The chief executives of three of the top five Atol holders and the chief executive of the WTTC will join a host of leading retailers and travel experts at Travel Weekly’s Future of Travel Conference in September.
The event will once again take place in partnership with Google at the company’s offices in central London and will focus on the big issues facing the industry and related sectors.
The conference on September 25 will also focus on the outlook for travel in the first months of a new government.
Confirmed supplier speakers include Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy, easyJet holidays chief executive Garry Wilson, Royal Caribbean EMEA vice-president Gerard Nolan, TTC Tour Brands EMEA managing director Kelly Jackson and Virgin Atlantic chief commercial officer Juha Jarvinen.
They will be joined by WTTC chief executive Julia Simpson and leading retail speakers including Loveholidays chief executive Donat Retif, Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said, Travel Village Group chief executive Phil Nuttall and InteleTravel UK director Tricia Handley-Hughes.
Expert analysis of subjects including finance, regulation, law and technology will be offered by speakers including White Hart Associates head of travel and leisure Chris Photi, Themis Advisory director Joanna Kolatsis, Travel Trade Consultancy director Martin Alcock and Inspiretec chief executive Simon Powell.
Headline partner Google will also deliver insights from industry head for travel Jayan Chauhan and industry manager Ailish O’Brien.
The 2024 conference will be supported by premium sponsors Inspiretec, Travel & General and Trust My Group, in addition to sponsors A-Rosa, Seabourn, Stuba, Themis Advisory and Travelzoo.
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly Group, said: “I am delighted to unveil such a distinguished speaker line-up for our flagship conference, with more speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.
“The Future of Travel portfolio has evolved from its roots as a half-day summit prior to the pandemic and has rapidly established a reputation for delivering outstanding insight and inspiration for our readers and partners.”
Attendance at the Travel Weekly Future of Travel Conference on Wednesday, September 25 is by invitation only.
If you would like to register your interest in attending should additional spaces become available, please complete the form here.
