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WTFL Free Online Meetup

MOVING FORWARD - WTFL Innovation Festival 2021

MOVING FORWARD

Dear friends,

Over 1000 participants joined the Online Meetup Session 2 on 22 June.

Thank you to everyone who logged in, listened, asked questions and showed an interest in rethinking tourism and its future!

We hope you found the speakers as thought-provoking and inspiring as we did.

Kind regards,

Martin Barth

"Great choice of speakers"

Speakers

Aziz Abdukhakimov

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports of Uzbekistan

Mirjam Affolter

Co-Founder, MyCamper

Raki Phillips

CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Cheraé Robinson

Founder & CEO, Tastemakers Africa

Reto Wittwer

Executive Chairman, Smart Hospitality Solutions & Chairman, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Martin Barth

President & CEO, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Christa Augsburger

CEO, Hotel Management School Lucerne (SHL)

Davide Coppola

Business Development, ESA Space Solutions

Aradhana Khowala

CEO & Founder, Aptamind & Board Member, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Prabhat Verma

Executive Vice President – Operations (South India, International and Expressions) IHCL

Philipp Depiereux

Founder & CEO, etventure

Hannah Wise

International Journalist

Urs Gredig

Broadcast Journalist

"Snappy, short and informative"

Programme

June 22

13:00

Welcome

Reto Wittwer, Executive Chairman Smart Hospitality Solutions & Chairman World Tourism Forum Lucerne and

Martin Barth, President & CEO World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Reto Wittwer, Martin Barth

13:05

How does Uzbekistan move forward?

Aziz Abdukhakimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports of Uzbekistan

Aziz Abdukhakimov

13:10

The new mindset for a digital change

Philipp Depiereux, Founder & CEO etventure, moderated by Hannah Wise

Hannah Wise, Philipp Depiereux

13:30

Ras Al Khaimah: Why the existing positioning fits perfectly to the new normal

Interview with Raki Phillips, CEO Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, moderated by Hannah Wise

Hannah Wise, Raki Phillips

13:45

Using Space technology to innovate tourism: WTFL-ESA cooperation

Davide Coppola, Business Development, ESA Space Solutions and

Martin Barth, President & CEO World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

moderated by Urs Gredig

Davide Coppola

13:55

Women entrepreneurship

Mirjam Affolter, Co-Founder MyCamper and

Cheraé Robinson, Founder & CEO, Tastemakers Africa

in discussion with Urs Gredig

Urs Gredig, Cheraé Robinson, Mirjam Affolter

14:10

Action plan on Diversity & Inclusion

Aradhana Khowala, CEO & Founder Aptamind and Board Member World Tourism Forum Lucerne

in discussion with Urs Gredig

Urs Gredig, Aradhana Khowala

14:20

Insights from India and the academic world

Prabhat Verma, Executive Vice President - Operations (South India, International and Expressions) IHCL /

Christa Augsburger, CEO Hotel Management School Lucerne (SHL),

moderated by Martin Barth, President & CEO World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Prabhat Verma, Christa Augsburger, Martin Barth

14:30

Outlook and Farewell

Martin Barth, President & CEO World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Martin Barth

14:35

Networking session via wonder.me

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Rewatch the first WTFL online Meetup

Watch futurist Matthias Horx' presentation on the future of tourism. Listen to venture capitalist Klaus Hommels and Marcus Bernhardt, CEO of Steigenberger Hotels dissect current the current economic situation.

Check out the inspirational interview with founders Johannes Reck and Naomi MacKenzie.

And don't miss guest appearances by Swiss President, Guy Parmelin, Morocco's Tourism Minister, Nadia Fettah Alaoui and CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps, Raphael Krucker.

Martin Barth and Urs Gredig introduce and moderate the session.

Download Futurist Matthias Horx's presentation here.