DELEGATES ARRIVALS & MARKET ACCESS EXPO SET-UP

DELEGATES ARRIVALS & MARKET ACCESS EXPO SET-UP

WELCOME MESSAGE

Seimy Shidute

Deputy Executive Director, Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism, Namibia

Entrepreneurship & change-makers’ School - Global insights and learning about the journey of ideation to capital raising

Dan D’Souza

Senior Programme Manager, Intrapreneurship L Marks, United Kingdom

Speaker and Delegates’ Open Exchange

Moderator: Barry Clemens

Chairperson, Africa Tourism Youth Innovation Hub and CEO, EQ Hospitality

Travel, Tourism and other Investment Opportunities in Namibia

Selma Namutuwa 

Manager for Investment Attraction, Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board (NIPDB), Namibia

NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK ALL PARTICIPANTS

Resetting your start-up business’ marketing strategy

Building and elevating the brand story of entrepreneurs and start-ups for viable return on Investment   Yaw Dwomoh - Chief Executive Officer, Idea Hive, South Africa

Becoming an African-based globally recognised MICE Professional

The journey, challenges, solutions and opportunities   Dr. Linda Pereira - Chief Executive Officer, CPL Events, Portugal

Breakaway Session – Induction to Tour Guiding Professional

Ministry of Environment and Tour and Safari Association of Namibia (Orlando Haraseb and Delphin Ilunga)

Networking lunch ALL PARTICIPANTS

Breakaway Session – Induction to Tour Guiding Professional (Continued)

Ministry of Environment and Tour and Safari Association of Namibia (Orlando Haraseb and Delphin Ilunga)

Making connections & creating opportunities 1-on-1 Business Exchange and Introductions

All Delegates - Investors, Start-up and Venture Capitalists

Africa Tourism Innovation Challenge Boot Camp & Demo Lab

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Registration

ATP and Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism Officials

Namibia Tourism Expo

All Registered Exhibitors/Buyers

Introductions

MC

National Anthems

MC

Performance

Cultural Performance

Message by Africa Tourism Partners

Kwakye Donkor - CEO, Africa Tourism Partners, South Africa

Message from UN TOURISM

Elcia Grandcourt - Director, Africa Department, UN Tourism, Spain

Message by AfCFTA

Gemma Matshediso Mbegabolawe - Regional Economic Communities Coordinator, Directorate of Institutional Matters and Programme Coordination (DIMPC), AfCFTA Secretariat

Welcoming Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Timo Mufeti - Acting Executive Director Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia

Keynote Address

Hon. Dr Heather Mwiza Sibungo - Deputy Minister Of Environment, Forestry And Tourism, Namibia

Ministerial and Policy-makers Dialogue

Advancing the voices of young women in travel, tourism and tech entrepreneurs and leadership - challenges, opportunities and solutions

Hon. Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer - Minister Of Tourism, Arts And Culture, Ghana

Gemma Matshediso Mbegabolawe - Regional Economic Communities Coordinator, Directorate of Institutional Matters and Programme Coordination (DIMPC), AfCFTA Secretariat

Hon. Dr Heather Mwiza Sibungo - Deputy Minister Of Environment, Forestry And Tourism, Namibia

Hon. Emma Kantema-Gaomas - Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth & National Service, Namibia

H.E. Ambassador Ceaser Chacha Waitara - High Commissioner, Tanzania

Dialogue , Questions and Answers Moderator: Kenneth Kapitako - Vice Chairperson, Federation of Tourism Associations in Namibia

NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK

Ministerial and policy-makers Dialogue: Reshaping Africa travel and tourism education for quality outcomes, youth employability and decent jobs through innovation

Reshaping Africa travel and tourism education for quality outcomes, youth employability and decent jobs through innovation Scene Setter & International Best Practice Dr Linda Pereira - Chief Executive Officer, CPL Events, Portugal Fire Chat Dr Linda Pereira - Chief Executive Officer, CPL Events, Portugal Fatma M Khamis - Principal Secretary at Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, Zanzibar  

Dialogue , Questions and Answers Interviewer: Prof. Tshidi Mohapeloa - Senior Lecturer, Rhodes Business School and Champion of entrepreneurship at Rhodes University, South Africa

Change-makers School

Taking the next step in entrepreneurship journey using Creative Arts, Heritage and Culture Siya Mthethwa - Chief Strategy Officer, South African Tourism, South Africa Akwasi Agyeman - CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority

Speakers and Delegates’

Open Exchange

Dialogue , Questions and Answers Interviewer & Moderator: Kwakye Donkor - CEO, Africa Tourism Partners

NETWORKING LUNCH

Inspirations Societal and Organisational Shift

Key drivers for entrepreneurship and start-up successes, failures, learnings and advice

Hon. Dr. Emma S. Kantema - Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth & National Service, Namibia

Cornelius Ugunwa - CEO, Kardinal Technologies Inc, Nigeria

Eugene Allotey - Co- Founder and COO at Creative Bibini Ltd I Development Partner at FOCAS | Award Winner Africa Youth in Tourism innovation - ATLF- UNWTO 2021, Ghana

Joram Mwinamo - Chief Executive Officer, SNDBX, Kenya

Dialogue , Questions and Answers Moderator: Prof Kobby Mensah - Associate Professor of Marketing - University of Ghana Business School

The Roadmap to Innovative Disruptions

Unravelling the layers of travel technological innovation & commercial opportunities through problem solving Nawa Likando - Head of Digital Strategy, Transformation, and Innovation MTC, Namibia Khaya Mbanga - Head of Digital Advisory, BDO Advisory Services, South Africa Mike Tavares - Founder & CEO, Ojimah, Mauritius Nicholas Bortey - IT Strategist & Business Consultant, CEO, Liranz Limited, Ghana

Dialogue , Questions and Answers Interviewer: Safiyya Akoojee - Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Fortunatus Advisory LLC, UAE

In Pursuit of Success

Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge Demos & Pitch Battle 1

Wrap-up and Reflections

Akwasi Obeng-Adjei - Director of Audit: Investment Management and Insurance, Absa Bank, South Africa & PhD Candidate, South Africa

FNB Welcome Cocktail – FNB Premises, Windhoek

All delegates, exhibitors, media and invited guests