Speaker Profiles

Mr. Tommy Edmond
CEO
Tourvest Group
Tommy Edmond joined the Tourvest group in July 2003 as CEO. He was previously with Absa Corporate Merchant Bank as head of the merchant banking division. Prior to this he held various management positions within the Malbak stable. He holds a BComm, CA (SA) and an AMP Harvard.

Ms. Mmatšatši Marobe
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism Business Council of South Africa
Mmatšatši Marobe worked as a tourist guide initially and later joined the then National Parks Board (now SANParks) being responsible for strategic marketing. This was followed by appointments at both the KwaZulu Natal and Limpopo tourism authorities. During this time, Marobe also trained as a tourist guide for KZN, Limpopo and Gauteng. She joined the TBCSA at the start of 2006 as COO and took over the position of CEO in 2007.

Prof. Brian Kantor
Economist and strategist
Investec Private Clients
Professor Brian Kantor became Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town in 2007. He has held various academic posts locally and internationally, published papers and has served as a member of SA government commissions such as the Competition Commission. He has consulted to a number of South
African corporate companies such as Volkswagen (SA) Ltd, Rightford, Searle
Tripp (later Ogilvy Mather SA) and BMW SA, among others.

Dr. Rudolf Gouws
Chief Economist
Rand Merchant Bank
Rudolf Gouws obtained a masters degree in Economics from the University of
Stellenbosch in 1971. He became Chief economist of the Nedbank Group in
1979. From 1986 to June of 2009 he was Chief Economist of Rand Merchant
Bank. He will soon be relocating to the Cape, but remains an economist with
RMB and a member of its board. He chaired the Economic Policy Committee
of BSA (Business South Africa) from 1996 to 2003, and served in Nedlac. He is an honorary professor of economics at the University of Stellenbosch.

Dr. Iraj Abedian
CEO
Pan African Capital Holdings
Iraj Abedian is the founder and Chief Executive of Pan-African
Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd. He was professor of economics at the University
of Cape Town, before joining Standard Bank Group in 2000 as Group Chief
Economist. He obtained his BA (Honours) and MA in Economics from UCT. He received his PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University in Canada in
1993. He is an honorary Professor of Economics at Pretoria University and
serves on a range of organisations, including the Board of SA Tourism and the GlenRand MIB Ltd.

Ms. Gillian Saunders
Principal
Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions
Gillian Saunders holds a BSc (Hons) degree in hotel, catering and tourism
management - University of Surrey, UK (1981) and an MBA degree (cum
laude) - Wits Business School (1988). Most recently, Saunders is the head of
all Grant Thornton Specialist Advisory Services, but she began her career at
Grant Thornton as senior consultant (1988) and then held the positions of
director of Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions (1990); and principal of
audit firm and head of Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions (1997).

Mr. Trevor Ward
MD
W Hospitality Group
Trevor Ward is a specialist consultant in the hospitality and leisure industries.
Ward is the Principal of the W Hospitality Group with offices in the
UK, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Angola. In addition, he is one of the
Africa representatives for TourismROI, the world’s premier Travel & Tourism
management and investment resource. He is regarded as one of the foremost experts on the hotel industry in sub-Saharan Africa, and is engaged primarily in development consultancy ranging from investment appraisals to operator selection,
owner’s representation and asset management.

Dr. Auliana Poon
MD
Tourism Intelligence International
Dr. Auliana Poon heads Tourism Intelligence International, a leading international consulting company that provides innovative solutions for the travel and tourism
industry. Poon is an analyst, co-author and editor of many of Tourism Intelligence International Publications. An Economist by training, Poon graduated with a B.A (hons) and and M.Sc (Economics) from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. She attended one of the leading European Schools, the Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex University (England), where she graduated with a D. Phil
(Tourism & Technology) in 1988.

Mr. John Stapleton
Regional Manager
SATIB Risk Solutions
John Stapleton has been in the insurance industry for more than 18 years, working
for organisations such as Glenrand M.I.B and Alexander Forbes. He was
educated in the Eastern Cape and holds a BA from Rhodes University
as well as an MBA from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
He is currently Regional Manager for SATIB Risk Solutions, which focuses on developing and providing comprehensive, tailor-made risk management products and services designed to suit the hospitality, tourism and wildlife industries. These are not necessarily insurance products, but encompass all aspects of risk management, and asset, liability and income protection.

Ms. Deborah Kahatano
Director
Boundless South Africa
Deborah Kahatano has more than 15 years of practical experience in Environment
and Natural Resource Management Eastern and Southern Africa. She is
currently working as a Manager for the Transfrontier Conservation Areas
(TFCA) 2010 Development Programme (Boundless Southern Africa). Kahatano
has outstanding experience in the field of environment, natural resource
management and agribusiness with bilateral and multilateral international
development organisations including USAID, UNDP/GEF (The Global
Environment Facility) and IUCN-The World
Conservation Union.

Dr. Bartolomeu Soto
Director of Conservation
Department of Tourism Mozambique
Dr Bartolomeu Soto joined the National Directorate for Forest and Wildlife within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique in 1990. In 1992 he was appointed Head of Wildlife Department. Trained as a Veterinarian, he also holds a BVSc Honors in Wildlife Diseases from the University of Pretoria (1993) and an
MSc in Environment and Development from the University of KwaZulu-Natal
(2004). Dr. Soto was led the first phase of the Transfrontier Conservation Areas
Project, which became effective in May 1997 funded by the GEF through the World Bank. Dr. Soto became Project Manager for the Mozambique TFCAs and was appointed the National Director of Conservation Areas in 2007.

Mr. Wisdom Dlamini
Director
Swaziland National Trust Commission
Wisdom Dlamini is the Director of Nature Conservation and National Parks in Swaziland working under the auspices of the Swaziland National Trust Commission. He holds a BSc degree, a Postgraduate Diploma, an MSc degree,
an MBA, and a Diploma in International Environmental Law. His 11-year experience spans a wide variety of scientific and management areas such as environmental science, environmental law, protected area management and ecotourism. Dlamini was, up to April this year, employed as the International Coordinator for the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.

Ms. Ndaipaneyi Mukwena
Area Manager
Southern Africa Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
Ndaipaneyi Mukwena is Zimbabwe’s Tourism Area Manager for Southern
Africa. Mukwena has held positions of Hotel General Manager, Chairperson and
Lecturer of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Midlands State University (Zimbabwe). Mukwena has broad experience in tourism management and marketing. She is a holder Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) from Schiller International University (Strasbourg and London) and Master of Business Administration degree from Middlesex
University (London).

Mr. Kamil Abdul Karrim
MD
Pam Golding Tourism& Hospitality Consultancy
Kamil Abdul-Karrim heads Pam Golding Tourism & Hospitality Consulting, a
specialist consulting division providing strategic consulting services to the
hotel industry in SA. Abdul-Karrim has trained as an Accountant at UNISA and
spent his earlier career in accounting and finance developing into CFO for
two global companies in the service environment. He then embarked on
post-graduate studies completing a PDM-Public Policy Development and
Administration at Wits University in 1996 and went on to achieve his MBA
with Bond University in Australia during 1998. Abdul-Karrim is currently
Non-Executive Director of the JSE listed Hospitality Property Fund as well
as Quantum Property Group.

Mr. Arthur Gillis
CEO
Protea Hotels
Arthur Gillis is the Group MD of Protea Hotels. Gillis has been with Protea
since the company started in 1984. His first job after graduating from Hotel School was assistant purchaser at the Heerengracht Hotel, which subsequently became one of the first hotels under the Protea banner. Among other things,
he has served as Chairman of the Technikon Witwatersrand Hotel School Development Committee, Vice President of the Hospitality Industry Training Board and Member of the South African Tourism Board Standards Committee.

Mr. Gerald Nelson
CEO
Hospitality Property Fund
Gerald Nelson graduated with a BSc from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1977 and has held a range of directorships with, among others Grapnel Property Group and Sycom Property Fund Managers. Nelson has worked in property
development for UAL Merchant Bank as well as Old Mutual Properties.
He is a member of the Association of Property Unit Trust Management
Companies. As CEO of the Hospitality Property Fund, Gerald has overseen
the listing of the company on the JSE in 2006. Hospitality Property Fund is
the first local specialist listed property fund invested exclusively in hotels and
resorts.

Mr. Ross Kata
Regional Director Africa
Expedia, Johannesburg, South Africa
Ross Kata has been Market Manager of Expedia Inc in Africa since 2003. Kata spent seven years in the hotel and tour operator industry in Europe and APAC. With that experience and knowledge, he was able to bring Expedia Inc to Africa.
His primary role on behalf of Expedia Inc is negotiating airline, hotels and destination services deals with considerable expertise in online retail, merchandising, SEO and SEM. He has an extensive knowledge of the African online industry and expertise in generating viable destination strategies to ensure longevity and profitable results.

Mr. Jabu Khethe
  CEO
FNB Africa
Jabulani Richard Khethe is the Chief Executive Officer of FNB Africa. He
has extensive banking, insurance and leadership experience with financial
institutions in South Africa and is responsible for the expansion and
strategic development of FNB into Africa. Khethe is a member of the
Institute of Bankers in South Africa.

Mr. Mikko Kuuskoski
Director
AfriNord Hotel Investments
Mikko Kuuskoski currently holds the position of Senior Investment
Manager at Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (Finnfund) and
Director at Afrinord. Finnfund is one of the founding shareholders of Afrinord,
a captive finance company established to support Rezidor’s business
operations in Africa. Kuuskoski has over a decade’s experience from
international corporate and project finance with Citigroup in Finland, the
United Kingdom and Sweden as well as Nordea in Finland. He has extensive
experience on working with noninvestment grade borrowers.

Mr. Pablo Berben
  Director of Hotel Development Africa
Hilton
Pablo Berben joined the Hilton Development team in March 2009,
working from his base in Brussels to drive development of the Hilton
Portfolio of Hotel Brands throughout Africa. A finance specialist with
a business degree, Berben has previously worked with a ‘big four’
accounting and consulting firm, as well as for major hospitality brands
throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Mr. Patrick Finn
Senior Director
Acquisition and Development
Starwood Hotels
Patrick Finn is Senior Director of Acquisitions & Development
for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. He is responsible
for executing Starwood’s growth strategy through the development
of management and franchise partnerships in Africa and the Middle
East. Finn has successfully led teams of specialist disciplines in closing
transactions for upscale and luxury hotels across Europe, Africa, and
the Middle East. He has extensive experience in project underwriting,
as well as strategic planning for Starwood’s EMEA division.

Mr. Deon Viljoen
Chairman
VOASA & Director
Southern Sun Vacations
Deon Viljoen is perhaps best known for his role in developing
the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. From 1998 to 2003,
Viljoen oversaw the building of the centre and managed the pre-opening
and opening in 2000. In 2003, Viljoen was seconded to the Johannesburg
Tourism Company, which he established. In 1998, Viljoen moved back to Southern Sun to lead a division of nine resorts (six of them timeshare)
as well as a full-range of auxiliary business units.

Mr. Wayne Grews
  MD
Group RCI Africa
Wayne Grews was appointed Managing Director for Group RCI Africa effective October 1, 2007. Prior to this position, he was a Board Director at RTT responsible for creating and implementing a consumer and client focused business
model across people, systems and processes. He has also held a number
of positions at Energizer, based for some time at the company’s global
headquarters in the USA, as well as at General Mills. Grews completed a
Bachelors of Science (Marketing) in 1984 from Quincy University in the US.

Mr. Andrew Mclachlan
Vice President
Hotel Development: Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands Rezidor Group
Andrew McLachlan is responsible for growing Rezidor’s portfolio of hotels
and brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean. In December 2006, McLachlan
joined the Rezidor Hotel Group as Director Business Development. He
established the group’s presence in the region through a dedicated
development office in Cape Town. McLachlan is the Managing Director
of Afrinord Hotel Investments, a €35m financial Joint Venture Agreement the
Rezidor Hotel Group has signed with four Nordic Government Funds to
expand its presence in Africa.

Ms. Rose Chivumba
Tourism Development and Marketing Manager
Zambian Wildlife Authority
Rose Chivumba was appointed Commercial Manager of the Zambia
Wildlife Authority in March 2002. In 2007, the title was changed to Tourism
Development and Marketing Manager. Her responsibilities in Zambia Wildlife
Authority include tourism business development and marketing, tourism
business management, tourism product development, compliance and revenue collection. Chivumba holds a B.A Ed, P.G.Dip. Wildlife Conservation
& Management, Dip. Protected Areas Planning, Dip in Land Tenure & Legal
Issues in Protected Areas, P.G. Dip. Management and Master of Business
Administration (MBA).

Mr. Adrian Frey
MD
Club of Mozambique LDA
Adrian Frey is a Swisstrained lawyer who has been living and working in
Mozambique for 12 years. In that time he was the managing partner of one of
the biggest law firms in Mozambique. He has created several publications
on time share law, land law and labour law designed for investors
and businesspeople in Mozambique. He currently serves on the board
of several leading companies in Mozambique, including Pam Golding
Mozambique and at the Belulane Free Zone. He is also the owner of Club
of Mozambique, an online publisher based in Maputo.

Mr. Anthony O’Reilly
  Regional Business Development Manager Africa
Chartis South Africa
Anthony O’ Reilly worked for Mutual& Federal from September 1992 to June
2000 as the Corporate Manager in Cape Town responsible for Commercial,
Energy & Marine. In July 2000, he joined AIG (now Chartis) as the Branch
Manager of the Cape Town office. In 2003 Anthony took over as the
Cape Regional Manager and in 2005 assumed the National Branch Manager
for South Africa. In February 2009 he accepted the role of Regional Business
Development Manager for Africa.

Mr. John McMillan
MD
Rani Hotels & Resorts
John McMillan’s appointment in the post of Managing Director ensured the
realisation of Rani Resorts’ vision to offer remarkable safari and marine
experiences to luxury travellers with a spirit of adventure. McMillan trained
as an accountant in Zimbabwe, then started his career in the Hotel Industry
as Financial Director of Cresta Hotels. Some years later, he moved to the
Meikles Hotel Group as Operations Director before moving to Rani.

Mr. Jasper Ward
Senior Broker
Tribe Insurance Brokers
Jasper Ward has over 20 years in the insurance industry, the last 14 of which were with Alexander Forbes. Currently working at Tribe Insurance Brokers
(Pty) Ltd (formerly Glencairn) as a reinsurance broker, Ward’s speciality is with political risks emanating from servicing clients’ needs where they had a political exposure particularly in Africa. At Alexander Forbes, Ward specialised in the major accounts areas, mostly with an international exposure mainly in SA, the rest of Africa, Australia and Europe.

Mr. Serge Hattier
Senior Vice President
Development ACCOR Hospitality, Africa & Middle East
Serge Hattier was the appointed senior VP of the Accor Hospitality Development team for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in 1998. Hattier played a key role in the rapid expansion of the Accor Group in the Far East and Europe from 1985 to 1992. Thereafter, he managed the Mercure Chain expansion until 1997. Hattier holds a degree in Human Sciences and is a graduate of the Paris Hotel School.

Mr. Kurt Ritter
CEO and President
Rezidor Hotel Group
Kurt Ritter is the President and CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group and has
been with the company for over 30 years. Ritter was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate of Business Administration in Hospitality by Johnson & Wales
University, Prudence, USA in 1997. Ritter received several awards - such
as “Corporate Hotelier of the World 2002”, the “International Hotel
Investment Forum (IHIF) Lifetime Achievement Award”, and the “Brillat
Savarin plaque”. In early 2007 he was also named a Carlson Fellow.

Mr. Arthur de Haast
Global CEO
Jones Lang LaSalle
Arthur de Haast is the Global CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, responsible for a team of 220 hotel experts located in 32 offices worldwide in 19 countries.
De Haast has extensive experience within the global hotel market having
led a wide range of both transactional and advisory assignments. He is a
regular commentator on the global hotel investment market, speaking
frequently at major conferences, and is regularly quoted in the world’s
leading business publications.

Mr. Nawfal Bendefa

VP of International Hotel Development
Marriott
Nawfal Bendefa started his career in hospitality with operations roles at Walt Disney World and Marriott International in Orlando, Florida. He then joined
Marriott’s Capital Markets Group in 2001, followed by Marriott’s London
regional headquarters in 2003, filling positions in Valuation, Project
Finance and Asset Management for the group’s various lodging products
throughout Europe, Middle East and Asia. From 2007, he led Marriott
International’s development efforts for all its brands in Africa. He is a
graduate of the University of Florida and a CFA Charter holder.

Mr. Joop Demes
CEO
Pam Golding Hospitality
Joop Demes, has 23 years of hands-on experience in the Southern African hospitality and leisure industry. Founder shareholder and CEO of Pam Golding Hospitality and Managing Director of Pam Golding Hotels which he started in 1997, Demes formed Pam Golding Lodges and Guesthouses (Pty) Ltd in 2006,
Pam Golding Hospitality & Tourism Consultants (Pty) Ltd in 2007 and Pam
Golding Restaurants in 2008. Demes has been the mastermind of a number
of successful condominium (sectional title) hotel applications in Southern
Africa, and consults internationally in this regard. He is regarded as the
continent’s specialist in condominium and fractional applications at the top
end of the hospitality industry.

Mr. Andrew Payne
CEO
Wilderness Safaris
Andrew Payne was educated at the University of Cape Town where he
qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Payne joined Wilderness Safaris in 1994
after having worked with the company in Botswana for the previous year.
When Andy joined the company, his role was to grow Wilderness Safaris in
the region of Southern Africa. Payne took over from Malcolm McCulloch as
CEO of Wilderness in 2007.

Mr. Jorge Jover
CEO
MITC Investimentos SARL
Since becoming CEO, Jorge Jover has focused on accelerating the company’s Angolan leadership in operations that range from industry to agriculture, general
services to construction and finances and expanding its premier position
in the agricultural processing value chain. A graduate of the University of
Montevideo, with a Bachelor degree in Agronomic Engineering, Jover
began his international career with the Angolan Government. Jover supports
different Angolan Development Programmes. He is a member of the
Corporate Council on Africa, the USAngolan Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Steve Fitzgerald
Former CEO
&Beyond
Steve Fitzgerald has been one of the most influential personalities in the high-end
sector of South African tourism. He trained as a Chartered Accountant in
Cape Town and then left the profession at the first opportunity to open the
Arniston Hotel on the southern tip of Africa with his wife Nicky. In 1994 he
joined the founders of CC Africa, now &BEYOND, in the role of Managing
Director. He was responsible for growing the business and expanding
the commercial ecotourism model across Africa and into India. Fitzgerald
stepped down as CEO of &Beyond in January but continues to consult to
the group.

Mr. Mark Davies
  Director
VM Construction, Benguerra Lodge; Villas
Mark Davies, resident in Mozambique, has contributed to the growth of VM
Construction from a small district construction company into a niche
construction company operating in the southern region of Mozambique.
The business specialises in providing project management and turnkey
construction services for the tourism industry. As part of his MBL studies at
UNISA, Davies wrote a research thesis on “The Challenges of Doing Business in
Mozambique”.

Mr. Pedro Couto
Partner
Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves, Pereira, Castelo, Branco &
Associates
Pedro Couto graduated from the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Law
School, as well as the University of Lisbon and has worked as an attorney
for Couto, Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados since October 1998.
Couto has worked on several foreign investment and privatisation projects as
well as several cases on Maritime and Transport Law, litigation and arbitration,
contracts, insurance, legal opinions, civil, labour, administrative and tax law.

Ms. Irene Visser
Programme manager
Tourism Mozambique
Irene Visser joined IFC Advisory Services in April 2005 and is responsible for programme design and management for IFC’s advisory services in the tourism sector. Currently, Visser is Tourism Program Manager for the IFC Investment Climate Team for Africa, and is responsible for the management of the Mozambique Tourism Anchor Investment Program, and the Madagascar eco-tourism Investment Program. Both projects are joint initiatives of the respective
governments and work to secure highquality tourism investment in specially
selected tourism sites.

Mr. Helder Chambal
Senior attorney
Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves, Pereira, Castelo, Branco &
Associates
Helder Chambal has a master degree in International Commercial Law from
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. He has worked as a senior attorney in the
areas of tourism and conservation areas, property development and land legal
expert for h, Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados
since July 2008 and before that, worked as Head of the Minister’s office (2000-
2003) in the Ministry of Tourism, Head of Legal Cabinet in Ministry of Tourism
(2005-2007) and National Deputy Director for Tourism and Chairman of
the Periodical Habitation Commission and Residential Tourism in the Ministry
of Tourism in Mozambique (2007-July 2008).

Mr. Andrew Hubbard
CEO
Queensgate Hotels& Leisure
After matriculating, Andrew Hubbard left for Germany where he studied
computer technology at Volkswagen. In 1987 he started Quick Bit GmbH,
a software consultancy. In 1988, he co-founded financial services company
FTH-Finanz GmbH. After four years of specialising in high net-worth individual
financial planning and management, Hubbard and some partners started
a real estate company in 1992. It was the first to offer investments into the
South African property market (i.e. Radisson Hotel) to German investors
in 1996/1997, which eventually resulted in the formation of Queensgate Holdings.

Mr. Brian Singer
CEO
Singer Group
Brian Singer obtained a B.Soc.Sci. (Economics) degree from the University
of Cape Town and thereafter completed a postgraduate (Hons) B Compt degree.
After completing his articles at the auditing firm Ernst & Young, Singer
based himself within his family’s travel agency – a platform from where he, and
his brother, launched a variety of travel, hotel and restaurant businesses. Today,
the Singer Group of Companies owns several travel businesses, restaurants,
hotels - and develops hotels and leisure properties.

Mr. Brett Archibald
  SVP Business
Development EMEA
Group RCI
Brett Archibald, who took up his post in 2007, has responsibility for a team of
90 people growing existing business, securing new entrants in the market
place and creating strategic TORE relationships across Europe, Middle
East, Africa and India. Previously he ran his own travel company – VEA, based
in Johannesburg. He spent a year working for RCI in Hong Kong; held
the position of md of RCI Europe and worked at the Tourvest Group in South
Africa as Director – Global Business Development and E-Commerce.

Ms. Jackie Asheeke
  CEO
Federation of
Namibian Tourism
Associations (FENATA)
Jacqueline Asheeke has been CEO of FENATA since June 2003 representing the 11 private sector tourism association and their more than 1 400 tourism entities in Namibia. She has 25 years of professional experience, 14 of those as a diplomat
in Namibia. She is a noted expert on the Namibian tourism economy and is highly regarded advocate for the private sector tourism industry. She has written widely on tourism and poverty alleviation, sustainable tourism and rural development, as well as transformation of the Namibian tourism industry and tourism growth
strategies.

Mr. Glenn Stutchbury
MD
Africa Albida Tourism
Glenn Stutchbury is the MD of Africa Albida Tourism. Born and educated in Zimbabwe, Glenn has a CHA in Hospitality from the American Hotel and Leisure
Association.He has been GM of numerous hotels before taking the post of Regional Operations and Commercial Director of the Meikles Africa Hotels Group. Glenn is currently a Vice President of the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT).

Mr. Mbuyazwe Magagula
Head of Tourism Industrial Development Corporation
Mbuyazwe Magagula is with the Tourism Unit of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa where he is responsible for a book totalling USD210m (R3bn) with over 100 clients mainly in the accommodation sub-sector. The unit provides funding to viable businesses in the tourism sector throughout Africa. Prior to joining IDC he worked for Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions as simulation engineer developing training simulators for petrochemicals plants. He holds a BSc. Engineering (Chemical) and a BComm.

Ms. Heidi Keyser
Director
Responsible Tourism
Centre
Heidi Keyser has 17 years’ experience in tourism development in South Africa, Africa and Asia. A qualified Town and Regional Planner, Keyser specialises
in responsible tourism and tourism destination development. She has contributed to the 2002 National Responsible Tourism Guidelines, DEAT’s Responsible Tourism Manual and Handbook and Responsible Tourism Planning Framework and Guidelines for Gauteng. She has a founding member and executive director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism South Africa.

Mr. Barry Garner
MD
Resysta Africa
Barry Garner was born in Zimbabwe and after finishing high school, completed three National Diplomas in Hotelkeeping (honours) at the Bulawayo Technical College. Thereafter he joined Zimbabwe Sun Hotels for five years, where
he rose to the position of Group Training Manager. He immigrated to South Africa in 1983 and in 2002 he founded, with German partners, MBM Africa, purveyors of exclusive outdoor furniture, now found in eight retail showrooms countrywide. He introduced Resysta, an exceptional wood composite, into the South African market in 2009.

Mr. Godfrey Tapela
Investment Officer
IFC
Godfrey Tapela is a Senior Investment Officer in IFC’s Global Manufacturing and Services Department based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His main focus is business development and processing of new investments in the tourism, retail and
commercial property sectors in Sub- Saharan Africa. Tapela, who joined IFC
in 2001, holds a Masters in Business Leadership from UNISA, a BSc Electrical
Engineering Honours degree from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a
Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Institute of Marketing Management.

Mr. Rob Becker
Chief Financial Officer
Sun International
Rob Becker holds a BAcc, CA (SA) and MBA and was appointed to the Sun
International Board in 2005. Becker is also a director of various group companies, including SIML, RAH and SFI Resorts. He joined the group in 2005
having spent two and a half years at Nampak and seven years at Robertsons
Holdings where he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Group
Financial Director respectively. He has extensive experience in corporate
finance and local and offshore financial management.

Mrs. Chipo Mtasa
CEO
Rainbow Tourism Group
Chipo Mtasa heads of one of Zimbabwe’s largest hotel groups, the Rainbow Tourism Group. A year after her appointment in 2005, she was elected to lead the
Zimbabwe Council for Tourism. She has landed two prestigious awards – the
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority’s “Best Tourism Manager in the Private Sector
Award” and the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce’s Business Woman of the Year award for 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Zimbabwe and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe.

Mr. Clive Bennett
MD
Red Carnation Hotels
Clive was recruited by Red Carnation Hotels for the General Manager position at The Twelve Apostles Hotel in June 2004. In December 2004 he was appointed
Managing Director of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat and
in 2006 he was appointed Managing Director of Red Carnation Hotels in South Africa. He negotiated and concluded the purchase of the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga on behalf of Red Carnation Hotels in November 2006.

Mr. Martin Kearns
MD
EuroCape
Martin Kearns is a Chartered Engineer and holds an honours degree in
engineering from the University of Leeds in the UK. Martin has worked as a consultant engineer with international consultancy firm, Mott MacDonald, in property and infrastructure projects in UK, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia and Australia. In 2004, Martin moved to SA to establish the operation and business of
Eurocape and now heads up the South African operation of Howard Eurocape
as CEO of Eurocape Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

Mr. Paschal Phelan
Chairman
Phelan Holdings
Paschal Phelan a native of Ireland came to Cape Town to enjoy an early retirement in 2002. Phelan had been a prominent leading businessman in Food and
Agricultural, then the largest export sector of the Irish economy. His private
company was in the top largest 50 companies in Ireland. He was also a leading property investor. His first large development in South Africa was the new five-star ‘Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa’. His group, Phelan Holdings’, latest project is the new 152 suite ‘Hotel Missoni’ in the Cape Town CBD.

Mr. Gareth Haysom
Programme Coordinator: Sustainable Agriculture
Programme
Sustainability Institute South Africa
Gareth Haysom’s initial training was in the hospitality industry. On leaving
the Spier Leisure Corporation in 2003, where he was the Managing Director,
he worked on pro-poor projects and on transformation-oriented activities for the tourism industry. At the Sustainability Institute, an international living and learning centre, he lectures and manages the project. He also works on the Sustainable
Communities Project, initiated by the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Rooted in an agricultural community, The Sustainability Institute explores creating a more equitable society that sustains rather than destroys the eco-system.

Mr. Vincent Joyner
MD
HIP Africa
Vincent Joyner has been in the Hospitality industry since the age of 17. He is the founder of Hospitality Investment Partners in Africa after having spent almost 18
years with Accor Hospitality. He holds a Masters in International Hospitality
Management from Cornell University (USA) and the ESSEC Graduate School of Management in France and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Hotel Management. He is fluent in French. HIPinAfrica is also launching a fully “sustainable” hotel chain in Arica. Joyner has also founded Invincible Education which sets up a network of ‘free universities’ around Africa focusing on entrepreneurship.

Dr. Danny Jordaan
CEO
2010 FIFA LOC
Danny Jordaan is the Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee. Over the years he has been a senior lecturer, politician,
sports administrator, businessman and a political activist in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Jordaan studied at the University of the Western Cape and University of South Africa in Pretoria completing a Bachelor of Art, Diploma in Higher Education, Honours Degrees, and was recently honoured with a Degree
Doctor of Administration. In 1997, Jordaan was appointed CEO of the SA Football Association. Among the awards he has received are the Special Presidential Awards from President Nelson Mandela (1994) and Presidential Sport Achievement Award from President Thabo Mbeki (2001).

Mr. Shingi Munyeza
Group CEO
African Sun Hotels
Trained as an Accountant with Ernst & Young, led a consortium of Zimbabwean
businesspersons to acquire a 35% stake in Zimbabwe Sun Hotels in August 2002 and assumed the role of CEO where he is presently driving the group’s expansion and re-branding strategy to a Pan African hospitality group in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Munyeza is currently the Chairman for Zimbabwe Tourism Authority. Munyeza is a holder of a Postgraduate qualification in Accounting, Marketing, Advertising and Hotel Management.

Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk
Tourism Minister
Dept of Tourism SA
Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk held the position of SA Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism since April 2004. He was appointed Minister of Tourism in May 2009. Minister van Schalkwyk holds a B Proc degree from Rand Afrikaans University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Political Science and a Masters of Arts degree in Political Science. In addition to holding the position of Premier of the Western Cape between 2002 and 2004, Minister van Schalkwyk has been a Member of Parliament since 1990.

Ms. Sindiswa Nhlumayo
Deputy DG
Dept of Tourism SA
Sindiswa Nhlumayo’s responsibilities extend to providing leadership in
the development and implementation of policies and strategies that will grow
tourism in South Africa, and ensuring that destination SA remains globally
competitive. Nhlumayo is the former Head of the Tourism Black Economic
Empowerment Council and prior to this was a Special Advisor to the Minister
of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, on tourism-related issues. She was
once a Chief Director for Tourism in the Western Cape. Holding a Masters
of Science in Tourism Management, Nhlumayo currently serves on the
Fedhasa, TEP, TGCSA, TECSA and RETOSA boards.

Mr. Pieter de Bruin
Head of Tourism
FNB Commercial
Pieter de Bruin started his career in the jewelry packaging industry as Marketing
Manager for an international jewelry packaging company. He then moved
into banking in 1997, starting with ABSA where he held various positions
in franchising, retailing, production and tourism. Among his achievements,
de Bruin has been a major force in encouraging banks to focus on the
tourism industry. He sits on the Board of the TBCSA and holds a B. Com
degree in Marketing Management as well as an MBL Degree from UNISA.