Daniel Silke is currently a Keynote Speaker and Independent Political Analyst specialising in South Africa as well as Global/International Relations. He is also a specialist lecturer on issues surrounding Globalization and the Future of the World. Mr Silke holds a Masters degree in International Politics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Mr Silke has served six years in publicly elected office between 1995 and 2001 having faced three elections. He has served four years as a Member of Parliament in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa after being re-elected in 1999. He has held the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Economic Affairs, which includes the portfolios of Economic Development, Tourism, Agriculture and Transport. In addition, he served on the Committees of Finance, Health and Gambling and has been Chief Whip for his political party. He is also a former City Councillor in the City of Cape Town having served on that city’s Economic Development Portfolio Committee.
Mr Silke lectures regularly to foreign audiences on contemporary South African and Global Issues and writes widely for publications both within South Africa and in the United States where he is the Foreign Correspondent for the Juluka Newsletter based in Los Angeles, California. He has co-authored chapters in major new works on South Africa and has a specialist interest in political parties and electoral politics around the world.
Mr Silke currently lectures widely throughout the world. He was recently admitted to the preferred list of speakers for the prestigious World Affairs Council in Washington DC and also lectures for the American Committee on Foreign Relations. In 2006, he was the Rooney Visiting Scholar at the Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is contracted by a number of major US travel companies (including Carlson/Regent and Holland America) to provide lecture and seminar series. He has recently lectured for Microsoft Corporation and has delivered presentations at Duke University (North Carolina), Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), Transylvania University (Kentucky), Washburn University (Kansas), the Philadelphia Bar Association and for Rotary International amongst many others. Mr Silke was attached to the Institute for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Cape Town where he tutored students for five years.
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POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS
In response to various clients who are now requesting a post-election analysis after April 22, Daniel Silke will be offering a presentation entitled: After the Vote: Implications for SA's Political Process & Democracy to 2014. This keynote will offer a full analysis of the election results and will identify critical issues in leadership, policy and opposition and their effect on the domestic political scene for the following five years. Please note that this lecture will only be available immediately after the April general election.
NEW***** April 2009****South Africa Under Zuma – Prospects for the Future***
For the last eight years, South Africa has lived under the shadow of a possible Zuma presidency. Now, with the way clear for the ANC President to become South Africa’s third democratically elected head of state, Independent Political Analyst Daniel Silke takes a balanced and comprehensive look at Jacob Zuma’s South Africa. In this fascinating and current presentation, Silke will discuss the quality of democracy in the country, the role and cohesiveness of the ANC, the future independence of state institutions and policy options in addressing pressing economic, social and foreign policy needs. Silke will also focus on the nature and character Zuma’s leadership style. Updated constantly and enhanced with superior visuals, this is one presentation on the future of South Africa you will not want to miss!
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Tracking the Future: The Top 10 Trends that will Transform the Globe over the Next 20 Years – and Longer! Fully Updated! (Feb 2009)
Do you know the future of the World? Get ready for a thrilling ride! Amidst the World’s worst financial crisis since the Second World War, key trends are emerging that will influence all our lives – for some time to come. Political Analyst & Futurist, Daniel Silke, presents a compelling and challenging new analysis of the top ten trends that will transform the world over the next two decades. Silke identifies 10 key areas of dramatic change (see lecture highlights following) that will affect all our lives – as individuals, in society or in the business environment. Some of these changes are already here – and many more are coming at a ferocious speed. Are you or your business ready to understand this and adapt? This Keynote Presentation* will identify and explain these changes in an all-encompassing talk - fully illustrated and not to be missed. It is designed to inform and entertain – and no two lectures are ever the same. Nor will be your thought patterns after this one!
* Optimized for One Hour Duration
Top 10 Trends Include:
• Capitalism in a Global Financial Crisis - Business Under Scrutiny
• Power Diffused – The Financial Crisis & Obama’s America: Can the Lone Super-Power Survive?
• China, India & the Rest – New Non-Western Giants & their Influence
• Generation NET – Transforming Youth through the Internet & Technology
• Science & Health – Converging & Changing Human-kind
• People & the Planet – Political, Economic & Social Challenges of Climate Change & Scarce Natural Resources
• The World of Innovation – The Knowledge Economy & the Effects on the New Workforce
• The Changing Consumer Landscape – The End of Brand America?
• Prosperity & Dislocation – Clashing Cultures in the Globalization Debate
• Human Mobility – Grappling with Immigration, Migration & Multiculturalism in a Tense Society
Tracking the Future – The Top 10 Trends that will Transform the Globe over the Next 20 Years – and Longer!
• South Africa Today – Assessing South Africa’s new Democracy since 1994
• The Next SA President – Scenario Options for the Future
• Critical Issues Facing South Africa in the Future
• South Africa’s Parliament and Political Parties
• This is the New South Africa
• Wake UP South Africa – Chindia is Coming! The Role of China & India and the threat to the rest of the Developing World
• Global Change 2020: Tips, Trends & Predictions for the Future
• Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• The United States and the World: The Lone Super-Power or a Super- Power Alone?
• The Great Unravelling: Is the ANC in Decline? – Scenarios for the Future
• Life’s a Cruise! Living the Life of Luxury on a Cruise Ship
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE PRESENTATIONS, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE "BRIEF OF TALKS" DOCUMENT
Rave Reviews
International Audiences Praise Daniel Silke’s Presentations
“Daniel Silke gave a really good talk….should be a role model to other speakers in content and delivery.” Tom Patty, Former President, TBWA/Chiat/Day - Los Angeles, World Wide Nissan Account Director, San Diego, USA.
“Daniel Silke was the best speaker we heard. Not only was he highly knowledgeable but also he was also interesting and funny. He was equally adept at discussing Globalization and the incredible story of his native South Africa ... and he even had the best presentation materials!” Dick Costello, Former President, Strategic Marketing, Universal Studios, Los Angeles, USA.
“The professionalism of Daniel Silke equips him well as a guest speaker at corporate functions. I really enjoyed the presentations as there is such a dearth of competent speakers these days.” Dr Bill Venter, Chairman of Altron Allied Electronics, Johannesburg, South Africa.
“The presentation was absolutely superb! This was the first time I heard from a few of our members by telephone about the quality of the presentation, the diction and the depth of knowledge. We highly recommend Mr Silke as a presenter to all the other committees.” Courtenay Weldon, Secretary, Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, USA.
“Mr Silke’s lectures on Globalization were most interesting and stimulating. I am sure they were enjoyed by all who attended.” Mr Anthony Woodward, Strategic Development, Felix Schoeller, Pulaski, New York, USA.
“The sentiment was unanimous Mr Silke provided a superb talk with a tremendous quantity of information in a remarkably short period. Further everyone was most impressed with his ability to answer the questions directly and concisely.” Hon. George C. Paine II, Chief Judge, U.S. Customs House, Nashville, USA.
“I received glowing reports from our guests concerning Mr Silke’s very informative and entertaining lectures.” Mark Conroy, President & CEO, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
“Mr Silke’s lectures on South Africa were one of the highlights of our entire journey.” Richard Koegl, Executive Director, Oasis Journeys, Toronto, Canada.
“Daniel Silke was tops”. Mr R Drew, Boca Raton, Florida. USA.
“The lecturer Daniel Silke was wonderful – both in style and information presented.” Mr B Gunther, Pasadena, California, USA.
