African Tourism Investment Summit, ITIC WTM Africa 2023
Revitalizing investment in sustainable tourism on the African continent
Cape Town, 3 – 5 April 2023
Day 1
Monday 3 April 2023
Investment Summit
08:00 – 10:15 Official Opening by WTM AFRICA
08:05 Guests arrive
08:20 Choir performance
08:30 Introduction by Mark Sham, Founder & CEO Like a Tourist
08:40 Opening Remarks by Deputy Mayor City of Cape Town
08:45 Address by Hon. Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism, South Africa
08:55 Key Trends – high level overview ATW Trend Report
09:35 Walk About to main hall
10:00 Official Ribbon Cutting at the City of Cape Town Stand (Stand No. F05)
10:15 – 11:15 Africa Travel Week Trend Report
11:15 ATIS kicks off
Master of Ceremony: Hon. Nhlanhla Nene, Chairman of Ithebe Group, Board Member Old Mutual Insurance & Former Minister of Finance
11:15 – 11:30 Cooperation between the City of Malaga and Africa
Presentation by Jonathan Gómez Punzón, Head of Malaga Tourism Board
11:30 – 12:30 Ministerial Roundtable: Developing a sustainable tourism industry in Africa by integrating cultural, environment, good governance and social concerns
Moderator: Milton Nkosi, Chairman, MMN International Consulting / BBC
Introduction: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC and Former Secretary-General,UNWTO
Panellists:
- Hon. Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism, South Africa
- Hon. Philda Kereng, Minister of Tourism, Botswana
- Hon. Peninah Malonza, OGW, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Cultural Heritage, Kenya
- Hon. Memunatu Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Sierra Leone
- Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
- Hon. Moses M. Vilakati, Minister of Tourism & Environmental Affairs, Eswatini
- Hon. Rodney M. Sikumba, Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Arts, Zambia
- Susana Carillo, First Deputy Mayor, Delegate Councilor of the Urban Innovation and Digitalization Area, City of Malaga
- Ken Osei, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
12:30 – 13:30Networking Lunch
13:35 – 14:30 Overcoming the critical problem of access to finance and investment for Africa’s tourism industry
Moderator: Rashid Toefy, Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government, South Africa
Panellists:
- Hamza Farooqui, CEO, Millat Investments (Pty) Ltd
- Nkem Onwuamaegbu, Africa Regional Head, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, World Bank Group
- Olivier Granet, Managing Partner/Chief Executive Officer, Kasada Capital Management
- Daniel Trappler, Senior Director Of Development, Radisson Hotel Group
- Moseketsi Mpeta, Head Tourism and Services, International Development Corporation(IDC)
14:30 – 15:15 Presentation of Tourism Investment Projects
14:30 – 15:00 Revitalised Investment Opportunities in Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs by Warren Hewitt, CEO Greater Tygerberg Partnership
15:00 – 15:15 Investment Opportunities in Botswana
15:15 – 15:30 Networking Break
15:30 – 16:00 Women in Tourism in Africa
Moderator: Amanda Michelle Mvinjelwa, Key Account Manager Airline and Government Agencies, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
Panellists:
- Hon. Peninah Malonza, OGW, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Cultural Heritage, Kenya
- Candice Meyer, Partner, Webber Wentzel
- Sthembiso Dlamini, Chief Executive Officer, Gauteng Tourism Authority
- Corne Koch, Head of the Western Cape Convention Bureau, Wesgro
- Lee-Anne Singer, Chairwoman, FEDHASA
16:15 – 17:00 Initiatives to liberalise civil aviation and boost intra-regional travel and paving the way for the symbiotic regional cooperation in tourism across Africa
Moderator: Milton Nkosi, Chairman, MMN International Consulting/BBC
Panellists:
- Aaron Munetsi, CEO, Airlines Association of Southern Africa
- Afzal Parambil, Regional Manager Southern Africa, Emirates Airline
- Rui Carreira, Non-Executive Board Member, TAAG Angolan Airlines
- Adebayo Adedeji, CEO, Wakanow.com Limited
17:00 – 17:30 Transforming positively the business climate and competitiveness of the African Continent
Moderator: Kojo Bentum-Williams, Voyage Afrique
Panellists:
- Themba Khumalo, Acting CEO South Africa Tourism
- Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele, Acting CEO, Botswana Tourism Office
- Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman, African Tourism Board
- Harold Goodwin, Responsible Tourism Partnership and Adviser World Travel Market
- JP van der Merwe, Head of Investment Promotion, Wesgro, The Western Cape’s Trade, Investment and Tourism promotion agency
17:30 – 17:45 Closing
- Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO, ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
Day 2 & 3
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Wednesday 5 April 2023
Presentations of Tourism Projects in need of Investment
- Tourism Destinations and Developers can meet ITIC team at the WTM Sustainability village to pitch to discuss the investment potential of their projects in need of investment.
- The networking meetings will give access to global & local businesses to promote joint-ventures / partnerships dedicated to accelerating investment in the travel and tourism sector.
- The programme will provide a conducive networking and business environment that will add massive business value to the global/regional/local private sector.
- We will ensure follow-up with the project owners/developers, potential investors after the forum and source, facilitate and structure investments in the selected projects.
