Day 1 - MONDAY, 19 OCTOBER, 2020
- MAKEDA MAHADEO – NEWS ANCHOR, CNBC AFRICA, RWANDA
- MYSTER PRATT – GHANA
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION & B2B NETWORKING SESSION
09H00 – 09H50
IN CONVERSATION WITH RWANDA EXPERTS – VIRTUAL SESSION ONLY
- BONITA MUTONI- CHAIR PERSON, RWANDA TOURISM AND TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
- DR.SABIN NSANZIMANA – DIRECTOR-GENERAL RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTRE
- ARIELLA KAGERUKA – HEAD OF TOURISM & CONSERVATION
- JAIME MAYAKI – DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AFRICA DEPARTMENT, UNWTO
MODERATOR: MYSTER PRATT
10H00 – 12H00
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION & B2B SESSION
13H00 – 17H00
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION & B2B SESSION
Day 2 - TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER, 2020
NATALIA BAYONA – UNWTO SENIOR EXPERT, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
AFRICA YOUTH IN TOURISM INNOVATION SUMMIT PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
- MAKEDA MAHADEO – NEWS ANCHOR, CNBC AFRICA, RWANDA
- MYSTER PRATT – GHANA
WELCOME REMARKS
KWAKYE DONKOR – CEO, AFRICA TOURISM PARTNER
TRAVEL AND TOURISM – A PRIORITY SECTOR FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
ELCIA GRANDCOURT – DIRECTOR, AFRICA, UNWTO
OPENING REMARKS AND VISIT RWANDA VIDEO
GUEST OF HONOUR
CLARE AKAMANZI -CEO, RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- ELVINE BINAMUNGU – AFRICA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, RWANDA
- NIMA YUSSUF – SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, ESP, RWANDA
- JULIENNE OYLER – CEO, INKOMOKO, RWANDA
- JOHN-BOSCO IYACU – DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES, ACCESS TO FINANCE, RWANDA
DIANNE DUSAIDI – PROGRAM MANAGER, MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
TOURISM TRAINING RE-IMAGINED WITH ONLINE AND ENGAGING LEARNING
- DR. CARMEN NIBIGIRA -WORKING LEARNING, TOURISM EXPERT, GIZ, RWANDA
- NICOLE BAMUKUNDE-DIRECTOR, VATEL HOTEL & TOURISM SCHOOL, RWANDA
- JULIA MUT – GLOBAL PROGRAMME MANAGER, EDUCATE FIRST
- KIM SZPIRO – ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
EMMANUEL NSABIMANA – HEAD TOURISM REGULATION DEPARTMENT, RDB
- REFILWE LEDWABA – FOUNDER, GILRS FLY AFRICA FOUNDATION
- JABULANI DEBEDU- SENIOR CONSULTANT, BDO SOUTH AFRICA
- PROF NELLIE SWART (CMP) – TOURISM MANAGEMENT, DEPT OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
- NALEDI KHABO – CEO AFRICA TOURISM ASSOCIATION
- YOADAN TILAHUN – CEO, FLAWLESS EVENTS, ETHIOPIA
CHRISTELLE GROHMAN – DIRECTOR, BDO SOUTH AFRICA
NIMA YUSSUF – SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, ESP
AFRICA TRAVEL & TOURISM CEOS FORUM
INTRODUCTION BRAND AFRICA & #MYAFRICA CAMPAIGN INITIATIVE
- KWAKYE DONKOR – CEO, AFRICA TOURISM PARTNERS
- ELCIA GRANDCOURT – DIRECTOR, UNWTO AFRICA DEPARTMENT
12H10 – 12H20
- DR. BETTY ADDERO-RADIER – CEO, KENYA TOURISM BOARD
- AKWASI AGYEMAN – CEO GHANA TOURISM AUTHORITY
- SISA NSTHONA – CEO SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM
- SHERIN FRANCIS – CEO, SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD
- BELISE KARISA – CHIEF TOURISM OFFICER, RWANDA
- CEO – MOROCCAN NATIONAL TOURISM OFFICE, REPRESENTATIVE OF EXPEDIA
SANDRA CARVAO – CHIEF, MARKET INTELLIGENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS, UNWTO
VIDEO PRESENTATION BY 5 SHORTLISTED COMPETITORS
JUDGES
- JUDGES – JACINTA NZIOKA, COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON & HEAD, KENYA NATIONAL CONVENTION BUREAU
- KOJO BENTUM WILLIAMS, MANAGING EDITOR, VOYAGE AFRIQ
- BARRY CLEMENS – CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HOSPITALITY EQ
- MARANG MAREKIMANE – MANAGING PARTNER, LEAN BUSINESS
THOMAS MULLER, FOUNDER & CEO, RAINMAKER – MODERATOR
IN CONVERSATION WITH BDO DIRECTORS – CHRISTELLE GROHMANN & LEE-ANN BAC
PROF NELLIE SWART (CMP), TOURISM MANAGEMENT, DEPT OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA – MODERATOR
- AMANDA KOTZE – CHIEF CONVENTION BUREAU OFFICER, SOUTH AFRICA
- NELLY MUKAZAYIRE – CEO, RCB, RWANDA
- BRADFORD OCHIENG -DEPUTY CEO, UGANDA TOURISM BOARD
- AKWASI AGYEMAN – GHANA TOURISM AUTHORITY
- JACINTA NZIOKA, KENYA NATIONAL CONVENTION BUREAU
- ESMARE STEINHOFEL, ICCA, AFRICA
MILLER MATOLA – CEO, MILLVEST – MODERATOR
INSIGHTS INTO ASSOCIATION MEETINGS – A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO REBUILDING AFRICA’S MICE SECTOR
BIDDING AND HOSTING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EVENTS IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19
- SENTHIL GOPINATH – CEO, ICCA
- AMANDA KOTZE-NHLAPO – CHIEF CONVENTION BUREAU OFFICER, SAT
- TAUBIE MOUTHABANE – CEO, CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONAL CENTRE (CTICC)
- SUMATHI RAMANATHAN – DIRECTOR MARKET STRATEGY & SALES EXPO 2020
- FRANK MURANGWA – DIRECTOR, DESTINATION MARKERTING, RCB, RWANDA
LINDA PEREIRA – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CPL EVENTS, PORTUGAL – MODERATOR
17H00
- PROF. NELLIE SWART & BRENDA ANDERSON, FOUNDER, IKAZE PCO, RWANDA
Day 3 - WEDNESDAY, 21 OCTOBER
AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP FORUM & AWARDS
KWAKYE DONKOR – CEO, AFRICA TOURISM PARTNERS
BELISE KARIZA – CHIEF TOURISM OFFICER, RWANDA
09H10 – 09H20
09H20 – 10H20
- FRED ODEK – CHAIRMAN, EAST AFRICA TOURISM PLATFORM
- SUSAN ONGARO, CEO- KENYA TOURISM FEDERATION
- RICHARD RUGIMBALA – EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, TANZANIA TOURISM CONFIDERATION
- HON. ADJANY DA SILVA COSTA – MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & CULTURE, ANGOLA
DR. GEOFFREY MANYARA – ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, UNECA AND KWAKYE DONKOR – CEO AFRICA TOURISM PARTNERS – MODERATOR
10H20 – 11H20
- ALAN RENAUD – PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT OF CIVIL AVIATION,PORTS & MARINE, SEYCHELLES
- MINISTER, ADEFUNKE ADEYEMI- REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY & STRATEGIC RELATIONS, IATA
- AARON MUNETSI, INDEPENDENT AVIATION CONSULTANT,
- ERIC NTAGENGERWA – SENIOR POLICY OFFICER, AIR TRANSPORT, AFRICAN UNION
JON HOWELL – MANAGING DIRECTOR, AVIADEV – MODERATOR
11H20 – 11H45
SISA NTSHONA – CEO, SOUTH AFRICA TOURISM
BRANDED HOTEL SHOWCASE
12H25 – 13H10
BUSINESS UNUSUAL – INSIGHTS AND LESSONS FOR RUNNING SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL & TOURISM ENTERPRISES
- FRANK MUGISHA – DIRECTOR GENERAL, RWANDA CHAMBER OF TOURISM
- YOADAN TILAHUN – CEO, FLAWLESS EVENTS, ETHIOPIA
- MWAI YEBOAH – FOUNDER, LOVE FROM MWAI, UK
- TES PROS – PRESIDENT, SITE AFRICA & FOUNDER, CRYSTAL EVENTS
- RICHARD KAWERE – CEO, UGANDA TOURISM ASSOCIATION
DORIS PARSONS – MANAGING PARTNERS, SRC AGENCY, RWANDA – MODERATOR
JUDY KEPHER GONA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STTA KENYA
HERMIONE NEVILLE, SENIOR TOURISM SPECIALIST & GODFREY TAPELA, SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER FOR REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
- JABULANI DEBEDU – SENIOR CONSULTANT, BDO, SOUTH AFRICA
- SHAMILLA CHETTIAR – DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL DEPT OF TOURISM, SOUTH AFRICA
- MOSEKETSI MPETA, HEAD, LIGHT MANUFACTURING & TOURISM BUSINESS UNIT, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SOUTH AFRICA
- IWONA FLUDA – FOUNDER & CEO, CREATIVE SWITZERLAND
LEE-ANNE BAC – DIRECTOR, BDO – MODERATOR
REFRESHMENT BREAK
- ALICE KILONZO-ZULU – MANAGING DIRECTOR’S ECOBANK RWANDA LTD
- BUKKY AKOMOLAFE – COUNTRY MANAGER TRAVELSTART NIGERIA
- MITWA KAEMBA NG’AMBI – CEO, RWANDA
- BAYO ‘LION’ ADEDEJ – CEO, WAKANOW
- YVES NGENZI, TECHNICAL ADVISER, EAST AFRICA TOURISM PLATFORM
REPRESENTATIVE – BANK OF KIGALI – MODERATOR
- DENIS DERNAULT- COMPLEX GENERAL MANAGER, RADISSON BLU & KIGALI CONVENTION CENTRE, KIGALI
- JUDY KEPHER-GONA – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL & TOURISM AGENDA
- GIVEMORE CHIDZIDZI, CEO, ZIMBABWE TOURISM AUTHORITY
- EMMANUEL NSABIMANA HEAD OF DEPARTMENT – TOURISM REGULATION, RDB
- BETTY ADDERO RADIER – KENYA TOURISM BOARD
PROF. MARINA NOVELLI -UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON – MODERATOR
BELISE KARIZA – CHIEF TOURISM OFFICER, RWANDA AND KWAKYE DONKOR