Speakers 2024

 

 

Paul Wagner

He has been an instructor for Napa Valley College’s Viticulture and Enology department for more than nearly thirty years, is a guest lecturer at many universities around the world, and has spoken at more than eighty conferences …

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Peter McAtamney

Peter is the founding Principal of Wine Business Solutions (WBS), one of the only businesses globally whose sole focus is providing strategic advisory and management consultancy services to the wine industry.

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Africa Melane

Africa is a broadcaster and has been the Master of Ceremonies for events and functions for both the public and private sector. He has hosted events for Provincial Government, Local Government, Wesgro and other agencies of government….

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Wrenelle Stander

Wrenelle has extensive experience in both public and private sector. Finding the sweet spot in the nexus between the two is the thread that strings together her various roles. Prior to joining Wesgro, Wrenelle held three other enterprise leadership roles, including that of Chief Executive Officer of Comair Limited … 

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Eustace Mashimbye

Eustace Mashimbye is the CEO of Proudly SA.   He is a qualified financial accountant who studied at the Technikon Northern Gauteng (now Tshwane University of Technology) and the Technikon South Africa (now UNISA).

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Mike Ratcliffe

Mike Ratcliffe has the business of winemaking and wine tourism in his bones. For almost 3 decades Mike was responsible for the growth and management of the very successful Warwick Estate …

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Chantel Botha

Chantel is an activist for creating happy workplaces, remarkable customer experiences and protecting nature. She teaches teams in large organisations the recipe to create remarkable customer experiences …

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Xania van der Merwe

Xania is a seasoned professional in the wine industry is known for her expertise in wine consumer research & passion for understanding wine behaviour. Xania has made significant contributions to the field of wine marketing and customer experience management.

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Kevin Campbell

Delta has been flying into South Africa for over 16 years, but the newly revised routing, which includes Cape Town, has added a new dimension to the South African route. This opens up new opportunities for Delta in the country.

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Francois Rautenbach

Francois is a Wine and Hospitality technical specialist and principle with Agile Minds (Pty) Ltd.  He was the founding General Manager of the Singita Premier Wine Direct programme for the conservation brand, the Fine Wine program offering the very best depth and breadth of South African wines.  He was the developer of the Direct-to-guest wine consignment service.  

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Marisah Nieuwoudt

 Marisah Nieuwoudt is the Wine Tourism Manager at South Africa Wine, an association mandated by the South African wine and brandy industry to build resilience, foster transformation, and promote agility, and competitiveness. 

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Mark Wilkinson

Mark is a commercially-minded Chartered Accountant (SA), serving multiple roles within Cape Winelands Airport, including Financial Director and Airport Manager. 

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Eric Matkovich

Eric is the Founder and Director of CellarX, a technology company focused on winery DTC optimization, and Cape Ardor, a leading exporter of wine to the USA. He is a business creative, motivated by solving the difficult.

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Andre Morgenthal

André studied philosophy, languages and drama at the University of Stellenbosch in the early 90s.Towards the end of his studies, André started a wine tourism business, offering specialised wine tours to discerning wine and gastronomy tourists…

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Margi Biggs

Margi is the convenor of the annual Wine Tourism Conference and Awards, now in its 8th year. She is owner and Managing Director of Specialized Tours & Events, a 34-year-old, tourism logistics business operating throughout Southern Africa …

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