The 12 sessions will feature more than 30 international speakers representing leading brands including Amadeus, Booking.com, MasterCard, Travelport, Travelzoo, Tui, Intrepid, Radisson, ICF and Mabrian.
They will be joined by representatives of national governments including Jamaica, Seychelles, Indonesia and Egypt at the event, which takes place from May 1-4 and has a particular focus on sustainability ahead of Dubai’s hosting of the Cop28 Summit.
Further insight will be offered by global associations including the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Climate and Conservation Consortium.
Topics to be covered in the sessions curated by the Resilience Council will include government approaches to tackling climate change, the debate around carbon offsetting and strategies and the relationship between sustainability and profitability for the travel and tourism sector.
They will also cover subjects including technology as a driver for sustainability in the industry, maritime tourism and conservation and how governments can partner with businesses and brands to further their sustainable goals.
The sessions will begin with a keynote ministerial roundtable moderated by CNN’s Eleni Giokos, and will continue across three stages.