President Nangolo Mbumba will headline the 2024 Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) set to be hosted in Windhoek next month.
Other confirmed prominent speakers, according to AHIF, include Namibia’s Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta, Artur Gerber, Managing Director for TUI Blue, Olivier Granet, Managing Partner & CEO, Kasada Capital Management, Fahad Kazim, CEO, Millennium Hotels & Resorts & Lakhraim Group, Haitham Mattar, Managing Director, Middle East, Africa & Southwest Asia, IHG Hotels & Resorts and Paul Stevens, Chief Operating Officer ME & Africa among others.
Nangula Uaandja, Chairperson and CEO of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, which is a host partner in Namibia said: “We are looking forward to showcasing some of these opportunities which hold immense economic potential at AHIF 2024. Our team at NIPDB is always ready to help investors to have a seamless entry and ensure a soft landing in Namibia.”
Matthew Weihs, Founder of the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), said “Namibia’s confirmation that its President will headline the AHIF agenda leaves me feeling optimistic about the country’s commitment to its tourism and hospitality sector. His presence not only signals that Namibia values the international hospitality investment community, but it also reinforces everything we have heard from our hosts about wanting to create a thriving visitor economy.”
AHIF is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers.