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AFRICA

Welcome to Africa – where the spotlight of the business events industry shines brighter every day. By confidently stag-

ing major events like the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the United Nations’ COP 17 Climate Change Conference, and the International Conference on Mother and Child Health Handbook, Africa has proven its credentials to host events of any magnitude and is well-placed to play host to any local or international Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) event. The African continent offers world-class business and conference facilities complemented by ex-cellent leisure tourism attractions and hospita-ble, welcoming, skilled and competent people.

South Africa has been a leader on the con-tinent. We remain in the top 15 long-haul busi-ness events destinations globally and are the top destination in Africa and the Middle East. It is our ambition to compete with the biggest and best destinations in the world – and we’re working towards that goal every day.

Across Africa, we are enhancing our public infrastructure and making travel even easier; in South Africa we are streamlining visas, growing our telecommunications capacity and continuing our global leadership in meet-ing greening requirements that is fast becom-ing a license to operate if you want to host mega-events, conferences and conventions.

Come discover what world-class conven-tion bureaus, tourism authorities, profession-al conference organisers, destination man-agement companies, hoteliers, convention centres and business event suppliers have to offer in breathtakingly beautiful natural set-tings and cosmopolitan cities.

Experience Africa, the best the world has to offer.

Minister Marthinus van SchalkwykSouth African Tourism

A World-Class Destination

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CONTENTSAfrica: Ready, Set, Go! 06Why Africa 10International Endorsements 11Innovation in Africa 12Incentive Travel in Africa 13South Africa: Inspiring New Ways 14Venue Profi les 16Conferencing in Africa 34ICCA in Africa 36SITE 38EXSA 40Leaving a Lasting Legacy on African Soil 42PCO Profi les 44Events Listings 54Government Contacts 61Regional Spotlight: Gauteng 62Regional Spotlight: KwaZulu-Natal 64Regional Spotlight: Western Cape 66Country Spotlight: Botswana 68Country Spotlight: Kenya 70Country Spotlight: Nigeria 72Country Spotlight: Zambia 74Directory Listings 78Organisations 79Contributors and Credits 80

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The African continent is bursting with opportunity, growth, and energy in the events industry. Africa has earned a reputation for providing world class

service to business travellers. The secret is out of the bag – In Africa, it’s possible!

Three African cities were named among the world’s best in the prestigious Travel & Leisure magazine’s World’s Best Awards in 2012. But that’s not all. Travel & Leisure named 15 Afri-can hotels “Top City Hotels” and 20 lodges and resorts “Top Lodges and Resorts”. From urban settings to venues showcasing the continent’s natural splendour, there are modern, affordable facilities across the continent.

And getting here has never been easier. Fly

to Africa on an award-winning airline. Relax in Business or Economy class seating recognized in the 19th World Travel Awards as exceptional. In the Awards, travel agents worldwide selected Africa’s best – from airports to meetings and conference hotels, from leading car hire compa-nies to golf resorts – recognizing the top-notch service and facilities Africa has to offer.

For the most discriminating business travel-ler, Africa caters to every need. Across the con-tinent, from Cairo to Cape Town, travellers will find “The Best Hotels in the World” so named because they are included on the exclusive Con-de Nast “The Gold List 2012”. In Africa, there truly is something for everyone.

The African meetings industry is preparing

to meet healthy demand in 2013 as the conti-nent continues to be transformed into a busi-ness events powerhouse. The global meetings industry recognises Africa as a desirable desti-nation as improvements to transport, commu-nications, hospitality services and conference facilities make fresh, unique travel experiences possible. In Africa, events can be held in a truly special location, offering services, products, and landscapes that only a fraction of conference at-tendees have experienced so far.

Holding an event on the continent also of-fers visitors the chance to meet their peers and customers in Africa. Rob Davidson, a senior lecturer in event management at Greenwich University in London, predicts that 30 million

AFRICA: READY, SET, GO!

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Africans will rank as middle class by 2030, of-fering a potentially huge membership boost for professional organisations. Organsations may want to stage their conferences in countries where they can recruit new members. Add that to the rising standard of travel professionals and members of African associations who have gained experience in organising events, and ex-plosive industry growth is easy to explain.

The time to plan events on the continent is now. Figures from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) show that of all the regular, revolving, global meetings for at least 50 participants organised by associations in 2011, Africa hosted just 3.1%. But that number is set to grow as the number of state-of-the-art

convention centres continue to climb and travel-lers request the breath of fresh air and amazing experiences that an event in Africa offer. Two of Trip Advisor’s “Top 25 Destinations in the World” are in Africa, as selected by travellers themselves.

So how do you start to plan your event? It’s easy. The Event Planner’s Guide to Africa pro-vides an overview of the continent’s world-class infrastructure and events sectors, with a touch of tourism thrown in for good measure. In these pages information is available on meetings, in-centives, conferences, exhibitions, events, and tourism. The Event Planner’s Guide to Africa provides:• reasons to bring events to Africa• location information

• venue spotlights• government contacts• events industry highlights

The Event Planner’s Guide to Africa is a publi-cation of Film & Event Media, the award-winning team behind The Event Magazine, The Filmmak-ers Guide to South Africa, The Callsheet, The Markex Buyers Guide and The Meetings Africa Daily News. Film & Event Media is proud to celebrate the continued rise of the South African events industry, and to provide the best resource for Africa’s world-class infrastructure and all its different events sectors, with a touch of tourism thrown in for good measure.

It is time to discover everything that Africa has to offer. Ready, set, go!

“Africa is home to some of the fastest-grow-ing economies in the world. And the thriving, burgeoning middle class is one indication of that. The number of middle-class Africans tripled over the past three decades to 313 mil-lion, or about 34% of the continent’s popula-tion, the African Development Bank says in its latest report.”Source: CNN

“Africa is experiencing an economic boom. Africa is predicted to have the largest eco-nomic growth of any continent over the next decade, and the burst has already begun. As domestic industries, entrepre-neurs, and foreign investors prepare to take advantage of this growth, the economies of at least a dozen countries have expanded by more than six per cent a year for six or more years...A number of big countries appear to be headed for ten per cent. And concrete middle classes are forming across the continent: as the Economist noted, sixty million African households have an-nual incomes greater than three thousand dollars. By 2015, that number is expected to reach a hundred million, a number almost equivalent to India’s today.”Source: The New Yorker’s 2011: The Year in Review

Economic Boom

Technology“In recent years, Africa witnessed triple-digit growth rates in mobile Internet use and Africa’s Internet infrastructure capacity has increased tenfold since 2006, with the entire continent having access to undersea fi bre-optic cables.”Source: World Economic Forum on Africa 2012

Africa Investing in Africa

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“Growth in intra-African investment is being led by the respective regional powerhouses of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. All three of these African economies are ranked among the top 20 investors into the rest of the continent between 2003—11.”Source: Ernst & Young’s 2012 Africa Attrac-tiveness Survey Facts and Figures

“New hotels are under construction in Abu-ja, and across Africa. Marriott will have 50 hotels in Africa by 2020, a six-fold increase. Accor, a French hotel group, will add nearly 5,000 rooms in 30 hotels by 2016. Most international hotel brands are scouting Af-rican capitals.” Source: The Economist

WHY AFRICAIt’s Time for Africa

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INTERNATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

Two of Trip Advisor’s “Top 25 Destinations in the World” are in Africa, as selected by travellers themselves.

Fly to Africa on an award-winning airline. Relax in Business or Economy class seating recognized in the 19th World Travel Awards as exceptional. In the World Travel Awards, travel agents worldwide selected Africa’s best – from airports to meetings and con-ference hotels, from leading car hire com-panies to golf resorts.

Trip Advisor’s “Top 25 Destinations in the World”

World Travel Awards 2012

Three African cities were named among the world’s best in the prestigious Travel & Leisure magazine’s World’s Best Awards in 2012. Travel & Leisure named 15 African hotels “Top City Hotels” and 20 lodges and resorts “Top Lodges and Resorts”.

For the most discriminating business travel-ler, Africa caters to every need. Across the continent, from Cairo to Cape Town, travel-lers will fi nd “The Best Hotels in the World” so named because they are included on the exclusive Conde Nast “The Gold List 2012”.

Travel & Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Awards 2012

Conde Nast “The Gold List 2012”

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The African continent – three times the size of the United States – is home to a greater variety of wildlife and landscapes than any other major region of the world. Its most iconic natural places include the Serengeti, Table Mountain and Victoria Falls. The continent’s cultural heritage encompasses everything from the fossil hominid sites of Olduvai Gorge and Sterkfontein to the pyra-mids of ancient Egypt. Africa has 120 world heritage sites, 35 are listed for their natural qualities, 80 are listed as cultural sites, and an additional 5 satisfy both natural and cul-tural criteria.

World Heritage Sites

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To the uninformed, a bid to host a first-class global event in Africa may conjure up visions of meet-ing in rural setting with no internet

access and animals roaming nearby. But the reality couldn’t be more different. The bustling, cosmopolitan cities of Africa have proven to be hotbeds for innovation in the meetings industry.

Several countries in Africa make notewor-thy appearances on the Global Innovations Index. Mauritius ranks 49th and South Africa 54th. Innovation in Africa is solving problems and fostering economic growth.

As global connectedness increases and the virtual village starts to shrink, African coun-tries find themselves on a global platform, where every country, every market, every en-terprise, and every individual is working and competing -- establishing Africa as an innova-tive emerging market.

Only a decade ago economists predicted steady, 5% GDP growth for the continent. “To-day, the conversation around Africa is chang-ing dramatically. Many regions are thriving as trade with China and other nations increases at double-digit rates, democracy and open elections are more widely embraced, and infra-structure improvements connect Africans to the rest of the world,” says Samuel J. Palmis-ano, Chairman and CEO of IBM Corporation.

Palmisano says that several African na-tions are developing international reputa-tions for specific economies of expertise,

“Kenya is becoming a wireless hotbed with the introduction of new mobile applications… Nigeria has emerged as a global powerhouse in the energy industry, thanks to its deep re-serves of crude oil, and South Africa is well established as the financial hub for the great-er sub-Saharan continent.”

Mark Mobius, from Franklin Resource, es-timates Africa’s growth at more than 7% annu-ally over the next 20 years. “Already, Africa has seen torrid growth in the last decade, with six of the ten fastest-growing countries located on the continent.”

Innovation in Africa is contributing to the growth of African economies. For example, mobile technology innovations are trans-forming the way Africans converse with the rest of the world. According to Toby Shap-shak, a technology journalist based in South Africa, Africa is not just a mobile-first conti-nent – it’s mobile only. “In Africa, hundreds of millions of people will experience the in-ternet for the first time on a 2-inch cellphone screen,” explains Shapshak.

According to A Global Innovation Outlook Report, “in the last four years, the number of wireless subscribers in Africa has skyrocketed from 10 million to more than 200 million. Nearly 75 percent of all telephones in Africa are mobile phones. In Tanzania, 97 percent of the people say they have access to a mobile phone, while only 28 percent say they have access to a landline phone. And the wireless applications and content are highly sophis-

INNOVATION in Africa

The bustling, cosmopolitan cities of Africa have proven to be hotbeds for

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ticated, in some cases unprecedented.” For example, airtime is such a valuable commod-ity in many African nations that mobile min-utes have become a kind of de facto currency, traded and bartered in exchange for goods, services, or cash.

The meetings industry in Africa is on the rise and convention centres throughout the continent are able to offer memorable and per-sonalised experiences. With their professional and innovative teams, they strive to deliver expert, value-added service in hosting world-class exhibitions, meetings and events.

The global spotlight is currently on in-novation in Africa. What more can Africa do but impress?

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A travel reward is unique because it’s experiential and, unlike cash, is not quickly spent or forgotten. According to incentivetravel.co.za,

“studies have shown that incentive travel is the single most popular non-cash incentive reward and that a travel incentive program can increase sales productivity between 10 and 20%.” Other benefits of group incentive travel include increased morale, improve-ment of loyalty by creating lasting memories, building team spirit, and providing quality time for management to network with top performers. All of these benefits make incen-tive travel self-sustaining. In other words, it pays for itself, which is important in the cur-rent economic climate.

African economies are benefitting from the growing convergence between incentive travel and meetings functions. According to The Convergence of Incentive Travel and Meet-ing Planning Activities study by SITE and the MPI Foundation, 50% of participants believe that in the next year the inclusion of business meetings and other similar components in incentive programs will increase. 10.8% be-lieve that it will increase dramatically. Most of the participants believe this convergence is the result of budget considerations, while a slightly lower number believe it’s due to public perception. Other reasons include tax consid-erations, financial pressure and the fact that converging incentive travel and meeting plan-ning activities is more motivational.

Has the convergence of travel incentives and meetings impacted destination travel? Yes. Use of resorts, city destinations, cruises, and international incentive programs have all seen an increase in the number of meetings planning events. The majority of respondents who identified this trend were based in North America and Europe. As they lead the trend for this convergence, they are investing in meetings and events in more affordable set-tings, such as Africa.

According to Meetings Africa, Africa’s busi-ness tourism showcase, “the global meetings industry has begun to recognise Africa as a sought after destination.” South Africa, in particular, has experienced a surge in meeting planner activities. It offers world-class infra-

INCENTIVE TRAVEL in Africa

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structure, accommodation and meeting fa-cilities combined with the excitement, passion and cultural diversity of Africa. South African Tourism explains, “South Africa may be a rela-tively new destination for the association mar-ket, but its successful hosting of some huge international events, such as the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and COP17 United Nations Cli-mate Change Conference in 2011, has proved that it undoubtedly has the infrastructure and expertise to perform on the world stage.”

According to South Africa Tourism, James Costello, a hosted buyer from Atlanta in the

United States, visited South Africa for the first time for Meetings Africa 2012. This visit (and the tour he went on that included the West-ern Cape and what he calls the ‘safari belt’) opened his eyes, he said, to the many different ways South Africa can be packaged for incen-tive tourism – his own special interest in the global industry. “I have sophisticated clients who are well travelled. South Africa is ideal for this market group as you have it all here. And the various combinations of experiences that you offer put this destination at the top of my inventory list. Yes, I am definitely planning to do business in South Africa very soon. And I’m going home to recommend South Africa as central for the marketing and incentive plans of my clients.”

As Africa receives more trade from the meetings industry, it’s clear that the con-tinent is emerging as a top destination for conferences, events, exhibitions and incen-tive travel. With 390 conferences throughout Africa in 2012, the emerging continent can look forward to an exceedingly larger num-ber of conventions as we head into 2013, in-cluding the African Energy Indaba in South Africa, Kenya Tradex International Exhibition in Kenya, and Africa Conference on Infec-tious Diseases and Emergency Response (ACIDER 2013) in Nigeria.

SOUTH AFRICAInspiring new ways

World-class events, professional service, natural beauty – South Africa has it all.

Through confidently stag-ing major events like the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the United Nations’ COP 17 Climate Change Conference, South Africa has proven its creden-tials to host events of any magnitude and is well-placed to play host to any local or international Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) event, with world-class business and conference facilities complemented by excellent leisure tourism attractions and hospitable, wel-coming, skilled and competent people.

The South African government is focused on tourism as one of the key job creating sec-tors, and recognises business events as an area with significant growth potential. That is why the first South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) was formed in 2012.

The SANCB is tasked with coordinating na-tional bidding, undertaking research and col-laborating with City and Provincial Convention Bureaus and the business events industry to pre-

sent a united front for destination South Africa.The result is clear – South Africa is a glob-

ally competitive destination. It is among the top 15 ‘long-haul’ business event destinations in the world and is the top business events destination in Africa.

For the next five years South Africa has al-ready secured over 200 international confer-ences, that are estimated to attract 300 000 delegates and provide an economic boost of more than R1.6 billion for the economy. In 2011, according to South Africa’s departure survey, it had 392 000 business travellers, of which 140 000 were pure business events delegates.

The global potential is immense. In 2011, 10 000 Association meetings rotated worldwide. 6500 of those were regional (European, Ameri-can, Asian and African Associations) meetings and 3 500 International Associations. Africa hosted only 304 meetings, mostly International Association meetings and South Africa hosted only 86, still ranking it at number 37 globally.

South Africa is committed to build a competi-tive destination to grow its global market share!

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When South Africa’s coastal city of Durban hosted the UN COP-17 Climate Change Con-ference, Mayor James Nxumalo had one mes-sage for residents: “Welcome delegates in the warmest way possible.”

Although infrastructure and a brilliant des-tination track record are important for a suc-cessful business events, the human element overrides the technical each time. Putting peo-ple and their needs first assures associations an event where delegates are more productive, more involved and where they go back home knowing that this was time really well invested. COP-17 attracted 20,000 delegates.

The coastal city of Durban managed the event with no fuss at all. More than 160 000 bed nights were sold over the two weeks. Logistics included route protection; traffic management; VIP escorts; pedestrian man-agement; and an extensive transport plan for shuttles, public transport, and 200 bicycles to

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keep delegates – and 3.5 million Durban resi-dents – moving easily around the city.

Historically, global associations would opt for European or North American destinations to host meetings and conferences, reckoning that closer to home, a homogenous cultural fit and reliable infrastructure stacked the odds in favour of a seamless, efficient and safely delivered event. In this context, South Africa was a minor player in the global competitive set of host destinations. But things are differ-ent now. South Africa is a real contender for associations and other entities based not only in Africa continent, but also in Europe (seat of many of the major association headquarters) and North America.

Its ambition is to grow delegate arrivals from 146,000 in 2012 to 189 000 by 2016 equating approximately to revenue of £225 million in 2012 to £380 million by 2016. The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ did much to position South Africa as a capable and accessible big event destination.

But it also showed the world that South

Africa is the warmest, most welcoming nation on earth. Now, more than two years after the championship, the 300,000 fans who came remember their colourful, friendly and celebra-tory South African hosts as much as they re-member the big event infrastructure.

South Africa enjoys the legacy of that event: the benefit of multibillion dollar investment by both private and public sectors from a nation that was (and remains) determined to grow its share of the global business event market.

The investment equips South Africa with an outstanding accommodation sector and with superlative public transport (including the high-speed Gautrain that links hubs in Jo-hannesburg and Pretoria; and airports that are among the best in the world and certainly the best in Africa).

Numerous high-profile international meet-ings are scheduled to take place in South Af-rica in the next 12 to 36 months. They include the World Congress of Paediatric Cardiol-ogy; the Commonwealth Law Conference; the World Critical Care Congress; the Internation-

al Union of Architects Congress; the World Congress of Clinical Pharmacology; and the Congresses of the International Geological Society and Foresters.

The South African National Convention Bu-reau is a central, strategic platform to market and sell South Africa in the global marketplace. Its Business Events Coordinating Council con-sist of provincial and city Convention Bureaus and Business Event Units in South Africa who work together to pitch for and win business events for the country. South Africa’s annual business events trade show, Meetings Africa, grows in size and stature each year. Last year, a record-breaking three 452 delegates attended, 20 per cent up on 2011’s record-breaking at-tendance number.

Those delegates included many of the most influential business event buyers from around the world who expressed unilateral approval of the country’s event infrastructure and ca-pability, beauty, and friendly welcoming spirit. Almost 9,000 meetings were requested during the three-day show.

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This popular and newly refurbished boutique hotel has become the chosen meeting place for hosting corporate functions and casual social gatherings. A mere 15 kms from the CBD and V&A Waterfront and 23kms from Cape Town International Airport, this trendy bohemian chic hotel offers a playful twist in décor and design, whilst at the same time preserving the feel of the

famous Cape Dutch tradition. Set in 11.5 acres of rolling lawns and manicured gardens, and surrounded by ancient oak trees it boasts three restaurants namely; La Belle Cafe & Bakery, for healthy and sumptuous breakfasts and lunches, 5 Rooms Restaurant for a delectable fi ne dining experience and the popular outdoor Rose Bar for social gatherings. The Business Centre is popu-

lar for its natural daylight and spacious rooms coupled with delicious in house catering and of-fers ample parking space and is easily accessible just off the M3 highway.

The Alphen Boutique Hotel is managed by the The Kove Collection steered by Paul Koven-sky who owns the popular portfolio of Atlantic Seaboard restaurants www.kovecollection.co.za

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CONTACT DETAILSAlphen Drive, Constantia, 7806,

Cape Town, South Africa

tel: +21 795 6300

fax: +27 21 794 5710

email: reservations@alphen.co.za

GPS Co-ordinates: 34 00’ 45.44S 18 27’ 03.62E

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Set in the pristine Southern Karoo Highlands against a backdrop of dramatic mountains, the Aquila Private Game Reserve offers an exciting taste of real Africa just two short hours from Cape Town by road.

Aquila is home to an enormous variety of game, including the Big 5 -- elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. Game drives in four-wheel-drive vehicles, quad bikes or on horseback ensure spectacular game viewing experiences.

Aquila’s four-star chalets are built largely from rock, thatch and wood to blend with the environment and offer every comfort like roaring log fi res, wooden viewing decks, air conditioning, crisp percale linen, rock bath-rooms and, in some, alfresco rock showers. A luxurious honeymoon suite is perched on a hill for the ultimate romantic getaway. Aq-uila also offers ideal facilities for conferences and business meetings and it’s a perfect place for the wedding of a lifetime too.

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CONTACT DETAILSHead Offi ce

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Celebrating 15 Years of Success in Hospitality, The Birchwood Hotel’s Staff are trained and dedicated to exceeding the expectations of clients from all industries. Boasting 665 Accommodation Rooms, 60 On-Site Venues, An Award-Winning Restaurant (The Local Grill), Tazza Caffé & Wine Bar, Hi-Flyerz Aviation Bar & Nightclub, Lotus Spa, In-House Tour Operator, Tempest Car Hire and more - we remove the need to look anywhere else.

Just 7km from OR Tambo International and capable of hosting anything from 2 to 3000 delegates, The Birchwood prides itself on still being able to provide that personal touch to all guests by ensuring flexibility and affordability for all event types and budgets. With a dedicated Décor Team, your vision is easily accessible. We invite you to let us do the hard work. Call +27 11 897 0000 or Email quotes@birchwoodhotel.co.za

CONTACT DETAILSViewpoint Road, Bartlett, Boksburg

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The CSIR International Convention Centre is a state-of-the-art Convention Centre with an experienced, dedicated team of professional staff that are

totally committed to innovation benefitting clients and providing a seamless holistic conference venue product and service of the highest standard. The Convention Centre, which is purpose-built and situated in tranquil, park like grounds in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria, is host to over 700 diverse events every year.

The venue’s ability to host events of international scale and significance time and again is proven by the feedback received from delighted clients and the amount of repeat business the Centre generates. On every level, from service to catering to facilities, the Centre is fully equipped to compete with the very best in the world. Special emphasis is placed on providing exceptional service and understanding the purpose and required out of the event.

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CONTACT DETAILSBox 395, Meiring Naude Rd, Brummeria, Pretoria, Gauteng

tel: +27 12 841 3884

fax: +27 12 841 2051

email: icc@csir.co.za

GPS Co-ordinates: S 25º 45.191’ / E 28º 16.649’

www.csiricc.co.za

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The CTICC is so much more than just another convention centre. Set in the heart of the Cape Town city centre, the CTICC is a place where people from

all walks of life are brought together, a tangible demonstration of the power of partnership, and an excellent example of the success that can be achieved when public and private enterprises work together towards shared goals.

As one of the top ten tourist destinations in the world, Cape Town is no ordinary city. So it stands to reason that the CTICC would be no or-dinary convention centre. And the fact that, in just 10 years, it has become widely regarded as one of the leading convention centres in the southern hemisphere bears testimony to this fact.

Thanks to its innovative design with meticu-lous attention to detail, its comprehensive array of world-class services, fi ve star accommodation facilities, and dedicated staff with a proven pas-sion for service excellence, the CTICC consistently delivers the kind of unforgettable experience that keeps event hosts, and their guests coming back - again and again.

In order to provide a seamless event experi-ence, the centre also offers an array of audio visu-al services for your convenience. To fi nd out more visit www.cticc.co.za or contact us on +27 21 410 5000

CONTACT DETAILSConvention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town

tel: +27 21 410 5000

fax: +27 21 410 5001

email: info@cticc.co.za

gps: 33° 54’ 56” S by 18° 25’ 36” E

www.cticc.co.za

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The Durban International Convention Centre boasts the largest column free, fl at fl oor, multi-purpose space in Africa, coupled with state of the art technology. The Durban ICC is purpose-built, fully air-conditioned and comprises six interlinked convention halls. Halls 1-3 are classic convention and meetings spaces, whilst halls 4-6 double as convention and meetings spaces and as the fl at fl oor space for the multipurpose ICC Arena, which can accommodate up to 10,000 spectators at indoor concerts and events. Operable walls allow for venue fl exibility and the Durban ICC can provide plenary seating for up 12,000 delegates and raked seating for 3,880 delegates. This includes a 1,660 raked

seat auditorium. The 6 halls can be opened up to form one large venue of 11,600m² and the facility boasts up to 25 meeting rooms ranging from 43m² to 396m².

The adjacent Durban Exhibition Centre provides a value for money additional 9,600m² of exhibition space and there are also a variety of open spaces which can be used within the Durban ICC precinct. The internal Business Centre includes foreign exchange facilities, medical services, stationery and postal services.

Durban ICC is ISO 9001, 14001, 22000 and HACCP accredited and was voted Africa’s Leading Meetings and Convention Centre for the 11th time in 12 years in 2012 by the World Travel Awards.

CONTACT DETAILS45 Bram Fischer Road,

Durban, South Africa

tel: +27 31 360 1000

fax: +27 31 360 1005

email: sales@icc.co.za

gps: S 29º 51.134; E 031º 01.801

www.icc.co.za

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A cruise on board the MSC Sinfonia or the MSC Opera is the ideal opportunity to host a confer-ence, teambuilding or incentive event. There is no land based Venue where accommodation, all meals, entertainment and the company confer-ence can be arranged with one call and it’s all included in the fare.

MSC Sinfonia and MSC Opera both provide an extraordinary showcase for corporate initia-tives. Widely acclaimed for the spectacular in-teriors, both ships offer a luxury resort with a view of the world that’s different every day. Vari-ous cruise destinations throughout the summer

season, out of both Cape Town and Durban of-fer exciting destinations to exotic islands and exciting ports. The cruises range from 2 nights to 12 nights offering the perfect variety to suit budget and incentive need.

World-class conference facilities include a theatre for large corporate events, meeting rooms and complete technical infrastructures.. Varied modern sports and leisure facilities pro-vide valuable team-building opportunities, while sumptuous spa centres, gourmet cuisine, var-ied entertainment and attentive staff pamper guests in elegant surroundings.

CONTACT DETAILSJohannesburg

tel: +27 11 807-5111

Durban

tel: +27 31 303 3572

Cape Town

tel: +27 21 555 3005

Pretoria

tel: +27 12 342 4496

www.msccruises.co.za

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The 35-metre motor yacht, is permanently berthed at the V&A Waterfront and is the embodiment of sleek beauty and luxury.

The Nautilus now offers the ultimate in cruising and luxury accommodation. The fully air-conditioned vessel has six luxury cabins that sleeps 16 people quayside and 12 at sea. For private charter cruises she accommodates 58 people and it can easily host a party of 110 people when moored at quayside.

The deck has a Jacuzzi, a massive fl y bridge area and bar, perfect for sipping sundowners while admiring the view. The Nautilus is the ideal fi lming location and is also a sort after for corporate functions, launches, weddings, other major social events and cruises.

Nothing has been overlooked to cater for every possible wish.

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CONTACT DETAILSThe Nautilus, Pierhead, V&A Waterfront

tel: +27 0861 A-B-O-A-R-D (226273)

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Located in the heart of Sandton’s busi-ness district, the Sandton Convention Cen-tre is Southern Africa’s most technologi-cally advanced convention centre. With over 22 000m² of convention, exhibition and spe-cial event space, adjacent to 1300 four and fi ve star hotel rooms, conveniently located to up market shopping and entertainment

centres and over 30 hotels nearby, Sandton Convention Centre has been purpose-built to cater to your every need.

Events can be staged on four main levels simultaneously, accommodating up to 10 000 visitors at any one time. The Pavilion area of-fers seating for up to 4 000 people; The Ball-room can accommodate 2 000 guests; and

the two exhibition levels have a combined fl oor space of 10 000m².

Sandton together with other suburbs in Jo-hannesburg further offer unique cultural and social experiences, such as museums, cul-tural precincts, performing arts, theme parks, entertainment centres, craft markets, wildlife reservations and casinos.

CONTACT DETAILSMaude Street, Sandown, 2196

Johannesburg, South Africa

tel: +27 11 779 0000

fax: +27 11 779 0001

email: scc.info@tsogosun.com

gps: S26° 06.394’ / E028° 03.221’

www. saconvention.co.za

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CONFERENCING IN AFRICAWhy should you hold your conference in Africa?

Africa is on a clear-cut growth path and sub-Saharan Africa, in particu-lar, is identified as an economic hot-spot for 2013, with a projected

growth of 5.5 percent.Six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing

economies during the last decade have been in sub-Saharan Africa. Growth has in general remained above six percent since the early 2000s, with a brief interruption in 2009 dur-ing the global financial crisis. Africa has been identified and accepted as the next frontier for investment opportunities.

Recently Standard Bank analyst Simon Fremantle identified five key trends that will propel Africa’s ongoing economic surge in the next four decades. These are: a larger and more affluent population that has seen around 150 million Africans entering middle class since 1990, with a further 40 million households to become middle class by 2015;

Africa’s transformational urban swell that will see more than 60 percent of the continent’s population urbanised by 2050; Africa’s whole-hearted embracing of technology in general and telecommunications in particular that will see 800 million mobile subscriptions by 2015 from 500 million in 2010; Africa’s increasingly important role in the world’s energy markets and food production; and Africa’s growing financial services sector that could make up around 20 percent of the continent’s collective GDP within the next decade.

Bearing this out is UN-Habitat’s recently launched City Prosperity Index (CPI), which has identified four African cities — Johannes-burg, Cape Town, Cairo and Casablanca — as solid performers that have the capacity to act as runway lights for most of the continent’s other cities that are lagging. Conference cen-tres in Africa are providing the platform for generating change.

- By Mati Nyazema, Executive Director of Sandton Convention Centre

Running a conference or

an expo in Africa is thus a sound

business decision and one that is

proving profitable for those

organisations that have already taken advantage of this growth.

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CONFERENCING IN AFRICA

South Africa has already hosted several Af-rica-focused conferences and expos in the past year that have clearly reflected this continental trend of economic growth. One of the most significant of these was the Global African Di-aspora Summit held in May 2012, which was a highlight for the continent and a triumph for South Africa, having been given the mandate by the African Union to organise and manage this

important event.The event attracted more than 500 del-

egates, which included heads of state from 14 countries, and ministers and other dignitaries from a total of 69 countries, of which 50 were African. The aim of the summit was to bring Africans in the Diaspora together to develop policy frameworks that will enable people of Af-rican descent to participate in the development

of Africa and to share experiences in combating poverty, creating prosperity, and uniting African people together in a peaceful way, in a bid to contribute to the sustainable development of the African continent.

Running a conference or an expo in Africa is thus a sound business decision and one that is proving profitable for those organisations that have already taken advantage of this growth.

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ICCA IN AFRICA

The meetings and events industry is a key mechanism to successfully unlock the potential of the African continent and its market of one

billion consumers. An association like ICCA (International Congress and Convention As-sociation) plays a pivotal role in developing and growing the local meetings and events industry and enhancing the global competi-tiveness of the continent. ICCA represents the main specialists in organising, trans-porting and accommodating international meetings and events and comprises over 900 member companies and organisations in 85 countries worldwide.

The ICCA African Chapter is an impor-tant industry body that serves to raise the global profile of the African meetings and events industry. A key focus area for the Chapter is increasing the number of pan African events taking place on the conti-

nent. While there are only a certain number of international conferences that rotate in Africa, there are many more intra African meetings and conferences taking place, which are not recognised.

Additional core objectives include:• Increasing Africa’s market share of the

globalmeetingsindustry• Extractingmore business between coun-

triesonthecontinent• Growing & nurturing peoplewithin the

industry• Positioning Africa as a unique, inspiring

world class destination for internationalmeetingsandevents

• Fostering closer collaboration betweenmeetingandindustryprofessionals

There is often a perception that doing business in Africa is challenging, yet the fact that Africa has successfully hosted some of the world’s largest sporting events

...there is going to be more

business for existing members

in Africa, new events to identify

and add to the ICCA Association

Database and infrastructure developments.

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- By Rashid Toefy, Chief Executive Officer of CTICC and Chairperson of the ICCA African Chapter

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and conferences is further testament to the continent’s ability to host global meetings and events. But while South Africa’s major events credentials are firmly established, there remains much potential to win a big-ger share of the global and regional busi-ness event market.

As an emerging continent, Africa holds immense potential and the consistent growth in ICCA’s global membership and the concurrent expansion of the interna-tional association congress market are the twin foundations that have led to the establishment of a dedicated ICCA regional Africa office in September last year. With the appointment of Chris Prieto as the Re-

gional Director for Africa, more energy will be channelled into raising awareness of the instrumental role that ICCA membership can play in advancing growth in the African economy. Already the ICCA membership in Africa has significantly increased over the last six months.

This isn’t simply a move to deliver better services to ICCA’s existing members in Afri-ca, but a recognition that the international association meetings market is continuing to evolve, and it is in the growth of regional meetings that some of the most dramatic future developments are anticipated. This trend is already well established in Asia and

Latin America, and it is certain that Africa is starting to move down the same road.

What this implies is that there is going to be more business for existing members in Africa, new events to identify and add to the ICCA Association Database and infra-structure developments.

The establishment of the ICCA Regional Office will ensure that Africa continues to punch above its weight in terms of position-ing itself as a globally competitive meet-ings and events destination. With the 52nd ICCA Conference taking place in Shanghai, China, Africa needs to continue to raise its profile as a key emerging market.

There is often a perception that doing business in Africa is challenging, yet the fact that Africa has successfully hosted

some of the world’s largest sporting events and conferences is further

testament to the continent’s ability to host global meetings and events.

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Reg Caldecot

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Site is the only global organization dedicated to linking professionals in the incentive travel and motivational events industry with corpo-rate leaders seeking improved performance through these experiences. Site provides re-sources that make it possible for highly mo-tivated individuals and teams to reach the highest levels of workplace performance. Mo-tivational experiences – including travel and events – serve as a powerful business tools to unlock and reward the human potential needed to achieve corporate objectives and drive measurable business results.

The network of Site professionals brings best-in-class solutions, insights and global connections to maximize the business im-pact of motivational experiences regardless of industry, region or culture. Site serves as the source of expertise, knowledge and personal connections that will catapult and sustain professional growth, and help build the val-ue of extraordinary motivational experiences worldwide.

In Africa there are SITE members in Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Tunisia, Uganda, Namibia and South Africa. The goal is for Africa is to engage with the world in 2013 and to estab-lish another signifi cant African chapter. The South African experience demonstrates how much value is derived for a destination if key industry players come together to collectively advance their market segment and profes-sional status. Site is also offering an amaz-ing new certifi cation course – the Certifi ed Incentive Specialist (CIS). This was created in a developing economy in South America and is aimed at advancing specialist skill.

In South Africa Site has had a tremen-dously rich history with many industry icons leading the local chapter over the past 25

years. The collective membership has helped shape the incentive market both inbound and outbound as members have, through Site, engaged with the global community. Site members learn locally from each other, shape and educate the local supply, and have fun keeping abreast with new product innova-tions. Internationally many companies have taken advantage of showcasing what amaz-ing talent and resources South Africa has by entering best in class case studies into the Site Crystal awards. Site has also connected and educated members to increase global competitiveness. Furthermore, South Afri-can members have benefi ted tremendously from networking with some of the biggest in-centive buyers in the global community. Site members prefer to do business with each other as there is a common code of conduct and trust relationship that is integral to the membership ethos.

Site, founded as the Society of Incentive Travel Executives (Site) in 1973, is a global network of meetings and event professionals and has grown, since its inception 40 years ago, to nearly 2,000 members in 90 countries with 29 local and regional chapters.

Top Member Disciplines• Incentive Companies• Corporate Planners • Destination Management

Companies –DMC’s • Convention/Tourism Authorities• Hospitality & Travel Suppliers By Region• Africa/Middle East (6%)• Asia/Pacifi c (7%)• Europe (30%)• Latin America/Caribbean (8%)• North America (49%)

• Industry recognition and prestige for be-ing affi liated with the only global authority connecting motivational experiences with business results

• Opportunities to grow business on a global basis by connecting and network-ing with Site members around the world. When conducting business outside of your own country, it is helpful to have con-tacts that you know do business in an ethi-cal manner and adhere to a Code of Ethics.

• Professional growth and learning through participation in Site local, regional and in-ternational educational programs, events and conferences such as the Site Global Conference 2013 in Orlando, Florida, USA, 7-10 December and the Site Global Educa-tion Week 13-21, April 2013.

• David Sand, CEO Uwin Iwin Incentives, Bryanston, South Africa

• email: david@uwininwin.co.za• For more info visit: www.siteglobal.com

What is SITE?

SITE in Africa

President

Who are the members of SITE?

What are the benefits of being a member of SITE?

David Sand

- By David Sand, Site Global President and CEO of and founder of UWIN IWIN

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Site South Africa members – SCR chapter initiative giving time, resources and care to the Joe Slovo Creche

David Sand addressing delegates at the SITE International Conference held in Beijing in 2012, shortly after he was offi cially inaugurated as President for 2013

Rajeev Kohil – India, Lulu Stribling – USA, Paul Miller – UK, Alejandro Verzoub – South America, David Sand – Africa, Olga Navarra – Europe, Sean Mahoney - USA

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The Exhibition and Event Associa-tion of Southern Africa (EXSA) is a non-profit organisation represent-ing Venues, Organisers, Exhibition

Designers, Stand Builders, Service Compa-nies and Associate organisations. EXSA, via collective representation, provides a forum for all participants across the spectrum of the exhibition industry.

EXSA adds credibility, status and integrity to its members through membership qualifying criteria and adherence to the Code of Ethics.

EXSA’s founding objective is to sustain and protect the interests of all our members, and both exhibitors and visitors at all exhi-bitions. Strict Codes of Ethics and Conduct have been set for members of the Associa-tion. Members are expected to adhere to, and promote, the high standards set by the association. This allows exhibitors to make use of members’ services with confidence.

One of the main objectives of the EXSA Board is marketing the exhibition industry and to increase both the significance and prominence of exhibitions and events within the communication mix. Exhibitions are able to satisfy the needs of an increasing number of visitors and exhibitors, and EXSA has to promote and grow the exhibition and event industry across Southern Africa.

EXSA provides recognition to members and exhibitors by judging exhibition stands and exhibitions, thus developing and promot-ing excellence within the industry. It lobbies at government level on legislation affecting the exhibition industry such as the SANS 10366 and the new Health and Safety Act.

EXSA is a founding member of the Event Greening Forum, and provides green awards for venues, organisers and suppliers. EXSA also provides skills training via workshops throughout the year.

The global exhibition

community is increasingly focusing on

this continent, which has a broad range

to offer – from securing resources to the high-end

market.

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- By Sue Gannon, EXSA General Manager

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Importance of Africa & the exhibition industryEXSA has received a sharp increase in enquir-ies from international exhibitions organisers wanting to enter into the African market and took a look at what commentators are saying about Africa.

As UFI, the Global Association for the ex-hibition industry, states in their latest News-letters “Expansion is the watchword, and this is evident in many different facets. Exhibition companies are entering foreign markets with spin-offs from attractive events, setting out their stalls with new branches and subsidiaries or relying on partnerships with local special-ists. India has long been regarded as a new emerging trade show market. Whilst business there has not yet been carved up entirely, many themes are already fully booked. Now it’s the niche markets’ turn. Given such variety, India will remain a scintillating market. Africa looks equally exciting. The global exhibition commu-nity is increasingly focusing on this continent, which has a broad range to offer – from secur-ing resources to the high-end market.”

Montgomery are taking Hostex to Kenya later this year. Montgomery’s Business De-velopment Manager Alexander Angus said, “Africa represents a signifi cant portion of Montgomery’s business and East Africa is the next logical step. Our customers recognise the region as an area of great potential, relatively unaffected by the global crisis and showing consistent annual economic growth.” Mont-gomery are already active in Nigeria.

Moneyweb were in Davos Switzerland at the World Economic Forum where Africa was very much in the headlines, and Hilton Tarrant and Simon Brown discussed South Africa and Africa’s position:

Africa has 50+ countries and each country is unique – diff erent cultures, diff erent legisla-tive processes, democratic processes and the like. Many of the countries leapfrogged fi xed-line and have gone straight to mobile. Our TV system PAL … versus NTSC in America is far superior. You talk about the strikes at the mo-ment. Even if you look at what’s happening at the moment with violence in the streets around Sasolburg, we’ve seen it down in the Western Cape – you mustn’t forget London had mas-sively violent riots just a couple of years ago. I think that perhaps the comment was abso-lutely spot-on that we’ve got to stop coming to view South Africa with those blinkers – those preconceptions that there’s extra risk, there are extra challenges – and just say as a territory what is unique about it, what makes it diff erent from everywhere else. Everywhere has got chal-lenges, everywhere has got benefi ts, and it is in part how those are being managed by business, by government, by individuals. But I think the days of saying Africa’s a dark, scary continent are well and truly behind us. But here’s some-thing very interesting. I think Bronwyn Nielsen mentioned this at the debate – sub-Saharan African growth this year will be over 5%. If you take South Africa out of the equation and look at the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, the growth

rate will be 6%. There are two points. One is that we are the largest economy in Africa, so we are not going to grow at those top numbers. The fl ipside is that we are still a small economy – compare us to India or China which manage 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10% growth. So it is certainly possi-ble. And I think the numbers are up there. They say Nigeria is going to overtake us in terms of size of the economy and the like, and the sense is that South Africa is still viewed as a mining destination. In truth we are a lot more than mining these days. But mining is still important, mining certainly being our hot topic. You know, 2010 was a huge spotlight for us and perhaps we didn’t use it as strongly as we could have. Part of that would have been the global fi nancial crisis. Certainly it didn’t help. But you’ve got to play with the cards you are dealt to many sense. Also, for the international investors sitting in Davos or New York or wherever they may be, it’s just the click of a button. So the money is going to move very, very quickly. And when you get that spot-light shone on you, you really need to make the best of it. I suspect a lot of it is probably moving towards Nigeria which, as I said, will become a bigger economy. We are seeing Egypt with the move towards democracy – still challenges in Egypt, make no mistake about it – but certainly a lot closer to places such as Europe, and perhaps getting some support there.

Exciting times are ahead for Africa as a whole and EXSA will keep their fi nger on the pulse as to what’s happening in the exhibi-tion industry.

Nigel Walker, EXSA Chairperson

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LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY ON AFRICAN SOIL

Much of an organisation’s suc-cess today depends on it taking into account factors that extend beyond pure profits. In a world

where social and environmental issues have become important factors in citizens’ deci-sion making processes, corporate social re-sponsibility (CSR) is a critical ingredient in the business mix.

CSR in AfricaAny entrant to the African market must display its commitment to the long-term growth and de-velopment of the local communities, as well as take steps to preserve the natural environment. However, CSR in Africa is different to what it would typically be in the developed world, par-ticularly in terms of the issues being prioritised. These include HIV/AIDS, working conditions, basic services and poverty alleviation. The spirit of CSR projects on the continent often ties in with traditional values and concepts, such as Ubuntu (‘humanity to others’).

Working in the African market and planning and implementing CSR programmes for confer-ences illuminates some of the key drivers of CSR in Africa. These include the cultural tradition of

the country in question (based on the unique social and cultural influences of that specific community), the socio-economic priorities of the country (determined by the most pressing needs of the local population), and civil society activism (where NGOs, non-profits and other organisa-tions use their influence to effect change and im-prove the lives of the local community).

In Europe, by comparison, CSR focuses very much on enabling an environment for responsi-ble business, while in Africa the needs are more pressing and CSR tends to focus on solving im-mediate social and economic problems. For con-ference organisers planning to host events on Af-rican soil, this means a more hands-on approach to CSR is required.

Conference CSRConference CSR is, at its core, different to tradi-tional CSR: where CSR in the traditional sense can be on-going or annually funded, conference CSR efforts will likely be a one-off. The focus should therefore be on the conference legacy, which can take two forms: at the association level, there is membership building, knowledge sharing and professionalisation. For example, at a conference for the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) in Tanzania in 2009,

a dozen local university students helped as hosts and room assistants for the conference with 750 delegates. After a week of working, they had been exposed to opportunities to improve their Eng-lish, gotten first-hand experience of high levels of service, and gained insight into international-standard conference management styles. By up-skilling local staff, international associations not only leave a lasting legacy in the host countries, but also gain valuable on-the-ground resources for any future conferences they host there.

These types of CSR projects often provide the best opportunities for leaving a lasting legacy as they empower the local communities and give them access to new skills that they can still apply long after the conference is over.

At the community level, there is philan-thropy, which commonly focuses on educa-tion, health, sports, development, the en-vironment and other community services, and volun-tourism. In developing countries, businesses are often engaged in the provi-sion of basic services that would, in a devel-oped country, be the responsibility of govern-ment, such as investment in infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and housing: this is an opportunity for conference organisers to truly make a difference.

- By Keith Burton, Managing Director of African Agenda

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A Unique ApproachWhatever route conference organisers take with their CSR programmes, the key learning is that CSR programmes developed in the Euro-pean or American context are largely not suited to be implemented as-is in Africa. The unique historical and cultural factors present in Africa mean that the priorities of the local communi-ties are distinctly different from their counter-parts in more developed areas of the world.

There is a perception that CSR is ‘easy’.

The fact that there is great need in parts of Africa does not mean that any CSR effort is appropriate. There exists huge potential to make a real, lasting difference to the lives of many, many Africans, but it’s not a simple cut-and-paste exercise where tried and tested CSR mechanics from developed nations are simply applied on the continent. Care must be taken to show respect to the recipients and their particular needs, and to tailor any CSR programmes accordingly.

By up-skilling local staff,

international associations not

only leave a lasting legacy in the

host countries, but also gain

valuable on-the-ground resources

for any future conferences they

host there.

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About UsAfrican Agenda is a leading professional confer-ence organiser specialising in planning and host-ing national and international conferences. With more than ten years’ experience, African Agenda puts its considerable skill and expertise into action in order to find innovative solutions to ensure the success of any conference, meeting or event. Afri-can Agenda is the only member of IAPCO in sub-Saharan Africa and the preferred partner for na-tional and international associations, corporates and academics wishing to hold conferences in South Africa or anywhere on the African continent.

Professional AffiliationsAfrican Agenda is a member of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) and has been accredited through the as-sociation by Grant Thornton as a SAACI-Accredit-ed International Professional Conference Organ-iser (SAIPCO) – the highest level of accreditation. African Agenda is also a member of Meeting Pro-fessionals International (MPI) and takes advan-tage of the organisation’s professional develop-ment opportunities. Singularly, African Agenda is the only sub-Saharan member of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), an association founded in 1968 that de-mands an arduous application process and con-tinuous quality assessment, and holds its mem-bers to the highest standards of professionalism.

• Bid preparation• Pre-conference planning, needs assessment

and project management• Venue selection and evaluation• 3rd party supplier identification, evaluation

and management• Contract negotiation with venue and 3rd

party suppliers• Accommodation/housing desk• Programme development• Marketing services• Conference programme proceedings,

papers and publications• Financial and accounting management• Registration services• Logistics planning and execution• On-site management• Manage audio-visual, technical and

translation support• Sponsorship management• Exhibition management• Tours and special events• Conference evaluation and conference

reporting

SERVICES WE OFFER

CONTACT DETAILS120 Belvedere Road, Claremont, 7700

Cape Town, South Africa tel: +27 21 683 2934 fax: +27 21 683 0816

email: info@africanagenda.comwww.africanagenda.com

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Centeq Events, will manage all your on-line database management requirements, fi nancial reconciliations and assist with the project manage-ment of your event, whilst still allowing you, as the client, to have complete access via the web 24/7. We are uniquely qualifi ed to personally assist event organisers, corporate companies, government departments, associations and PCO’s with our services that will add value to the event and to the business partners involved. Through our experience in project management, fi nancial management and online database facilities, the suc-cess of the event is guaranteed. It is our goal to remain ahead of the pack harnessing the power of modern technology and offering our clients environmental friendly solutions. We believe that through our expertise gathered over the years we can add value to your business.

Secretariat / Registration Services• Online Registration/RSVP management

with 24/7 client access to information• Bespoke registration form with secure pay-

ment options (SSL Certifi cate)• Automated confi rmation letters, emails, in-

voices with Secretariat staff to assist delegate • Managing data for airport transfers, social

activities, tours, golf days, table seating • Onsite registration management includ-

ing RFID, bar coding, fi nger print technol-ogy, onsite badge printing.

• RSVP process for social events, functions, free attendance events, AGMs

Accommodation management• Negotiating prices and contracting with

hotels.• Managing groups, individuals and

delegate requirements

Abstract management• Creation of a fully automated online speaker

abstract submission and committee review process

• Develop the content of the programme, allocate to venues and provide fi nal copy for abstract book or CD.

SERVICES WE OFFERProject management / Event ConsultantOrganising events requires specialised skills and experience that is gained through years of “on the job” training. Our experience most cer-tainly delivers results. We offer:• Bid support – working with the tourism

bureau, we prepare documents including budgets, sponsor opportunities and del-egate boosting action plan.

• Supplier appointments – we identify reli-able, competent suppliers with market re-lated prices. Outsourced services include PR, marketing, website, printing, trans-port, venue, AV, Technical, Exhibition, en-tertainment, décor, security plan.

• Work breakdown structures – for every supplier appointed, we develop an action plan with timelines.

• Event co-ordination – We take care of all planning, executing and wrapping up events

• Onsite management – We will manage and run your event logistics on the day

• Financial Management – A strict budget with constant analysis and reporting is essential. Centeq is able to assist with budget drafting, balance sheet report-ing, income against expenditure analysis, cashfl ow projections, reconciliation of supplier payments, un-audited fi nancial reports with VAT analysis in pastel.

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tel: +27 21 948 9549 fax: +27 21 948 5563

email: crystal@centeqevents.co.zawww.centeqevents.co.za

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Crystal Events and Incentives are all about cre-ating unique and exciting experiences. Be it an international conference, strategic planning meeting, a corporate incentive programme or your dream vacation - it will always be an event worth talking about for years to come.

With more than 25 years’ experience in travel and corporate hospitality, the Crystal Team en-deavours to fully explore each client’s individual requirements and ensure that the proposal meets both the client budget and personal tastes. The team is creative and makes every effort to come up with new and innovative pro-grammes – in Africa and around the world.

Our suppliers are carefully vetted and thor-ough site inspections are conducted to guar-antee our guests of the best and most reliable services throughout their experience.

Impressions are what it’s all about and Crystal will ensure that your clients, manage-ment and staff alike, depart with a sense of achievement from each of our programmes. Whatever your unique requirement may be - let Crystal take charge of the smallest detail of the programme for you - giving you peace of mind and time to relax and spend quality time with your group.

CONTACT DETAILSTes Proos tel: +27 21 555 3617 mobile: +27 84 682 7676 fax: +27 86 698 7792 email: tes@crystalevents.co.za www.crystalevents.co.za

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Imfunzelelo is a dynamic conference and event management company that offers our clients and partners the highest level of professionalism and local expertise. We provide logistical support for conferences and events in a creative and friendly environment. Under the leadership of Zelda Coet-zee, one of South Africa’s leading conference and event organizers, we assist our clients to stage memorable events and conferences in South Af-rica. We have extensive expertise in medium and large-scale association conferences, corporate meetings, trade exhibitions and destination man-agement services.

Our team has assisted many international and national associations, corporate companies and NGOs to host successful conferences and events across Africa.

What drives us? Excellence, technology, at-tention to detail, meaningful relationships, our environment, innovation, happy clients, passion for what we do, accuracy, creative thinking, posi-tive people, giving back to our local communities, delivering results, sharing our successes, strong teams and doing things differently…

Be inspired!

CONTACT DETAILS42 Franklin Road, Claremont

Cape Town, South Africa Zelda Coetzee (MD) tel: +27 21 674 0013

mobile: +27 84 657 5476 email: zelda@imfunzelelo.co.za

www.imfunzelelo.co.za

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Business events are good for your business! We design and manage fun and affordable meetings, incentives, conferences and events – anywhere at all.

Travel is still the best motivator to get extra engagement and performance from staff and distribution channels. Local and foreign desti-nations provide lasting memorable moments for everyone – and that’s what inspires, moti-vates, refreshes, relaxes and rewards.

Planned and managed to perfection, group travel affords you the luxury to provide moti-vational experiences that surpass the average family holiday by far. And it doesn’t have to be an expensive rewards option – 5 star service is desired and delivered as the norm with us.

We have 27 years of experience in crafting itineraries and event programmes to wow your audiences. Blend in superb value, tailored with unique enhancements produced just for your events, plus you have a team of dedicated, focused, cost-effective, IATA-licensed, BEE-accredited, enthusiastic, award-winning and highly experienced incentive travel and event professionals on hand.

Join many of South Africa’s industry leaders and get Leading Incentives to handle all your business event needs now.

We Maximise Motivation in any Meeting.

CONTACT DETAILSGeoff Saner

tel: +27 11 022 9264 fax: +27 86 615 0110

mobile: +27 84 566 2240email: info@li.co.za

www.leadingincentives.co.za

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Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery offers South Africa’s largest portfolio of exhibitions servicing business to business sectors of the Southern African economy. Backed by over 42 years of experience, Specialised Exhibitions is a member of the prestigious Montgomery Group and is recognised locally and internationally as an organiser of innovative, inspiring and highly

effective exhibitions that meet the needs of the industries it serves. Some of the prestigious brands featured in the Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery’s portfolio include InterBuild Africa, Electra Mining Africa, Hostex, Propak Africa, Ifsec South and West Africa, Markex, KZN Industrial Technology Solutions and Grand Designs Live.

CONTACT DETAILS 33 Hoofdt Street,Braam Park,

Forum 3, Level 3,Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

tel: +27 11 835 1565 fax: +27 11 496-1161

email: info@specialised.comwww.specialised.com

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VWV is a global brand experience agency fo-cused on helping brands and corporate clients communicate to their key audiences.

From conferences to awards banquets, launches to large-scale ceremonies like the 2010 FIFA World Cup, we offer a range of high-level in-house services which include event production, fi lm and video production, digital media, installations and exhibitions, guest man-agement, presentations and multimedia.

While we offer an end-to-end turnkey solu-tion, we are equally comfortable partnering with or providing support services to other best-practice agencies.

We have a proud 30-year history and have worked in over 53 countries around the world, allowing us to understand the nuances of differ-ent styles and cultures.

CONTACT DETAILS59 Kyalami Boulevard, Kyalami Business Park, Johannesburg, South Africa Star Khulutel: +27 11 799 2600 email: info@vwv.com www.vwv.com

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January ORANGE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 201319 Jan – 10 FebSouth Africa

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EAST AFRICA 201321 - 24 JanTanzania

February J&B MET2 FebCape Town, South Africa

2nd SOLAR THERMAL POWER CONFERENCE & EXPO4-5 FebPretoria, South Africa

INVESTING IN AFRICAN MINING INDABA4-7 FebCape Town, South Africa

VIRGIN ACTIVE SPORT INDUSTRY AWARDS 20137 FebJohannesburg, South Africa

EXPO SUMMIT AFRICA13-14 Feb Johannesburg South Africa

CORE BANKING SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE 201313-14 February 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa

FINANCE FOR YOUR FUTURE 201314 -16 FebNairobi, Kenya CAMEROON INTERNATIONAL MINING CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION19-20 FebYaoundé, Cameroon

MEETINGS AFRICA 2013 19-20 FebJohannesburg, South Africa

LOYALTY AND REWARDS CONFERENCE 2013 20-21 FebJohannesburg, South Africa

PAN-AFRICAN FILM & TV FESTIVAL OF OUAGADOUGOU (FESPACO) 23 Feb - 2 MarOuagadougou, Burkina Faso

ASIA-PACIFIC INCENTIVES & MEETINGS EXPO (AIME)26-27 FebMelbourne, Australia

NEXT GENERATION OIL & GAS AFRICA 201325-27 FebHermanus, South Africa

DESIGN INDABAConference27 Feb-1 MarExpo1-3 Mar

MOBILE AND E-MARKETING CONFERENCE 201327-28 FebJohannesburg, South Africa

March GAUTENG HOMEMAKERS EXPO28 Feb - 3 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

NWJ BRIDAL AND EVENT SHOW1-3 MarKwaZulu Natal, South Africa

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS CONGRESS 20132-6 MarchPort Elizabeth, South Africa

7th AFRICA ECONOMIC FORUM6 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

RETAIL WORLD AFRICA11-13 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

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CARDS AND PAYMENTS AFRICA11 – 13 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

INFECTING THE CITY 201312-16 Mar Cape Town, South Africa

MOBILE BANKING SOUTHERN AFRICA CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION13-14 MarKempton Park, South Africa

4th IT LEADERS AFRICA SUMMIT 14-15 MarchSandton, South Africa

AITEC BANKING & MOBILE MONEY WEST AFRICA 201313-14 MarLagos, Nigeria17-18 MarAccra, Ghana

43rd NATIONAL CONGRESS OF OSSA 201314-17 MarCape Town, South Africa

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND STOCK CONTROL14-15 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

8th ANNUAL BROADBAND SUMMIT18-20 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

INAUGURAL DIGITAL TV CONFERENCE18-20 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

1st WORLD CONFERENCE ON PERSONALITY19-23 MarStellenbosch, South Africa

OFFSHORE WEST AFRICA 201319-21 MarAccra, Ghana

THE REACH TO RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL BREAST CANCER SUPPORTCONFERENCE20-22 MarCape Town, South Africa

1st WEST AFRICA MICROFINANCE CONFERENCE20 -22 MarAccra, Ghana

DECOREX21-24 MarDurban, South Africa

NABOOMSPRUIT WINDPOMPFEES21-23 MarNaboomspruit, South Africa

THE GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW23-26 MarCape Town, South Africa

LAND DIVIDED CONFERENCE 201324-27 MarCape Town, South Africa

THE GULF INCENTIVE, BUSINESS TRAVEL & MEETINGS EXHIBITION (GIBTM) 201325-27 MarAbu Dhabi, UAE

PHENOMENOLOGY AND ITS FUTURES29-31 MarJohannesburg, South Africa

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April 7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND SOCIETY2-7 AprCape Town, South Africa

4th SULPHUR & SULPHURIC ACID 2013 CONFERENCE3-5 AprRustenburg, South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA INVESTMENT CONFERENCE3-4 AprCape Town, South Africa

ON-SITE POWER WORLD AFRICA8-10 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

POWER & ELECTRICITY WORLD AFRICA8-11 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

4th GLOBAL FEED & FOOD CONGRESS8-12 AprRustenburg, South Africa

OPEX AFRICA10-11 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

12th WORLD FEDERATION OF CHIROPRACTIC CONGRESS10-13 AprDurban, South Africa

ASSOCIATION OF SAVING AND INVESTMENT SA CONFERENCE9-12 AprDurban, South Africa

SUSTAIN & BUILD AFRICA9-10 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

18th COMMONWEALTH LAW CONFERENCE14-18 AprCape Town, South Africa

34th INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY LIBRARIES14-18 AprCape Town, South Africa

GREEN IT SUMMIT AFRICA 201315-18 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

AFRISKY FORUM 201316-18 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

19th WESTERN AFRICA OIL, GAS AND ENERGY22- 24 AprWindhoek, Namibia

COACHING AND MENTORING CONFERENCE 201322-26 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

CLOUD WORLD FORUM AFRICA23-24 Apr Johannesburg, South Africa

DECOREX25-28 AprCape Town, South Africa

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL AND SYSTEMS29-30 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTALSYSTEMS29-30 AprJohannesburg, South Africa

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May AFRICAN RENAISSANCE CONFERENCE4-5 MayJohannesburg, South Africa

AFRICA HEALTH EXHIBITION AND CONGRESS 20137-9 MayJohannesburg, South Africa

SOUTH AFRICAN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION8-9 MayJohannesburg, South Africa

CIO SUMMIT AFRICA 20138-10 MayHermanus, South Africa

EMPOWERTEC AFRICA 201314-16 May Johannesburg, South Africa

EAST AFRICA COM21-22 May Nairobi, Kenya

2nd MAXIMISING AFRICAN PORT CAPACITY SUMMIT22-23 MayDurban, South Africa

LOW -COST HOUSING SOUTH AFRICA26-27 MayJohannesburg, South Africa

SATCOM AFRICA27-30 May Johannesburg, South Africa

THE BROADCAST SHOW AFRICA27-30 May Johannesburg, South Africa

SUBMARINE NETWORKS WORLD AFRICA27-30 MayJohannesburg, South Africa

June WATERTEC AFRICA 20131 JunJohannesburg, South Africa

PUMPS, VALVES AND PIPES AFRICA 20131 JunJohannesburg, South Africa

69th IATA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND WORLD AIR TRANSPORT SUMMIT2-4 JunCape Town, South Africa

17th FOODAGRO 2013 6-8 JunDar Es Salaam, Tanzania

17th ITELEXPO 2013 6-8 JunDar Es Salaam, Tanzania

CONNECTING WEST AFRICA11-12 JunDakar, Senegal

FINANCIAL PLANNING INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONVENTION 201311-12 JunJohannesburg, South Africa

MARKEX 2013 11-13 Jun Johannesburg, South Africa

AFRICA MEDIA BUSINESS EXCHANGE18 JunNairobi, Kenya

4th EASTERN AFRICA OIL, GAS & ENERGY CONFERENCE18-21 Jun Nairobi, Kenya

3rd ANNUAL IT INFRASTRUCTURE AFRICA SUMMIT 201320-21 Jun Cape Town, South Africa

DIGITAL SERVICES AFRICA25-26 Jun Johannesburg, South Africa

AVIATION OUTLOOK AFRICA24-27 Jun Johannesburg, South Africa

IFES WORLD SUMMIT 201327-29 JunCape Town, South Africa

AIPC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND 54th GENERAL ASSEMBLY30 Jun-1 JulCape Town, South Africa

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July EDUCATION WEEK CONVENTION & LEARNING EXPO4-6 JulJohannesburg, South Africa

3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON YOUTH & COMMUNITY SERVICE CONGRESS8-13 JulJohannesburg, South Africa

KENYA HOSPITALITY TRADE FAIR 201311-13 JulNairobi, Kenya

MEDIATECH AFRICA 201317-19 JulJohannesburg, South Africa

THE BABA INDABA CAPE TOWN26-28 Jul Cape Town, South Africa

SAACI 2013 ANNUAL CONGRESS & EXHIBITION28-30 JulPort Elizabeth, South Africa

August 4th ANNUAL CLOUD & VIRTUALISATION SUMMIT AFRICA 1-2 AugCape Town, South Africa

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT (ICEE)4-8 AugKruger National Park, South Africa

DECOREX7-11 AugJohannesburg, South Africa

THE GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW8-11 AugDurban, South Africa

19TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DENTAL HYGIENE 201314-17 AugCape Town, South Africa

2013 BHF ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONFERENCE18-21 AugCape Town, South Africa

BHF ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONFERENCE 201318-21 AugCape Town, South Africa

SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS SA22-25 AugDurban, South Africa

FIRST WFSICCM CONGRESS IN AFRICA (CRITICAL CARE 2013)28 Aug- 1 Sep Durban, South Africa

September THE BABA INDABA NASREC30 Aug -1 SepJohannesburg, South Africa

6th AFRICAN MICRO FINANCE CONFERENCE3-8 SepDurban, South Africa

SPORTS AND EVENTS TOURISM EXCHANGE 201310-13 SepDurban, South Africa

THE ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SHOW AFRICA 17-18 SepJohannesburg, South Africa

THE GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW21-24 Sep Johannesburg, South Africa

FNB JOBURG ART FAIR 7-9 Sep (TBC)Johannesburg, South Africa

AITEC BANKING & MOBILE MONEY 201311-12 SepNairobi, Kenya

THE LOERIES16-22 SepCape Town, South Africa

NIGERIA COM17-18 SepLagos, Nigeria

2013 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN POLICE (IAWP)21-26 SepDurban, South Africa

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SOWETO FESTIVAL EXPO 201321-24 Sep (TBC)Johannesburg, South Africa

IEC 2013 ANNUAL MARKETING & PRODUCTION CONFERENCE22-26 SepCape Town, South Africa

THE MOBILE SHOW AFRICASep (Dates TBD)Johannesburg, South Africa

October 6th MULTILATERAL INITIATIVE ON MALARIA 20136-11 OctDurban, South Africa

LOOK AND FEEL GOOD EXPO11-13 OctDurban, South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA NURSES CONFERENCE15-18 OctDurban, South Africa

THE BABA INDABA JOBURG-SANDTON25-27 OctJohannesburg, South Africa

LOOK AND FEEL GOOD EXPO25-27 OctStellenbosch, South Africa

THE INTERNET SHOW AFRICA 29-30 OctJohannesburg, South Africa

DISTRIBUTECH AFRICA 201330 Oct-1 NovJohannesburg, South Africa

PHOTO AND FILM EXPO 31 Oct-3 NovJohannesburg, South Africa

November CAPE DAIRY EXPERIENCE 2013 2-3 NovStellenbosch, South Africa

4th SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE5-7 NovCape Town, South Africa

POWER-GEN AFRICA6-8 NovJohannesburg, South Africa

LOOK AND FEEL GOOD EXPO8-10 NovJohannesburg, South Africa

4th WORLD CONFERENCE ON DOPING IN SPORT13-15 NovJohannesburg, South Africa

8th WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES20-23 NovCape Town, South Africa

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING20-21 NovCape Town, South Africa

AORTIC 2013 – 9th INTERNATIONAL CANCER CONFERENCE21-24 NovDurban, South Africa

December 41st SACI CONVENTIONDec (TBD)East London, South Africa

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STIS IN AFRICA 20137-11 DecCape Town, South Africa

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GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

Botswana Tourism BoardFairgrounds Mall,PO Box 275Gaborone, BotswanaContact: Tshepiso MpheleMarketing ExecutiveTel: +267 395 9455tmphele@botswanatourism.co.bw

Kenya Tourism Board Head OfficeKenya-Re Towers, Ragati RoadP.O. BOX 30630 - 00100 Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 20 2711 262Pilot No: +254 20 2749 000Safaricom Mobile: +254 720 601 262Airtel Mobile: +254 735 287 030Fax: +254 20 271 9925info@ktb.go.ke Contact: Mr Joseph SannaExhibitions Managersannajoe@ktb.go.ke

Nigerian Tourism Development CorporationTourism Village, Area 1P.M.B 167GarkiAbujaNigeriaTel: +234 9 2342764touristhelp@tourism.gov.ng

South Africa National Convention BureauPrivate Bag X10012Sandton2146, South AfricaTel: +27 11 895 3000Fax: +27 11 895 3001Email: info@southafrica.netContact: Bjorn Hufkie+27 11 895 3097bjorn@southafrica.net

Zambia Tourism BoardHead Office Lusaka, Zambia1st Floor Petroda HouseGreat East Road, LusakaBox 30017, ZambiaTel: +260 211 229087/ 90Fax: +260 211 225174ztb@zambiatourism.org.zm Contact: Mr. Donald PelekamoyoSenior Marketing Manager (International)donald.pelekamoyo@zambiatourism.org.zm

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The Gauteng province of South Africa has a little bit of everything to offer – economic clout, glamour and glitz, and historic sites. Gauteng also has

a unique geography, offering a combination of natural beauty and mineral wealth. The province is located on South Africa’s Highveld, a high-altitude grassy plateau, and includes two mountain ranges. The province is also the site of coal and diamond extraction operations, but it is best known for its gold deposits.

Gauteng accounts for a third of South Africa’s gross domestic product. Politically, the three metropolitan municipalities – the cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane (Greater Pretoria)and Ekurhuleni (East Rand)– have come together to build a globally competitive city-region.

Gauteng also boasts a rich history. The heritage revolves around the origins and evolution of humankind, mining and politics, especially the legacy of the system of apartheid.

Visitors to Gauteng can enjoy exploring heritage spots, absorbing arts and culture, trawling the markets and malls for interesting memorabilia or simply soaking up the sunshine in the great African outdoors.

The province has a number of airports (OR Tambo International Airport, Lanseria, Rand, Grand Central and Wonderboom), which are serviced by domestic and international airlines, several of which provide direct fl ights to and from other African countries, as well as to and from Europe and the United States.

About 11.19-million people – 22.4% of South Africa’s population, according to Statistics South Africa’s July 2010 population estimates.

Summer in South Africa is from October to March. Gauteng has a summer rainfall pattern, and temperatures in summer average between 15°C and 29°C (60°F to 84°F). Temperatures in winter – from June to September – average between 4°C and 19°C (39°F to 66°F). The ultraviolet radiation (UVB) sunburn index for Gauteng can be very high.

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Gauteng hosts numerous international con-ventions year round. Its status as Africa’s business hub is, undoubtedly, one of the ma-jor reasons for its popularity among delegates.

Johannesburg, in particular, has internation-al appeal as the centre of so many of the coun-try’s industries, such as the insurance, banking, information and communications technology, automotive, and mining industries.

Organisations are drawn to the province by a number of factors, including Gauteng’s accessibility.

Also, visitors can expect a wide variety of entertainment, from outstanding restaurants catering to global tastes, to interesting muse-ums, art galleries and theatres.

class, multi-purpose exhibition and convention centre situated in the heart of the Sandton busi-ness district, near a number of accommodation, retail and entertainment options. The 12-storey centre provides convention and exhibition space over fi ve main levels. The convention centre offers 22 000m² of convention, exhibition and special event space. The pavilion can seat 4 500 guests, while the ballroom can accommodate 2 000 ban-quet guests.

The CSIR International Convention CentreThe Centre has 13 venues, including a newly built outdoor wooden deck, and an exhibition hall. Two international standard raked-fl oor au-ditoria seat 450 and 136 delegates respectively, while conference, breakaway and function rooms can accommodate groups of between 10 and 450 people. Up to 700 delegates can be accommodated in parallel sessions and up to 1 000 delegates can be accommodated for cocktail-type events.

The Expo CentreThe Expo Centre is a conference and exhibi-tion venue located south of Johannesburg. The venue has an indoor exhibition and con-ference space, as well as an extensive outdoor area, catering for large events as well as more intimate celebrations.

Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference CentreThe Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Confer-ence Centre, located a few kilometres from OR Tambo International Airport, offers 50 confer-ence rooms, 450 hotel rooms on site and ex-tensive recreational facilities.

Coca-Cola DomeThe Coca-Cola Dome, at Northgate, is another of Johannesburg’s top-class international con-ferencing, exhibition and banqueting centres. The dome-shaped venue offers not only a massive entertainment arena, but also a host of private hospitality suites. The venue is re-nowned for its fl exibility: it can be used as an exhibition space, a live concert venue or an intimate banqueting location.

Gallagher Convention CentreThe Gallagher Convention Centre, one of Afri-ca’s largest conference and exhibition venues, is located in Midrand, between Johannesburg and Pretoria. The centre has fi ve purpose-built exhibition centres, 19 multi-purpose venues and state-of-the-art facilities that can accom-modate between 2 000 and 12 000 people.

Sandton Convention CentreThe Sandton Convention Centre is a world-

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KWAZULU-NATAL

The South African province of KwaZu-lu-Natal, on the shores of the Indian Ocean, is home to the city of Dur-ban and a fusion of East, West and

Zulu motifs. Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN) was the

fi rst Destination Management Organisation (DMO) in Africa to be accredited as a United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UN-WTO) Best DMO, and to receive the prestig-ious UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Tourism Governance.

The KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Author-ity, which operates under the name Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, is responsible for the devel-opment, promotion and marketing of tourism into and within the province.

The vision of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal is to position the province of KwaZulu-Natal as Af-rica’s leading tourism destination, nationally and internationally. The mission of this or-ganisation is to initiate, facilitate, co-ordinate

and implement strategic tourism marketing, and demand–driven tourism development programmes which grows tourism to achieve the transformation of the tourism sector with-in the province, providing economic benefi ts to all stakeholders and the province.

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The gateway to the Zulu Kingdom, King Shaka International Airport is located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of Durban. The King Shaka Interna-tional Airport opened in 2010. It offers a host of world-class features including shops and restaurants, a bank and post offi ce.

KwaZulu-Natal enjoys a warm sub-tropical cli-mate for most of the year. However, summers are very hot and humid. Winters in inland ar-eas are clear and cool, and cold in areas of high altitude such as the Drakensberg. These mountains frequently have snowfalls during the winter months also.

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal aims to profi le the province of KwaZulu-Natal as a business tour-ism destination by providing support to busi-ness travellers including facilitation of meet-ings with other stakeholders where possible, expertise on local products and services, itinerary planning and suggestions, and bid assistance -- providing local and international hosts with a high level of knowledge and ex-pertise in planning and putting together a bid package. Services include research regarding bid requirements, venue and accommodation selection and recommendations, site inspec-

tion support, co-ordination of letters of sup-port, and delegate boosting.

During conferences the following may be provided: information desk, and suggested pre and post packaged tours - working closely with the appointed offi cial tour operator to ex-tend their stay, promotional material such as brochures, material for goodie bags or room drops, facilitation of ‘meet and greet’ service at the airport.

Durban International Convention CentreThe Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) is one of the most advanced conference facilities in the world. As well as being named Af-rica’s Leading Conference Centre for the 11th year

by the World Travel Awards, the ICC Durban has been voted amongst the top 20 conference cen-tres in the world by the AIPC.

The Durban ICC is purpose-built, fully air-conditioned and comprises six convention halls that are interlinked, but separate. Halls 1-3 are classic convention and meetings spaces whilst halls 4-6 double as convention and meetings spaces and as the fl at fl oor space for the ICC Arena, the leading indoor sports and entertain-ment venue in Durban which accommodates up to 8 000 spectators.

The ICC Arena has full technical capacity for live broadcasts as well as house lighting suitable for TV production fi lming. The Centre is fully wi-fi enabled and there are two on-site generators which can fully power the centre in the event of power disruptions.

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WESTERN CAPE

The Western Cape is situated on the south western tip of the African conti-nent and is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The province is also

home to South Africa’s oldest city, Cape Town.The Western Cape’s natural beauty, cul-

tural diversity, world-class wine and cuisine, makes the province one of the world’s great-est tourist attractions.

The meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition (MICE) industry in Cape Town and

the Western Cape is organised, robust and thriv-ing. Industry leaders are very optimistic about the destination’s ability to strengthen its interna-tional reputation and aim to establishing it as the one of the top long-haul convention destinations.

Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the province, and operations are being expanded to other provinces. The clothing and textile industry remains the most signifi cant industrial source of employment in the province.

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You can fl y directly to Cape Town International Airport from most major airports around the world. The city is also linked by rail and air to the rest of South Africa.

More than 5.4 million people live in the Western Cape on 129 370 km² of land (PGWC: Provincial Treasury - Provincial Economic Review & Outlook - PERO 2011).

The Western Cape experiences warm, dry sum-mers, mild, moist winters and low summer rain-fall. Near the coast, summer temperatures range from 15º C to 27º C. Inland temperatures are some 3-5º C higher. Winters (May to July) range from 7º C at night and rising to 18º C by day.

The Cape Town International Convention Cen-tre (CTICC) is set to raise the city’s meetings and event capacity through an expansion. The existing building offers 55 000 m² of lettable space and the intention of the expansion is to increase this capacity by 49 000 m².

The expansion is meant to raise the global profi le of Cape Town as a premier meetings and events destination. Since opening its doors in 2003 the CTICC has attracted over 5 million delegates and visitors to Cape Town and has contributed to the creation of over 60 000 jobs. A recent feasibility report by econo-mists from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business that measured the possible impact of the expansion revealed that the centre’s contribution to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to increase to over R 5.1 billion, while Gross Geographic Product (GGP) is expected to in-crease by R 1. 8 billion per annum by 2018. “Job and opportunity creation has always been the driving force behind the CTICC and the expansion is set to signifi cantly raise the centre’s contribution to job creation to over 9000 jobs per annum by 2018.

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Cape Town International Convention CentreThe award winning Cape Town International Con-vention Centre (CTICC), located on Cape Town’s northern foreshore, offers world-class facilities and innovative design. Among its many facilities are 2 auditoriums, top-of-the-range technology and ergonomically designed seats with writing tablets. The auditoriums have seating capacities for 1 500 and 620 guests, respectively, complete with stages and screens, 6 translation booths and a projection rooms. There is 11 399 m² of dedicated, column-free exhibition and trade show space. The exhibition halls are sub divisible and can be confi gured into separate venues for small-er exhibitions, banquets or conferences, with ac-cess to power, water and data connections.

State-of-the-art audio visual equipment together with a solid sound and information technology infrastructure means the CTICC can offer packages of fully integrated technology solu-tions. In addition, the CTICC’s commitment to becoming a leading environmentally sustainable convention centre has seen it take environmental responsibility in all facets of its operations and it has introduced innovative sustainable strategies to achieve its green goals.

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BOTSWANA

Situated in Southern Africa, Botswana is one of Africa’s wilderness and wildlife treasures. A full 38% of its total land area is devoted to national parks,

reserves and wildlife management areas. In today’s over-populated and over-developed world, Botswana is a beacon of natural beauty and life in its simplest form. Botswana offers adventure for wildlife enthusiasts, and a variety of other events and activities. Botswana’s cosmopolitan capital Gaborone caters to business travellers with luxury hotels and world class conference centres.

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What makes Gaborone so unique, however, is that the visitor

can enjoy all the familiar modern conveniences of home, but can gain

entry into rural Africa, or wildlife areas, within minutes – having then the best of both possible worlds.

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BOTSWANA

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Gaborone. It is the main international airport of the capital city of Botswana. It handles regional and international traffi c and has the largest passenger movement in the country.

About 2.031 million in 2011 according to the World Bank.

Botswana is landlocked and very nearly in the centre of the southern African subcontinent, on an elevated plateau of approximately 1000 metres. These factors tend to cause low annual rainfall. The seasons in Botswana are indistinct. Rains generally start in October or November and persist through to March or April. Within that period there may be long dry spells. In April, temperatures begin to fall and May is generally regarded as the fi rst month of winter, character-ised by clear sunny days and cold nights. Spring begins in August and temperatures rise rapidly during the hot, dry period of September, Octo-ber and November until the rains again break.

Botswana, one of Africa’s most stable countries, is the continent’s longest continuous multi-party democracy and also the world’s largest producer of diamonds. World-leading travel intelligence fi rm, Fodor’s, included Botswana in an exclusive group of 25 must-see global des-tinations for 2013, noting its rare combination of untouched wilderness, beauty as well as lush facilities.

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The Grand Palm Hotel Casino and Convention ResortThe Grand Palm Hotel Casino Resort is situated in the capital city of Gabrone. This well-respected and luxurious resort is 4km from the city centre and 12km from the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. The Grand Palm caters to business or leisure travellers.

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best practice management

systems across all tourism industry

sectors...to facilitate tourism

development that is environmentally

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From sweeping savannahs to tropical beaches Kenya offers diverse attrac-tions to visitors. In 2012, Kenya was ranked second in conference tourism in

Africa by the International Congress and Con-vention Association (ICCA) - a worldwide um-brella body for international Conferences and conventions. The country’s performance has gone up one position to become the second best in Africa after South Africa. Kenya attrib-utes the improvement to the increasing num-ber of international association meetings that the country has been able to host , the majority of which have taken place at the Kenyatta Inter-national Conference Centre ( KICC).

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We are proud to work in such a dynamic and

challenging sector, and are proud

of our position as one of the

world’s premier destinations.

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Of the numerous airports in Kenya Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is Kenya’s largest aviation facility, and the busiest airport in East Africa. The airport is located in Embakasi, 15 kilometers to the south-east of the Nairobi Business District. JKIA has direct fl ight connections to Europe, the Middle East, Far East and the African Continent.

About 41.61-million people live in Kenya, ac-cording to the World Bank.

The climate of Kenya varies by location, from mostly cool every day, to always warm. The cli-mate along the coast is tropical. This means rainfall and temperatures are higher throughout the year.

Elevation is the major factor in temperature levels, with the higher areas, on average 11°C

(20°F) cooler, day or night. There are slight sea-sonal variations in temperature – it is cooler in the winter months. Although Kenya is cen-tred at the equator, it shares the seasons of the southern hemisphere: with the warmest sum-mer months in February–March and the coolest winter months in July–August.

The Ministry of Tourism“The Ministry of Tourism is charged with making Kenya a destination of choice and to facilitate sustainable tourism development as part of our national heritage and for posterity.

We are proud to work in such a dynamic and challenging sector, and are proud of our position as one of the world’s premier desti-nations and our excellent record in the con-servation and protection of great wealth of natural resources.

It is our role to provide assistance and support to our visitors, our fellow Kenyans and our tourism sector.”

Kenyatta International Conference Centre“The Kenyatta International Conference Centre is located in the heart of Nairobi and within a walk-ing distance of several fi ve star hotels. This makes KICC the perfect venue for conferences, meetings, exhibitions and special events. KICC has hosted many successful international conferences and seminars such as the IPU - Interpaliamentary Un-ion among others.”

Bomas of Kenya“Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village and confer-ence centre in Langata, Nairobi. Bomas (home-steads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. It was established by the government in 1971 as a subsidiary com-pany of Kenya Tourist Development Corporation as a tourist attraction. It also wanted to preserve, maintain and promote rich and diverse cultural values of various tribal groups of Kenya. The com-plex also contains the biggest theatre in Africa with 3,500 seats. There are traditional dances from a variety of tribes performed here every day. The venue can also be utilized as a conference facility.”

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NIGERIA

If you are looking for a fascinating, bustling African experience, this country in Western Africa will captivate you with its rich ethnic diversity and variety of cultures. Whether it

is the county’s national parks and landscapes, the thriving Nigerian cinema scene, Nollywood, or the modern event centres in one of Africa’s leading conference hubs, Nigeria has something for everyone who’s keen on exploring this fascinating country.

Nigeria is located in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon. It has fi ve major geographic regions: a low coastal zone along the Gulf of Guinea; hills and low plateaus north of the coastal zone; the Niger-Benue river valley; a broad stepped plateau stretching to the northern border and a mountainous zone along the eastern border. It is Africa’s largest oil producer. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and has a total of 250 ethnic groups. It had a large population increase over the last two decades with a population growth of 57 million (60%) from 1990 to 2008.

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Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos is the na-tion’s busiest airport – with two terminals – In-ternational and Cargo terminals. It is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos, southwestern Nigeria and the entire nation.

About 162.5 million 2011, according to the World Bank.

The Nigerian climate includes an extensive rainy season across the country, with rains beginning in the southern, coastal areas of the country in late February to early March and moving north, reaching most areas by early summer, with rain lasting through September. The northern part of the country typically experiences the highest rain-fall during August, while the coastal areas see the most precipitation in May, June and October.

Conference tourism is receiving a boost in Calabar as investors take to the development of ultra-modern event centres in the Cross River State capital. The bourgeoning tourism indus-try in the state and the traffi c of tourists all year round as a result of the peace, serenity and neatness of Calabar have made the city an alter-native to others in the hosting of local, national and international conferences.

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NIGERIA

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Key VenueVenetian ArenaOff the Murtala Mohammed Highway, extreme north of Northern Industrial Estate, Calabar and over 500 metres away from a lush green rub-ber plantation stands an ultra-modern building fl ashing two colours - milk and orange. This structure that looks regal in wall fi nishing is the Venetian Arena, the latest event centre in the Cross River State Capital. Extending from the ever busy highway and embracing a broad spectrum of acres of land, the Venetian Arena and Venetian Mall are beautiful in architectural design and strategic in location.

Nigeria, the home of

hospitality, a land with

diverse opportunities.

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ZAMBIA

Zambia boasts a state of opulent beauty - from the majestic Victoria Falls to the bustling urban city of Lusaka. In 2012 Zambia was ranked

the second friendliest city in the world behind Mauritius, and in 2011 the country was named the best all-round destination in Southern Af-rica in an HSBC survey. Zambia has increased its appeal to international guests in recent years by building a reputation as a technologi-cally advanced conference destination.

The Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) has made plans to spend over R4.8 million in 2013 to increase Zambia’s visibility to the interna-tional market as a destination of choice. The campaign will advertise Victoria Falls, Zam-bia’s unspoiled environment, and concen-tration of wildlife, rich waterfalls, rivers and diversity of culture. The ZTB hopes to attract one million tourist arrivals in 2013 following improvement to infrastructure.

The land of the legendary

African walking safari, the Victoria

Falls, the wild Zambezi River,breath-taking

lakes abundant wildlife, and

raw, pulsating wilderness,

all in one friendly country.

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ZAMBIALusaka International Airport is located about 16mls/25kms East of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital and largest city. The airport has a bank with bureau de change, a post offi ce, restaurant, bar, duty-free shop, pharmacy, newsagent and a VIP lounge. A tourist help desk and travel agent can also be found in the airport terminal building, as well as a business centre.

About 13.47 million people in 2011, according to the World Bank.

Zambia has two main seasons, the rainy sea-son (November to April) which is summer, and the dry season (May to October/Novem-ber), which is winter. The dry season includes the cool dry season (May to August), and the hot dry season (September to October/November). The altitude of Zambia gives the country subtropical weather rather than tropi-cal conditions for most of the year.

In 2012 Zambia was awarded the right to jointly host the United Nations World Tour-ism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assem-bly with Zimbabwe that will occur in 2013. The 20th session will be held in Victoria Falls and Livingstone. This will be the fi rst time a conference of this size will be held jointly in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Zambia intends to use this event as a springboard to other tour-ism development opportunities.

Mulungushi International Conference CentreZambia’s leading Conference Centre providing conference, exhibition, training, meeting and wedding space. Located close to the airport, Government offi ces, city center and within the vicinity are the countries best hotels and pres-tigious malls. M.I.C.C. offers conference and meeting facilities. The M.I.C.C. offers 7 con-ference rooms and 21 conference halls. The largest hall has a maximum sitting capacity of 3,000, press gallery inclusive.

...boasts a state of opulent

beauty from the majestic Victoria Falls

to the bustling urban city of

Lusaka

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Pepper Club

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Prosperis Technology Collaboration

SANCB

Sandton Convention Centre

The Alphen Boutique Hotel

Tshwane Tourism

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ORGANISATIONSEXSApostal address:P O Box 2632,Halfway House,South Africa,1685physical address:Ground Floor, Gallagher House, Gallagher Estate,Richards Drive, Midrand, South Africatel: +27 11 805 7272 fax: +27 11 805 7273email: exsa@exsa.co.za

ICCA Africa Chris Prieto, Regional Director Africaphysical address:P.O. Box 4957Atlasville 1465South Africatel: +27 72 273 7230 email: africa@icca.nl

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CREDITSCONTRIBUTORSKeith Burton Managing Director of African Agenda

Sue Gannon EXSA General Manager

Matifadza (Mati) Nyazema Executive Director, Sandton Convention Centre

Marthinus Van Schalkwyk Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa

Rashid Toefy Chief Executive Officer of CTICC and

Chairperson of the ICCA African Chapter

David Sand Site Global President and CEO of and

founder of UWIN IWIN

Agenda Keith Burton is the Managing Director of African Agenda, a privately-owned professional

conference management fi rm that specialises in planning and hosting national and international con-

ferences for local and international associations, societies and corporations. Burton graduated with

a business degree from the University of Cape Town and started his career in fi nancial management

in the business world and then project management in the construction industry. In 2000, Burton

embarked on his career in the conference industry. He established African Agenda in 2003.

David Sand is a pioneer in the fi eld of online incentive point banking and online reward fulfi lment.

He and his team developed the proprietary software Netuwin.com for this commercial purpose. This

global key account management system today is being used by some of the world’s leading compa-

nies to manage their incentive requirements in the regions that Uwin Iwin operates. Uwin Iwin is a

full service incentive company with offi ces in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, Delhi and

Bangalore in India, and Nairobi, Kenya.

Sue Gannon has been in the exhibition industry for over 35 years and has organised many exhibitions

over the years, from her time with De Beers to ten years with Decorex, and latterly Topco. Sue has her

own events and publishing company called Upward Spiral. She joined Exhibtion & Event Association

of Southern Africa (EXSA) in October 2009.

Matifadza (Mati) Nyazema has been Executive Director of the Sandton Convention Centre in Johan-

nesburg since August 2006. Previously she held the position of Marketing Services Director of Tsogo

Sun hotels. Prior to joining Tsogo Sun in 2000, Mati worked in various areas of the tourism and

hospitality industry in a career spanning over 20 years. Mati holds several graduate qualifi cations in

hospitality, tourism and journalism.

Marthinus Van Schalkwyk is the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa since 11 May

2009. He has also been a member of Parliament since 1990; member of Executive Council of the

United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) since October 2009; a Board member of

International Marketing Council and as a Director of the Business Trust, an initiative that combines

the resources of the government and business to create jobs, build capacity and combat poverty.

Rashid Toefy is currently the Chief Executive Offi cer of the Cape Town International Convention Centre

(CTICC), the leading convention centre in Africa. He has worked extensively in the travel and tourism

industry, both in South Africa and abroad. He spent three years based in Amsterdam, developing

business and marketing strategies for travel companies and tourism businesses in over 30 countries,

working extensively in Central Europe and Latin America. He has a degree in Economics and Envi-

ronmental Science, as well an MBA from the University of Cape Town with his Masters Dissertation

focusing on Collaborative Leadership.