Day 3 - Thursday, 29 August 2019
AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP FORUM AND AWARDS
07h00 – 08h45
REGISTRATION
08h00 – 08h15
WELCOME MESSAGE – MEC OF TOURISM: KWAZULU-NATAL
SPEECH
08h15 – 08h30
OPENING REMARKS – MINISTER OF TOURISM: SOUTH AFRICA
SPEECH
08h30 – 08h45
SPOTLIGHT ON KWAZULU NATAL – CEO: TOURISM KWAZULU-NATAL
SPOTLIGHT ON KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE & SOUTH AFRICA
08h45 – 09h00
LEADERSHIP AS A CATALYST FOR BUILDING STRONGER TRAVEL AND TOURISM BRANDS IN AFRICA
IN CONVERSATION WITH A RENOWNED THOUGHT LEADER – ONE-ON-ONE EXECUTIVE
09h00 – 09h15
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OUTLOOK OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AFRICA – KEY NOTE MESSAGE
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION BY UNWTO
09h15 -09h30
USING NATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME TO GROW DESTINATION ARRIVALS AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS REVENUES
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION
09h30 – 09h50
USING NATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME TO GROW DESTINATION ARRIVALS AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS REVENUES
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION
10H00 – 10h25
REFRESHMENT BREAK AND NETWORKING SESSION
10h30 – 11h55
THE STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES OF VISA OPENNESS FOR INTRA-AFRICA TRAVEL AND TOURISM GROWTH
ROUND TABLE SESSION
12h00 – 13H00
INSIGHTS INTO WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AS TOURISM ASSETS IN AFRICAN ECONOMIES
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
13h00 – 13h45
NETWORKING LUNCH AND PARTNERS’ PRODUCTS SHOWCASE
14h00 – 14h50
OUTLOOK ON INTRA-AFRICA AIR ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY FOR ENHANCED DESTINATION MARKETING
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
14h50 – 15h00
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA – FROM HOTELS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FACILITIES
INTRODUCTION TO PANEL DISCUSSION
15h00 – 15h45
FOCUS ON CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR INTEGRATIVE TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
15h45 – 16h15
KEY INSIGHTS INTO WINNING BIDS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES WITH SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IMPACT
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION
16h15 -17h00
HARNESSING THE MULTI-LEVEL CHINESE OUTBOUND TRAVEL MARKET THROUGH THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE – A NON-NEGOTIABLE GROWTH PROSPECT FOR AFRICA
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
17h00
CONCLUSION & CLOSING MESSAGE
SYNTHESIS OF KEY OUTCOMES
19h00-21h00
AFRICA TRAVEL AND TOURISM LEADERSHIP AWARDS DINNER – SPOTLIGHT ON TECH INNOVATION WITH TRAVEL TECH LEADERS IN AFRICA
DINNER AND AWARDS EVENING
