Global Travel & Tourism Summit Printed Programme
Global Travel & Tourism Summit Printed Programme
Global Travel & Tourism Summit Printed Programme
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Profiles<br />
The <strong>Programme</strong><br />
GOVERNMENT<br />
HE Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi<br />
Director General<br />
Abu Dhabi <strong>Tourism</strong> Authority<br />
Mubarak Al Muhairi completed his studies in Civil Engineering at the UAE (United<br />
Arab Emirates) University before going on to earn his master’s degree in Engineering<br />
Management at Portland State University in the USA.<br />
He worked for several years in real estate investment with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ADIA.<br />
He was then appointed Director General of Al Ain Economic Development & <strong>Tourism</strong> Promotion Authority,<br />
a government body responsible for the marketing and development of the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi<br />
Emirate.<br />
Mr Al Muhairi was appointed Director General of the Abu Dhabi <strong>Tourism</strong> Authority, ADTA on its creation<br />
in September 2004. Working closely with the Authorityʹs Chairman, HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al<br />
Nahyan, he has wide-ranging responsibilities for the promotion and development of the emirate’s tourism<br />
sector.<br />
Mr Al Muhairi holds various board member positions with authorities such as Abu Dhabi Authority for<br />
Culture and Heritage (ADACH), Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and Abu Dhabi Media<br />
Company (ADMC).<br />
The creation in April 2005 of the ‘<strong>Tourism</strong> Development and Investment Company’, TDIC, saw Mr Al<br />
Muhairi take on the additional role as Managing Director, where he oversees the creation of many prestigious<br />
Abu Dhabi development projects such as Saadiyat Island which feature the Cultural District, the world largest<br />
cluster of cultural institutions containing the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museums.<br />
The Honourable Onkokame Kitso Mokaila<br />
Minister for Environment, Wildlife and <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
Botswana<br />
Hon Onkokame Kitso Mokaila became Minister of Environment, Wildlife and <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
of the Republic of Botswana on November 9th, 2004. As the Minister for this portfolio,<br />
he provides political and executive leadership to the Ministry and advises the Head of State on Environment<br />
and <strong>Tourism</strong> issues. Most recently he was nominated as the Best African <strong>Tourism</strong> Minister by AI Africa<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong> Magazine<br />
Hon Mokaila previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of several High-Tech Multi-National Companies<br />
operating in Botswana, among others; Hyundai, Unisys Group and International Computers Limited.Over<br />
the last ten years, he was also Board Chairman for several companies amongst them, a Government agency<br />
responsible for recommending to government, changes in statutory and administrative framework regarding<br />
the investment and export climate of Botswana. He has a broad range of board-room experience.<br />
Minister Mokaila earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Osmania<br />
University in India and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Swaziland College of Technology.<br />
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