The Programme - Global Travel & Tourism Summit

Summit Day One: The Programme 21 AprilOpening Ceremony08.20 OPENING REMARKSJean-Claude Baumgarten, President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism CouncilA SPECIAL WELCOME ADDRESSHE Khalid bin Sulayem, Director General, Dubai Government Departmentof Tourism and Commerce MarketingTravel & Tourism:central to society – universal in its impactTravel & Tourism is – for many people around the world – a basic human right, as fundamental totheir lives as food, shelter and freedom. And, with growth projections based on increasing levelsof wealth across the world, the phenomenon of Travel & Tourism is called to play an even moresignificant role in our lives and our societies.This session aims to:• Celebrate Travel & Tourism as a manifestation ofhuman freedom and initiative - and its contributionsto economic and social freedom and to peace andinternational understanding;• Explore Travel & Tourism’s potential for furthercontributions to nurturing the world’s natural andcultural environments and for widening the impactof its social and economic benefits.08.45 – 09.00 Scene SetterJW Marriott Jr, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International, Inc09.00 – 10.00 Panel DiscussionModerator: Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, NBC Today ShowLead Contributors:HH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Secretary General of theSupreme Commission for Tourism, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaStephen P Holmes, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham WorldwideDara Khosrowshahi, President & Chief Executive Officer, Expedia IncMahmud Jan Mohamed, Managing Director, Serena Hotels Africa and Head ofTourism Department for the Aga Khan Fund for Economic DevelopmentSaeed Al Muntafiq, Executive Chairman, Tatweer13