or delivery of efforts, conducts and the cause!"
"Nothing is as powerful as the Human Network"
Peter METCALFE
1999
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1999
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