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LET’S HEAR THEM!

Marta Abardía
Directora de Servicios Comerciales. AENA

Gonzalo Aguilar
COO Europe, Marriott
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Jorge Alcalde
Director. Esquire Spain
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Liam Aldous
Madrid Correspondent. Monocle
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Guy Antognelli
General Manager, Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority
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Isabel Antolín
Director. Galería Canalejas
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Richard Barnes
Founding Partner. Almont Global
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Alex Barros
Chief of Growth & Innovation Officer. Hotelverse
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Anton Bawab
Group Head of Operations. The Red Sea Develpment Company
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Filip Boyen
Ambassador, Forbes Travel
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Pablo Carrington
Owner. Marugal Distinctive Hotel Management
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Carlos Cendra
Sales & Marketing Director. Mabrian Technologies
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Héctor Coronel
General Manager. Madrid Tourism
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Florencia Cueto
Product Specialist. ReviewPro
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Alonso Díaz Etienne
CEO. Exacorp One
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Pedro Dominguez
Managing Director. NUBA
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Clara Elliott-Bauzá
Brand Partnerships Lead. TikTok
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Sylvia Esquivel
General Manager. Viajes Palacio de Hierro
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Gema Ferrero
Managing Director. Bluenest & NextNorth.
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Chris Fradin
SVP, Forbes Travel
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Juan Garnica Álvarez
Executive Director. Head of Hotels. Savills España
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Dimas Gimeno
Executive President. Wow Concept and Kapita
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Rafael Guerrero
Madrid Chapter Coordinator. SpainDMCs
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Simon Hunter
Journalist. The Times
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Javier Illán
CEO. Javier Illán, CEO. Millenium Hospitality Real Estate

Kemel Kharbachi
Founder and Chairman. EOS-X Spaceship Company
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Caroline Leboucher
CEO. Atout France
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Natalia Lechmanova, Senior Economist at Mastercard Economics Institute

Natalia Lechmanova
Senior Economist EU & MEA, Mastercard Economic Institute
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Luis Martín
General Manager, Tourism Community of Madrid
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Ali Matar
Head of EMEA Venture Markets, Middle East & Africa. Linkedin
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Auston Matta
Marketing Manager. IGLTA.
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David Mora
Tourism consultant. Food Tourism coordinator. Basque Culinary Center
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Beatriz Nicolás
Founder. Beni Room
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Juan Daniel Núñez
Editor in Chief, SmartTravelNews
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Nino Redruello
Owner, Familia La Ancha.
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Paulo Ribeiro
CEO. Plenia Travel
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Joan Roca
Founder & CEO. Essentialist
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Maribel Rodriguez
SVP Membership, Commercial & Events. WTTC
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Giulia Roncarati
Communications Manager. Fast Private Jet
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David Saez
Director of Travel. Spain. Meta
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Damián Seijas.
Coffee Ambassador. Nespresso.
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Petra Stušek
CEO, Ljubljana Tourism and President, City Destinations Alliance
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Óscar Serrano
SVP Sales & Marketing. UMUSIC HOTELS
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Faisal Sublaban
EVP Travel, Hospitality and Entertainment. Sharecare
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Zoritsa Urosevic
Executive Director. UNWTO

Andy Washington
General Manager – Europe. Trip.com Group
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Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg
Co President Valerie Wilson Travel
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Ada Xu
Regional Director, EMEA. FLIGGY
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Ana Karen Zapata
COO. Climatetrade.
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Topics On The Table

05-07 october, 2022. Círculo de Bellas Artes / Madrid

Wednesday, October 5

20:30 pm

Welcome cocktail at Thompson Madrid

Thursday, October 6

09:00 am

Check-in

09:30 am

Opening Ceremony
Maribel Rodriguez, SVP. WTTC.
Luis Martín, General Manager, Tourism Community of Madrid
Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director. UNWTO
Almudena Maillo, Concejal de Turismo. Ayuntamiento de Madrid

09:45 am

Forward_ Travel Trends Radar
Natalia Lechmanova, Senior Economist EU & MEA.
Mastercard Economic Institute
Florencia Cueto, product specialist. Reviewpro–Shiji.
Carlos Cendra, Sales & Marketing Director. Mabrian Technologies

10:15 am

How do we spend when travelling?
MOD: Roman Townsend, Comms & PR. Forward_
Guy Antognelli, CEO of Monaco Government Tourist
and Convention Authority
Caroline Leboucher, CEO. Atout France
Petra Stušek, CEO Ljubljana Tourism & President, City Destinations Alliance

11:00 am

Nespresso Break

11:45 am

Fly me to the moon
MOD: Consuelo Arias. Comms & PR. Forward_
Marta Abardia, Directora de Servicios Comerciales. AENA.
Giulia Roncarati, Communications Manager. Fast Private Jet
Gema Ferrero. Managing Director. Bluenest & NextNorth

12:30 pm

Forward_ Hotel Investment Radar
Juan Garnica Álvarez, Executive Director. Head of Hotels. Savills España.
Javier Illán, CEO. Millenium Hospitality Real Estate

13:00 pm

The Playground (Networking Lunch)

14:30 pm

Hotel brands in the awakening in the new traveler
MOD: Juan Daniel Núñez. Editor in Chief, SmartTravelNews
Gonzalo Aguilar, COO Europe. Marriott
Pablo Carrington, Founding Partner & CEO.
Marugal Distinctive Hotel Management
Oscar Serrano, SVP Sales & Marketing. UMUSIC Hotels

15:15 pm

The Showcase. Projects worth knowing
Anton Bawab, Group Head of Operations. The Red Sea Development Company
Ana Karen Zapata, COO. ClimateTrade
Alex Barros, Chief of Growth & Innovation Officer. Hotelverse

16:15 pm

The Golden Mile: Luxury Shopping
MOD: Jorge Alcalde, Director. Esquire Spain.
Dimas Gimeno, Founder & CEO. WoW Concept Store
Beatriz Nicolás, Founder. Beni Room
César Glaría. Marketing Director.Galería Canalejas

17:00 pm

Nespresso Break

17:45 pm

The Great Reshuffle
Ali Matar, Head of EMEA Venture Markets, Middle East & Africa. Linkedin.

18:00 pm

The Wine confessions by Abadia Retuerta
MOD: Liam Aldous. Madrid Correspondent. Monocle
Filip Boyen, Ambassador. Forbes Travel Guide.
Enrique Valero, General Manager. Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine.
Nuria Fernández, Country Director – Spain. Trip.com

18:45 pm

End of day one

20:00 pm

Private guided tour & dinner at Thyssen Museum

Friday, October 7

09:00 am

Check-in Morning Coffee

09:25 am

Wake Up Call

09:30 am

Igniting travel inspiration: why strategy beats hype
Clara Elliott-Bauzá, Brand Partnerships Lead. Tik Tok
David Saez, Travel Director, Spain. Meta
Ada XU, Regional Director, EMEA. FLIGGY

10:15 am

Travel Advisors for wanderlust travelers
MOD: Rafael Guerrero, Madrid Chapter Coordinator. SpainDMCs
Pedro Dominguez, General Manager. Nuba
Sylvia Esquivel, General Manager. Viajes Palacio de Hierro
Paulo Ribeiro, CEO. Plenia Travel
Joan Roca, CEO & Founder. Essentialist

11:00 am

Nespresso Break

11:45 am

De-globalizing gastronomy: the taste of authenticity
MOD: Simon Hunter. The Times
David Mora, Tourism consultant & Food Tourism coordinator.
Basque Culinary Center
Nino Redruello, Owner. Familia La Ancha
Damián Seijas, Coffee Ambassador. Nespresso

12:40 am

The Seamless experience in travel
Chris Fradin, SVP. Forbes Travel Guide

13:00 pm

L’aperitivo by Cervezas La Cibeles
MOD: Auston Matta, Marketing Manager. IGLTA
Richard Barnes, Founding Partner. Almont Global.
Alonso B. Diaz Etienne, CEO. Exacorp One
Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg, Co President. Valerie Wilson Travel

14:00 pm

Closing ceremony

14:15 pm

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