Meetings Africa celebrates successful first decade | The Planner

Meetings Africa has grown from a small show into the continentโ€™s premier and best represented business events exhibition since it was first held at the Sandton Convention Centre in 2005.

โ€œMeetings Africa is the most important platform for South African convention bureaus to meet with local, regional and international business event planners and decision makers,โ€ says James Seymour, CEO of the Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau.

โ€œOur participation at Meetings Africa continues to be one of the most effective ways for us to directly access key business tourism role players by providing a platform to connect with end clients, intermediaries and fellow exhibitors alike on both a business and social level,โ€œ says Robin Dโ€™Allesandro, national marketing manager for the Gearhouse Group of Companies.

Meetings Africa has been instrumental in driving South Africaโ€™s global competitiveness as a business events destination.

Since the first Meetings Africa in 2005, South Africa has seen significant investment in its business events infrastructure including the opening and expansion of a number of convention centres.

Meetings Africa 2015 will be held from February 23-25 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.