ABTA The Travel Convention

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Judith Alderson
Commercial Director,
Dawson & Sanderson

Paule Beale
Vice President of Sales, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises UK & Ireland

Zina Bencheikh
Managing Director EMEA, Intrepid Travel

Manuel Butler
Director of Tourism,
Spanish Tourist Office, London

Matt Callaghan
Chief Operating Officer,
easyJet holidays

Ian Corbett
Head of Sustainability,
TUI

Alex Delamere-White
Chief Operating Officer,
HX Expeditions

Sam Farnfield
Director,
Strategy&

Sarah Gale
Director of Insight & Outcomes,
Global Media & Entertainment

Juan Antonio Amengual Guasp
Mayor of Calvià

Sally Gunnell OBE

Giles Hawke
Vice President International, Celebrity Cruises

Steve Heapy
Chief Executive Officer,
Jet2

Carl Honoré
Writer, Broadcaster and TED speaker

Kelly Jackson
Managing Director,
The Travel Corporation Tour Brands

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

Simon Lewis OBE
Communications Expert

Jamie Loizou
Managing Director - International Markets,
AmaWaterways River Cruises

Lisa McAuley
Managing Director,
World Travel Holdings UK

Professor Anand Menon
Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs,
King’s College London

Nathalie Nahai
Expert in Consumer Behaviour, Persuasive Tech & Marketing

Alistair Rowland
Chair,
ABTA

Simon Rimmer
TV chef and Gold Radio host

Jo Rzymowska MBE
Founder,
Jovolution

Eleanor Scott
Partner,
Strategy&

Neil Swanson
Managing Director,
TUI UK&I

  Mark Tanzer
Chief Executive,
ABTA

Nicki Tempest-Mitchell
Managing Director,
Barrhead Travel

Eithne Williamson
Vice President,
Princess Cruises UK & Europe

Garry Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, easyJet holidays

Steve Witt
Co-Founder,
Not Just Travel


More speakers names will be added




Panel chair


Lucy Huxley,
Editor-in-chief,
Travel Weekly 


Breakout sessions


Greg Armstrong,
Chief Commercial Officer,
Blue Bay Travel Group

Will Bicknell,
CEO & Founder,
Felloh

Krystene Bousfield
Partner,
Travlaw

Graeme Buck
Director of Communications, ABTA

Simon Bunce
Director of Legal Affairs,
ABTA

Stephen Daltrey
Founder,
Stephen Daltrey Elite Coaching

Nick Hughes,
Director of Growth, UK & Ireland
G Adventures

Nicki Tempest-Mitchell
Managing Director,
Barrhead Travel

Rochelle Turner
Global B Corp Impact Manager,
Intrepid Travel

Sarah Weetman
Head of Trade Partnerships,
Kuoni

Chris Wright
Managing Director,
Sunvil


More speakers names will be added


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