Overview
The travel industry is in crisis: from the pandemic and the economic fallout and of sustainable future growth. A World For Travel is a forum for action, a forum for transformation.
A World For Travel is the first tourism forum that puts tourists and residents in the heart of tourism transformation discussion along with industry players and government entities. It seeks to create a model and a method to identify a pathway forward which promote best practices and innovation for all stakeholders.
Due to the current evolution of the pandemic in Europe and according to the prescriptions of the directives of the Portuguese health authorities, the full A World for Travel Évora Forum is being postponed until 10-11 may 2021. However, a special virtual event still took place on November 5th which gave a flavor of the broader May 2021 agenda and showcase insights from several high profile speakers.
Oliver Wyman is proud to be a knowledge partner for the event. Our partner, Guillaume Thibault, moderated the Leadership in the Times of Covid-19: courage, perseverance and empathy discussion with leading government officials and industry association leaders. To view the full agenda of the virtual event, please see below.
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
Christian Delom, Secretary General, A World for Travel
10:05 Remarks
Rita Marques, Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal
10:15 Remarks
Hon. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, UNWTO
10:25 Courage and Perseverance in Difficult Times
Mike Horn, Professional Explorer, Adventurer and Survival Expert
10:35 Global Outlook
Hon. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, UNWTO
Gloria Guevara, President & CEO, World Travel and Tourism Council
10:45 The Millenial Outlook
Three Young Professionals Call for New World of Travel
Marta Cabrai – socio conservationist
Frédéric Lizée – mobilizer of youth
Isaure Delom – alternative travel activist
Moderator: Ian Taylor, Executive Editor, Travel Weekly
10:55 Leadership in the Times of Covid-19: courage, perseverance and empathy
Panelists will discuss the art of leading while trying to break out of the covid’s grip
Gloria Guevara, President & CEO, WTTC
H.E. Najib Balala, Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya
H.E. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
Hon. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, UNWTO
H.E. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for Tourism, France
Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO, PATA
Moderator: Guillaume Thibault, Partner, Oliver Wyman
11:55 Moderators Sneak Preview of Sessions Planned
Peter Greenberg, Travel Host, CBS News
Rajan Datar, Travel Host, BBC
Maribel Rodrigues, Senior Vice President, WTTC
Oliver Martin, Partner, Twenty31 Consulting Inc.
Moderator: Ian Taylor, Executive Editor, Travel Weekly
13:00 Wrap and Close
