The Durban ICC consistently strives to position itself as “Africa’s Leading Convention Centre” – but now it is adding “Africa’s Smartest Convention Centre” to its competitive edge, says Durban ICC Chief Executive Officer, Lindiwe Rakharebe.
Even before COVID-19 was a known disease, the Durban ICC had ventured into hosting virtual events and invested in the latest cutting-edge meeting technology to enable it to live stream events and remote presentations, provide video-on-demand, and host hybrid events (an event with both live and virtual components).
“This solution can provide a financial lifeline to organisations which rely on events to generate revenue.”Scott Langley, the centre’s Director of Marketing, Sales and Events, says, “We have already had a phenomenal response from clients to our virtual conferencing solution. We are able to assist clients run their events from the comfort and safety of their own homes. We also have a range of online event offerings and pricing models to choose from, depending on the kind of event our clients would normally organise. This solution can provide a financial lifeline to organisations which rely on events to generate revenue.”

- The convenience of accessing all the content of the live event from the comfort and safety of their homes
- Watch the speakers via the video feed and view presentations via the picture in picture mode
- Engage with other attendees remotely, via the real-time chat function or social media channels
- Directly share the content with others in their organisation
- Access the event content on-demand
- Select only the parts of the event programme which are relevant to them