African Utility Week gets new event director

Hughes joins the company from the Clarion Events head office in London in what is a new position in the event team - an indication not only of the growth of the conference and exhibition but also of Spintelligent's ambitions for the event.

The event returns to Cape Town next year and the organisers have set exciting targets for 2013, namely 220 exhibitors and more than 5 000 attendees. Hughes says he is excited to become part of such a respected company as well as leading the team for what is a flagship utility industry event.

"The African Utility Week team pulled off an impressive event in May and thereby turned it into an internationally recognised, must-attend power and water event for all African utilities."

Says the newly appointed African Utility Week's event director, "for 2013 we have already confirmed the participation from top power companies such as Powertech, ADC Energy and Itron. The new, world class conference programme and vastly improved exhibition opening times will deliver a quality service to all attendees and double the engagement time between delegates and exhibitors.

A key development of the event is the impressive, additional investment we have made to create a more engaging exhibition floor with power features that will provide more business opportunities for our exhibitors."

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