Adventurous Reflections
2025 Conference
Western Cape: 15 - 19 September 2025
Changing thought, changing behaviour, impacting lives.
Reflection in the adventure industry is the ability or opportunity to look back on experiences:
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to investigate and analyse your own thoughts and behaviour
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to analyse and assist group thinking and behaviours
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to reflect on alternative actions
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to look for better applications
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to become better, safer, and more efficient
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and to learn from experiences and transfer the learning to diverse real-life situations.
Date: 15 - 19 September
View programme here.
PROGRAMME
Monday 15 September 2025
12:00: Registrations open.
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18:00: Meet & Greet / Dinner
Wednesday 17 September 2025
7:30: Registrations
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8:30: Opening
9:00: Session 7: (Presentations/Panels)
​10:00: Session 8: (Presentations/Panels)
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11:00: TEA
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11:30: Session 9: (Presentations/Panels)
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12:30: LUNCH
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13:30: Session 10: CPD Workshop
15:30: TEA
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16:00: Session 11: CPD Workshop
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18:00: Dinner
19:00: Session 12: Evening Workshop/Event
Tuesday 16 September 2025
7:30: Registrations
​
8:30: Opening
9:00: Session 1: (Presentations/Panels)
​10:00: Session 2: (Presentations/Panels)
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11:00: TEA
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11:30: Session 3: (Presentations/Panels)
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12:30: LUNCH
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13:30: Session 4: CPD Workshop
15:30: TEA
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16:00: Session 5: CPD Workshop
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18:00: Dinner
19:00: Session 6: Evening Workshop/Event
Thursday 18 September 2025
7:30: Registrations
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8:30: Opening
9:00: Full day CPD Workshops / Training (Choose one of the following):
​1) Mountain Biking Course by Paul Jacobs
2) Swiftwater Safety Course by Gravity Adventures
3) Safety on Steepground & Rope Work by MTS
4) Stop the Bleed Course by WildMedix
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12:30: LUNCH
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18:00: Dinner
19:00: Session 17: Evening Workshop/Event
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SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS
Jessi Sunkel
As the Executive Director of the South African Adventure Industry Association, I am passionate about supporting, educating, training, standardizing and professionalising the adventure industry in South Africa.
Nic Shaw
Chrysalis Project. A social entrepreneur active in the outdoor education and sustainable tourism space.
Kathy Leverton
Professional Adventure Tourist Guide. SA AIA Adventure Guide Chapter Chairperson.
Paul Jacobs
Professional sports coach with over 2 decades of experience. Qualifications in soccer,cricket, and cycling coaching and sports psychology. Qualified adventure tourist guide. Trainer of adventure guides (MTB).
Management of sports facility and retail experience in sports industry.
Walther Meyer
Business owner of Ventureforth International and Wild Medix. Wilderness, survival and tactical medicine and rescue trainer.
Andrew Kellett
Founder and owner of Gravity Adventures. Leader in the field of swift water safety and rescue as well as River Guide Training and certification. Passionate about exploratory whitewater kayaking. Involved in the introduction of SUP, especially on rivers, in South Africa.
TBC
To be announced.
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To be announced.
More speakers to be announced soon...
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