Master of Ceremony - Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
10:00 – 10:30 GMT REGISTRATION
10:30 – 10:35 GMT Introduction by Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
10:35 – 10:45 GMT Welcome Speeches
- Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General, UNWTO,
- Simon Press Senior Exhibition Director, WTM
10:45 – 12:00 GMT Morning conversations
- 10:45 – 11:05 GMT Current Economic Outlook, predictions and Recovery plan for 2022
- Mark Beer, OBE, Chairman of Metis Institute in conversation with
- Professor Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development University of Oxford
- 11:00 – 11:30 GMT Restarting the Travel and Tourism sector
- Gerald Lawless Director ITIC in a One-to-one Conversation with
- Julia Simpson, CEO, WTTC
- 11:30 – 12:00 GMT Building tourism resilience by expanding air connectivity
- Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC in conversation with
- Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism of Jamaica and
- Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Flydubai
12:00 – 12:10 GMT Discover Botswana
- Presentation by Hon. Phildah Kereng, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism
12:10 – 13:10 GMT ITIC Tourism Investment MINISTERIAL PANEL
- Reimaging incentives to attract FDI to tourism destinations and to reposition the industry as a main driver of economic growth
- Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
- Introduction by Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC and former Secretary-General, UNWTO
- Speakers:
- Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism Jamaica
- Hon. Nayef Al Fayez, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan
- Hon. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya
- Mr Amr El-Kady, CEO of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board
13:10 – 13:15 GMT Shackle - Your Next Generation Hotel
- Project Presentation by Mark Abraham, Founder & CEO, Shackle
13:15 – 14:00 GMT Refreshment and Networking Session
14:00 – 14:45 GMT Health: Investment in regional vaccination plants as a pre-requisite to restore trust in travel and tourism
- Moderator:
- Rajan Datar, Presenter & Broadcaster, BBC
- Speakers:
- Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC & former Secretary-General, UNWTO
- Elena Kountoura, Member of European Parliament
- Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman Africa Tourism Board
- Denis Kinane, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Cign Post Diagnostics, UK
14:45 – 15:00 GMT Development of a new Lifestyle Tourism City in San Pedro, Cote D’Ivoire Presentation by Joseph Grah, Project Development Partner
15:00 – 15:15 GMT Presentation by Manuel Gonzalez, CEO, Tourism Optimizer Platform
15:15 – 15:30 GMT How to attract tourism and investments from China towards the global recovery
- Presentation by Marcus Lee, Chairman of Association of SME Business owner
15:30 – 16:00 GMT Restructuring travel and tourism businesses to lower debt exposure, with new strategic investments to return to profitability path
- An interactive conversation with:
- Mark Beer, OBE. Chairman Metis Institute
- Dinky Puri, Founding Partner, Eagle Wing Group
- Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC and Ambassador WTTC
16:00 – 16:30 GMT Destination Focus: Investment opportunities in the United Kingdom
- A thought-provoking discussion between:
- Rajan Datar Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
- Christopher Rodrigues Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and former Chairman of Visit Britain
16:30 – 17:15 GMT Re-energising regional destinations through branding and investments to boost tourist arrivals
- Moderator:
- Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
- Introduction:
- Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Director eTourism Lab & Deputy Director International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research,Bournemouth University Business School
- Speakers:
- Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP (UK) and Acting-Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Hon. Memunatu B. Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone
- Nikolina Angelkova, Former Minister of Tourism, Bulgaria
- Mobin Rafiq, Investor, Entrepreneur and President Commonwealth Entrepreneur Club
- Andrew Muscat, Secretary-General, Mediterranean Tourism Foundation
17:15 – 17:30 GMT Closing – Conversation
- Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
- Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General UNWTO
- Simon Press Senior Exhibition Director, WTM
- Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC & Invest Tourism
- Paul Hoskins, Director, ITIC & Invest Tourism
- Ibrahim Ayoub Group CEO & MD ITIC & Invest Tourism Ltd
