In July 2018, the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) partnered with the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and MISTRA to organise a colloquium as part of the Presidential Job Summit process, involving the NEDLAC constituencies. The colloquium provided the social partners with a chance to explore substantive proposals in preparation for the Job Summit. The colloquium was held on 9 and 10 July 2018 at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). It hosted over 50 presentations by practitioners and experts.