Please note that session descriptions and speakers are subject to change.

Adam Holm

Journalist, Danish Broadcasting Corporation

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Ahmed Al Khaja

Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism

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Aileen Crawford

Head of Tourism & Conventions at Glasgow Convention Bureau

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Ayumi Moore Aoki

Founder and CEO, Women in Tech Global

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Alistair Turner  

Managing Director at EIGHT PR & Marketing  

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Andre Kaldenhoff

Leipziger Messe

Anita Mendiratta 

Strategic Advisor, Diplomat & Author in TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT / Founder & President of AM&A 

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Bradley Sutherland  

National Manager, Business Development, Air Canada

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Caroline MacKenzie

Founder,Executive Director ISHA - The Hip Preservation Society, Managing Director The Conference Consultancy Ltd, Association Director OpenAudience

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Celine Converset

Logistics Officer at IUCN

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Chiara Corazza

Private Sector Representative for France within the G20 EMPOWER Alliance and Member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council

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Coura Badiane, MBA, CAE

Vice President ICF Foundation

Courtney Stanley

Chief Executive Officer at Courtney Stanley Consulting, LLC

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David Beckett

Best3Minutes

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Dermot Ryan

Head of Association Engagement, ICCA

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Dr. Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen

General Manager at Exhibition World Bahrain - presented by ASM Global

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Dr. Emma Delaney

Co-Director of Learning & Teaching (interim) & Senior Lecturer at University of Surrey

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Eduardo Chaillo, CMP, CMM, CITE, CASE 

Gary Grimmer 

Gayle McGuinn

Head of Associations at EICC

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Gea van Beek

Manager Global Meetings, Skyteam

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Genevieve Leclerc

Co-Founder and CEO #MEET4IMPACT

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Gregg Talley

CEO, Talley Management Group

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Guy Bigwood, FIEMA 

CEO and Chief Changemaker, Global Destinations Sustainability Movement ( GDS -Movement)

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H.E. Azzan Qassim Al Busaidi

Undersecretary, Ministry of Heritage & Tourism Oman

H.E. Fatima bint Jaffer

Minister of Tourism, Kingdom of Bahrain

H.E. Saad bin Ali Al Kharji

Chairman at Qatar Tourism

H.E. Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General at UN Tourism

Heledd Williams

Head of Business Events at Event Wales, Welsh Government

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Ivo Franschitz

Founder and Owner, ENITED Business Events 

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Isabelle Marie Haverly

Programme Leader BA (Hons) Event Management & Lecturer at University of Winchester

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Iyad Rasbey

Vice President - Destination Tourism Development at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

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Jane Cunningham 

Director of European Engagement, Destinations International

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James Lancaster 

AMI Editor & Editorial Director at Northstar Meetings Group - UK 

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Jonathan Bradshaw

Founder, Meetology.com

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Julius Solaris  

Founder, Boldpush 

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Juan Jose Garcia

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Bco Congresos 

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Kashif Khalid

Regional Director - Africa & Middle east, IATA

Khalid Walid Al Zadjali

Director of the Oman Convention Bureau at the Ministry of Heritage & Tourism

Kit Lykketoft

Director of Convention, Wonderful Copenhagen 

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Ksenija Polla, CMP, CICE

Director, International Development, Talley Management Group

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Kristian Nicholls

Executive General Manager Biding, BESydney

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Lesley Sloss

Senior Technical Lead at EPRI International, INC.

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Lindsay Bowman Fraser

Leading Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions (MICE), Sport and eSport at Qatar Tourism.

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Loren Christie

Managing Director, BestCities Global Alliance  

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Lukasz Wysocki

President of the Board, Visit Gdansk  

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Mahir Abdulkarim Julfar

Executive Vice President at Dubai World Trade Centre

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Malik Shishtawi

Founder & CEO, Mangusteen; Founder & President, Arab Fintech Forum; Co-founder, Arab SportsTech Forum

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Maraika Black

Advocacy, Policy, and Public Health Coordinator at EASL

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Marta Gomes 

President, ICCA and Deputy Executive Director Sales Division, VIPARIS

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Melissa Riley 

Senior vice President, Convention Sales & Services, Destination DC

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Milda Salciute, CMP, CED

Changemaker, Director Events and Academy, GDS Movement

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Mubarak Al Shamisi

Director, Abu Dhabi Conventions & Exhibitions Bureau

Patrick M. Delaney 

Managing Partner, SoolNua

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Remi Deve

Chief Editor, Boardroom Magazine

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Said Salim Al Shanfari

Chief Executive Officer at Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Sali Betanishvili

Head of Marketing and Communications, BTL Georgia

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Senthil Gopinath 

CEO, ICCA 

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Sumaira Isaacs

Gulf Dunes

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Susana Lau

President at IEEE Panama

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Suzanne Singleton

Head of Associations and Citywide Bids at London & Partners, ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter Chair

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Taubie Motlhabane

CEO and Executive Board of Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) and Chair of the African Chapter of ICCA

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Thomas Mauch

Business Development Manager, RAI Amsterdam

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Veemal Gungadin

Founder and CEO, Gevme 

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Virginie De Visscher

Senior Director, Business Development - Economic Sectors, Destination Canada 

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