Speakers’ Profiles

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HRH Princess Dana Firas
President
Petra National Trust
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Hon. Najib Balala EGH
Cabinet Secretary
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife
Kenya

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Hon. Edmund Bartlett CD, MP
Minister of Tourism
Jamaica
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H.E. Nikolina Angelkova
Minister of Tourism
of the Republic of Bulgaria
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Dr. Taleb Rifai
Former Secretary General
United Nations World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO)

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Gerald Lawless
WTTC Ambassador,
Former Chairman of WTTC,
Former President & Group CEO of Jumeirah Group

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Isabel Hill
Director
National Travel and Tourism Office
US Department of Commerce

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Christopher Rodrigues, CBE
Chairman
Port of London Authority
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Rajan Datar
Broadcaster and Journalist
BBC
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Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis
Director of the eTourism Lab
Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism And Hospitality Research
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Dr. Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore
Senior Researcher & Lecturer
Griffith Institute for Tourism
Brisbane, Australia

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Susanna Saari
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering and Business, Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) and Past President of Skål International
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Professor Lee Miles
Professor of Crisis & Disaster Management
Bournemouth University

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Dr. Adam Wu
Chief Executive Officer
China Invests Overseas
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Derek Moore
Chairman
AITO
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Jeremy Jauncey
CEO
Beautiful Destinations
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Marcus Lee
Chairman of Association of
SME Business owners in China
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Daniela Wagner
Director, International Partnership
Jacobs Media Group
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Phillip Cash
Consultant
Airport Operations and Management
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Jayanth Kolla
Founder & Partner
Convergence Catalyst
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Saleh Said
Managing Director
Pennyroyal Limited
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Angela Chen 陈静
Global Head of Corporate Affairs
Dossen Hotel Group
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Christopher Doyle
Executive Director, Europe & Central Asia
Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)
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Muna Haddad
Founding CEO
BARAKA
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Jay Rosen
Chief Financial Officer
The Red Sea Development Company
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Lyn Hughes
Editor-in-chief/Founder & Global Content Director
Wanderlust Travel Media
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Andrew Agius Muscat
CEO of MHRA, Malta Hotels & Restaurants Association
Secretary-General Mediterranean Tourism Foundation
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Ufi Ibrahim
Strategic Business Leader, Former CEO
British Hospitality Association
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Hon. Memunatu B. Pratt
Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Sierra Leone
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Tiffany Misrahi
Vice-President of Policy
WTTC
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Advisory Board

The role and structure

The ITIC Advisory Council, under the leadership of Dr. Taleb Rifai, former Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, comprises esteemed individuals in the fields of tourism and finance from across the globe. Functioning as a Think Tank, the council’s primary objective is to deliberate on the conference agenda, charting a strategic course for the industry’s future. This involves considering various global realities, including but not limited to stimulating investment in the sector, economic instabilities, geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, climate change, terrorism, and the imperative of ensuring the safety and security of tourists. Additionally, the council will assess specialized interventions proposed by industry experts to ensure that the discussions maintain a high standard and are pertinent to an audience of exceptional calibre.

ITIC is implementing strategic initiatives to further its objectives. These initiatives have been carefully crafted to attract foreign direct investment for various projects, advocate for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles with a focus on resilience and sustainability, empower female entrepreneurs, and develop initiatives and strategies within the Commonwealth.

Programme

 

INVEST, FINANCE & REBUILD
THE TRAVEL & TOURISM INDUSTRY