Here it is a summary on the
speech that Mr. Thulani Nzima gave on 20
November:
We are at EIBTM again
this year, because we know the value that platforms like this one, bring to our
destination.
It is at these trade
shows that we get to showcase the best of our beauty, service-ethic,
capability, accessibility and value for Money offerings for any business event.
Africa is no longer
on the sidelines.Africa, has taken centre stage.
South African
National Convention Bureau has been in operation for nearly two years and, we
are working hard to ensure that Africa as a continent works together in
partnership, to significantly grow Africa’s share of global business events.
Earlier this year, we
launched our strategic positioning – RISE WITH US!
We invite you to work
with us, to bring your event to (South) Africa and to be part of our
astonishing success.
We invite you to
seriously consider Africa as a destination for meetings, events, incentives and
exhibitions because South Africa is capable, and South Africa delivers on expectations
with excellence.
We invite you to RISE
WITH US!
South Africa offers
value for money; economic and political stability; and a safe and secure
destination for delegates. South Africa also has a business events
infrastructure that’s extremely capable.
We have five
international convention centres, hundreds of four and five-star hotels - these
are star-graded properties with guaranteed quality, excellent airport
infrastructure, world-class technology and people with the skills and the
experience to deliver the world’s most sophisticated business events.
We are proud not only
of the quantity of events that South Africa has hosted but of the quality of
events we have hosted.
The South African
National Convention Bureau has been successful in helping our destination to
secure 106 major bids in conjunction with our city and provincial Convention
Bureaus, for the period 2013 until 2017.
Meetings Africa is
now committed to an irrevocable path of being a truly pan-African exhibition.
We have invited the rest of the African continent to come and exhibit at
Meetings Africa 2014, and already we have nine African destinations confirmed
to join us on the exhibitor floor.
We invite the global
market to do more than consider Africa as an option for business events. Today
we invite the world to bring its business to South Africa. We issue this
invitation because we are completely confident of the products and services we
offer.
I thank you.
