Month: January 2015

Appointment of Advisory Board Members

Jonel hospitality Consulting organisers of Nigeria Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference 2015 is proud to announce the appointment of member of Advisory Board of Nigeria Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference 2015.

www.nigeriahotelconference.com

The Advisory Board will be chaired by Vernon Page. He is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Partners Africa and a Director of W Hospitality Group in Nigeria responsible for Hotel Asset Management and Fund Raising. With over 20 years hospitality finance, operations and development experience gained from previously being the Managing Director of a hospitality and retail fund in

Nigeria with overall responsibility for the Fund investments, fund raising and developments in West

Africa and prior to taking up the appointment in Nigeria he was Vice President Finance and Administration for a fund manager based in Geneva Switzerland, a company engaged in Sharia compliant Funds developing hotels in the Middle East. The Fund also successfully launched an Eastern hotel brand. Prior to Geneva he was Chief Financial Officer for a fund manager based in Bucharest, Romania, a group of companies consisting of Fund Management and property development including hotels in Eastern Europe, where he was responsible for the Finance and Administration of the Group.

Prior to Romania he was Chief Financial Officer for Chagala Group in Almaty Kazakhstan, a group of companies engaged in the development and operations of hotels, long stay apartments, commercial office buildings, food and beverage outlets and shopping malls in Kazakhstan, and he was responsible for the overall control of the Group Financial Function including annual reporting and audit according to IFRS standards after overseeing the conversion from Russian tax accounting.

The company was successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange during his term. Before moving to Chagala he was in South Africa, where he had been a Director of Finance and General Manger with chains Orion Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels, Holiday Inn and Sun International. He has an MBA in Finance.

Other Members of the board include

Tana Forsuelo  –  Provost, Wavecrest Collage of Hospitality

Thelma Bello  – President, Calabar Chambers of Commerce

Bello Bashir  –  Finance Director Fourpoints by Sheraton

Samuel Bassey –  MD, Leverage Investment Limited

Representative  – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Tourism

Audrey Obidike  –  Ernst & Young

Daniel Lordis  –  GM Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Hope Obioma Opara  –  Publisher, Supple Magazine

Brian Efa

For: Jonel Hospitality Consulting

The Nigeria Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference is a focal point as government strives to diversification its economy. It will be a well attended event and will give attendees the opportunity to explore Nigeria’s diverse and largely untapped potential. Jonel Hospitality Consulting in Association with Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation and Woodstarhotels.com are delighted to join forces to bring to interested investors in African’s biggest economy the Nigeria Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (NHTIC) 2015   www.nigeriahotelconference.com

The Nigeria Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference will take place 25 – 27 November 2015 at Eko and suites Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria .NHTIC comprises three days of educational and networking events and is an annual meeting place for senior level people from all areas of the hotel investment industry, from all across the world.

We are delighted to present the Nigeria Hotel & Tour-ism Investment Conference sponsorship prospectus for 2015

By becoming a sponsor of NHTIC you will be putting your company’s service in front of the most influential group of industry leaders involved in the hotel indus-try in this region.

You will be capitalising on the most effective means to reach those companies and individuals who need your service to compete in the global economy.

This year’s event is expected to have over 350 at-tendees from 30 countries. The compelling programme will see more than 65 speaker and panellist discussing the current challenges facing the hotel industry in Ni-geria whilst exploring future growth opportunities.

The NHTIC Advisory Board will be meeting in March. Made up of leaders from the hotel industry, their input is vital to the conference as we develop the topics and issue to be presented in this year’s pro-gramme.

We do hope you will decide to sponsor NHTIC 2015 – the only Event for Stakeholder in Nigeria hotel & tourism investment.

NHTIC 2015 will be the most comprehensive event yet offering:

• Over 65 eminent speakers around the world
• Thought provoking conference sessions and keynote presentations
• 2 spectacular networking receptions, to be held at the Eko Hotel and Suites
• Networking xPress – speed dating…for busi-ness
• Sponsors’ exhibition
• NHTIC Achievements Award

The Speakers are key influence in NHTIC and leaders chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and insight that they are happy to share

The Attendees are senior figures and decision-makers, namely: Investors, Hotel Owner, Lenders CEOs, Hotel Chain Executives, Financial Advisor, Real Estate Agent, Lawyers, Designers, Architects, Consultants, Tourism Officials, Timeshare Devel-\opers and Governments Official from all areas of the hotel industry and from all across the world.

The Sponsors are companies that are leaders in the hotel investment industry. They are there to net-work with delegates showcase their products and provide business solutions.

NETWORKING

Networking is the main reason why so many executives attend NHTIC. There are over 15 hours of networking opportunities available throughout the conference for you to make valuable contacts from lunches, coffee breaks and exhibitions to the lavish evening receptions.

NETWORKING ONLINE – Begin networking with delegates before you’ve even arrived in Nige-ria using our contact system. This contact facility allows you search the names of delegates attending NHTIC which you can then send a message to, through our system, to make contact with request meetings (providing they have agreed to take part in this initiatives).

NETWORKING Hangout – NHTIC 2015 will see the return of the successful networking Hangout, introduce for the first time. Essentially speed dating for business cards and move on to meet the next person. Those who participated will agree it was the fast, most beneficial and enjoyable 60 minutes of networking.

THE EXHIBITION – Is integral to the confer-ence and allows you to promote your company in targeted environment. It gives delegates the op-portunity to meet new and exciting players in the industry, keep up to date with new developments that are on offer and to meet with your company’s representatives to discuss business opportunities.

WHY BECOME A SPONSOR?

By aligning yourself with the NIGERIA HOTEL &TOURISM INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, you will be playing an active role in placing your company at the forefront of the most influential group of leaders actively involved in this dynamic industry.

We understand that during such tough economic times your companies’ budgets have to be very carefully spent and we are confidents that investing in NHTIC will help your company to attract business. If you make the most of the sponsorship, you will see an incredible return on investment

BY SPONSORING NHTIC 2015 you will:

Be part of this growing market

Position your company in front of as many key industry professional as possible

Promote your company as an industry leader

Associate your company with the leading industry events for the region

We will offer you fantastic range of opportunities to promote your company to the industry

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