Forward_MAD 23

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Richard Barnes
Founding Partner, Almont Global

Natalia Bayona
Executive Director, UNWTO
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Filip Boyen
Senior Advisor, Corinthia Hotels
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Lourdes Carbó
Founder & CEO, Alberta La Grup

Francisco Carvalheira
General Secretary, Laurel Portuguese Association of Excellence Brands
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Héctor Coronel
General Manager. Turismo de Madrid
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Clara Elliott-Bauzá
Brand Partnerships Lead. TikTok

Xandra Falcó
President, Círculo Fortuny

Silvia Martínez
Tourism Director, Galería Canalejas Madrid
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Chris Fradin
SVP Partner Services – EMEA & APAC. Forbes Travel Guide
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Yuriy Horovyy
Founder & CEO Almont Travel

Paulo Ribeiro
CEO, Plenia Travel Group

Maribel Rodríguez
SVP Membership Commercial & Events. WTTC
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Jules Schroeder
COO, Insider Expeditions

Fernando Vives
CCO, NH Hoteles

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Topics On The Table

28th – 30th november , 2023. Condeduque Contemporary Culture Center, Madrid.
Tuesday , November 28
20:30 pm
Welcome cocktail at Thompson Madrid
Wednesday, November 29
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. ReviewproShiji.
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
Thursday , November 30
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
End of Forward_MAD 22

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