Speakers

Top voices from the public and private sector.

A deliberately curated ecosystem — heads of state agencies, global CEOs, scientists, operators and emerging voices selected for relevance.

Kelly Pawlak
Kelly Pawlak
CEO NSSA (National Ski Areas Association)
Laurence Monnoyer-Smith
Laurence Monnoyer-Smith
Head of sustainable development at the French Space Agency CNES
Dr Misa Labarile
Dr Misa Labarile
Policy officer, European Commission
Bobby Demri
Bobby Demri
Founder & Managing Partner at ROCH Ventures
Julia Simpson
Julia Simpson
WTTC
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar
Broadcaster BBC, moderator
Alastair Crossley
Alastair Crossley
Head of Global Travel Solutions, AXA
Valentine Camusot
Valentine Camusot
General Manager Europe at Rail Europe
Lucas Bobes
Lucas Bobes
Group Environmental Officer and Head of ESG reporting at Amadeus IT Group
Jessica Matthias
Jessica Matthias
Travel sustainability expert
Nico Nicholas
Nico Nicholas
CEO at Trees4Travel / Zeero
Catherine Logan
Catherine Logan
Regional SVP - EMEA & APAC at GBTA
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor
Executive editor at Travel Weekly
Andy Fairburn
Andy Fairburn
Founder & Director at NORDIC TOURISM COLLECTIVE
Christian Delom
Christian Delom
General Secretary AWFT, Deputy commissioner
Jillian Dickens
Jillian Dickens
Head of Destination Stewardship and Private Training, Transformational Travel Council
Nikolaos Gkolfinopoulos
Nikolaos Gkolfinopoulos
Head of Tourism at ICF
Mary Harris
Mary Harris
Global Advisory at Bird
Jasenka Coric
Jasenka Coric
Deputy Chief of Party at USAID Turizam
Shaon Talukder
Shaon Talukder
CEO & Founder at Geotourist
Armelle Solelhac
Armelle Solelhac
CEO at Switch
Rachel Read
Rachel Read
Director of Insight at ETOA
Anne Lotter
Anne Lotter
Executive Director of the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership
Elena Pérez
Elena Pérez
Chief Human Resources, Communications and ESG Officer at HBX Group
Frédéric Adragna
Frédéric Adragna
Head, Connect by CNES program
WASSIM DAOUD
WASSIM DAOUD
head of CSR and stainability at PONANT cruise company
Géraldine KOENIG
Géraldine KOENIG
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels
Natasha Syed
Natasha Syed
Head of Travel at JC Decaux UK
Hamida Rezeg
Hamida Rezeg
Special Delegate in charge of Tourism at Ile-de-France region
Africa Abajas
Africa Abajas
Sustainable Aviation Senior Manager at ICF
JEHAN DE THE
JEHAN DE THE
Group Public Affairs Director at Europcar Mobility Group
OLA WRIGHT
OLA WRIGHT
CEO at West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO)
Inge Huijbrechts
Inge Huijbrechts
Chief Sustainability and Security Officer at Radisson Hotel Group
Sébastien Travelletti
Sébastien Travelletti
CEO at SWISSPEAK Resorts
Julia Sattel
Julia Sattel
Partner at Clearsky
Jane McFadzean
Jane McFadzean
Senior Director, Global Sustainability & ESG at Trip.com
Elkie Nicholas
Elkie Nicholas
CMO and Co-Founder, Zeero Group
Virginia Messina
Virginia Messina
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATIONS at WTTC
Claire Hanney
Claire Hanney
Managing Director at The Travel Corporation
Joe Hession
Joe Hession
CEO at Snow Partners
Gloria Guevara
Gloria Guevara
President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council
Serge Papin
Serge Papin
Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Craftsmanship, Tourism, and Purchasing Power
Coline Pont
Coline Pont
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Accor
Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Pécresse
President of the Île-de-France Region / Former French Minister
Baptiste Orlandini
Baptiste Orlandini
CEO of Choose Paris Region
Franck Gervais
Franck Gervais
Directeur général chez Groupe Pierre & Vacances - Center Parcs
Martyn Griffiths
Martyn Griffiths
Director Government Affairs, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Teodora Marinska
Teodora Marinska
COO, Head of Public Affairs, European Travel Commission
Anita Mendiratta
Anita Mendiratta
Advisor to Secretary General UN TOURISM
Edgar Weggelaar
Edgar Weggelaar
CEO and partner at Queer Destinations
Alessandra Priante
Alessandra Priante
President of ENIT SpA and Co-Chairman Europe at SIGA
Ana Mendes Godinho
Ana Mendes Godinho
Senior Advisor |Former Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Universidad Nova de Lisboa
David Nouaille
David Nouaille
Chief international development officer (CDO) at Puy-du-Fou
Ada Xu
Ada Xu
Director of International Affairs at Alibaba Group, Fliggy
Pierre Maillard
Pierre Maillard
CEO, Hellio
Caragh Curran
Caragh Curran
Sustainable Tourism Consultants
Myriam Younes
Myriam Younes
Managing Director, Advertising, Rome2Rio & Omio
Jessica Berk Ross
Jessica Berk Ross
General Manager of FINN Partners Washington
Didier Bréchemier
Didier Bréchemier
Senior Partner, Roland Berger
Daniela Wagner
Daniela Wagner
Commercial Manager, WTTC

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