Dear exhibitors, trade visitors, stakeholders and other interested parties,
We regret to announce the decision to postpone the second edition of SOURCE East Africa yet again to 2019.
Unfortunately, due to a changes in programe focus and other internal reasons, most of the initial funding partners for the 2016 event withdrew their financial support in 2018.
WFTO Africa & Middle East therefore took over the management of the event but was unable to find new partners or mobilize the required level of funding needed to implement a better and bigger edition of SOURCE East Africa in 2018 as initially planned. The decision was therefore taken, to postpone the event to 2019 and to focus efforts on ensuring that the second edition of SOURCE East Africa builds on the success of the first edition and meets all expectations.
Efforts are underway to find partners to help fund next years event. As soon as the funding issues have been resolved, efforts will be made to market the event and recruit the targeted number of high-level exhibitors and trade visitors needed to facilitate a successful trade fair.
We will keep you updated on developments here on our website as well as via our newsletters and social media channels.
We invite all those potentially interested in participating at SOURCE East Africa 2019 to pre-register on our website, so you are eligible to receive our newsletter and hence are kept up to date with developments toward the next edition of the event.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to apologise to all past and potential exhibitors and trade visitors that were looking forward to another edition of SOURCE East Africa in 2018. Your messages of encouragement and support are a key motivation for us to work hard to succeed in implementing the 2nd edition of the event in 2019.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
Bernard Outah / WFTO Africa & Middle East
We regret to announce the decision to postpone the second edition of SOURCE East Africa yet again to 2019.
Unfortunately, due to a changes in programe focus and other internal reasons, most of the initial funding partners for the 2016 event withdrew their financial support in 2018.
WFTO Africa & Middle East therefore took over the management of the event but was unable to find new partners or mobilize the required level of funding needed to implement a better and bigger edition of SOURCE East Africa in 2018 as initially planned. The decision was therefore taken, to postpone the event to 2019 and to focus efforts on ensuring that the second edition of SOURCE East Africa builds on the success of the first edition and meets all expectations.
Efforts are underway to find partners to help fund next years event. As soon as the funding issues have been resolved, efforts will be made to market the event and recruit the targeted number of high-level exhibitors and trade visitors needed to facilitate a successful trade fair.
We will keep you updated on developments here on our website as well as via our newsletters and social media channels.
We invite all those potentially interested in participating at SOURCE East Africa 2019 to pre-register on our website, so you are eligible to receive our newsletter and hence are kept up to date with developments toward the next edition of the event.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to apologise to all past and potential exhibitors and trade visitors that were looking forward to another edition of SOURCE East Africa in 2018. Your messages of encouragement and support are a key motivation for us to work hard to succeed in implementing the 2nd edition of the event in 2019.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
Bernard Outah / WFTO Africa & Middle East
