Sixth Hotel & Hospitality Show set for 18 – 20 May 2023 in Johannesburg
Travel and tourism are firmly on the agenda in Africa, according to a new report on the hotel and hospitality sector, which shows a faster post-pandemic recovery than anticipated, strong resilience and immense growth potential.
The 2023 Hotel and Hospitality Industry Confidence Index is a collaborative research report between Moore and dmg events aimed at understanding the trends, challenges and perceptions facing the industry. In putting the report together, participants from 17 African countries in the hotel and hospitality market were surveyed and overall, feel optimistic about the prospects of the sector.
“The survey paints a picture of a sector that’s largely positive in its outlook, and that’s looking to find fresh routes to traveller engagement and new ways of building traveller experiences,” says Evan Schiff, Portfolio Director at dmg events.
Even with the challenges facing the sector, almost 82% of respondents were positive about the next six months, while 90% felt positive about the sector over the next 1-2 years.
Among the findings, respondents pointed to the potential for increased investment to bolster growth in the industry and leverage it effectively. Statista predicts US$13.80 billion in hotel market revenue volume on the continent by 2027. This means an anticipated rise in rate of revenue on an annual average of 8.68% between 2023 and 2027.
An uptick in activity last year saw Africa achieve the world average in the pace of recovery, with North Africa leading the way on the continent at -29% growth in international tourism. This is a big increase over the -73% during the pandemic globally. Sub-Saharan Africa lagged 43% behind its pre-pandemic key performance indicators but the recovery is in motion across Africa and the opportunities for hotel and hospitality operators are vast.
The key trends and challenges from the last year are a good indication of what to expect this year.
Trends that were most prevalent in travel and tourism in 2022 included Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations, with travellers seeking sustainable tourism, conscious of the energy costs of a vacation. Nature-bound getaways or ‘staycations’ were popular to connect people with the environment. Medical tourism saw post-pandemic risk factors shaping how some chose to travel, including in the pursuit of wellness. The GOAT and growth trend was another key factor as identified in research from Expedia, highlighting that 2022 was the year of the GOAT (Greatest of All Trips) for travellers as they embraced ‘carpe diem’ and embarked on ‘bucket-list’ travel and new experiences.
Automation and intelligent technology will further shape the industry to deliver on cost cutting while providing exceptional service. Due to Covid, some trends in hospitality are here to stay. “Check-ins went digital, restaurant menus were accessed via QR code, and customers are happy, which is encouraging hoteliers to go even further,” says Schiff. “Many apps that were once a ‘nice to have’, are now fully interactive and engaging pathways to customer engagement and interaction. This is one of the most exciting trends in the industry.”
“Securing appropriately skilled staff in hospitality has proven to be a big challenge, adds Global Sector Leader: Hotel and Leisure at Moore Global, Márton Takács. “This along with the rising costs of energy and reliable supply, construction costs and the impacts of inflationary pressures, which extend to tightening the discretionary income purse strings for travellers, have weighed heavily on the industry.”
Covid still presents a dynamic, ongoing risk to the sector and occupancy rates are still generally lower than pre-pandemic, but Takács adds that there is a determination to not only preserve employment, but to keep going and to innovate. A substantial 94.3%% of respondents made their commitment clear to supporting employees and to retaining talent within the sector.
The Hotel & Hospitality Show, hosted by dmg events, is in its sixth year and seeks to connect brands with hospitality buyers in Africa, promoting B2B matchmaking services and masterclasses as part of its agenda, encouraging networking and the forming of meaningful cross-border collaborations.
Last year, 67 countries from around the globe were represented at the three African Trade Week events, opening doors for local sellers to meet international buyers. The African hotel and hospitality sector is ripe for disruption and is ready for another exciting year.
African governments have improved processes for infrastructure development
“Africa is full of potential infrastructure project opportunities in the pipeline. There is a great need and availability of funding to be spent on the continent. We just need to fix that missing link and carry through projects to a financial close to finally close the infrastructure gap.” This is according to Hendrik Malan, CEO and partner at Frost & Sullivan and one of many expert speakers who will address the upcoming Africa’s Green Economy Summit taking place from 22–24 February 2023.
The programme of this investment gathering was announced this week. Africa’s Green Economy Summit is part of the E-Fest Cape Town that will culminate in the Formula E 2023 Cape Town E-Prix race in the same week on 25 February 2023.
As a platform, Africa’s Green Economy Summit will bring together investors, developers and governments, highlighting investment prospects that exist in the fields of green hydrogen, EVs and hybrid vehicles, energy storage, solar, hydro and wind energy, infrastructure development, urban sustainability as well as manufacturing.
Infrastructure investment opportunities
Recently, at COP27 in Egypt, Frost and Sullivan presented a report on “Showcasing AFRICA’S Investable Infrastructure Opportunities”. According to the report, African governments’ progress has been too slow and inconsistent at regional and at certain industry levels towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the corresponding African Union’s Agenda 2063 goals in their national strategies and development plans.
Key challenges identified include i) the absence of long-term master plans, ii) poorly conducted feasibility studies and business plans and iii) delays in obtaining licenses or permits and poor coordination between government agencies. However, Frost & Sullivan state that, in mitigation of these issues, African governments have been working on master plans, such as the hydrogen roadmaps, as well as establishing task force teams to fast-track processes and aid developers along the entire infrastructure development cycle.
Getting projects investment-ready
“While we know that challenges exist, the estimated $2.5 trillion gap of annual funding needed is an indication of the investment opportunities available for Africa’s accelerated adoption of renewable energy, clean transport and clean technologies, such as green hydrogen, driving social change and development,” says Emmanuelle Nicholls, Project Lead of Africa’s Green Economy Summit.
“Africa’s Green Economy Summit will showcase and present African cities, people and projects that are committed to the strategies needed to build a green economy and making projects investment-ready. The industry has responded with excitement to our very practical and pragmatic programme for next year’s launch event. The fact that technology and investment pioneers, such as ABB and the AfDB (African Development Bank), have partnered with the entire E-Fest in Cape Town in February next year is a valuable vote of confidence in the future of African infrastructure investment.”
Expert and keynote speakers on the programme from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and the DRC that have been confirmed so far include:
– Hon. Clare Akamanzi, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda
– Lisa Pinsley, Partner, Head of Middle East & Africa, Energy, Actis, South Africa
– Dr Hubert Danso, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Investor, South Africa
– Alan Winde, Premier, Western Cape Province, South Africa
– Vuyo Hlompho Ntoi, Joint Managing Director, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), South Africa
– Teddy Mugabo, Fonerwa Rwanda Green Fund, Rwanda
– Geordin Hill-Lewis, Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town, South Africa
– Olympus Manthata, Head of Climate and Environmental Finance, DBSA, South Africa
– Joanne Bate, Chief Operating Officer, IDC, South Africa
– Shameela Soobramoney, Chief Sustainability Officer, JSE Green Bond, South Africa
– MEC Mireille Wenger, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, South Africa
– Hendrik Malan, Partner and Africa CEO, Frost & Sullivan, South Africa
– Hastings Chikoko, Director of Regions & Mayoral Engagement & Regional Director for Africa, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, South Africa
– Michelle Defreese, Senior Officer, The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Rwanda
– Lisa Walker, Director, Energy Office, Power Africa, South Africa
– Greg Blandford, Director of Energy and E-Mobility, Rubicon, South Africa
– Bodom Matungu, Technical Adviser, Transport Infrastructures and Urban Transport, Office of the Special Adviser, Head of State for Investments, DRC
– Toukam Ngoufanke, Senior Venture Builder, Persistent Energy, Kenya
The Africa’s Green Economy Summit programme’s main session themes and highlights include:
– Creating a favourable regulatory economy towards sustainability and equity
– Transforming urban mobility: Ground-breaking projects that are leading the charge
– Increasing clean energy capital flows to African markets: Creating a pipeline for investors
– Green industrialisation: Localising production and scaling manufacturing in Africa
– Building climate resilient cities and sustainable infrastructure systems in Africa
– Blending finance to scale up solutions: DFIs, public finance, green funds and green bonds
– The ESG investment boom: Initiatives, funding available and what investors are looking for
The full programme to date can be viewed on the website of Africa’s Green Economy Summit or click here.
Hear what our expert advisory board members think:
“I think the ideal in a green economy we would see both decarbonisation and job creation happening across the board in many sectors, not just energy, but also in water and our food supply chains, and this is a complex and multidisciplinary challenge for all involved to achieve that. And so, I think what is necessary is to have a shared vision, or perhaps even before a shared vision, a shared understanding of these challenges.”
– Frank Spencer, the head of deployments at Bushveld Energy, which is developing a local value chain for locally made vanadium redox flow batteries.
“At Africa’s Green Economy Summit in February next year, my biggest message will be that collaboration is the new competitive advantage. I am looking forward to the exposure, awareness, connecting and collaborating. And not just within Africa, but from a global perspective, as opposed to silos of just South Africa and Africa.“
– Grace Legodi, venture partner and Investment Committee Member at Grindstone Ventures, and consultant to The World Bank Group’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development in Southern Africa.
“The green economy isn’t a thing. It is THE thing, right? It’s everything. The economy as a whole is making a shift towards green. You cannot produce things in an environmentally unfriendly manner anymore because the consumer just does not want to consume those things. It is embedded in everyday business; the way people just do business.”
– Jarrod Lyons, business development and marketing at the Atlantis SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Cape Town, a developer of industrial property that houses green technology manufacturing.
“Rwanda typically tends to punch above its weight. You know, it’s a relatively small country geographically, but at the same time, has really emerged as a leader in so many different climate areas. When you look at the Kigali Agreement amendment and you look at just the number of different examples of the way that Rwanda is really leading in climate action, not only in terms of negotiation and climate diplomacy, but in terms of action.”
– Michelle DeFreese, a Senior Officer with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), who is embedded in Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment (MoE).
“The biggest challenge is changing the norm. We are used to our budget process, our strategic planning processes, annually tabling and getting Parliament to approve national departments’ annual performance plans (APPs), five-year strategic plans, and we are used to having the entire budget process itself following a specific term of its own, and we never spoke green. At some point, we spoke of sustainability. So now, we are realising that the whole package has to be repackaged has to be reviewed in light of a greener recovery and sustainable development.”
– Palesa Shipalana, Chief Sector Expert on Economy and Infrastructure in South Africa’s Presidency, in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
“One of GreenCape’s current projects is attracting electric vehicle manufacturing investment and to create a greenfield electric vehicle manufacturing industry in the Western Cape. Traditionally, the Western Cape has not had an automotive manufacturing industry compared to Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and KZN. Therefore, we see the transition to electric vehicles as a means of creating this new industry and stimulating much-needed jobs and investments in the green economy in the Western Cape.”
– Prian Reddy, a senior analyst in sustainable mobility and energy storage at GreenCape, a green economy development agency in the Western Cape.
E-Fest Cape Town
Cape Town has become a home to a thriving green economy, creating opportunities to invest in this innovative space. The E-Fest in February 2023 offers a week of special events and entertainment to showcase sustainability, e-mobility and renewable energy solutions, underpinned by the international ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Also known as the Cape Town E-Prix, it is the first Formula E race to be hosted in sub-Saharan Africa, and the first major open-wheel race since 1993. For the first time, South Africa will be able to witness Formula E’s thrilling line-up in person, as drivers race their electric-powered cars through the streets of Cape Town.
“GO GREEN AFRICA” is the E-Fest call to action to businesses and individuals to level up by pledging a commitment to going green.
E-Fest Cape Town event dates:
Africa’s Green Economy Summit
22–24 February 2023
Venue: Century City Conference Centre (4-star green star-rated for sustainable venue), Cape Town
Website: www.greeneconomysummit.com
Contact details for Africa’s Green Economy Summit:
With the number of African e-commerce users expected to exceed half a billion over the next three years, there is an increasing urgent need for sophisticated logistics systems to strengthen and support the continent’s expanding transport infrastructure.
The pandemic served as a catalyst for the advancement of the global ecommerce market and has given rise to a number of trends that impact the logistics industry. Not only are consumers demanding quicker delivery times, but the costs of servicing the last mile are increasing, which has retailers and logistics operators working hard to improve and develop their distribution models so that they can cut inefficiencies and keep stock nearer to consumers. [1]
It is with the primary goal to connect corporate logistics teams and service providers from across the African logistics supply chain, that global event company dmg events announces the launch of its newest trade event, Logistics Evolution Africa. As a leading organiser of face-to-face industry events, dmg events has a long track record of success with over 80 trade shows held across 25 countries, attracting in excess of 425,000 visitors.
“Boosting intra-African trade begins by enhancing African transport and connectivity. At Logistics Evolution Africa, we will connect the dots between policy and operations, to help traders and economic operators reduce the time and cost of moving people, goods, and information around the African continent,” says Ziad M. Hamoui, National President – Ghana at Borderless Alliance, a multilateral partnership of private and public sector stakeholders working to increase trade in Africa.
Logistics Evolution Africa is a unique platform that brings together public and private stakeholders, decision-makers and innovators from key industries such as mining, retail, automotive, logistics, health, and retail. It takes place from 20-23 September 2023 at the Inkosi Albert Luthli ICC Complex in Durban, South Africa, and is co-located with Transport Evolution Africa Forum & Expo, the only event in Africa to connect the region’s port, road and rail authorities under one roof.
Le-Ann Hare, Portfolio Director at dmg events, says: “We are extremely excited and proud to launch our newest trade show under the Evolution Africa portfolio. Logistics Evolution Africa is the international meeting place for Africa’s logistics supply chain, and the only platform on the continent to enable the logistics sector to drive efficient logistic chains and trade corridors.”
As well as an extensive range of innovative products and services on display from local and international exhibitors, the three-day in person event will offer visitors and exhibitors the opportunity to explore long-term strategies to address some of the ongoing the logistics challenges faced by industry at its dedicated conference, The Forum. Here, industry experts will also share their insights on best practices and new technology solutions needed to enhance efficiency for the handling, moving and transportation of goods throughout Africa.
“With partnership development, networking, knowledge sharing and project expansion at the heart of the Forum, Africa’s entire value chain will actively participate to strengthen collaboration, initiate new projects and partnerships, and implement visionary objectives,” says Le-Ann Hare.
Furthermore, through a series of technical workshops on the exhibition floor, visitors will be able to increase their knowledge, skills and expertise and earn their annual CPD points.
Le-Ann Hare concludes: “With global demand for e-commerce continues on the up, Logistics Evolution Africa is a significant and timely addition to our international trade event portfolio, and we believe it will play an extremely beneficial role in boosting strategic trade competition and productivity across Africa and beyond.”
CAPE TOWN 07 December 2022 — Africa Travel Week (ATW) is calling on the most inspiring and compelling storytellers across Africa’s tourism community to enter the WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards 2023.
“We’re on the lookout for marketers, creatives, visionaries, and travel experts working hard to inspire travellers to experience Africa,” says Megan De Jager (née Oberholzer), RX Africa Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Marketing.
A much-anticipated highlight at WTM Africa, the annual Awards honour exceptional organisations and individuals who lead by example, raise the bar and continue to shape the industry.
“As we enter a new year, we want to shine a spotlight on brands and businesses that aren’t holding back in their efforts to promote Inbound and outbound travel on the African continent.” De Jager adds. “If that sounds like you or a travel company you know, don’t think twice. Enter now. They could walk away with an award and all the acclaim that goes along with it.”
Free to enter, all applications will be overseen by an expert panel of judges across nine specially curated categories, which include:
Most Compelling Tourism Story
Most Compelling Technology and Innovation Story
Most Compelling Agency Story
Most Compelling Digital Campaign Story
Most Responsible Tourism Story
Most Compelling Adventure Story
Most Compelling Foodie Story
Most Compelling Inclusive Story
Most Compelling Luxury Story
“As a winner, or even a finalist in the Awards, you’ll have the opportunity to be seen and heard with increased press opportunities and international recognition,” says De Jager.
THE WTM Africa 2023 Awards will be hosted at the GOLD Restaurant.
Entries close on Friday, 3 February 2023, at 23:59 (SAST). Interested participants can submit their applications via the WTM Africa website here.
As various sectors in the country are finding ways to stimulate and revive the economy after the catastrophic global impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the entertainment industry is also gearing up to do business differently. T.Musicman in collaboration with Synergy Business Events are proud to announce the inaugural 2022 Joy of Jazz “Music and Lifestyle Experience (Expo).
Joy of Jazz 2022 is taking place on 25 – 26 November at the Sandton Convention Centre and aims to attract 3 000 visitors and over 100 exhibitors. The show is open to both concert and non-concert goers. According to the MD of Synergy Business Events, Mr Tiisetso Tau “This collaboration seeks to address the following: to create and give a platform to brands and businesses that form part of the music and lifestyle business value chain to showcase their offerings, to create a networking environment for the aforementioned businesses amongst themselves and with corporate South Africa, SMME’s and government to explore, discuss and unlock opportunities as well as look at ways to disrupt how Joy of Jazz Music and Lifestyle Experience (Expo) is delivered to concert goers”.
“We are elated as the Gauteng Tourism Authority because this authentic Jazz Experience event is back on our signature events calendar adding the much-needed energy, zeal, and enhanced reasons to explore our golden city region more. Jazz forms part of the soul and social fabric of destination Gauteng story and the Joy of Jazz has been our magical transmition channel and stage for this important heritage and offering. Exciting us more is the innovation and expansion of the visitor and music lovers experience starting with this year’s edition. The inclusion of the Joy of Jazz Music and Lifestyle Expo further expands the event’s offerings thus empowering us to leverage the platform better while driving increased visitation and the building of a solid events sector that creates new jobs and sustain existing once,” explained Gauteng Tourism Authority CEO Sthembiso Sthe Dlamini.
“We are looking to attract a diverse crowd to this year’s festival through the Expo, get more people to remain within the vicinity of the concert thereby alleviating traffic congestion, enable people to explore and purchase items at a discounted rate at the venue that they ordinarily would not have access to, had they not attended the concert” MD of Synergy Business Events, Mr Tiisetso Tau.
President’s presence shows government’s support for growing mining sector
The presence of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the upcoming Nigeria Mining Week underscores just how serious the Nigerian government is to support and grow the country’s burgeoning mining sector.
This is according to the event director Patricia Kazaka: “Nigeria is the next investment destination in the mining industry and the government has been unwavering in its undertaking and goal to take its mining sector to the next level.”
“We are delighted that President Buhari will honour the Nigeria Mining Week expo and conference with his presence on the opening day on Tuesday, 1 November. He also delivered a message during one of our online events recently, but as we are making a much-lauded live return to the Nigerian capital, the entire industry, from mining houses to investors to artisanal miners, is excited to see at the Abuja International Conference Center in person.”
Established seven years ago, the proud partners of Nigeria Mining Week include the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in collaboration with PwC Nigeria and VUKA Group. More than 1200 mining experts are expected at this elite gathering.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilikan Adegbite, will also personally welcome attendees when he delivers the ministerial address during the opening session on 1 November, followed by a VIP tour of the exhibition floor.
Nigeria Mining Week’s official programme highlights and main themes include:
1 November, 08h00, opening session Profiling Nigeria’s strengths: Achievements and focus areas
– Welcome address from the organiser, VUKA Group
– Welcome address from PwC
– Uyi N, Akpata, PwC Country and Regional Senior Partner, West Nigeria
– Welcome address from the Miners Association of Nigeria – Alh. Musa Muhammad, Ag. President, Miners Association of Nigeria
– Goodwill message – Hajiya. Saratu Umar, Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Nigeria
– Welcome remarks from NEITI – Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Nigeria
– Opening remarks: Integrated Iron mining and steel making project in the state of Kaduna
– Partha Ghosh, Mining Head, African Industries Limited, Nigeria
– Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Unveiling of electronic access to wealth away from oil: A new online mineral title administration system (real time) – Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Chairman, Bitumen Committee, and Director-General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) – Ministerial address – Arc. Olamilikan Adegbite, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Nigeria
– Presidential address
– H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria – VIP tour and official opening of the exhibition
Other sessions will focus on:
Nigeria’s mineralogical wealth: Understanding the true potential
Capacity building: A critical need for skills and knowledge transfer
Climate change and ESG impact: Protecting the environment for future generations
Finance and investment: Creating an attractive business model
Mining investment: Throwing misperceptions out the door
More information about the programme is available on the event website: https://www.nigeriaminingweek.com/agenda-0. To register to attend, click here. Admission to the exhibition is free but visitors are required to register online
Contrary to popular belief, the concept of ‘influencer’ isn’t a modern-day invention that transpired in the 21st Century with the rise of the internet and social media platforms. In fact, the evolution of influencers can be dated all the way back to 105BCE when Roman gladiators rose to celebrity status, often even promoting the occasional product like oil or wine. [1]
If the pandemic taught marketers anything, it’s that influencer marketing truly showed the value it can bring to a brand or business. During lockdown, brands and businesses had to pivot the way in which they reached their target audience. With potential customers retreating to their homes, and with no other way to communicate than through digital platforms, this opened up immense opportunity for influencer marketing.
With the fog of the early 2020s dissipating, one thing still stands: As much as 61% of consumers trust recommendations from influencers, with only 38% trusting branded social content.[2] By the end of 2022 alone, brands are projected to spend a whopping R270 billion on influencer marketing with the marketing medium proving to generate 11 times the ROI of traditional digital marketing. [3]
What is an influencer?
An influencer, also known as a content creator, is someone who has the power to affect the opinions and purchasing decisions of others based on their social media presence. Their influence can come from their authority, knowledge, position, or relationship with their audience[4]. These individuals have grown their audiences and built careers off the back of the content they create.
Within the influencer space there are categories; their ‘beat’, which is the sector their content speaks to and what their audiences are interested in, whether that be home, beauty, lifestyle, travel and so on. They are also categorised by their following, for example: Nano influencers (1K–10K followers), micro influencers (10K–100K followers), macro influencers (100K–1M followers) and mega or celebrity influencers (1M+ followers).
Why does influencer marketing work?
Picture this: You’ve met up with a colleague for coffee – someone you respect and admire. He tells you about the latest gadget he has tried and how it’s worked for him. Are you interested? Will you go home and search for it online? Possibly.
Well, this is how influencer marketing works. Influencers communicate with their audience on their channels, packaging a brand’s messaging in an authentic way that their followers trust. Through influencer marketing, an influencer is providing a brand with endorsement and word of mouth advertising. They are able to do this because they have an audience who relates to them, admires them and most importantly, trusts them.
With referrals being one of the top reasons consumers purchase or buy into a product or brand, endorsement from influencers not only means credibility for your brand but lead generation too.
How do you stand out?
Competing for attention online, amongst the plethora of engaging content, is no easy feat.
In order to stand out, your campaign needs to be engaging. The biggest mistake brands make is driving single campaigns once-off which may bring a burst of favourable results, but doesn’t truly build meaningful connections with your audience for longevity. Longevity is key and building authentic relationships and long-term campaigns will contribute to the success of influencer marketing for your business.
Credibility and relevance simply cannot be bought, however, strategic influencer marketing can and should form part of your marketing plan.
More than 1200 mining experts expected at elite, annual gathering
Nigeria’s Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilikan Adegbite, will personally welcome attendees at the upcoming Nigeria Mining Week when he delivers the ministerial address during the opening session on 1 November, followed by a VIP tour of the exhibition floor. The live event is making a much-lauded return to the nation’s capital at the Abuja International Conference Center from 1–3 November, connecting the entire mining value chain to reconnect face-to-face and explore the many exciting opportunities that the mining sector in this West African powerhouse offers.
True potential of Nigeria as a mining destination
Proud partners of the event include the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in collaboration with PwC Nigeria and VUKA Group.
The industry has also given the event an enthusiastic stamp of approval with leading expert companies and projects eager to showcase what is widely regarded as the next best investment destination for mining houses and investors. These include Titan Minerals Ltd, the diamond plus sponsor of the event, (formerly known as AG Vision Mining), a leading mineral exploration company and a longstanding participant of Nigeria Mining Week.
The MD and founder of Titan Minerals Ltd, Fadi A. Ghazale, is excited about what the future holds for the Nigerian mining sector: “We are seeing a steady flow of interest from junior exploration companies, mostly based in the UK, in Australia and Canada, that are curious about knowing the real potential of Nigeria and whether Nigeria is really, or will become, a mining destination with large mines and big projects. We are currently working on several projects, mostly related to gold, base metals and tin. Most importantly, there is a very large interest in battery minerals, with a large focus on lithium pegmatites. We are currently working for several clients with an interest in these particular minerals.”
Other leading lights in the Nigerian extractive sector that will enjoy great exposure in the Nigeria Mining Week programme include the platinum sponsors: Africa Finance Corporation, the gold sponsors: FBN Bank, IAC Gold, Rapidlink and Segilola Resources Operating Limited, and the silver sponsors: African Natural Resources & Mines, Beak Consultants, Guideline Geo, HSiT Africa, Juggernaut Industries and Xugong Nigeria Company Limited.
Nigeria Mining Week’s official programme highlights and main themes include:
1 November, 08h00, opening session Profiling Nigeria’s strengths: Achievements and focus areas
– Welcome address from the organiser, VUKA Group
– Welcome address from PwC
– Uyi N, Akpata, PwC Country and Regional Senior Partner, West Nigeria
– Welcome address from the Miners Association of Nigeria – Alh. Musa Muhammad, Ag. President, Miners Association of Nigeria
– Goodwill message – Hajiya. Saratu Umar, Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Nigeria
– Welcome remarks from NEITI – Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Nigeria
– Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Unveiling of electronic access to wealth away from oil: A new online mineral title administration system (real time) – Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Chairman, Bitumen Committee, and Director-General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO)
– Ministerial address – Arc. Olamilikan Adegbite, Minister, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Nigeria – VIP tour and official opening of the exhibition
Nigeria’s mineralogical wealth: Understanding the true potential
Capacity building: A critical need for skills and knowledge transfer
Climate change and ESG impact: Protecting the environment for future generations
Finance and investment: Creating an attractive business model
Mining investment: Throwing misperceptions out the door
More information about the programme is available on the event website: https://www.nigeriaminingweek.com/agenda-0. To register to attend, click here. Admission to the exhibition is free but visitors are required to register online.
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