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About

THE API HOSPITALITY FORUM

The Co-located API Hospitality Forum is a unique pan African event for hospitality focused leaders and investors to connect with Africa’s leading real estate community. Taking place over one day of the API Summit (18 September 2025), the API Hospitality Forum is a focused and unmatched platform for doing business in African hospitality.  

Given the unparalleled changes of the past few years the forum provides a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration. 

The event will introduce unique speakers from across the hospitality industry and connect investors, owners, funds, tour operators, hotel operators and more for a day of networking, content and deal making.

API Summit – Hospitality Forum Quick Facts: 

35 + Speakers 

75 + Hotel Brands & Operators & Owners 

Africa’s leading hospitality professionals and consultants 

250 + Hospitality delegates 

550 + total delegates 

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE LOCAL & AFRICAN HOSPITALITY MARKET
18 September 2025

2024 SPEAKERS

Simon Ardonceau

Director

Aire Consulting

Jean-Baptiste Recher

Regional VP Development

Accor

Daniel Trappler

Senior Director Development

Radisson Hotel Group

Eleni Georgopoulou

Founder & CEO

YourHost

Wayne Troughton

CEO

HTI Consulting

Wesam Okasha

Head of Global Development

TUI BLUE Hotels

Allan Wantenaar

Vice President

HTI Consulting

Bani Haddad

Managing Director

Aleph Hospitality

2024 Hospitality Sponsors & Partners

HOTEL LEAD
HOTEL SILVER
HOTEL INDUSTRY

Join us at The Westin, Cape Town
18 September 2025