10.00 – 10.10

Welcome Remarks

(MC) Sandra Carvao, UNWTO
Elcia Grandcourt, UNWTO

10.10 – 11.00

Gastronomy Tourism in Africa – Co-creating a vision for the future  

Moderator: Sandra Carvao, UNWTO

Speakers:

• Mr. Akwasi Agyeman, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority
• Mr. Fahd Karrakchou, Chief of the Marketing Department (MNTO)
• Chef Ricardo Helton, Head of the largest business group in Angola’s restaurant sector that owns and manages seven locations ranging from restaurants, hotels and catering companies (Angola)
• Chef Flavien Joubert, Seychelles Tourism Academy board member and chef (Seychelles)
• Axel Mbetcha Tiezan, Co-founder of Chefs in Africa (Cameroon)

11.00 – 11.20

Kojo Bentum-Williams, Managing Editor and Publisher of Africa’s Leading Travel Media VoyagesAfriq talks to Chef Isaac Sackey (Ghana).

11.20 – 11.30

Closing Remarks

Elcia Grandcourt, UNWTO