Global Conversation: Africa
In November 2020, Your Travel Designer hosted the second of our eight webinar discussions with thought leaders from around the world. Our conversation focused on Africa, the country’s resilience, the meaning of sustainability and the ongoing conservations efforts. Watch below as industry leaders share how they are preparing for your future arrival.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Andrea Ferry
Dr. Andrea Ferry has been in the Singita family since 2007 and for the past 7 years has been part of Singita’s Conservation Team, driving the Sustainability Programme. Using the One Planet Living Framework, Andrea guides, strategizes and manages the sustainability aspects of design, build and operation of Singita’s lodges and support offices, alongside regionally-based sustainability team members.
Anna Rathmann
Working to expand and protect natural habitats in Southern Africa, Anna Rathmann leads the Great Plains Foundation as its Director. As the charitable arm of Great Plains Conservation, the Foundation identifies and implements sustainable wildlife, land, and community conservation initiatives throughout Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Botswana ensuring the continued existence of some of the most fragile and threatened ecosystems in the world.
Mindy Roberts
Mindy swapped a traditional corporate career, for life in a Zambian National Park to contribute in a small way to conservation through luxury safari tourism. Roberts is a Director at Tide + Time and also serves as its Chief Marketing Officer. One of her favorite phrases is from the Berlin wall, “many small hands, doing many small things, in many small places, can change the tide of the world”. She lives by the mantra; be brave enough to be who you really are.