Friday 9th November
Day Forum
Great Southern Killarney
Start time: 9am
Finish time: 5.30pm
Programme contents:
- Strategies for Sustainable Growth
- Paul Kelly, CEO of Fáilte Ireland
- International trends impacting on tourism: What they mean for Ireland
- Mark Henry, Central Marketing Director at Tourism Ireland
- Tourism – An industry strategy for growth to 2025
- Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, CEO of ITIC
- Brexit: What is the impact for travelling to, and tourism in, Ireland?
- Noel Sweeney, Tourism & Transport Consult International
- Deirdre Wells OBE, CEO of UKinbound
- Peter Bellew, Chief Operations Officer at Ryanair
- John McGrillen, Chief Executive of Tourism Northern Ireland
- External factors affecting tourism on our island
- Yvonne Holmes, Head of Business Performance & Analytics at AIB
- Titanic Belfast – A Case Study
- Judith Owens, CEO of Titanic Belfast
- Learnings from other markets
- Elizabeth Crabill, CEO of CIE Tours International
- Ines Batz, Director of Northern Europe at DER Touristik
- China: an opportunity
- James Kenny, China Country Manager at Tourism Ireland
- Closing panel discussion
Ticket Price: €175.00
Business Networking Dinner
Great Southern Killarney
Start time: 8.00pm
- 3 course meal with wine
- Skål President’s award for national contribution to tourism
- After-dinner speaker
- After-dinner entertainment
- Semi-formal / Cocktail attire
Ticket Price: €65.00