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
Tourism Counsellor, Turespaña

Ian Corbett
Head of Sustainability,
TUI

Alex Delamere-White
Chief Operating Officer,
HX Expeditions

Chris Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Cruise.co.uk

Juan Antonio Amengual Guasp
Mayor of Calvià

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 OBE
Communications Expert

Jamie Loizou
Managing Director,
AMA Waterways

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

Jo Rzymowska MBE
Founder,
Jovolution

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



Breakout sessions


Will Bicknell,
CEO, 
Felloh

Krystene Bousfield
Partner,
Travlaw

Graeme Buck
Director of Communications, ABTA

Simon Bunce
Co-Director of Legal Affairs,
ABTA

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


More speakers names will be added

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