ITIC Botswana Tourism Investment Summit 2023
Connecting Botswana Travel & Tourism Sector
with Investors and Global Tourism Leaders
Opening
Wednesday
22 November 2023
- Opening, Cocktail & Cultural show
Summit Day I
Thursday
23 November 2023
Master of Ceremony: Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC and a local Botswana person
08:30 – 09:00 Registration, meet and greet
09:00 – 09:05 All delegates to be seated
09:15 – 09:20 Opening of the Summit
09:20 – 09:45 Fireside chat
09:45 – 10:00 Keynote Speeches
10:00 – 10:15 GMT Networking Break
10:15 – 10:30 Botswana Economic Outlook and investment incentives to foreign investors
10:15 – 10:30 An Overview and vision of the Botswana tourism landscape
10:30 – 10:45 An Overview and vision of the Botswana tourism landscape
10:45 – 11:45 Ministerial Panel Botswana leveraging on its strategic location to facilitate cooperation and investment in tourism in the region
11:45 – 12:30 Ministerial Panel: Botswana leveraging on its strategic location to facilitate cooperation and investment in tourism in the region
11:45 – 12:30 Air connectivity, the critical success factor to transform Botswana into a regional tourism and business hub
11:45 – 12:30 Air connectivity, the critical success factor to transform Botswana into a regional tourism and business hub
12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 An Analysis of Credit Investment Opportunities in the Tourism Sector in Botswana
14:15 – 15:30 Discover Investment Opportunities in Botswana
15:30 – 16:00 Networking Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45 Empowering Women in the Tourism industry – Capital Raising for Women Entrepreneurs
16:45 – 17:30 Investment and financing Sustainable Tourism Projects Unlocking Innovative Business models in the tourism sector. A case study of successful of investments in Botswana tourism
16:45 – 17:30 Investment and financing Sustainable Tourism Projects Unlocking Innovative Business models in the tourism sector. A case study of successful of investments in Botswana tourism
19:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner & Cultural show
Summit Day II
Friday
24 November 2023
Master of Ceremony: Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC and a local Botswana person
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome speech
10:10 – 11:00 The Hotels of the Future
11:00 – 11:45 Investment in Technology and Digitalisation: The Metaverse, IOT, Artificial Intelligence trends in the tourism industry
11:45 – 12:00 One-to one interview
12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Discover Investment Opportunities in Botswana
14:15 – 15:00 Investing in Conservation, Heritage, Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Projects
15:00 – 15:30 Networking Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Enabling investments in Tourism SMEs in Botswana
16:15 – 18:00 Discover Investment Opportunities in Botswana
18:00 – 18:15 Closing