SPEAKER DETAILS 2021 Event Seakers

Akwasi Obeng Adjei
Director of Audit: Wealth, Investment Management and Insurance, Absa. South Africa

Aline Murekatete
Founder, Spree Rwanda. Rwanda

Anthea Rossouw
Founder: Programmes Leader, Dreamcatcher South Africa

Ashwin Ravichandran
Managing Director, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), Ghana

Assia Riccio
Founder, Evolvin Women, Dubai

Barry Clemens
Chief Executive Officer, Hospitality EQ, United Kingdom

Akwasi Agyeman
CEO Ghana Tourism Authority

Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo
Chief Convention Bureau Officer, South African Tourism

Bernadine Galliver
Associate Director BDO South Africa

Carmen Nibigira, Ph.D.
Country Lead Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners, LLC (ESP) Gabon

Charity Kabango
Co-founder and Director Entrepreneurship Solutions Partners Canada

Christelle Grohmann
Director – BDO South Africa

Dianne Dusaidi
Program Partner, Mastercard Foundation

Dr Kobby Mensah
Senior Lecturer& Coordinator, MSc. Hospitality and Tourism University of Ghana

Dr Salfifou Siddo
Founder and CEO SME TradeLinks (Pty) Ltd, South Africa .

Elcia Grandcourt
Director - Regional Department for Africa United Nations World Tourism Organisation Spain

Emmanuel Frimpong
Executive Secretary Ghana Tourism Federation

Gcina Nomsa Dlamini
Owner and Founder Merchantry Worldwide (Pty) Ltd South Africa

Hon Dr. Ibrahim Awal
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Ghana

Joep Schoof
Director of Operations Valor Africa

John Yao Agbeko
Chief Director Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana

Jon Howewll
Managing Director AviaDev, UK

Judy Kepher Gona
Founder & Principal Consultant Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda Kenya

Kim Szpiro
Associate DIrector, Hanga Ahazaza Initiatve Cornell University

Kojo Bentum-Williams
UNWTO Communication Expert on Africa and Founder and Publisher of Africa’s

Lee-Anne Bac
Director, BDO, South Africa

Marina Novelli (PhD)
Professor of Tourism and International DevelopmentAcademic Lead - Responsible Futures Research and Enterprise Agenda

Mrs Nandipha David
Lecturer University of South Africa

Natalia Bayona
Director - Innovation, Education and Investments UN World Tourism Organisation

Prof Nellie Swart
Associate Professor and Certified Meeting Professional. University of South Africa

Richard Perez
Founding Director Hasso Plattner d-school, University of Cape Town

Septi Bukula
Founder, Seeza Tourism Growth Network, South Africa

Teta Ndejeru
Managing Director Inkomoko Entrepreneur Development Rwanda

Thomas Muller
CEO, Rainmaker Digital, Namibia

York Zucci
Founder and Chairperson Centre for Unconventional Entrepreneurship