Government Lobbying: Is it constructive engagement or corporate and business positioning? How to meaningfully engage with government, access to the decision making units within government and government diplomacy unraveled.
Key Assumptions:
Businesses needs to view government policy development within the context of business entrepreneurial development
Linkages between client briefs and public sector policy developments
Political discourse and its impact on local, national and international business confidence.
Our speaker is Linton Rensburg of LR Business Communication Solutions. LRBCS is a consultancy specializing in Political and Corporate Communications, image and identity building, communication and PR services, media relations building, business process re-engineering, government relations building, corporate positioning, investment community perception research and business and community networking.
Linton has worked within the communications industry for the past 12 years, and has been able to develop, manage and maintain communication strategies based on sound project management principles for various government related campaigns in the Eastern and Western Cape Province’s respectively, as well as assisting various business with Corporate and Government Relations building.
Their value addition to business development is his ability to discern public discourse, and to provide businesses with a Government Window; the insight and know how of government policy development.
Key is their ability to discern public policy discourse, and the ability to provide businesses with the knowledge and insight on how to do business/ interact with Public Policy decision makers.
VENUE
Our venue is The Bang Bang Club at 70 Loop Street. We’ve been invited to stay for the show at 8.00 with funny men Cokey Falkow, Martin Davies and Paul Snodgrass.
Supper is by Entree 0861 111 510. Here's what to expect:
Salmon On Chive Pancake with Crème Fraiche and Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Assorted Freshly Prepared Sushi & Platters
With Fresh Yellow-fin Tuna, Salmon, Prawns, Crab & Vegetarian
Served with Wasabi, Chilli & Lemongrass Infused Soy, Pickled Ginger & Quippi Mayo
Ginger Steamed Prawn Skewers
Served with a Wasabi Infisused Quipi mayonnaise
Beef fillets on Potato Rosti with Onion Marmalade and Rocket
Beef Carpaccio with Wild Rocket and Marscapone on bruscheta drizzled with Red Pepper Pesto and Parmesan Shavings
Tomato, Goats Cheese and Basil Phyllo Tartlets topped with basil pesto
Parma Ham with Fig and Blue Cheese on a Parmesan Spoon
Indonesian Chicken Satays served on bamboo skewers with a Peanut Sauce
Brie and Caramelised Onion Tartlets
Aubergine Wraps filled with Roasted Red Peppers and Mozzarella with Basil Pesto
Platters full of Fudge, Cup Cakes, Chocolate Brownies, lemon curd tartlets, millionaire shortbread, lavendar shortbread garnished with sprigs of lavendar and mint
R90 per non-member. If you'd like to invite partners to join you at 8pm, they'll pay R50 at the door.