ABTA The Travel Convention

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Ros Atkins
Broadcast and Journalist

Minette Batters
Former President of the National Farmers’ Union

Zina Bencheikh
Managing Director EMEA, Intrepid Travel

Matt Callaghan
Chief Operating Officer, easyJet holidays

Ken Campling
BA FCA BFP, Group Finance Director, Hays Travel

Trudie Clements
ABTA Sustainable Aviation Advisor and Director, ABTA LifeLine

Linden Coppell
Vice President Sustainability & ESG, MSC Cruises S.A.

Andrew Flintham
Managing Director, TUI UK and Ireland

Richard Hammond
Executive Producer, Green Traveller Productions

Giles Hawke
UK Vice President and Managing Director, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Celebrity Cruises

Rick Jones
UK Hospitality, Sports and Leisure Sector Leader and Corporate Finance Partner, PwC UK

Johan Lundgren
CEO, easyJet

  Debbie Marshall
Managing Director, Silver Marketing Association

Ruth Marshall
Board Member, ABTA

Blaire Palmer
Future of Leadership Expert

Alistair Pritchard
Lead Partner for Travel, Cruise and Aviation, Deloitte

Danielle Rawson
Director - Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Advisory, Deloitte LLP

  Alistair Rowland
Chair, ABTA 

Jo Rzymowska
Founder, Jovolution

Eleni Skarveli
Director, GNTO UK & Ireland n

  Eleanor Scott
Partner, Strategy&

  Mark Tanzer
Chief Executive, ABTA

Lesley Taylor
Managing Director, Cosmos & Avalon Waterways

Garry Wilson
CEO, easyJet holidays

More speakers to follow.


Breakout session panellists


Richard Addey
Senior Regional Director for Western Europe and Africa, Sabre

Krystene Bousfield
Partner, Travlaw

Emma Brennan
Head of Media and Communications, ABTA

Graeme Buck
Director of Communications, ABTA

Simon Bunce
Director of Legal Affairs, ABTA

Stuart Parker
Director of Operations, ABTA

Simon Powell
CEO, Inspiretec

Chris Roche
CEO, The Adventure People

Rich Simpson
Governance & Compliance Manager, Travel at The Midcounties
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