COVERCONGRESS SAACI STORY – JSE 2021
SAACI has ‘changed gears’ with its first hybrid congress The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) Annual National Congress changed gears in 2021 and for the very first time, showed as a hybrid event. In partnership with the City of Johannesburg, the jam-packed programme was designed to assist delegates in growing their business.
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hemed ‘Changing Gear – Inspiring Change’, the congress took place at the Indaba Hotel, Conference Centre and Spa in Johannesburg and achieved a total of 362 in-person and online attendees over the two-day programme. SAACI welcomed a global audience with delegates attending virtually from all over South Africa, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States. John Arvanitakis, chairperson of the SAACI Johannesburg branch and the congress organising committee, said:
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Report-back by Irene Costa
“We’re excited to share the recordbreaking attendee delegate figures achieved during our two-day SAACI Annual National Congress 2021. We are humbled by the support and dedication shown by all participants and look forward to #InspiringChange within the business events industry.” The SAACI Annual National Congress was the first time that many of the delegates had seen each other in fifteen months, since the business events industry last met as a collective at Meetings Africa 2020. There was a definite buzz of honest happiness to reconnect in person with fellow industry colleagues. Some exciting announcements were made which were shared during the two days. The content was informative, inspiring and filled with knowledge and conversations that will indeed shape how the business events industry will move ahead. www.businesseventafrica.com
