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Meet the team

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Meet the Executive Committee

Cape Town and the Western Cape is a leading regional economy. Wesgro’s Executive Leadership Team is instrumental in ensuring that the province remains a world-class tourism destination, an investment destination of choice for global and local investors, and a sought-after source market for goods and services on the continent.

Wrenelle Stander

Chief Executive Officer

Sandiso Gcwabe

Chief Financial Officer

Jean Scheltema

Chief Commercial and Trade Officer

Russel Brueton

Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer

Monika Iuel

Chief Tourism Officer

JP van der Merwe

Chief Foreign Direct Investment Officer

Chief Information Officer

Vacant

Co-Opted Members

Gadijah Darries

Chief of Staff

Janine Botha

Head of Research

Krishen George

Head of Trade

Event Partnership Application Form

Please Specify Here:

Documents to Upload:

Limit file upload to PDF/DOC/DOCX/XLS/XLSX.
Max File upload 2MB per file

Endorsement Letter From RTO/LTO

Event Proposal Documentation

Business plan/Marketing Budget for the event

Any additional documentation to motivate the event.

Disclaimer

Wesgro will only consider partnering with events that fall out of peak season for the region wherein the event falls (this excludes jewel events).

Events therefore have to take place within the below months:

Cape Winelands - April to October
Cape Westcoast / Weskus – February to July /October to November
Cape Overberg - May to September
Cape Karoo – All year round
Garden Route & Klein Karoo – April to October

Special consideration for events taking place outside of the above dates, will only be considered through specific requests / endorsements by the RTO.

Wesgro will only consider events that fulfil the following requirements:

Economic impact into the regions
Job creation (temporary or permanent)
Skill transfer / Skill development
Improve social cohesion in the region
Act as a catalyst for change
Promote weekend stays into the regions

Applications open on 1 February 2023 and the deadline to submit applications is 28 February 2023. No applications will be accepted after the closing date.

The onus is on the event organisers to submit all the required documentations. Incomplete event applications will not be accepted.

Wesgro will work with event organisers, regional and local tourism offices, government and industry and media partners to maximise the marketing of the event where possible and within our available resources.

For further assistance, kindly contact eventsdmo@wesgro.co.za

Get in touch with our team

Any questions? Please reach out by completing the form and one of the Wesgro team members be in touch.

+27 (0)21 487 8600
7th Floor, Media 24 Foreshore, 40 Heerengracht St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000

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