More leaders from the travel industry and related fields have been confirmed for Travel Weekly’s first Sustainability Summit, which will take place in central London on November 24.
The half-day conference will be hosted by Deloitte and will be supported by headline sponsor Google, destination partner Spain and sponsors the Gibraltar Tourism Board and Iberostar.
Panels of experts will discuss the outlook for the industry and how it can improve its sustainable credentials following the conclusion of the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Confirmed speakers include:
Steve Heapy, chief executive, Jet2
Virginia Messina, SVP advocacy and communications, WTTC
James Thornton, chief executive, Intrepid Group
Jane Ashton, sustainability director, easyJet
Emily Cromwell, sustainability director, Deloitte
Ukko Metsola, director general, Clia Europe
Manuel Butler, UK director, Spanish Tourist Office
Finnbar Cornwall, travel industry lead, Google
Holly Boyd-Boland, VP of corporate development and chief of staff, Virgin Atlantic
Giles Hawke, chief executive, Cosmos & Avalon Waterways
Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive, Advantage Travel Partnership
Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive, Energy & Environment Alliance
Rebecca Armstrong, destinations programme officer, The Travel Foundation
Susan Deer, industry relations director, Abta
Xavier Font, professor of sustainability marketing, Surrey University Matt Finch, UK policy manager, Transport & Environment
Alistair Pritchard, lead partner travel & aviation, Deloitte
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly Group, said: “The topic of sustainability is the most crucial issue facing the travel and tourism sectors as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The importance of the subject has led to the creation of our first half-day summit, and I am incredibly grateful to our speakers and sponsors for supporting us as we assess the outlook for our sector and how it can survive and thrive in the future.
Attendance at the Travel Weekly Sustainability Summit is by invitation-only and places are restricted. However, if you would like to attend should additional places become available, please register your interest using the form below.
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