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Stephan Welz & Co Partner Dr. Fred Scott Day 2 Workshop 1 09:30-09:55 Dr Scott was born in 1948 and following his University educating in Bloemfontein as well as in Stellenbosch, he embarked on a scientific career. In parallel to practicing science, he developed a passion for collecting art and has during the past 30 years built up a substantial private art collection of European and South African art. His art experience allowed him to advise on art, curate art exhibitions and he subsequently, he also acted as MD for the major auction house Stephan Welz and Co. More recently Dr. Scott launched an art advisory business where his in-depth understanding of the value of art is applied to help institutions and private individual to build worthwhile art collections as an alternative asset class for preserving wealth. Art as an investment The Money School Co-Founder Gary Kayle Day 2 Workshop 1 13:30-13:55 Love and Money As co-founder of The Money School, Kayle is commonly quoted in the media as the Money Coach and was named as one of Radio 702’s 2014 Shapeshifters for turning his passion for financial education into a business equipping tens of thousands of South Africans with debt elimination and wealth building skills. His interest in the subject started as a youngster when he quickly learned through the school of hard knocks that the sophistication of the financial services and credit lending industry is no match for someone with no financial education ­ even if you’re an award-winning Jewish salesman from Glenhazel. And so a lifelong journey to make personal financial education entertaining, aspirational and accessible to as many South Africans as possible, began.