Master of Ceremonies: Sorcha Hellyer / BBC Global News Rep,
Founder and Managing Partner of Image Diplomacy
10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks by Host: Ismail Ertug / Member of the
European Parliament
10:05-10:15 Opening Remarks by Organiser: Sumaira Isaacs / CEO of
WTFI
10:15-10:35 Video: Dr. Taleb Rifai / Secretary General of WTFI
10:35-10:45 Welcome Speech: David Sassoli / President of European
Parliament
10:45-11:15 Panel I: The Future of Aviation & Next 20 Years / Part 1
Moderator: Ismail Ertug / Member of the European Parliament
H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker / Group CEO of Qatar Airways and
Chairman of Qatar Tourism
11:15-11:40 Panel I: The Future of Aviation & Next 20 Years / Part 2
Moderator: Eric Dresin/Secretary General at ECTAA
Conrad Clifford / Vice President and Deputy Director General of
IATA
Jose Ramon Bauza Diaz / Member of the European Parliament
and Renew Europe Coordinator for the Transport and Tourism
Committee
11:40-12:20 Panel II: Meaningful Tourism in Post-Pandemic Times
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS FRAS / CEO
of COTRI and Dean of HATT Business School Institute
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis / Director eTourismLab Bournemouth
University
Saira Akbar / Chief Executive Officer, Global Management
Consultant
Eduardo Santander / Executive Director European Travel
Commission
12:20 – 12:40 Interview: Connectivity as Backbone for Recovery in
Tourism
Moderator: Bulut Bagci / President of WTFI
Henrik Hololei/Director-General of the European Commission’s
department for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)
12:40-13:15 Refreshment & Family Picture
13:10-13:35 Panel III: Economical Impact of Women Leaders &
Entrepreneurs
Yulia Stark (Sermyagina), Belgium / President of European
Women Association
Ida Beerhalter (Germany) / Co-Head IOME
Valerie Levine (UK) / Founder and Chief Executive Officer for
EcoGreen Resources Ltd
Swati Mandela / Entrepreneur, Humanitarian International
Speaker, Granddaughter of Nelson Mandela
13:35-13:50 Sustainability and Luxury Travel
Moderator: Neslihan Gundes / Director of Partnerships and
Board Affairs, WTFI
Ahmet Aras / Mayor of Bodrum Municipality, Turkey
13:50:14:30 Ministerial Session
Moderator: Sorcha Hellyer / BBC Global News Rep, Founder
and Managing Partner of Image Diplomacy
Vassilis Kikilias / Minister of Tourism of Greece
Mirela Kumbaro/ Minister of Tourism and Environment of Albania
Clayton Bartolo / Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection
of Malta
14:30-15:05 Keynote: Emerging Tourism Destinations Development and
Investment Index
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS FRAS / CEO of COTRI
and Dean of HATT Business School Institute
15:05-15:25 Coffee Break
15:25-15:30 Dialogue GTF and Host Countries
Bulut Bagci / President of WTFI
Sandiaga Uno / Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of
the Republic of Indonesia
15:30-16:00 Panel IV: Tech innovation & New Digital Transformation of
Travel & Tourism – “Why Must Europe Lead?”
Moderator: Yulia Stark (Sermyagina), Belgium, President of
European Women Ascosation
Josianne Cutajar / MEP, Member of the Industry, Transport &
Tourism Committees
Max Rangeley / Founder of ReboundTag
16:00-16:35 Panel V: Business Events Industry & Recovery
Moderator: Luca Favetta / International Council Member, WTFI
Patrick Bontinck / CEO, Visit Brussels
Stephanie Dubois-Cannon / Head of Event Operations,
SAP
Sven Bossu / CEO, AIPC
Willy Kausch / CEO, K.I.T. Group
16:35-16:55 Keynote: Hospitality Business During The Post Pandemic
Era
Moderator: Bulut Bagci / President of WTFI
Sébastien Bazin / Chairman and CEO of AccorHotels
16:55-17:15 Closing remarks by Host & Organiser
17:15 ONLINE SESSIONS