Day II – Wednesday 9 November 2022
Venue: Canary Riverside Plaza, Canary Wharf London

 

Master of Ceremony – Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

 

09:00 – 09:30 GMT Registration, meet and greet

 

09:30 – 09:45 GMT Welcoming Remarks

 

Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC and Former Secretary-General, UNWTO

 

09:45 – 10:30 GMT Morning conversations – The Current Economic Outlook and predictions for the Travel and Tourism sector in 2023

 

Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BB in conversation with:

 

• Eymen Errais, PhD, FRM, Investment and Private Sector Development Advisor
• Olivier Ponti, Vice-President ForwardKeys
• Aradhana Khowala, CEO, Aptamind Partners

 

10:30 – 11:30 GMT Investment Ministerial Panel – Attracting investments in tourism through incentive and conducive policies to build sustainable destinations.

 

Moderator: Emma Nelson, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

 

Introduction: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC and Former Secretary-General,UNWTO

 

Panellists:

 

• Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
• Hon. Philda Nani Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
• H.E. Nasise Challi Jira, Minister of Tourism, Ethiopia
• Hon. Elena Kountoura, Member of European Parliament

 

11:30 – 11:45 GMT Networking Break

 

11:45 – 12:00 GMT Developing an Emerging Tourism Destination. Discover the vision of Botswana Tourism

 

A one-to-one interview of Hon. Philda Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism of Botswana by Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster of the BBC

 

12:00 – 12:45 GMT Changes in customers’ behaviour, how are they affecting the ROI of hotels and tourism attractions?

 

Moderator: Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC Ltd, Invest Tourism Ltd and Ambassador WTTC

 

Panellists:

 

• Hamza Farooqui, CEO, Millat Investments (Pty) Ltd
• Mohammed Al Eissa, Chief corporate planning and communications officer – Oman Tourism Development Co (OMRAN Group)
• Michael Nagy, Commercial Director, Fairmont, Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, Brazil

 

12:45 – 13:00 GMT Discover Investment Opportunities in Brazil

 

13:00 – 14:00 GMT Networking Lunch

 

14:00 – 14:45 GMT Strengthening cooperation within Commonwealth to boost trade and investment in the travel and tourism sector

 

Moderator: Emma Nelson, Presenter and Broadcaster

 

Introduction: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC and Former Secretary-General,UNWTO

 

Panellists:

 

• Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
• Hon. Philda Nani Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
• Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Director eTourism Lab & Deputy Director International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School
• Arvind Singh, Secretary Ministry of Tourism, India

 

14:45 – 15:00 GMT Discover Investment Opportunities in Oman

 

Mohammed Al Eissa, Chief corporate planning and communications officer – Oman Tourism Development Co (OMRAN Group)

 

15:00 – 15:30 GMT Increasing investment flows in Africa’s tourism industry. How is Botswana positioning itself as a gateway for the Southern African region?

 

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

 

Panellists:

 

• Tafa Tafa, Executive Manager, Investment & Product Development, Botswana Tourism Organisation
• Ken Osei, Principal Investment Officer, IFC
• Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman, African Tourism Board

 

Presentation of Investment opportunities in tourism

 

15:30 – 15:50 GMT Case study and Presentation – Building a successful Smart City contributing to tourism growth, by attracting diversified sources of investment

 

Presentation by Jonathan Puzon-Gomez, Director of Tourism, Malaga

 

15:50 – 16:10 GMT Presentation of Tourism Investment Opportunities by Baseera & RHH Consultants

 

Presentation by HRH Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of Baseera Group and Raed Habiss, Founder & CEO of Baseera group & RHH Consultancy and former Director of Tourism Investment of OIC

 

16:10 – 16:30 GMT Investment opportunities in Bulgaria & Africa

 

Speakers:

 

• Nikolina Angelkova, Former Minister of Tourism, Bulgaria
• Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman, African Tourism Board

 

16:30 – 16:45 GMT Networking Break

 

16:45 – 17:30 GMT Achieving success in sustainable destinations. How are investors sharpening their ESG strategies to optimize their return on investment?

 

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

 

Panellists:

 

• Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele, Acting CEO Botswana Tourism Office
• Dr. Abufaz Garayez, Former Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan
• Sadia Sajjd, Country Manager Country Manager UK, Ireland, Denmark and Malta, IFC
• Ibrahim K Osta Chief of Party USAID Developing Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Turizam)
• Heitor Kadri, National Secretary of Investment Attractions, Concessions and Partnerships, Ministry of Tourism, Brazil

 

17:30 – 17:45 GMT Closing

 

Speakers:

 

• Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman, ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd and Former Secretary-General, UNWTO
• Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC Ltd, Invest Tourism Ltd and Ambassador WTTC
• Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd
• Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd