Thursday Oct 29 – Salle Colbert Paris 7

Collective Action Spotlight: The Great Green Wall

The Great Green Wall is one of the world's most ambitious collective action initiatives, bringing together countries, communities and partners to regenerate landscapes, restore biodiversity and create economic opportunities across Africa.

Scaling Impact Through Partnership A powerful example of how governments, communities, businesses and international organizations can work together to deliver measurable environmental, social and economic outcomes.

• Ola Wright, CEO, West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO)

Thursday Oct 29 – Salle Colbert Paris 7

Africa: Unlocking the Next Tourism Growth Story

Africa: The Next Growth Frontier for Travel and Tourism Connectivity, investment and resilience in a changing world

With its growing population, expanding middle class and untapped tourism potential, Africa represents one of the most significant opportunities for the future of global travel.

What are the conditions needed to unlock growth? How can transport, investment, health security and public-private partnerships accelerate the continent's tourism development?

Moderator: Ibrahim Osta, Senior Economic Growth Director & Global Tourism Lead at Chemonics International

• Virginia Messina, Group CEO, ATTA (african tourism & travel association)
• Ola Wright, CEO, West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO)
• Ghada Shalaby, Former Vice Minister of Tourism at the Arab Republic of Egypt, Executive Director, Egyptian Hotels Association