Speakers

Name

Title

Organization

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum President (DCAA) and Chairman (DA) and Chairman & CEO (Emirates) Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Airports and Emirates Airline & Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahoon Al Nahyan Chairman Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority & Tourism & Development Investment Company
HE Khalid bin Sulayem Director General Dubai Government Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Chairman Dubai World, Nakheel
Maurice Flanagan CBE Executive Vice Chairman Emirates Airline & Group
Gerald Lawless Executive Chairman Jumeirah Group
Geoffrey JW Kent Chairman (WTTC), Chairman & CEO (A&K) World Travel & Tourism Council, Abercrombie & Kent
Jean-Claude Baumgarten President World Travel & Tourism Council
HE Mubarak Al Muhairi Director-General Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority
The Honourable Onkokame Kitso Mokaila Minister for Environment Wildlife and Tourism Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism of Botswana
The Honourable Predrag Nenezić Minister of Tourism & Environment Ministry of Tourism & Environment of Montenegro
Qiwei Shao Chairman China National Tourism Administration
Mahmud Jan Mohamed Managaing Director (Serena Hotels Africa) and Head of Tourism Department (Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development) Serena Hotels Africa, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Rob Webb QC General Counsel British Airways
Jabu Mabuza Chairman ( South Africa Tourism), Group Chief Executive ( Tsogo Sun & Southern Sun Hotels) South Africa Tourism, Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd, Southern Sun Hotels
Alan Parker Chief Executive Whitbread PLC
Peter Greenberg Travel Editor NBC Today Show
Dara Khosrowshahi President & CEO Expedia Inc
Eric C Anderson President and CEO Space Adventures, Ltd
Sarmad  Zok Chief Executive Officer Kingdom Hotel Investments
Stephen P Holmes Chairman, President & CEO Wyndham Worldwide Corp
Philip Wolf CEO PhoCusWright Inc
Christopher Rodrigues CBE Chairman VisitBritain
Nik Gowing Main Presenter BBC World
Dr Alex Christou Managing Partner Accenture
Saeed Al Muntafiq Executive Chairman Tatweer
JW Marriott Jr Chairman & CEO Marriott International, Inc
Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio Chairman Silversea Cruises
Geoff Muirhead CBE Group Chief Executive The Manchester Airports Group
Arthur de Haast Global CEO Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Sonu Shivdasani Chairman and CEO Six Senses Resorts & Spas
Dr Kjell Nordstrom Associate Professor Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Norbert Walter Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group and CEO, Deutsche Bank Research Deutsche Bank
Nick Fry Chief Executive Officer Honda Racing F1 Team
Bill Reinert National Manager Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Christopher Dickey Paris Bureau Chief/Middle East Regional Editor, Newsweek Newsweek
Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chairman & CEO Carlson
Stevan D Porter President, The Americas InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG)
Chris O'Donnell CEO Nakheel
Edouard Ettedgui Group Chief Executive Mandarin Oriental
Philippe Bourguignon Vice Chairman (Revolution Places LLC), CEO (Revolution Places Development) Revolution PLaces, LCC and Revolution Places Development
Ed Gilligan Vice Chairman American Express Company
Jeff Clarke President & CEO Travelport
Habib Fekih CEO Airbus Middle East
Manal Shaheen Director, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service Nakheel
Costas Christ Chairman of the Judges Tourism for Tomorrow Awards