CEE & SEE TOURISM INVESTMENT SUMMIT – HYBRID EVENT
Unlocking investment opportunities in sustainable tourism in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe
DATE: 19 – 21 March 2023
VENUE: HYATT SOFIA, BULGARIA
Sunday 19 March 2023
Welcome Reception
19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception
Monday 20 March 2023
The Summit Day I
Conference Room
Master of Ceremony: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
09:00 – 09:45 Opening Ceremony
09:45 – 10:30 Economic Outlook
The Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe investment landscape for 2022 and beyond. Insights on the key opportunities and challenges in the travel and tourism industry
10:30 – 10:45 Networking Break
10:45 – 12:00 Leaders Talk
Building a comprehensive Tourism resilience framework for the travel and tourism sector and supporting its development to attract and optimize FDIs in the Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe
12:00 – 12:40 The Future of Sustainable Urban Tourism: challenges, best practices and transforming initiatives for cities
12:40 – 13:25 Financing and investing in infrastructure and tourism projects to drive growth across the Central, Eastern and Southeast European tourism markets
13:25 – 14:30 Networking Lunch
14:30 – 15:15 Advancing Gender Equality in tourism by empowering women in breaking the glass ceiling
15:15 – 16:00 Investor’s Perspectives: Air Connectivity opportunities and challenges in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe
Moderator: Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC and Ambassador WTTC
16:00 – 16:15 Networking Break
16:15 -17:30 Destination Focus
A Case Study of successful investments in Bulgarian Tourism
20:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner and Cultural Show
Tuesday 21 March 2023
The Summit Day II
Conference Room
Master of Ceremony: Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC and Former Chairman PATA UK & Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO ITIC Ltd & Invest Tourism Ltd
09:15 – 10:00 How to better understand the fundamental aspects of doing business in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe
A conversation with Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster of the BBC
10:00 – 10:45 Investment in digitalized travel and tourism industry and how technology is revolutionizing the sector?
10:45 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00 Presentation of Investment Destinations and their attractiveness
12:00 – 13:15 Investment Pitch – Presentations of Tourism Projects
Presentation by Developers and Owners of Tourism projects within the CEE & SEE regions
13:15 – 13:30 Closing
Speakers:
- Nikolina Angelkova, former Minister of Tourism, Investment opportunities in Bulgaria
- Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC and Former Secretary-General, UNWTO
- Haitham Mattar, Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC and Former Secretary-General, UNWTO
13:30 – 15:30 Networking Lunch
15:30 – 17:00 Networking sessions/social visits
Tuesday 21 March 2023
The ITIC Deal Room
Financing Travel and Tourism Development Projects
&
Presentations by Destinations and Project Owners
10:00 – 16:00
On 14 September, project tourism owners and developers from the SEE region will be able to showcase their tourism projects to investors and members of the ITIC team in private deal rooms. The ITIC team invites tourism projects owners or developers who are looking for investment to submit their projects so that ITIC can screen them in the Deal Room to be set up at Hyatt Sofia, Bulgaria. Project Developers in quest of investment can fill in the form by clicking this link.
The ITIC team will provide actionable advice for attendees, striking mutually beneficial agreements and channelling investments into their projects. ITIC will also to ensure that your project integrates the best environmental, social and good governance practices. We will then actively interface with investors and fund managers to turn your tourism project into reality.
