the public and private sectors, together to discuss ways they can transform the travel and tourism industry and examine the way forward in making the tourism industry more sustainable.
Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett is set to participate in a high-level panel discussion on “COVID-19: A Resilient Sector Drives to a New Deal with New Leadership Demands,” being moderated by Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor at CBS News. The session will explore how governments and industry step up with leadership in a congruous manner allowing the sector to influence policy.
The Minister will be joined by His Excellency Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for Tourism, France; His Excellency Fernando Valdès Verelst, Secretary of State for Tourism, Spain; and His Excellency Ghada Shalaby, Vice Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt.
Other speakers for the event include Prof. Hal Vogel, author, Professor of travel economics, Columbia University; Julia Simpson, President and CEO, WTTC; Therese Turner-Jones, General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank and Rita Marques, the Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism.
Dr. Taleb Rifai, Co-Chair of the GTRCMC and Former Secretary General of the UNWTO, and Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, GTRCMC, are also confirmed speakers.
