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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

Ian Corbett
Head of Sustainability, TUI

Alex Delamere-White
Chief Operating Officer,
HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

Chris Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Cruise.co.uk

Giles Hawke
Vice President International, Celebrity Cruises

Steve Heapy
Chief Executive Officer , Jet2

Carl Honoré
Writer, Broadcaster and TED speaker

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

Simon Lewis
Communications Expert

Jamie Loizou
Managing Director, AMA Waterways

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

Neil Swanson
Managing Director, TUI UK&I

  Mark Tanzer
Chief Executive, ABTA

Eithne Williamson
Vice President,
Princess Cruises UK & Europe

Garry Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, easyJet holidays

Steve Witt
Co-Founder, Not Just Travel


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