WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders. 
WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders.
A MICE industry veteran, Didier Scaillet recently assumed the role of CEO for SITE and the SITE Foundation for the last three years. During his tenure, the Society adopted a new Vision/Mission and Strategic Architecture, experienced record revenue, membership and retention, sealed new industry partnerships and developed new progams globally. For 18 years he held… read more »
I am a journalist, content producer, and content marketing consultant. I am the founder and CEO of B2B marketing hub Marketing Parrot, previously known as Best Marketing International, the leading digital marketing conferences producer in Europe. I have produced and managed over 200 conferences in 24 countries from South Africa to South Korea, from Indonesia… read more »
Dr PPS Sifolo has wealth of experience and prodigious knowledge in the tourism sector and higher education. She is a senior lecturer focusing on Management, Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship subjects in the Department of Tourism Management at Tshwane University of Technology. She is a National Research Foundation rated researcher and the Future Professors Program candidate… read more »
Nejc Jus is the Head of Research at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and is based in London. He is responsible for shaping, leading and implementing the WTTC’s research agenda including the economic impact research. The research is a key pillar of WTTC’s advocacy and is used to support work in company’s strategic… read more »
Ms Mathape is the founder and president of Women in Tourism Botswana and a young tourism professional. Through her work in tourism for the past seven years, she has acquired a diverse repertoire of skills and expertise in areas such as camp management, team leadership, guest relation & interaction, as well as relief management. In… read more »
A skilled, passionate and self-driven Association manager who has spent the last 16 years in top leadership of national trade Association. Nicholas is the current General Manager/ CEO of The Uganda Association of Travel Agents (TUGATA), a private sector leading Association of Travel Agents in Uganda. For the past decade he holds extensive experience in… read more »
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa. Tshifhiwa is a strategic, versatile and innovative marketing, tourism, communications and business executive. His experience spans 20 years, with a track record of visionary leadership, strategic project development and execution, travel and tourism events management and communications. Tshifhiwa holds an… read more »
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialisation in Information Communication Technology applications in the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure industries. He is Director of the eTourism Lab and Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, at Bournemouth University Business School in England. He is the Editor… read more »
Natalia Bayona leads the innovation, education and investments strategy of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations specialized agency for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and accessible tourism worldwide.With a diverse background on politics, destination management and business, she has become the first innovation director at UNWTO, has introduced entrepreneurship and education as key… read more »
Mr Givemore Chidzidzi is the Chief Operating Officer of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), the National Tourism Organization of the Republic of Zimbabwe under the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Established through the Tourism Act (1996), the ZTA is responsible for tourism marketing and development. Givemore has 36 years’ experience in the… read more »
Scott Blount is the founder of TripClip, a world-first travel tech platform that was launched in South Africa in 2021. TripClip has quickly become one of Africa’s quickest growing travel tech companies, spanning across 14 African countries with clients throughout the world. Within just 12 months the platform has generated in excess of 80 000… read more »
Adonijah Ndege is a business journalist for Business Daily, a Nation Media Group (NMG) publication based in Nairobi, Kenya. As an online editor at Business Daily (bdafrica.com), he has overseen an aggressive growth strategy for the brand across different online platforms.A multitalented editor, he also writes on topics he is passionate about including emerging technologies… read more »
Judy has a wealth of knowledge in sustainable travel and tourism across the African continent.Judy is a sustainable tourism advocate, planner, adviser, assessor and trainer with over 20 years’ experience working with tourism sector, communities, conservation. Holder of MA in Rural Sociology & Community Development, Judy has dedicated her professional life to creating awareness on… read more »
Professor Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned Tourism and International Development expert and Professor of Tourism and International Development at the University of Brighton (UK). Her contribution to the study of tourism is associated with the empirically grounded studies on Tourism for Sustainable Development, the concept of Niche Tourism and most recently with elaboration… read more »
Christelle has more than 23 years’ consulting experience and carries out and heads project teams for macro research, economic impact assessments, valuations, marketing and organisational strategies, market feasibility studies, financial viability assessments, business case assessments and transaction advisory assignments. Christelle has also facilitated numerous workshops and large meetings and is proficient in using a range… read more »