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ARABIAN TRAVEL MARKET SEMINAR SCHEDULE 2012
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS AND TRENDS. THE 2012 SEMINAR PROGRAMME INCLUDES A VARIETY OF FREE-TO-ATTEND SESSIONS COVERING A DIVERSE RANGE OF TOPICS
Seminars take place in the Seminar Theatre in Hall 1 Wednesday, 2 May
10.30 Ð 11.30 Business Traveller Middle East ATM hotel seminar Speakers: Christophe Landais, Managing Director, Accor Middle East Christian Pertl, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Dubai & MEASA, Jumeirah Group Russel Sharpe, COO, Citymax Hotels Mohammed Azzam Al Bashir, Director of Sales, Middle East, North Africa & Subcontinent, ONYX Hospitality Moderators: Dominic Ellis, Editor, Business Traveller Middle East Tom Otley, Editorial Director, Panacea Publishing International
11.30 Ð 12.30 Promoting the GCC during the holy month Speakers: Ali Abu Monassar, Chairman, The Vision Destination Management Thomas Tapken, Area VP Dubai & Northern Emirates, Rotana
Haitham Mattar, Regional Vice President Sales, Middle East & Africa, Eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia, Hilton Worldwide Samir Hamadeh, General Manager, Alpha Tours Dubai Moderator: Charmaine Fernz, Editor, Travel Daily ME
12.30 Ð 13.00 The GCC outbound travel market unique trends and characteristics for GCC Nationals Speaker: Sunil Malhotra, Lecturer, Emirates Aviation College
13.00 Ð 14.00 The future of premium air travel Speakers: Kent Craver, Regional Director Passenger Satisfaction and Revenue, Boeing Commercial Airlines Shane O'Hare, President & Chief Executive Officer, Royal Jet
Terry Daly, Divisional Senior Vice President, Service Delivery, Emirates Airline Moderator: Joe Mortimer, Editor, Destinations of the World News
14.00 Ð 15.00 Wising up to the budget Speakers: Richard Nutall, CEO, Bahrain Air Darroch Crawford, Managing Director Premier Inn Middle East, Premier Inn Dr Nadejda Popova, Travel & Tourism Industry Analyst, Euromonitor Yigit Sezgin, Global Director of Sales & Marketing, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Moderator: Phil Blizzard, Head of Broadcast, AME Info
15.00 Ð 16.00 Luxury family travel Ð is it all a fairytale? Speakers: Bernhard Bohnenberger, President, Six Senses Hotels & Resorts Susanna Mander, Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development, Meli‡ Hotels & Resorts FrŽdŽric Bardin, Senior Vice President, Emirates Holidays Moderator: Nicci Perides, Online Editor, Destinations of the World
16.00 Ð 17.00 How can the UAE become a global golf hub? Speakers: Wisoot Buachoom, Director, Tourism Authority of Thailand Chris White, General Manager, Aldar Golf/Yas Links Abu Dhabi Iain McInally, General Manager, The Address Montgomerie Moderator: Ben Jacobs, Freelance Sports Reporter and Broadcaster
17.00 Ð 18.00 Grandstanding the brand Speakers: Craig Senior, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, Meydan Hotels & Hospitality
Stephen Banks, Director of Sales & Marketing Africa, Mšvenpick Hotels & Resorts Sanjiv Malhotra, VP Operations, Shaza Hotels Andreas Kohn, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing Middle East, Viceroy Hotel Group Moderator: Claire Malcolm, Communications Consultant, Alpha Communications
Thursday, 3 May
10.30 Ð 11.30 In with a sporting chance Speakers: Chris Foy, Head 2012 Games Unit, VisitBritain Nick McElwee, Director of Sales & Marketing, Yas Marina Circuit
Hamad Mohammed Bin Mejren, Executive Director Business Tourism, DTCM Andreas Kohn, Regional Director Sales & Marketing Middle East, Viceroy Hotel Group Moderator: Ben Jacobs, Freelance Sports Reporter and Broadcaster
11.30 Ð 12.30 Selling summer Ramadan packages: Agent workshop Speakers: Dina Al Herais, Vice President, Commercial Operations, Emirates Holidays Carol Maddison, Country Manager UAE, VisitBritain Hemant Baheti, Manager
Leisure
Operations, Kanoo Travel Moderator: Charmaine Fernz, Editor, Travel Daily ME
13.00 Ð 14.00
Careers: Spotlight on training Speakers: Savio D'Costa, Learning & Development Manager, Emirates Airline Keryn Williams-Sykes, Director Professional Training & Development, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management Moderator: Lynne Bellinger, Managing Director - UAE, Learnpurple
14.00 Ð 15.00
Sustainability makes business $ense Speakers: Bradley Cox, Director of Communications, Green Global Certification Kumud Sengupta, Director, Market Vision Research & Consulting Moderator: Sandrine Le Biavant, Divisional Manager Consulting, Farnek-Avireal
15.00 Ð 16.00
Career: Spotlight on recruitment Speakers: Guy Rickett, CEO, Hiring Solutions Eric Van Wijk, Managing Director, The Hospitality Company
Anne Oberdoerster, Associate Vice President - Human Resources,
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Rachelle Rodgers, Human Resources Manager, Emirates Group Moderator: Lynne Bellinger, Managing Director USE, Learnpurple
14.00 - 15.00 15.00
Thursday, 3 May 10.30 - 11.30
Technology Theatre Wednesday, 2 May
10.30 - 11.30
The future of travel innovation Speakers: Florence Kaci, Director, Sales, EMEA and European Market Specialist, PhoCusWright Mona Faraj, Research Analyst Middle East, PhoCusWright
11.30 - 13.00
Social and mobile Speakers: Debbie Hindle, Managing Director, Four bgb Giles Longhurst, Director EMEA, Frommer's Unlimited Sergio Falletti, Director, Future Platforms Moderator: Paul Richer, Senior Partner, Genesys Ð The Travel Technology Consultancy
13.00 - 14.00 14.00 - 15.00
Emquest Travel Agent Workshop
Social Travel Market: Can bloggers fill the traditional media vacuum? Speakers: Mark Frary, Travel Journalist, The Travel Perspective Abigail King, Blogger, Inside the Travel Lab Khalid AL Jaziry, Oman Government
15.00 - 16.00 16.00 - 17.00
Developing your hotel's online revenue optimisation strategy Speaker: Vikram Singh, CEO, Evision Worldwide
Social Travel Market: The rise and rise of video in social travel media Speaker: Steven Keenan, Travel Journalist, The Travel Perspective
Online training Speakers: Bruce Martin, Operations Director, Online Travel Training Leo Fewtrell, Managing Partner, Gulf Reps; General Manager, DTTAG and Secretary General GTTAC Vassilis Theocharides, Director, Cyprus Tourism Organisation ME Andrew Oldfield, GCC Marketing Manager, Tourism Queensland Moderator: Jon Barber, Communications Manager, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
11.30 - 12.30
How to fully utilise the GDS Speakers: Assita Kone, Hospitality Business Development, Travelport Ahmed Youssef, Regional Director, Marketing & Operations, MENA, Amadeus IT Group SA
Naz Zazari, Senior Vice President, Emquest Moderator: Kim Thomson, Publishing Editor, Travel & Tourism News Middle East (TTN)
13.00 - 14.00
Race against the web Speakers: Diego Lefeudo, Senior Director of Market Management, Expedia Faisal Memon, CEO, Illusions Online
Mohamed Al Rais, Deputy Managing Director, Al Rais Travel Dan Stuart, CEO, Gonabit/ Living Social Escapes Moderator: Jon Barber, Communications Manager, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Emquest Travel Agent Workshop TTN Travel Agent Passport Draw
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