Skift Global Forum East 2022 - Skift Live

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Sponsors

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Speakers

Moroccan National Tourism Office

Chief Commercial Officer

Emirates Airline

Aisha Al Mansoori

Alastair Thomann

Generator and Freehand Hotels

Annette Gibbons-Warren

Art in the Landscape Projects Director

Royal Commission for AlUla

Chief Marketing Officer

Saudi Tourism Authority

Berthold Trenkel

Chief Operating Officer

Casper Urhammer

CEO, Tour Operating

Charaf El Mansouri

CEO & Co-Founder

Global Hotel Alliance

Managing Director

Thayer Ventures

Christopher Nassetta

President & CEO

Research Editor

Ellen Dubois du Bellay

Chief Human Resources Officer

Director of Product

H.E. Helal Saeed Almarri

Director General

Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism

Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM). Speaker at Skift Global Forum East 2023.

Issam Abdul Rahim Kazim

Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing

Dubai College of Tourism (DCT)

FLYR for Hospitality

Beautiful Destinations

Yanolja and Yanolja Cloud

Director of Sales, APAC & General Manager, Dubai

Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Visual Storyteller and Bestselling Author

Margaux Constantin

McKinsey & Company

Marjan Faraidooni

Chief of Education and Culture and Chief Human Resources Officer

Expo City Dubai

Melanie de Souza

Executive Director, Destination Marketing

Royal Commission for AlUla

Michael Dominguez

President and CEO

Associated Luxury Hotels International

Muzzammil Ahussain

Chief Executive Officer

Group Chief Development Officer

Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports. Speaker at Skift Global Forum East 2023 in Dubai.

Philippe Zuber Kerzner

Kerzner International

Priyanka Lakhani

Senior Vice President Commercial

Richard, Senior Analyst at Bernstein covering the Global Hotels and OTAs sector: Booking, Expedia, Tripadvisor, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Whitbread and TUI. Richard is a speaker at Skift Global Forum East 2023.

Managing Director

Senior Vice President

Expedia Group Media Solutions

CEO & Co-Founder

Chief Operating Officer

Head of Third Party Advertising

Sigríður Dögg Guðmundsdóttir

Head of Tourism

Disability Rights Activist

Thomas B. Meier

Chief Operating Officer

Trixie LohMirmand

Executive Vice President

Dubai World Trade Centre

Director of Research, Data Product

Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome
- Rafat Ali
  
  Skift
  
  Founder & CEO
9:10 am

Skift Research Presentation: The State of Travel
- Wouter Geerts
  
  Skift
  
  Director of Research, Data Product
9:25 am

Driving Growth Through Industry Collaboration
Moderator
Rafat Ali
10:05 am
Powering a Connected Ecosystem for Travelers
- Priyanka Lakhani
  
  Collinson
  
  Senior Vice President Commercial
Moderator
Dan Marcec
10:20 am

Why Travel Should Think Like a Community
- Tanzila Khan
  
  Disability Rights Activist
10:40 am

Networking Break
11:10 am

Driving Innovation and New Ideas Through Tech
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
11:40 am
Expanding the Reach of Today’s Independent Hotel Brands
- Chris Hartley
  
  Global Hotel Alliance
  
  CEO
Moderator
Carolyn Kremins
11:55 am

Opening the Door to Tomorrow’s Travel Leaders
- Aisha Al Mansoori
  
  Etihad Airway
  
  Captain
Moderator
Peden Bhutia
12:10 pm
Behind the Scenes at Almosafer, the Region’s Largest Travel Business
- Muzzammil Ahussain
  
  Almosafer
  
  Chief Executive Officer
Moderator
Jeremy Kressmann
12:20 pm

Can SuperApps Disrupt Online Travel?
- Jong Yoon Kim
  
  Yanolja and Yanolja Cloud
  
  CEO
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
12:45 pm

Lunch
1:45 pm

A Macro View on Travel’s Future
- Richard Clarke
  
  AB Bernstein
  
  Managing Director
1:55 pm

How Blended Travel Is Reshaping Experience
- Richard Clarke
  
  AB Bernstein
  
  Managing Director
- Alastair Thomann
  
  Generator and Freehand Hotels
  
  CEO
Moderator
Rafat Ali
2:20 pm

Enticing and Engaging Tomorrow’s Travelers
Moderator
Peden Bhutia
2:50 pm
Beyond Conservation: The Future of Regenerative Tourism
- Nicholas King
  
  Red Sea Global
  
  Group Chief Development Officer
Moderator
Carolyn Kremins
3:05 pm

Expanding the Travel Experience Market
- Julia Randow
  
  GetYourGuide
  
  Director of Sales, APAC & General Manager, Dubai
3:20 pm

Lessons from the World Cup: Where We Go From Here
- Berthold Trenkel
  
  Qatar Tourism
  
  Chief Operating Officer
Moderator
Rafat Ali
3:30 pm

Break
4:00 pm

How Tour Operators Can Drive New Demand to the Middle East
- Casper Urhammer
  
  FTI Group
  
  CEO, Tour Operating
Moderator
Matt Parsons
4:25 pm

Reimagining The Stories We Tell to Travelers
- Lola Akinmade Åkerström
  
  Visual Storyteller and Bestselling Author
4:45 pm
The Role of Culture and the Arts in Destination Place-Making
- Annette Gibbons-Warren
  
  Royal Commission for AlUla
  
  Art in the Landscape Projects Director
- Melanie de Souza
  
  Royal Commission for AlUla
  
  Executive Director, Destination Marketing
Moderator
Kate Irwin
5:00 pm

A Global Outlook for 2023: In Conversation Via Hologram

Hybrid Session
- Christopher Nassetta
  
  Hilton
  
  President & CEO
Moderator
Rafat Ali
5:30 pm

Reception

11:00 am

Doors Open
11:30 am

Day 2 / Welcome Back
- Rafat Ali
  
  Skift
  
  Founder & CEO
- Issam Abdul Rahim Kazim
  
  Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
  
  CEO
11:35 am

Building Collaboration, Technology, and Regional Growth
- Paul Griffiths
  
  Dubai Airports
  
  CEO
11:50 am

Dubai and The Future of Travel
Moderator
Rafat Ali
12:30 pm

Lunch
1:30 pm

Bringing Travel Into the Future
- H.E. Helal Saeed Almarri
  
  Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
  
  Director General
Moderator
Rafat Ali
2:00 pm

Overcoming Travel’s Labor Challenges
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
2:30 pm

Global Events and Experiences: What Comes Next?
Moderator
Matthew Parsons
3:00 pm

Liveable, Agile, and Resilient: Dubai’s Blueprint for 21st Century Tourism
- Dan Marcec
  
  SkiftX
  
  Research Editor
3:10 pm
Putting Data-Driven Insights at the Core of Your Business Strategy
- Jens Munch
  
  FLYR for Hospitality
  
  CEO
Moderator
Dan Marcec
3:25 pm

Unlocking Tourism’s Potential
- Asmaa Quorrich
  
  Saudi Tourism Authority
  
  Chief Marketing Officer
Moderator
Rafat Ali
3:45 pm

The Middle East’s Growth as a Global Gateway
- Ross Veitch
  
  Wego
  
  CEO & Co-Founder
- Schubert Lou
  
  Trip.com
  
  Chief Operating Officer
Moderator
Peden Bhutia
4:30 pm

Forum Ends

Supported By

AlUla

Collinson

Dubai Economy and Tourism

FLYR

Global Hotel Alliance

NEOM

Red Sea Global

Turkish Airlines

Wego

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