PROGRAM
Time zone: Turkey (GMT+3)
1ST HALF OF THE SUMMIT
08.30 – 09.00 Moderator: Dr. Jia Xiao Fang
Speakers:
Mrs. Zhai Rui, Marketing Director of China, Valais-Matterhorn Region Tourism Bureau, Switzerland
Mr. Han Guo Xing, General Manager, HILTON Wenchang Hainan, China
Ms. Zou Tang Yu, Director, China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Session: Global Tourism Forum Recovery & Beyond Summit 2020 China Tourism Industry Recovery & Sustainable Development
09.00 – 09.30 Interview – Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General, ASEAN
09.30 – 09.35 Opening Remarks – Sumaira Isaacs, CEO, World Tourism Forum Institute
09.35 – 10.00 Moderator: Neslihan Gündeş
Speaker: Bulut Bağcı, Chairperson, World Tourism Forum Institute
Session: Chairperson’s Address
09.55 – 10.00 Speaker: David Sassoli, President European Parliament
Keynote Session: Europe Leads the Way in Post-Pandemic Era
10.00 – 10.20 Moderator: Sumaira Isaacs
Speaker: Henrik Hololei, Director General Transport & Mobility, European Comission
Session: A forward looking Transport strategy, Leads the way in post covid era
10.20 – 10.50 Moderator: Adesewa Josh
Speakers:
Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, Secretary General, D-8
Dr. Wali Teymouri, Vice Minister Of Tourism of I.R. of Iran
Dr. Mallick Anwar Hossain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Bangladesh
Mr. Aliyu Abana, Director, Ministry of Information and Tourism of Nigeria
Mr. Shahid Iqbal, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
Mr. Malik Babur Javed, Manager, Pakistan Tourism Development Cooperation
Session: Tourism during the Covid-19 in Developing-8 Countries and Forecasts for Future
10.50 – 11.25 Moderator: Adesewa Josh
Speaker: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chairperson of Authority, Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS
Session: Africa Rising
11.30- 12.00 Moderator: Bulut Bağcı
Speaker: H.E. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlı, Minister of Youth and Sports, Republic of Turkey
Keynote Session: The Role of Sports Tourism
12.00 – 12.30 Speaker: Dr. Ender Saraç – Doctor, Turkey
Keynote Session: Healthcare & Wellness
12.30 – 12.55 Promotional Partnership
Speakers:
Xavier Zanetti, Vice President of Inter Milan Football Club
Michael Christides, Secretary General, BSEC – Blacksea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
Rebecca Sta Maria, Executive Director, APEC – The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
An Pich Hatda, CEO, MRC – Mekong River Commision
13.00 – 13.20 Moderator: Sumaira Isaacs
Speaker: Rashid Toefy, Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government, South Africa
Session: Cape Town Success Case Study
13.20 – 13.35 Moderator: Sumaira Isaacs
Speaker: Kairat Sadvakassov, Vice Chairman Of The Board “Kazakh Tourism” National Company” JSC
Session: Reinventing Tourism Kazakh way
13.35 – 13.40 Interview – Dr. Tandi Dorji, Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of Tourism Council of Bhutan
13.40 – 13.42 Interview: Alessandro Dassi, CEO, Thomas Cook China
13.45 – 14.15 Interview: Hala Matar Choufany, CEO, HVS Middle East
14.15 – 14.35 Speaker:Özgül Özkan Yavuz, Vice Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Republic of Turkey
Keynote Speech – Tourism the only way forward for Turkish Economy
14.35 – 15.00 Moderator: Arda Saygıner
Interview: Ralph Radtke, General Manager, Çırağan Palace Kempinski
15.00 – 15.30 Moderator: Bulut BAĞCI
Interview: Fettah Tamince, Chairperson, Rixos Hotels
15.30 – 16.00 Moderator: Bulut BAĞCI
Interview: Neşet Koçkar, Chairperson, ANEX Tour (Thomas Cook)
16.00 – 16.20 Moderator: Mathias Basabose
Interview: Bokhit Maguine Sitty, Director General of Toruism Minsitry, Chad
Abakar Rozzi Teguil, Cordinator General National office of Tourism, Chad
Christian Mbina, CEO Gabon Tourism Agency, Gabon
Nyangi Roderick-Victor, Deputy Director of Cabinet Ministry Tourism, DRC
16.20 – 16.45 Moderator: Sumaira Isaacs
Interview: Taleb Rifai, Former Secretary Generl UNWTO – Patron and Founder Member and Chairperson, Project Hope, Africa Tourism Board
16.45-17.00 Promotional Partnership
Speaker: Xavier Zanetti, Vice President of Inter Milan Football Club
17.00-17.30 Moderator: TRT World
Speaker: Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari, Chairperson Pakistan Tourism & Minister of State, Pakistan
Keynote Speech: The Meteoric Rise of Pakistan’s Tourism Potential
17.30-18.00 Moderator: Bulut Bağcı
Speaker: Umar Imtiaz, Chairperson, Imtiaz Holdings
Session: Tourism Investments
2ND HALF OF THE SUMMIT
18.00 – 18.25 Moderator: Larissa Tishevskaya
Speakers:
Susan Robertson, President & CEO, ASAE – American Society of Association
Pádraic Gilligan , Chief Marketing Officer , SITE – Society for Incentive Travel Excellence
Sven Bossu, Chief Executive Officer, AIPC – International Association of Convention Centres
Senthil Gopinath, Chief Executive, ICCA – International Congress and Convention Association
Chip Rogers, President and CEO, AHLA – The American Hotel and Lodging Association
Session: Post Covid Reinvention & Relevance for Membership based Associations
18.25 – 19.00 Moderator: Luca Favetta
Speakers:
Oscar Cerezales, Global Executive Vice President Corporate Division, MCI Group
Nicola Kastner, VP, Global Head of Event Marketing Strategy, SAP
Heike Mahmoud, Chief Operating Officer , Hamburg Congress Centre CCH
Session: The World Of MICE, are We Ready
19.00 – 19.40 Moderator: Sumaira Isaacs
Speakers:
Patrick L .Osewe, Chief of Health Sector Group-HQ, Asian Development Bank
Laurel Ostfield, Director General, Communications Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Session: Financial security in the post of COVID-19 recovery – How Banks are leading the way
19.40 – 20.15 Moderator: Jeannette Ceja
Speakers:
Flavia Santoro , Chairperson, Colombia Tourism Board
Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson, SriLanka
Dorji Dhradhul, Director General, Tourism Council of Bhutan
Karen Bolinger, MD, APAC – PCMA
Patrick Torrent, Executive Director, Catalan Tourism Board
Session: Transformation From Destination Management to Destination Marketing
20.15 – 21.05 Moderator: Richard Adam
Speakers:
Prof. Valentina Ndou, University of Salento (Italy)
Prof. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University (UK)
Session: Roadmap to rebuilding tourism resilience post covid – An Academic’s view
21.05 – 22.00 Moderator: Doris Parsons
Speakers:
Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman, African Tourism Board
H.E Ambassador Amina Salum Ali, Minister of Trade & Industry, Zanzibar – Zanzibar Trade & Industry, Zanzibar
Linda Nxumalo, CEO, Eswatini Tourism Board – Eswatini – Eswatini Tourism Board
Alain St. Ange, Former Minister of Tourism, Seychelles
Ariella Kageruka, Head of Department, Tourism & Conservation – Rwanda Rwanda
Tshifhiwa Tshivengwa, CEO, South African Business Tourism Council – SA Tourism Business Council South Africa
Session: Africa: Open & Ready for Tourism Investment
22.00 – 22.45 Moderator: Jerad Bachar
Speakers:
Craig Davis, President & CEO, Visit Dallas
Royce Chwin, CEO, Tourism Vancouver
Kerri Verbeke Kapich, COO, San Diego Tourism
Elliott Ferguson, DMO, Destination Washington DC
Session: Post election era gain to override post covid loss
22.45 – 23.45 Moderator: Bob Chambers
Speakers:
Frank P. Stanek, Former President of Universal Studios International
Bob Ward, Chairperson of Qiddiya Advisory Board
Nick Winslow, Former President of Warner Bros. Recreation Enterprises
Mike Denninger, Senior Vice President of Attractions for SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Cale Heit, President & CEO, Forrec Ltd.
Session: Spotlight on the tourism attractions industry
23.45 – 00.25 Moderator: Juliano Lissoni
Speakers:
Thomas Emanuel, Director, STR
John Martinez , Shocklogic
Dr. Baris Onay , Digital & Commercial Transformation Leader
Session: Impact Assessment of Covid 19 – The truth behind the data & How digital will shape the way people travel post covid
00.25 – 00.50 Moderator: Alexis Kereluk
Speakers:
Topher White Rainforest, CEO, Rainforest Connection
Guy Bigwood, Managing Director, Global Destination Sustainability Movement
Katarina Thorstonson, Head of Sustainability, Goteborg and Co., Sweden
Session: Time for inclusive and regenerative tourism to build back sustainability
00.50 – 01.10 Closing Ceremony
