General News and Information

About the Summit

Posted on by admin

INVEST – REBUILD – RESTART THE MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR
IN-PERSON SUMMIT 19 May 2021 – VIRTUAL SUMMIT 27 MAY 2021

The Middle East Tourism Investment Summit will be two-fold organized by ITIC in partnership with ATM. The in-person Summit will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on the 19th May 2021 for global, local (UAE) and regional delegates attending the Summit in Dubai.

The Virtual Summit on the 27 May 2021 will target the global audience and for those who can’t attend the IN-PERSON Summit on the 19th May in Dubai due to travel restrictions.

A common theme ‘Invest-Rebuild-Restart the Travel and Tourism industry in the Middle East’ will drive the two Summits. Tourism decision-makers, professionals and investors will discuss the challenges, issues and opportunities but above all, the way forward especially as the tourism landscape of that part of the world is being reshaped positively in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The summit will also on focus green sustainable investment and create a new vision with a responsible tourism recovery for people, planet and prosperity for the general public, health conscious, social inclusion (local communities), biodiversity conservation, circular economy with good governance with green financial support.

Putting sustainability at the heart of the future development of the tourism industry of the Middle East will be crucial to respond to the growing expectations of both local and international travellers.

In-person Summit        Virtual Summit
Date: 19 May 2021        Date: 27 May 2021
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre – ATM Global Stage        Venue: ITIC Virtual Platform
Time: 10:30 – 16:30 GST        Time: 10:30 – 16:30 GST
      
      


The Opportunity
It provides an excellent opportunity to increase the visibility of your brand and to connect with investors and heads of multinationals in the Travel and Tourism and Financial Services industries, procurement teams and industry specialists from across the globe. The Summit is the vital meeting place for the Travel & Tourism industry and investors to expand their professional network and develop new concepts, partnerships and ideas that will transform the growth and commercial development of their business.

Who will attend?
With over 3000+ (100++ for the In-person Summit with social distancing measures) international decision-makers, tourism leaders and investors in attendance, the Summit will propel your brand into top of the mind for those who count especially when procuring the services and products which you offer. Our audience represents billions of USDs in investment and expenditures, making this event a great opportunity to establish and nurture relationships and business opportunities that you can only achieve by being an active partner of this exclusive and unique ITIC event in partnership with WTM. ITIC will give visibility to leading industry entities and emerging destinations in their policy orientation by pairing specific tourism strategies with investment solutions, thus acting as a catalyst and an engine for inclusive growth and sustainable economic development.

View our Past Conferences   Our Virtual Events 2020

Registration

Posted on by admin

The Middle East Tourism Investment Summit(both live and virtual)

The Middle East Tourism Investment Summit will be two-fold organized by ITIC in partnership with ATM.

In-person Summit Virtual Summit
The In-person Summit will be held in Dubai on the 19 May 2021 for global, local (UAE)and regional delegates attending the Summit in Dubai.     Then followed by a Virtual Summit on the 27 May 2021 targeting a global audience and for those who can’t attend due to travel restrictions.
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre ATM Global Stage Venue: ITIC Virtual Platform
Time: 10:30 – 16:30 GST Time: 10:30 – 16:30 GST
 

Safe, Smart and Seamless Experience
The in-person summit of the 19 May will take place in accordance with all the health & safety guidelines set out by the local authorities. ATM will be working in collaboration with Dubai World Trade Centre to deliver with strict standards of health & safety precautionary measures including temperature screening, social distancing, contactless transactions and hygiene protocols.

  • Dubai was voted the safest city in the world to attend an exhibition.
  • DWTC venue is certified with the prestigious Bureau Veritas SafeGuard Label.

Programme

Posted on by admin

The Middle East Tourism Investment Summit

 

Invest – Rebuild – Restart

 

The Virtual Summit Replay

Posted on by admin

ITIC – WTM AFRICA Tourism Investment Summit
The ITIC Africa Tourism Investment Summit held in partnership with WTM Africa
entitled, “Invest, Finance and Rebuild the Travel and Tourism Industry”
took place on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 April 2021.
If you missed this content catch up now below.

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

ITIC WTM Africa 2021 Ministerial Panel   

Ministerial Panel:
Investing in Sustainable Travel and Tourism projects in Africa and restarting the sector in the post Covid-19 era

Thursday, 8 April 2021

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Watch the full summit as it was live streamed on the 8 April.

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Morning conversations

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Economic Outlook: The economic landscape to optimise investment opportunities in the tourism sector in Africa

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

An enriching dialogue: How vaccination process will contribute to restore trust and a sense of security to restart the travel and tourism sector

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Panel Discussion: The changing landscape of capital raising, investment criteria and risk management to attract the ‘right’ investor for your project

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Panel Discussion: Rebuilding Africa’s travel and tourism sector while enhancing its resilience

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Panel Discussion: The critical need of effectively branding and marketing Africa as a single destination

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Investment opportunities: Presentation Tourism Projects in quest of investment

ITIC WTM Africa 2021   

Closing

Henry Katonga

Posted on by admin
Henry Katonga
Director of Human Resource,
Ministry of Tourism
Zambia

Education/Professional

2018 Bachelors of Laws – ZOU – Lusaka)
2010 Bachelors of Business Administration – CBU – Kitwe
2008 Certificate in Small Business Planning and Promotion Noida-New Delhi, India
2002 Diploma in Human Resource Management and Development NCMDS-Kabwe
1999 Certificate in Human Personnel Management, Industrial Relations and Trade Union Studies. NCMDS-Kabwe
1993 Kabulonga Boys Secondary School – School Certificate

Work Experience

23 September 2020 to date DIRECTOR – HRA at Ministry of Tourism and Arts
15 June 2019 to date DIRECTOR – HRA at Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs
15 April 2017 to 15 June 2019: DIRECTOR- HRA at Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development
Feb 2016 to April 2017 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATIONAL DESIGINATED AUTHOURITY – GREEN CLIMATE FUND
Feb 2013 to Feb 2016 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR- Recruitment &Placement- PSMD
2011 to 2012 CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER-PLANNING- MINISTRY OF HEALTH
2010 to 2011 SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER-PLANNING- MINISTRY OF HEALTH
2009 to 2010: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER- KABWE GENERAL HOSPITAL
2003 – 2009 EXECUTIVE OFFICER- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ( Kabwe and Ndola PEO offices)
2003 – 2009 EXECUTIVE OFFICER- MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER DEVPT
1999 – 2001 ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ( Kabwe PEO office)
1995 – 1999 CLERICAL OFFICER (EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND LABOUR INSPECTIONS)- MINISTRY OF LABOUR

Hon. Mary Masanja

Posted on by admin
Hon. Mary Masanja
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism
Tanzania

Education/Professional

2017-2020 National Board of Acccountants and Auditors (NBAA) Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) T
2002-2004 Mzumbe University – MOROGORO Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
1996-1999 Nyegezi Social Training Institute/SAUT-MWANZA Advanced Diploma in Accountancy
1992-1994 Lake Secondary School – MWANZA Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
1988-1991 Kagunguli Secondary School –UKEREWE MWANZA Certificate of Secondary Education
1981-1987 Nyamagana Primary School – MWANZA Certificate of primary school

Work Experience

Nov 2020-todate Ministry of Natural resources and Tourism Deputy Minister (Member of Parliament)
2013–Nov 2020 Law Reform Commission of Tanzania Principal Accountant I
2011-Nov 2013 Misungwi District Council District Treasurer
2007-Feb 2011 Handeni District Council District Treasurer
2006-Feb 2007 Morogoro Municipal Council Acting Municipal Treasurer
2004-2006 Mkuranga District Council Acting District Treasurer
2003-2004 Manyoni District Council Acting internal Auditor
Sep 1999 – Sep 2002 Manyoni District Council Accountant II

Hon. Francisco de la Torre Prados

Posted on by admin
Hon. Francisco de la Torre Prados
Mayor
Malaga

The Mayor of Malaga since 2000, De la Torre was re-elected by absolute majority on three consecutive occasions leading the list of the Partido Popular (PP) party in 2003, 2007 and 2011. He won the elections in 2015 by simple majority, achieving the investiture with the support of the Ciudadanos party. In 2019, he has revalidated the majority by extending it to 14 city council members, being vested mayor with the votes of the PP and the two city council members from the Ciudadanos party with whom he has signed an agreement to govern in coalition.

He is vice president of the Bureau of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) representing the Council of Municipalities and Regions of Europe (CMRE) and other associations since 2012, a position for which he was proposed again in February 2021, and vice president until 2020 of the Euro-Mediterranean Association of Local and Regional Authorities (COPPEM).

He chaired the Finance and Mobility and Accessibility Commission of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP). He has been Vice President of the Andalusian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Powers of the Council of Europe.

He was the Delegate from Malaga for the UCD party between 1977 and 1982, and a Senator from Malaga for the PP party between 2011 and 2014. He was President of the Provincial Council of Malaga and Minister of Economy, Finance and Tourism of the first Pre-autonomic Board of Andalusia.

He was awarded in 2017 by the French Republic with the Legion of Honour for his role as an exceptional collaborator with France in cultural matters. In 2018, he received the Russian Federation Pushkin Medal for the promotion of cultural ties between Russia and Spain; and in 2019, he was awarded the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Distinction for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendly relations between Japan and Spain.

In 2020, he is appointed a member of the Advisory Council of UNITAR, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research. This agency ensures that the quality standards adopted in accordance with UNITAR’s mandate and UN guidelines are respected and well integrated into all activities of both the agency and the CIFAL Global Network.

John Pinniger

Posted on by admin
John Pinniger;
Director of Guinea Network International Sarl &
Director General of the Association for International Travel and Tourism (AITT)

John has over thirty years experience in government and media relations and currently works with both English and French speaking countries in Africa in the spheres of tourism and general investment.

John acted as UK external relations adviser to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development from 2001 to 2010, promoting flagship reports such as the World Investment Report.

He has promoted tourism in France to the UK market and published a magazine for the Channel resort of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.

John has worked as a consultant to several trade associations in the UK and graduated in Modern French Studies at the University of Dundee.

Dr Jean Ives Diamana

Posted on by admin
Dr Jean Ives Diamana;
Biomedecal – Research
Ivory Coast

Jean Ives DIAMANA, is the name of the person commonly known as Doctor Diamana. He is a Natural Biomedical researcher and practitioner. A dicipline of the medicine that he conceived and developed through his research on pathologies declared incurable by the conventional medicine. Dr Diamana is also a Christian and Gospel preacher, a work to which he devotes much of his time and resources. He is married and has six children. Born in 1974 in Gagnoa, he did his primary education in Daloa and secondary school in Divo (Ivory Coast).

He was a brilliant student, but unfortunately he abandoned his studies early for lack of financial means because he came from a large and poor family with twelve (12) children of which he was the last born. The death of eight of his elders triggered his consecration to God. Passionate about communication, he will be detected a few years later by a great local politician politician and became his communication officer. It was then he discovered the sad reality of HIV-AIDS, and one of his relatives was infected. Powerless Jean Ives Diamana was tourmented by the sufference to the point of agony of his sister. For him it is inconceivable that there should be uncurable diseases in life.

In 2004 he decided to give up everything and devote himself to the study of plants and diseases declared incurable. He felt this as a divine call. A relentless autodidact, he often calls himself “GOD MADE MAN” as for him all his knowledge comes from God. He then launched himself into research without much means. He overcame difficulties and obstacles of all kinds. After several clinical trials, the results were astonishing and outstanding. This is how Dr. Diamana’s Nature and Health Laboratory came into being in 2008. It is specialised in the treatment of incurable diseases such as: diabetes, hypertension, infertility, prostate hypertrophy, etc.

Today, Doctor Jean Ives Diamana’s unequivocal results make him the pride of his generation, of his country Ivory Coast, of Africa and the whole world. You would discover by browsing his website www.eburneanews.com, all the great testimonies of illings by his care and the products resulting from his research.