The Summit Replay Posted on November 16, 2021May 16, 2022 by admin Watch the full Summit Welcome Speeches Current Economic Outlook, predictions and Recovery plan for 2022 Mark Beer, OBE, Chairman of Metis Institute in conversation with Professor Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development, University of Oxford Restarting the Travel and Tourism sector Gerald Lawless, Director, ITIC in a One-to-one Conversation with Julia Simpson, CEO, WTTC Building tourism resilience by expanding air connectivity Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC in conversation with Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism of Jamaica and Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Flydubai Discover Botswana Presentation by Hon. Phildah Kereng, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ITIC Tourism Investment MINISTERIAL PANEL Reimaging incentives to attract FDI to tourism destinations and to reposition the industry as a main driver of economic growth Shackle – Your Next Generation Hotel Project Presentation by Mark Abraham, Founder & CEO, Shackle Health: Investment in regional vaccination plants as a pre-requisite to restore trust in travel and tourism Development of a new Lifestyle Tourism City in San Pedro, Cote D’Ivoire Presentation by Joseph Grah, Project Development Partner Presentation by Manuel González Buiza, CEO, Tourism Optimizer Platform How to attract tourism and investments from China towards the global recoveryPresentation by Marcus Lee, Chairman of Association of SME Business owner Restructuring travel and tourism businesses to lower debt exposure, with new strategic investments to return to profitability path Destination Focus: Investment opportunities in the United Kingdom A thought-provoking discussion between Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC and Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and former Chairman of Visit Britain Re-energising regional destinations through branding and investments to boost tourist arrivals Closing – Conversation