The first seven months of 2015 was a very busy period for Spintelligent with the successful return of six of its leading events.
Changing the face of education
Most recently the ninth edition of the SABC Education African EduWeek attracted 3309 visitors at the new venue at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg in July, a 15% increase on last year. The number of exhibitor stands was up 42%.
During the same month, Land Forces Africa took place at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria and welcomed over 1000 attendees, a growth of 25% from the last time the show was held in SA in 2013.
May was a busy month
May was a busy month for Spintelligent with its long running flagship power platform, African Utility Week, proving that it is the leading power and water conference and expo of its kind on the continent.
Also in May, the second Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo & Conference (CBM-TEC), took place in the Zambian mining hub of Kitwe and showed a 67% growth in new visitors with a total of 1449 visitors, more than 90 conference delegates that were addressed by 34 speakers, while more than 120 exhibitors showcased their products and services.
New events for this year
“Then as part of our ongoing strategy to identify gaps in the market and broadening our audiences at existing strong shows,” says Spintelligent MD David Ashdown.
“We are launching four new events from August to December. The new Clean Power East Africa in Nairobi, Clean Power West Africa and iPAD Nigeria Mining in Lagos and the iPAD Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum in Cameroon are all extensions of highly successful Spintelligent event franchises.”
Other well-known Spintelligent events still coming up this year:
- East African Power Industry Convention, 27-28 August, Nairobi
- iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba, 15-16 October, Kinshasa
- Katanga Mining Week, 20-21 October, Lubumbash
- iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum, 5-6 November, Kigali
- Maritime Africa, 23-25 November, Cape Town
- West African Power Industry Convention, 24-25 November, Lagos
Training Academy
The new Spintelligent Training Academy, established at the end of last year to address learning and development needs in the energy, utilities and mining industries on the African continent, is gaining momentum with seven successful public courses run so far this year.
