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Nejc Jus is the Head of Research at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and is based in London. He is responsible for shaping, leading and implementing the WTTC’s research agenda including the economic impact research. The research is a key pillar of WTTC’s advocacy and is used to support work in company’s strategic… read more »

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialisation in Information Communication Technology applications in the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure industries. He is Director of the eTourism Lab and Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, at Bournemouth University Business School in England. He is the Editor… read more »

Professor Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned Tourism and International Development expert and Professor of Tourism and International Development at the University of Brighton (UK). Her contribution to the study of tourism is associated with the empirically grounded studies on Tourism for Sustainable Development, the concept of Niche Tourism and most recently with elaboration… read more »

Katrina joined ForwardKeys at the start of 2022. She’s been in the industry for more than 15 years by sourcing, building and managing strategic and commercial relationships across the globe. As a global expert in this sector, ForwardKeys works with more than 80 Destination Management Organizations across the world who require quality travel data &… read more »

Jon Howell is the CEO and Founder of AviaDev, a division of the Bench. AviaDev is a content platform and annual route planning conference for African aviation Since inception in 2015, AviaDev Africa is now established as the largest event of its kind on the continent having been held in Kigali 2016 and 2017 and… read more »

Graeme Watson is the Founder of Kusa Global which includes Kusa Connect, a UK representation company for international tourism companies looking for an advantage in the UK market, and Kusa Africa Travel Services, a Destination Management Company (DMC) for Southern and East Africa. Graeme has sat on the Board of Directors of SATSA and was… read more »

Rob Davidson is the Managing Director of MICE Knowledge, a consultancy specialising in research, education and training services for the meetings and events industry. His main areas of expertise are conferences and incentive travel, and he has written seven books on these themes, including his latest publication, Business Events (https://www.routledge.com/Business-Events/Davidson/p/book/9781138735767). He has carried out research projects for a… read more »