World Travel Market Africa 2018 has announced its inaugural WTM Africa Tourism Investors’ Forum, a platform dedicated to connecting ministers of tourism from countries across the globe with investors.
The forum will take place on Wednesday, April 18 in the WTM Africa Conference Theatre in Cape Town from 10h30 to 11h15, under the theme, ‘Unlocking the Tourism Potential of Africa’.
The launch of WTM Africa Investors’ Forum will host keynote speakers who will contribute their learning and expertise and unpack various investment opportunities Africa has to offer, not only in the travel and tourism sector, but also in lateral sectors that contribute to the industry.
Speakers for the session include: Lance Greyling, City of Cape Town’s Director of Trade and Investment; Akwasi Agyeman, Ghana Tourism Authority CEO; Assita Kone, Director of Sales and Marketing for Mangalis Hotel Group; and Adrian Gardiner, CEO and Chairman on The Mantis Collection.
The session will be moderated by Thembi Kunene-Msimang, Acting CEO of the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa, who has over 18 years of executive management experience in the tourism sector.
“We are expecting a number of high-profile tourism representatives, from a number of countries in Africa, to attend this highly engaging forum. We hope to provide them with an opportunity to meet with a number of local and international investors in search of investment opportunities in the travel and tourism sector in various countries in Africa,” says Chardonnay Marchesi, South Africa Portfolio Director for Reed Exhibitions’ Travel, Tourism and Sports Portfolio.
WTM Africa 2018 has confirmed a range of first-time exhibitors to its floor from Madagascar, Botswana, Ghana, Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.
WTM Africa 2018 will be held at the Cape Town Convention Centre from April 18-20.
