Radisson Collection Hotel, Magdalena Plaza Sevilla
Welcome drink with Spanish wine and tapas – rooftop Radisson Collection Hotel, Magdalena Plaza Sevilla
Master of Ceremonies, Rajan Datar, Journalist and Host, BBC WELCOME Christian Delom, Secretary General, A World For Travel
Julia Simpson, President and CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council, WTTC
Following Julia Simpson’s overview of the travel industry’s global performance, activities and challenges, Rajn will take a deep dive into how and what the industry has done, is doing and how it is addressing sustainability.
Destinations Shift Towards Coolcationing – No matter where one travels, peak temperatures are requiring destinations to rethink their product offerings. Both public and private sector must deal with ways to address the impact of climate change on their businesses, programs or destinations. Our speakers will share the impact of heat on their planning and solutions found.
Cruising offers an unrivalled experience on the open seas but how can these vessels operate on the open seas sustainably? From equipment to itinerary planning what does cruising have to teach us? Wassim Daoud, Head of CSR and Sustainability, PONANT
Planning to be Heat Resilient – Nikos Gkolfinopoulos, Head of Tourism, ICF
Will there Always be Snow? What Happens When Some parts of World Have No Snow? Obviously as the planet gets warmer, there is less snowfall. Ski resorts in Europe are innovating to provide alternative solutions to the point that winter sport havens are repurposing their facilities. In the US resorts invested decades ago into snow making equipment and will always have snow. Different approaches, different outcomes but lessons to learn from each side of the Atlantic.
Using Outer Space Technology to Address Sustainability Issues on Earth Pr. Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Head of Sustainable Development, French Space Agency, CNES
It’s time to talk about the term ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) as opposed to the broader concept of sustainability; what it means in the industry and who is doing what? How are governments requiring reporting?
Renewables – How is or isn’t Aviation Driving Other Industry Players to Decarbonize?
The Latest Move to Rail –the romance is back in travel. Companies around the world have taken up the mantle to help decarbonize by creating programs that bring the joy back to travel through rail. The excitement is palpable. What are the benefits of rail travel for the traveller and the businesses as well as the destinations that have this infrastructure.
Gen Z Shares their Visions on Travel 16 students from the IEFT (School of Tourism Management) will provide their vision for the travel industry of the future while sharing why they are engaged in the sector and share a video they have created on the topic. Host: Christian Delom, Secretary general of A World for Travel
Casino de la Exposición, Glorieta San Diego, s/n, 41013 – Seville
Rajan Datar, Journalist and Host, BBC
Madame Hamida Rezeg, Member of the Regional Assembly and Vice President, Iles de France Region for Tourism
Business Travel in the Climate Era – Catherine Logan, Sr. VP EMEA and APAC, GBTA
Impact Investing – This session will layout the value investors are looking for and the stories that?must be told to drive developers’ interest.
Make every travel action count – Nico Nikolaos, Founder and CEO, ZEERO
The Long Tail of Change – Often change appears through a series of events that end up looking like bureaucracy, but in fact it is the culmination of a series of actions that have great importance and impact on how we do business in the travel industry. If we look at double materiality reporting requirements in the EU as a perfect example or one studies the development agencies’’ territorial engagements, we know the groundwork is being laid for stabilization.
Transformative Engagement – Regenerative Travel – New approaches that are gaining traction which ensure deeper levels of commitment from the communities involved in developing their tourism offerings.
Steps to Sustainability – Jessica Matthias, Sustainability Director, Sabre Corporation
How Should Your Travel Business or Destination be Communicating? Positioning your destination or business for maximum value be it partnerships, investors, developers or the travelling public everyone agrees storytelling is an imperative. But actionable content is also an art. We’ll hear from businesses that have set the gold standard.
