Speakers:
An overview of the Middle East changing economic landscape
Eddie Taylor, Editorial Director, Arabian Business in conversation with:
Interviewer:
Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
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
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
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
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 by Marcus Lee Chairman of Association of SME Business owners in
China
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
Introduction by Paul Hoskins Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
Presentation by Darren Dunn, President & Co-Founder Zartico