Speaker

Lara Dupre

Co-founder & General Manager
Le Palais d'Akwa

As soon as I graduated from the Institut Paul Bocuse in hotel and restaurant management and specialized in entrepreneurship, I opened the first Lifestyle hotel in Côte d'Ivoire: Aichti Hotel as co-founder and general manager in January 2021. One year later, I founded the company "IDC Consulting & Event", specialized in the conception of customized events but also in the consulting in hotel and catering, both in Africa and in the world. In October 2023, being always in a constant perspective of development and innovation, the opportunity arises to acquire a site with a unique cachet in the heart of Abidjan to make it a boutique-hotel that will open its doors in late April 2023. Born and raised in Côte d'Ivoire, I was convinced from an early age of the great development potential of Africa. Determined to mark a turning point in the hotel industry, my ambition is to achieve tourism development projects with a human and cultural dimension.