Virtual Summit
Thursday 27 May 2021

Middle East Tourism Investment Summit

Invest – Rebuild – Restart

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Thursday 27th May 2021
10:30 -10:45 GST

Morning Conversations

Speakers:

  • Rajan Datar, Presenter & Broadcaster, BBC
  • Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General UNWTO
  • Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director, ATM, Reed Exhibitions
  • Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO & MD ITIC and Invest Tourism Ltd

Economic Outlook

An overview of the Middle East changing economic landscape

Eddie Taylor, Editorial Director, Arabian Business in conversation with:

  • Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC Ltd and former Secretary-General UNWTO
  • Nicolas Mayer, Global Tourism Leader, PWC
  • Mark Beer, Chairman, The Metis Institute

One-to-one Interview with Issam Kazim
Chief Executive Officer Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing

Interviewer:

Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

Panel Discussion
What the Future of Hotels look like? And What is the New ‘Normal’ for Hotels and Hospitality?

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter & Broadcaster BBC

Speakers:
Doris Greif, Managing Director & RVP Operations Europe & Middle East Langham Hospitality Group
Dinky Puri, CEO Eagle Wing Group
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis, Director eTourism Lab & Deputy Director, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School, UK
Benjamin Clifford, Founder & CTO, Nevaya

Presentation

A presentation of a successful sustainable tourism development to be presented by Gregory Surabian, Investment Executive Director of The Red Sea Development Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Introduction by Paul Hoskins Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

Panel Discussion

Promoting gender equality in the Middle East tourism industry

Moderator: Dr. Barkathunnisha Abu Bakar, Founder & Director, Elevated Consultancy & Training Co-founder, World Women Tourism

Speakers:
Nikolina Angelkova, former Minister of Tourism, Bulgaria
Sumaira Isaacs, CEO, World Tourism Forum Institute
Maribel Rodriguez, Acting CEO WTTC and President of Women Leading Tourism ( WLT)
Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Australia
Sharihan Al Mashary, General Manager, ITIC – Middle East

Investment Panel

Changes brought to encourage public-private investment initiatives in sustainable tourism projects in the Middle East

Moderator: Sameer Hashmi, Middle East Correspondent, BBC World News

Speakers:
H.E. Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority
H.E Dr. Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, Former President of Mauritius
Hammad Al Balawi, General Manager of Investments – Ministry of Tourism, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Salvatore Lavallo, Head of FDI Attraction, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

Presentation

China-Middle East Tourism partnership during and post Covid19

Presentation by Marcus Lee Chairman of Association of SME Business owners in
China

In Conversation with Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis,

Director eTourism Lab & Deputy Director, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School, UK

Analysing the impact and challenges of digital transformation in the Travel and Tourism industry

Mark Abraham, Founder of Shackle – Bringing Data & Revenue Back to Hotels
Priyanka Kapoor, Sr. Reg. Director – Sales & Marketing, EMEA & India & Global Director – Sales, Marketing, Branding and Communications – Swiss-Belhotel International
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni, Director of Research & Innovation, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

Capital Raising for Start-ups

Introduction by Paul Hoskins Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

Presentation by Darren Dunn, President & Co-Founder Zartico

Closing

  • Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General UNWTO
  • Gerald Lawless, ITIC Director and WTTC Ambassador
  • Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC and Invest Tourism Ltd
  • Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO & MD ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
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