Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2024
Decoding the Future of Tourism Resilience
Conference Day I
Friday
16 February 2024
08:00 – 08:45 Registration
08:45 – 08:55 Delegates to be seated
08:55 – 09:00 National Anthem of Spain
09:00 – 09:30 Keynote Speeches x4
09:30 – 10:00 Presentation: The City of Malaga, Spain. An out of the ordinary place to live and work. Its financial attractiveness elements compared to other European tourist destinations
10:00 – 10:15 Fireside chat with Batani Walter Matekane, Director Macroeconomic Policy, Ministry of Finance and Professor Ian Goldin, Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School and Former Vice-President of the World Bank
10:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: Why investing in the Travel and Tourism sector?
10:45 – 11:00 GMT Networking Break
11:00 – 11:45 Panel Discussion: How are tourism destinations differentiating themselves through their incentive offerings?
11:45 – 12:15 Presentation: Why are digital assets gaining pace as a new mode of investment in tourism?
12:15 – 12:30 One-to-one Interview Balancing the risks when investing in emerging tourist destinations.
12:30 – 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Presentation of Investment projects
15:30 – 15:45 Networking Break
15:45 – 16:15 Investment in Human Capital is key to sustain the development of the Global Hospitality Industry
16:15 – 17:00 Panel Discussion: What type of investment is needed for the aviation sector to get to net-zero emissions by 2050?
Conference Day II
Saturday
17 February 2024
09:00 – 09:30 Welcoming Speeches
09:30 – 10:00 A case study: How Malaga has become one of the best smart cities in Europe and an environmental-friendly and Resilient tourism destination?
10:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: Building resilient tourism infrastructure and promoting sustainable development in global destinations
10:45 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 11:45 Women in Tourism Resilience
11:45 – 12:30 Funding Tourism Resilience: Strategies for the Future
12:30 – 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 14:15 A one-to-one conversation – Building Tourism ‘Digital’ Resilience’
14:15 – 14:50 How do hotels build their resilience and sustainability especially towards climate change and other disruptive forces?
14:50 – 19:00 Simultaneous Broadcasting in three locations
14:50 – 16:30 Celebrating the Global Tourism Resilience Day Simultaneous Connection with Montego Bay – Nairobi & Malaga
16:30 – 17:00 Networking Break
17:00 – 19:00 Ministerial roundtable Simultaneous Connection with Montego bay – Nairobi & Malaga
20:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner