The COVID-19 pandemic has placed Africa’s travel & tourism, hospitality and aviation sectors under unprecedented pressure. And in this extremely uncertain time, the Africa Tomorrow Virtual Conference is bringing industry leaders together, to come up with viable solutions for the crisis. Premium manufacturer of sustainable kitchen and bathroom products, hansgrohe, joins the discussion, which starts on Tuesday, 21 July.
Facilitated by the teams behind AHIF (Africa Hotel Investment Forum) and AviaDev Africa, Africa Tomorrow features six hours of essential insights delivered by over 100 speakers. It is an unparalleled networking opportunity that brings thousands of industry experts together through live video-meetings and a virtual expo, hosting some of the world’s most innovative industry brands – including hansgrohe.
hansgrohe has gathered a team of expert panellists who will be sharing creative ideas on building a sustainable future for the sector, in a time when new ideas are desperately needed. Panelists include:
Dexter Moren (Partner, Dexter Moren Associates) – Dexter is familiar face and industry leader in the hospitality sector. As founder of architecture and interior design practice, Dexter Moren Associates in London, Dexter is currently leading the design for The Westin, City of London and Intercontinental Hotel in Lusaka, having also completed several other high-profile projects throughout his 30-year career.
André Harms (Sustainability Engineer & Founder, Ecolution Consulting) – André is the founder of Ecolution Consulting – a sustainability and green building consulting firm based in Cape Town. André is an electro-mechanical engineer and Renewable Energy Professional with extensive experience in design, project management, commissioning process implementation and auditing sites for sustainability projects.
Dhruv Pandit (Chief Executive Officer, Fedha Group) – Dhruv is CEO of Fedha Group – a collective of real estate development companies in Kenya with significant interests in residential, commercial, retail and hospitality developments. Dhruv is also a non-executive Director of Saham Assurance Co. Kenya Ltd. and the Africa Regional Forum Officer for YPO.
Kylie Rankin (Senior Manager Architecture for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean, Hilton) – Johannesburg-based Kylie Rankin has managed and designed a variety of projects throughout Africa and the Middle East, which include large-scale commercial, leisure, high-end residential and office developments, hotel & apartments, casinos, royal palaces and villas, health and wellness centres and holiday resorts.
The hansgrohe team is committed to contributing to a sustainable future, not only in terms of the environment but also in terms of reinvigorating the travel & tourism, hospitality and aviation sectors, so that they have every possible opportunity to bounce back in the long-term following COVID-19.
The Africa Tomorrow Virtual Conference is free to attend for Africans and African-based businesses and promises to provide an enlightening and thought-provoking look into the future of an industry in need of fresh thinking that could help it thrive. To get tickets, visit www.africa-tomorrow.com.
To find out more about hansgrohe, visit www.hansgrohe.co.za.
hansgrohe. Sustainable by Design!
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About the hansgrohe Group
With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach/Southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in quality, innovation and design within the bath and kitchen industry. The hansgrohe Group brings form and function to water with taps, showerheads and shower systems. The 116-year history of the company is marked by innovations such as the first hand-held shower with multiple spray types, the first pull-out kitchen tap, and the first wall bar to hold a hand-held shower. The company holds more than 17,000 active propriety rights. The hansgrohe Group stands for long-lasting quality products. With 34 subsidiaries and 21 sales offices supplying products in more than 140 countries, the company is a reliable partner to its customers around the world. The hansgrohe Group, its brands and products have won numerous awards, including more than 500 design prizes since 1974. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to the company’s business activities around the globe. The products of the hansgrohe Group are featured in projects around the world, such as the luxurious ocean liner Queen Mary 2, and the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Group’s high-quality standards are ensured by five wholly-owned production facilities: two in Germany, one each in France, the United States and China. In 2016, the hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of EUR 1.029 billion. It employs more than 4,800 people worldwide, about 60 percent of whom work in Germany.
iF Design Leader in the Bathroom Industry
In the current 2019 ranking of the International Forum Design (iF) of the best companies in the world of design, the hansgrohe Group, with its brands AXOR and hansgrohe , ranks in the TOP 10* among 4,215 listed companies.
The Black Forest based showers and fixtures specialist outperforms famous brands such as Apple, Audi or Daimler and reconfirms the company’s leading position * in the bathroom industry.
At the iF DESIGN AWARDS 2019 eight AXOR and hansgrohe branded products received an iF DESIGN AWARD 2019
For further information on our design awards, please visit www.hansgrohe-group.com/en/about/claim/design/awards.
*www.ifworlddesignguide.com
