Agenda

Agenda 2022

Day 1 | 13 September 2022

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Inauguration of Exhibition, VIP walk-around and meet-and-greet with Exhibitors

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Inaugural Program
Addresses by Tourism Ministers from India / Abroad, Travel Industry CEOs

12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Media Event - St Petersburg Convention Bureau (By invite only)

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch Break

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Destination Presentation - Saudi Tourism Authority

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Keynote Panel: The Emerging New World Order of International Travel

Alina Arutyunova

Deputy Chairperson,

Moscow City Tourism Committee

Hazim Al Hazmi

Chief Strategy Officer,

Saudi Tourism Authority

Arvind Bundhun

Director,

Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority

Robert Obolgogiani

Executive Vice President, CIS & South Asia,

Aviareps

Renjie Wong

Area Director, India & South Asia (Mumbai),

Singapore Tourism Board

Moderator

Sanjiv Agarwal

Founder,

Fairfest Media

04:50 PM - 05:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Trends Shaping The Indian Travel Market in 2022 and beyond

Brett Thorstad

Vice President, APAC, Travel Solutions

Sabre

Daniel D’Souza

President & Country Head - Holidays,

SOTC Travel

Praveen Iyer

Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer,

Akasa Air

Sudhir Patil

Founder,

Veena World

Moderator

Daksh Sharma

Managing Partner,

TravHQ and Iffort

05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
WeddingSutra Engage

Darshan Shroff

Director,

Momente Weddings

Kartik Bhagat

Founder,

Dream Diaries

Nikhil Murarka

Director,

Centre Point Events

Nemish Sanghvi

Founder,

WE Hospitality (Weddings and Entertainment)

Neha Seth Arora

Co-Founder and Partner,

Saffron String

Monil Shah

Founder,

Kkings Events & Jackks Entertainment

Moderator

Parthip Thyagarajan

Co-founder,

Wedding Sutra

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
CineLocales: Bringing Global Destinations & Locations to Indian Cinema

Day 2 | 14 September 2022

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Destination Presentation

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Panel Discussion: The Challenges & Opportunities for the Indian Hospitality Industry

Abinash Manghani

CEO,

WelcomHeritage Hotels

Parveen Chander

Executive Vice President - Sales & Marketing,

IHCL

Vikramjit Singh

President,

Lemon Tree Hotels

Moderator

Sesh Seshadri

Former Director,

Lonely Planet

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Fireside Chat: How travel companies can evolve to succeed in post pandemic world

Abraham Alapatt

President,

Thomas Cook India

Sanjiv Agarwal

Founder,

Fairfest Media

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Networking Programme followed by Cocktails & Lunch by Moscow Tourism (By invite only)

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Why Responsible Tourism makes business sense by Dr. Harold Goodwin

Dr. Harold Goodwin

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Destination Presentation

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Destination Presentation - Rajasthan Tourism

04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
Panel Discussion: How to win the Next Billion Indian Travellers

Aditya Loomba

Jt Managing Director,

EcoRentaCar

Ankush Nijhawan

Co-founder,

TBO.com

Nitin Sethi

Chief Digital Officer - Consumer Business,

Adani Group

Moderator

Daksh Sharma

Managing Partner,

TravHQ and Iffort

05:40 PM - 06:10 PM
Hello New World: Digital Marketing for Travel Brands in an era of Change

Devendra Parulekar

Founder,

SaffronStays

Neha Sharma

Business Head,

Twitter

Neeraj Singh Dev

Senior Vice President & Head - eCommerce,

Thomas Cook India

Moderator

Daksh Sharma

Managing Partner,

TravHQ and Iffort

Day 3 | 15 September 2022

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Destination Presentation

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Valedictory and Awards Function