The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) headquarters was designated the Global Centre of Excellence for Cheetah Conservation under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with India's International Big Cat Alliance.

The Cheetah Conservation Fund's Education Manager, Shannon Kandjai, has called on Namibians and visitors alike to educate themselves on conserving cheetahs ahead of the international conference, which will cover the most up-to-date advances in conservation genetics.