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What are the benefits of attending the Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit & Challenge?
The fifth edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge known as the continental platform for the youth in tourism to harness knowledge and influence from industry leaders, will be held in Namibia from May 31st to June 2nd, 2023. |
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The Summit’s faculty includes world-class practitioners, professionals, experts, educators, future leaders, change-makers, and trailblazers. The faculty provides dynamic solutions to business challenges and empowers participants to apply their new skills and frameworks to make an immediate impact through meaningful and practical dialogue, insightful presentations, training, and interactive discussions.
Among these are Ministers, UNWTO Director for Africa, Director: Innovation, Education and Investments, University Professors, Young Tourism Innovators, C-Level Corporate Executives, Successful Entrepreneurs, Lead Business Advisors, Sustainability Experts, Researchers, Hotel General Managers, Digital Marketing and Transformation experts, young entrepreneurs, Lead Industry Employment experts and more. Click her to register .. |
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SMME TRAINING DAY & ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS EXCHANGE
The SMME training day & one-on-one business exchange is one of the highlights of the Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge.
The 2022 Masterclasses included TED-style talks, expert presentations, and panel discussions, with the Namibia SME Digital/Social Media and Business Development Masterclass focusing on empowering young people to use technology to develop and grow sustainable businesses. The critical role of technology in driving successful businesses, as well as ensuring youth businesses and start-ups effectively and successfully harness this medium in developing and growing their businesses, was central to the Master class programme.
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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AWARD 2022
The Africa Tourism Leadership Awards honour the most inspiring and influential women leaders who have made and continue to make an outstanding contribution to changing the course of Africa’s tourism development.
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Winner – 2022
Hon. Memunatu B. Pratt
Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Sierra Leone
Hon. Pratt pioneered the establishment of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, where she served as a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department for close to 24 years. She was also a Visiting Professor to Hiroshima University and Hiroshima Peace builder’s Centre in Japan for over 7 years. She also served as a Visiting Professor and resource person to several universities in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. She has over 15 years’ experience in Peace, Conflict Gender, Security and International Studies. She has a number of publications to her name and she is a recipient of the National Prestigious Insignia Award as Grand Officer of the Order of the Rokel (GOOR) from the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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1st Runner Up
Susan (Akon) Akporiaye
President National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies(NANTA).
Susan Akon Akporiaye is a consummate entrepreneur. A person who is very focused and passionate, and who is a natural go-getter. A firm believer in the power of God to accomplish anything one sets his or her mind to. These sterling qualities have defined her entry and contributions to the travel and tourism industry, which she currently serves.
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2nd Runner Up
Sherin Francis
CEO, Seychelles Tourism Board
Sherin Francis is a finance and economics expert from Seychelles. She serves as the Principal Secretary for the Tourism Department, which reports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism. She was the chief executive officer of the Seychelles Tourism Board for eight years prior to her appointment as the head of the Tourism Department in April 2021. Tourism has increased under her leadership, with specific campaigns aimed at markets such as the United Kingdom.
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EMERGING TOURISM TRENDS RESEARCH
Thank you to everyone who responded to and completed the survey that was sent out last week. If you have not yet completed the survey and would like to do so, please click on the link below, which should take about 10 minutes. By completing the survey, you will be entered to win a return boat trip from the V&A Waterfront to the Robben Island Museum for four people.
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REGISTER FOR THE AfCFTA BUSINESS FORUM 2023
The AfCFTA Business Forum 2023, will be held from 16 – 18 April 2023, in Cape Town, under the patronage of the Government of the Republic of SAfrica. The AfCFTA Business Forum presents a platform for engagement at various levels including Business to Business; Business to Government; Government to Government. The objective is to enable the private sector to unlock trade and investment opportunities presented by the AfCFTA, in order to boost intra-Africa trade.
The private sector has to be a critical driver of the implementation of the AfCFTA, the new markets that it shall unlock are intended to fully benefit the private sector and to contribute to the transformation of Africa’s economy. It is for this reason that the Secretariat is upscaling private sector engagement, the AfCFTA Business Forum is one of the platforms for this engagement. The Forum will bring together African and global business executives, strategic investors, financial institutions, investment promotion agencies, business councils, chambers of commerce, multinational corporations, African women and youth business organisations, as well as Heads of States and Government. Register here |
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