| March 21, 2003 - The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) today
announced the line up of speakers and the agenda for its 3rd
Global Summit that will take place in Vilamoura, Portugal over the
period of May 15th - 17th.
Confirmed speakers include Neil Armstrong, the astronaut, the President
and Prime Minister of Portugal (Jorge Sampaio and José Manuel Durão
Barroso), the Chairmen of American Express (Ken Chenault), Carlson Hospitality
Worldwide (Curtis Nelson), Continental Airlines (Gordon Bethune), Iberia
(Xabier de Irala), Marriott (Bill Marriott), Rail Europe (Bernard Frelat),
Six Continents (Sir Ian Prosser), Starwood Hotels and Resorts (Barry Sternlicht),
TUI (Michael Frenzel) and over 30 more top executives of companies of similar
stature.
As you know, Travel & Tourism is the world�s biggest industry, accounting
for nearly 200m jobs, and over 10% of world GDP, more than $3,500 billion.
Collectively, the summit participants have the power to make or break local
economies and to change fundamentally the experience of travellers and
holidaymakers on a worldwide basis.
The main objectives of the event are to help the Travel & Tourism
industry to come together to rebuild confidence in the face of war, terrorism
and economic slowdown, to turn challenges in to opportunities, to build
a vision of �New Tourism� and initiate a strategy to achieve it.
The event will be attended by top level company executives and government
officials from around the world, and other people involved in the Travel
& Tourism industry at the most senior level.
Confirmed Speakers:
Jorge Sampaio, H.E. President of the Portuguese
Republic
Akbar Al-Baker, Chairman, Qatar Airways
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Phil Bakes, Chairman & CEO, FAR&WIDE
Travel Corporation
Paul Blackney, Worldspan
Philippe Bourguignon, Former Chairman & CEO,
Club Mediterannee
Ken Chenault, Chairman & CEO, American Express
Co.
Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, WTTC
David Clifton, Managing Director, Europe &
Asia, Interval International
Sebastian Escarrer, Vice Chairman, Sol Melia
Edouard Ettedgui, Group Chief Executive, Mandarin
Oriental Hotel Group
Bernard Frelat, President & CEO, Rail Europe
Laurence Geller, Chairman & CEO, Strategic
Hotel Capital
Doug Gollan, President, Universal Media
Mary Gostelow, Journalist
Peter Greenberg Travel Editor, NBC�s Today Show
Xabier de Irala, Chairman & CEO, Iberia
Peter de Jong, CEO, PATA (Pacific Asia Travel
Association)
André Jordan, Chairman, Lusotur S.A.
Geoffrey Kent, Chairman & CEO, Abercrombie
& Kent
Alex Kyriakidis, Partner, Deloitte & Touche
Christian Laesser, Senior Researcher, Deputy
Director, University of St Gallen
Ramsey Mankarios, Executive Vice President, Kingdom
Holdings Co.
Paul McManus, President & CEO, The Leading
Hotels of the World
David Mongeau, Vice Chairman, CIBC World Markets
Paulo Neves, President of the Algarve Tourist
Board
Ron van Pelt, Senior Vice President, WAT&G
Sir Ian Prosser, Chairman, Six Continents PLC
& Chairman WTTC
Michael Frenzel, Chairman, TUI AG
Antonio Enriquez Savignac, Honorary Secretary
General, World Tourism Organization
David Scott, Former Astronaut
David Scowsill, CEO, Opodo
Michael Skapinker, Management Editor, Financial
Times
Paul Slattery, Director, Otus & Co.
Julian Sparkes, Global Travel Services Managing
Partner, Accenture
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman & CEO, Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Ron Stringfellow, Executive Chairman, Southern
Sun
Jose Tazon, President & CEO, Amadeus
Trevor de Vries, Deputy Managing Director, Mondial
Assistance Group
Tom Wallace, Editor-in-Chief, Conde Nast Traveler
Philip Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright
Peter Yesawich, Managing Partner, Yesawich, Pepperdine,
Brown & Russell
Questions under discussion will include:
What is the next big thing on the horizon for Travel & Tourism?
What should be the Industry� vision for �New Tourism� and how will
it achieve it?
How will the industry address security without putting customers off?
How much credibility does the Industry really have?
What views will investors take on the Industry and who will invest
where?
How can the Industry properly exploit the rapid growth of China and
India?
What are the latest trends and what will their impact be?
What is the Industry doing to create new Travel & Tourism experiences?
What is the latest technology and what will its impact be?
How can Travel & Tourism develop in a sustainable way?
How can the Industry meet the interests of all its stakeholders and
society at large?
What progress is being made to optimise synergy between different modes
of travel? |
