Summit Day I
Thursday
14 September 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
15 September 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