Dr Martyn Davies
Dr Martyn Davies is the Chief Executive Officer of a leading research, strategy and capital advisory firm that specialises in emerging markets.
Martyn was selected in 2010 as a Young Global Leader, an honour bestowed by the World Economic Forum each year to recognise the most distinguished young leaders nominated below the age of 40 from around the world.
He has served as a strategy advisor to a large number of multinational clients in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. He has previously been ranked the # 1 analyst in South Africa in the “Other African Economies & Markets” category as awarded by the prestigious Financial Mail in its Annual Analysts of the Year awards.
Martyn is a faculty member at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, South Africa. He has also guest lectured at the University of Stellenbosch Business School and Wits Business School.
Martyn was previously the (founding) Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) that was established under the South Africa–China Bi-national Commission at Vice Presidential level, a position he vacated in December 2009. During this time, he established the first Confucius Institute in Africa on behalf of the PRC Government in June 2004.
He has written over 200 articles in academia and the press and is a regular commentator for the international media and is a commentator to China's CCTV-9 news channel on matters pertaining to China-Africa relations.
He has published a number of book chapters in political-economic publications and is a regular speaker at high profile international conferences. Recent presentations include the JPMorgan China Conference, Fortune Global Conference, the British Parliament, the African Development Bank, the OECD, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the European Commission, the School of Oriental & African Studies, the South African Parliament and the World Bank.
Martyn has chaired both public and private sessions at the World Economic Forum both in Africa and China. Since 2008, he has participated in the WEF's Mining & Metals Industry Group – an advisory body to the WEF providing strategic advice to leading global extractive industry companies. In October 2008, he was appointed as an advisor to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) for its Global Development Outlook project.
He is a member of Mastercard's global knowledge panel comprising leading economists, policy analysts, academics and business strategists. He is also a member of the Premier of Limpopo Province's Employment, Growth and Development Advisory Council which advises the Premier on economic related matters.
Martyn holds a BA degree in Law, an Honours Degree in International Relations (cum laude), a Master's Degree in International Relations (cum laude) (University of the Witwatersrand), a Diploma in Asian Studies (YonseiUniversity, Seoul, Korea), and a PhD in International Relations (University of the Witwatersrand) –all completed by the age of twenty five. He also has a certificate from Harvard Business School & GIBS for the “Making Markets Work” course.
He has lived, worked and studied in Asia for an extensive period and is currently writing a book on China's commercial engagement of Africa to be published shortly by Penguin Books. Martyn divides his time between South Africa and international travel. His is an avid reader especially of Asian history and is an active sports fan. He has been awarded ProteaColours for cycling for South African Universities, played soccer for his alma mater YonseiUniversity in Seoul, Korea and participated in athletics and cross country at provincial level during high school.
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