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Welcome to Africa Event Connect! Your go-to podcast for all things MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) in Africa! We’re here to bring you the latest buzz, exclusive insights, and expert advice from the events world, all with a friendly, insider’s twist.
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Think Like a Futurist: Preparing Africa's Event Industry for What's Next (opens the original)
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What does it actually mean to think like a futurist? Charlotte Kemp - futurist keynote speaker, executive coach, and Past President of the Global Speakers Federation joins Africa Event Connect to explore how organisers, venues and industry leaders can move from reacting to trends to deliberately co-creating the future they want. YouTube · Spotify · Apple Podcasts
Beyond the Title: What Actually Changes an Industry (opens the original)
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The first time Professor Nellie Swart was on Africa Event Connect, she spoke about women in MICE, mentorship, and career mobility. This time she brings the research instead. With a BCom in Leadership Performance and Change and more than 75 peer-reviewed publications behind her, she looks at what actually separates leaders who create real change from those who just perform it. She pushes back on the industry congratulating itself on gender progress, points out where leadership development keeps g
The ROI of Wonder: How Smart Event Organisers Use Entertainment Strategically (opens the original)
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International mentalist Larry Soffer joins Africa Event Connect to argue that entertainment isn't a cost line, it's a strategic lever, with measurable impact on audience energy and event outcomes. YouTube · Spotify · Apple Podcasts
Here & Now: SAACI's National Annual Conference (opens the original)
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SAACI CEO Glenton De Kock joins host Projeni Pather for a direct debrief on the National Annual Conference's "Here & Now" theme - Prof Mohale's blunt opening read, why KZN was chosen, the R14 trillion inefficiency figure, and what it takes to lead an industry through its hardest chapter. YouTube · Spotify · Apple Podcasts
The Commercial Case for AI: What Africa's Events Industry Is Leaving on the Table (opens the original)
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In this episode, we sit down with Neil Nagooroo - a strategist and digital transformation leader with over two decades in South Africa's exhibitions, events, and MICE sectors - to talk about what AI is actually worth to an events business. Neil unpacks why so much revenue is still left uncaptured, what data-driven sponsorship and pricing really look like, and how organisers can rethink the value they offer exhibitors and attendees. He also tackles Africa's specific infrastructure challenges, the
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