Robin Watson, Managing Director South Africa for MAN Energy Solutions will deliver a keynote presentation next month at #SSAPOW19 and also talk about Man Energy Solutions range of engine and turbine-based power solutions.

The Southern Africa Power Summit will provide a platform to address some key challenges of improving ageing power infrastructure, developing new power infrastructure, renewable power innovations, gas to power technologies, transmission & distribution solutions, more cost effective temporary power solutions and much more.

We will bring together Ministries of Power & Energy, State Power providers, Public – Private partnerships (PPP), Independent Power Producers (IPP’s) and key solution providers to tackle some of the most pressing issues within the African Power industry.

In the Sub Continent region power companies will be looking toward the strategy for increased power capacity: Eskom, ZESCO, Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM), NamPower, TANESCO, Southern African Power Pool, Botswana Power Corporation, SNEL, RNT and many more.

Meet the key decision makers from The Southern Africa Power Industry for 3 days of panel discussions, workshops,1-2-1 business meetings and networking. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details to register. 

ACCIONA Industrial S.A confirms as Silver Sponsor for the upcoming 5th Annual Southern #Africa #Power Summit 2019! #SSAPOW19

SOUTHERN AFRICA’S PREMIER POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY EVENT 29TH – 31ST OCTOBER 2019 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

At this year's Southern Africa Power Summit 2019 we will be providing a platform to address the following:

• Improving ageing power infrastructure
• Developing new power infrastructure
• Renewable power innovations
• Gas to power technologies
• Transmission & distribution solutions
• More cost effective temporary power solutions and much more

To be part of the discussions next month in Cape Town contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

STEAG GmbH Energy Services confirm as Roundtable Sponsor for the upcoming 5th Annual Southern Africa Power Summit 2019! #SSAPOW19 

“THE 3 PILLARS OF ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA – REGULATION  FINANCING & TECHNOLOGY” 

The Southern Africa Power Summit hosted by Vale Media Group, the number 1 Africa Focused B2B events company, will provide a platform to address some key challenges of improving ageing power infrastructure, developing new power infrastructure, renewable power innovations, gas to power technologies, transmission & distribution solutions, more cost effective temporary power solutions and much more.

We will bring together Ministries of Power & Energy, State Power providers, Public – Private partnerships (PPP), Independent Power Producers (IPP’s) and key solution providers to tackle some of the most pressing issues within the African Power industry. In the Sub Continent region power companies will be looking toward the strategy for increased power capacity: Eskom, ZESCO, Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM), NamPower, TANESCO, Southern African Power Pool, Botswana Power Corporation, SNEL, RNT and many more.

29th -31st October 2019, The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town. 

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go to www.ssapower.com

Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa is proud to announce its association with Joburg Ballet and delighted to be the official host of an exciting new event, Ballet Botanica in collaboration with Friends of the Ballet.

Friends of the Ballet is a non-profit organisation, managed purely by a volunteer committee, tracing their own beginnings back to the formation of Joburg Ballet in 2001, or as it was then known, the South African Ballet Theatre.

Over the last five years their fundraising events have played an increasingly important role in terms of raising awareness, support, and the funding of vital projects for Joburg Ballet. This year the fundraising events hosted by Fairlawns will raise funds for new studio mats for the two Joburg Ballet studios. In addition to the professional company, Joburg Ballet operates development and outreach programmes, the Joburg Ballet School, Ballet Academy and Aspirant Programme, building on the vision of making dance an art form that embraces the widest possible cross section of South African society.

Under the direction of Iain MacDonald (Artistic Director), one of the original six dancers who shared the vision of what the South African Ballet Theatre could become, and Esther Nasser (CEO), Joburg Ballet now has 48 employees, performing four major seasons a year in SA as well as international appearances (ballet classics and contemporary).

Fairlawns in collaboration with Friends of the Ballet, will host two exclusive events in August showcasing its beautiful Hotel venue and South Africa`s premier ballet company the Joburg Ballet. Joburg Ballet dancers will entertain guests with a mix of classical and neo-classical pieces highlighting the versatility of the company and its dancers.“Art is a tremendous vehicle to promote South Africa and we see this as a natural collaboration and opportunity to support in any way we can,” explains Michael Kewley, Managing Director of Fairlawns, on the Hotel`s involvement.

“Were excited to partner on this exciting project and bring the world of the local performing arts to the Fairlawns community”.“Bringing together the elegance of Fairlawns with the artistic talents of Joburg Ballet in two wonderful events that cannot be missed – growing ballet together” Friends of the Ballet.Saturday, 24 August will be an evening picnic event from 17h00 with dancers under the stars and guests ensconced in a magical Bedouin tent. Sunday, 25 August will be an afternoon picnic High Tea event from 12h30 where guests can fully appreciate beautiful surroundings while entertained by the ballet pieces being performed.

Tickets are limited.For patrons wishing to spend the night, Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa creates an intimate atmosphere where some of the globe’s most vibrant personalities converge. Luxurious suites are individually decorated in varying themes ranging from Eastern influence to French provincial, each featuring every desired modern amenity. The Hotel also caters to a variety of culinary tastes with an array of elegant dining experiences to choose from.

Tickets can be booked directly with Mike Collison at Friends of Ballet: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for R 800.00 per person, which will include an arrival drink, meal and exquisite performances by the Joburg Ballet CompanyBooking is essential, as space is limited

Global commercial giants descend on Cape Town for the continent’s largest ecommerce gathering.  

Cape Town, South Africa: More than 300 companies within the African ecommerce ecosystem will gather in Cape Town on the 19th and 20th March to review the latest technology influencing online retail and fulfillment. Attendees will learn how to leverage the rapid growth of cross border payments; customer security and how African companies can compete with the likes of Amazon.  

The experts guiding the 2019 event are global leaders and game changers shaping the ecommerce landscape well beyond Africa. Google, Naspers, DHL and Jumia are among the giants who will be shaping the discussion. “The collection of thought leaders and the topics under discussion this year are aimed at creating an immediate impact for African ecommerce companies. From marketing to fulfilment, the world’s best will be on stage sharing best practice and innovative hacks to drive online growth”   

“It is quite remarkable to have all of these industry leaders on the same stage not only willing to share but actively working to grow the industry and ensure African customers receive a world class online shopping experience.” Terry Southam, Kinetic Managing Director. 

DHL partners with the conference for the second year running, extending their commitment to driving innovation within the fulfilment space as Lead Sponsor of the Show.  

Steve Burd, Vice President Sales for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, explains that the ongoing partnership between DHL and eCommerce Africa is a good fit. “As the market leaders in express logistics in Africa, we have extensive first-hand experience of the positive impact that ecommerce has on the continent. The massive growth in cross-border and international ecommerce in Africa sees DHL working with thousands more customers across the continent each year, helping them to expand their brand across borders.” 

He adds that the development of ecommerce in Africa continues to unlock major opportunities for growth. “E-commerce allows entrepreneurs and SMEs to connect with a large customer base and scale up rapidly which accelerates the need for support services. E-commerce growth therefore has a ripple-effect on many other industries on the continent.” 

“DHL’s partnership with eCommerce Africa provides us with an additional platform to connect with organisations and help them to understand key logistics considerations, and learn how to plan for and overcome any logistical challenges,” adds Burd. 

eCommerce Africa 2019 has taken additional care this year to ensure an event that is accessible to an extended audience, by offering an additional track agenda on the expo floor that educates business owners on how an effective ecommerce strategy can grow their business.  This agenda offers everything that startups and smaller businesses need to kick start and rapidly scale their business. These tickets are available at an inclusive price of only ZAR 350, to ensure every startup, small business owner and ecommerce dreamer has the opportunity to participate. 

Follow @eCommerceConfex on Twitter and join the conversation using the #ECO19 hashtag or register for the event here. 

For more information, please contact:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.+27 (0) 21 180 470014 Pickwick Road, Salt River, Cape Town. 

ABOUT KINETIC

Kinetic is a proudly South African conferencing company with an international footprint across East, West and Southern Africa. As the proud leader of the CX, ecommerce and IT conferencing industries, we strive to accelerate corporate and personal growth by connecting people, connecting companies and facilitating meaningful business connections.Established in 2008, we have produced over 100 conferences and exhibitions that have hosted over 100 000 delegates, 5000 speakers and 450 sponsors. Our mission is to inspire change in the industries we service, by leaving our delegates with fresh insights, new perspectives and real business opportunities. 

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Africa’s top customer experience experts are gathering Cape Town for the 7th annual Customer Experience Management Africa Summit, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on the 1st and 2nd of August. The African leaders from companies such as AIG, MTN, Naspers, Old Mutual and Comair, will be joined by global customer experience experts such as Diane Magers the CEO of the CXPA (Customer Experience Professionals Association).

The Summit will be addressing three of the most pressing customer experience issues facing corporations in Africa; driving customer emotions, establishing a return on investment from customer experience and putting insights from data to practical use.

Diane Magers will open the Summit with a keynote on guiding executives who are looking for a financial return on investment. Magers, CEO of the world’s largest CX association will show how value creation requires CX professionals to change their language and their value story.

Mike Joubert, a South African marketing rainmaker and Sean Drummond, screenwriter for the acclaimed Five Fingers for Marseilles will deliver a one hour workshop on the art of storytelling and how brands can use it to create emotional relevance within their customer journeys.

Clint Payne from Multichoice will be delivering a case study on how the right data and measurement tools can inform service design. This Multichoice experience team has won multiple CX awards around the world, including three of the five awards at last year’s African Customer Experience Awards.

“This Summit will showcase a powerful combination of customer experience leaders sharing best practice and debating on the future of the African customer experience. Whilst this is an African gathering, customer experience has no boarders and expectations are set on a global level. The content we have lined up is most certainly at the level of what is happening in Europe and the United States. What is discussed this week will resonate across the African consumer landscape over the next 12 months. It is a very exciting event to be a part of, the change initiated from the summit is lightning fast and a testament to how seriously these companies take customer experience” states Juan Mouton, Portfolio Director for the summit.

Follow @CEMAfricaSummit on Twitter and join the conversation using the #CEMSummit18 hash tag.

ABOUT CEM AFRICA
CEM Africa is a meeting place for CX professionals and innovative CX solution providers. The show takes place on the 1-2 August 2018 at the CTICC in Cape Town, where like-minded customer experience experts and the top CX solution providers gather for an informative and educational summit with the common goal of improving customer experience across Africa. The event will provide a platform for like-minded CX professionals to showcase their industry knowledge as well as solutions to better the customer’s perception of the brand. 

ABOUT KINETIC
Kinetic is an international business-to-business conference and exhibitions producer based in Cape Town. Our mission is to equip senior management executives with knowledge, market intelligence and viable commercial opportunities. Kinetic are leaders in providing business facilitation platforms throughout Africa. 

On Thursday, 11 May, BON Hotel Midrand will be hosting an Event Showcase - creating beautiful and functional spaces to highlight the ways in which the venues at the hotel can be used. Invited guests and the public can pop by between 11h00 and 14h00 and indulge in the latest culinary eats and be inspired by on-trend, interesting and creative concepts for weddings, events, special occasions, conferences and launches. 

Celebrity Chef Citrum Khumalo, from Asidle Culinary Kitchen and Chef Lucy at BON Hotel Midrand will be whipping up the latest in culinary eats – from high tea delicacies, healthy and innovative conferencing catering, canape’s and cocktails, as you wander about the hotel, meet our suppliers and experience all the different pockets of creativity and inspiration. 

When:  OPEN DAY, Thursday, 11 May from 11h00 to 14h00

Where:  BON Hotel Midrand, 546, 16th road, Constantia Park, HalfwayHouse (minutes from the Gautrain)

Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Meet our suppliers: Adverb, Asidle Culinary Kitchen, Auto Bavaria, Bold Pearl, Connecta-floor, Gauteng Tourism, JC Functions, Lounge Around, Massive Records, Showbiz Productions, The Tablecloth Hiring Company, Ulunga Bar