The eighth Worldwide Hospitality, Tourism, and Eco-Sustainability Discussion board (IHTEF 8.0) is ready to convene Africa’s foremost voices in hospitality, tourism, and sustainable improvement for a two-day summit targeted on shaping a inexperienced, resilient, and investment-ready hospitality sector.

Organised by Lodge Human Capital Technique and Sustainable Eco6tems, IHTEF 8.0 can be held from Might 23–24, 2025, at Abuja Continental Lodge, below the theme:“Innovation, Funding, Safety & Sustainability.”

This 12 months’s discussion board presents a daring agenda centered on funding facilitation, ESG domestication, de-carbonization, and the adoption of round hospitality fashions—all vital to repositioning Nigeria’s hospitality sector as a world benchmark for sustainable progress.

The important thing highlights will embody: a gap ceremony by Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Arts, Tradition, Tourism & Artistic Financial system, who can be the Particular Visitor of Honour.

Different highlights are: “Northern Horizons” a particular session to be chaired by Mohammed Umar Bago, governor of Niger State. Will probably be targeted on unlocking the tourism and hospitality potential of Northern Nigeria via sustainable funding, regional infrastructure, and eco-tourism.

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As properly, Endurance Fakai, Commissioner for Enterprise & Innovation Expertise, Kaduna State, will current a visitor lecture on Kaduna State’s sub-national blueprint for tourism-led financial progress, hospitality innovation, and inexperienced coverage execution.

There can be an funding roundtable led by Apiyo Aloo (Kenya), managing companion at Ankara & Lustar Advisory, convening capital market leaders, regulators, lodge builders, and monetary establishments to discover local weather finance, hospitality threat mitigation, and capital unlocking methods.

Notable keynote audio system on the discussion board embody: Ahmed Reza, district director, Radisson Lodge Group, Nigeria Area; Trevor Ward, managing director, W Hospitality Group; and Karl Hala, group basic supervisor, Continental Accommodations Nigeria.

The 2-day gathering will even characteristic capability constructing, competitions and expertise improvement, together with: IHTEF Bartenders Academy, supported by Nigeria Bottling Firm; Nationwide Mattress-Making Championship for Housekeepers; and workshops on sustainable lodge operations and ESG implementation.

Nevertheless, goal contributors embody: lodge builders, operators & traders, hospitality executives, GMs and supervisors, policymakers and sub-national leaders. Others are: sustainability specialists and ESG officers, improvement establishments and funding companies, tourism associations, academia and the media.

Endorsed by W Hospitality, NIHOTOUR, FTAN, and ATHCON, IHTEF 8.0 is greater than a discussion board—it’s a continental motion to future-proof the hospitality business via collaboration, coverage innovation, and environmental duty.

In the meantime, the discussion board’s supporting companions embody: Abuja Continental Lodge, Moniepoint, Simba DEN, Shelter Suites & Accommodations, Kaldi Africa, Nigeria Bottling Firm, Avoir Voltic, and the Cooks Affiliation of Nigeria.