Global Tourism Resilience Conference: The Road to Global Sustainability and Development

Dear Tourism Partner,
Thank you for your support of the ‘’ and official the launch of the ‘Global Tourism Resilience Day’ slated for Wednesday, February 15, 2023, to Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies, Mona, in Kingston, Jamaica.

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February 15, 2023 at 8:30 am

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February 16, 2023 at 9:00 am

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February 17, 2023 at 9:00 am

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DAY 1 SCHEDULE:
Master of Ceremony:
Fiona Fennell, Manager of Communications, Jamaica Tourist Board
8:00 - 8:25 Registration
8:31 Prayer
Miss Jennifer Griffith, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
8:34 National Anthem
8:35 - 8:45 Speech: His Excellency Luis Almagro Lemes,
Secretary-General, Organization of American States
8:46 - 9:01: Keynote Address:
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP,
Prime Minister of Jamaica

9:03 - 9:13 Sponsor Speech: Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy,
Regional Manager for the Caribbean, CAF - development bank of Latin America
9:13 - 9:33 Welcome Speech: Dr. Taleb Rifai,
Chairman of ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd and Co-Chair, Global Tourism
Resilience & Crisis Management Centre
9:23 - 9:33 Special Performance

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DAY 2 SCHEDULE:

Thursday, February 16, 2023 • 8:30 to 17:00
UWI Regional Headquarters
The Eon Nigel Harris Council Room (Rooms 1, 2, and 3)
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN TOURISM SUMMIT
Master of Ceremony:
Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre
8:30 REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:25 WELCOME
Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis
Management Centre (GTRCMC) and Digital Lead for the University of the West
Indies System
REMARKS
Dr. Esther Kagure Munyiri, Executive Director, GTRCMC-Eastern Africa
REMARKS
Honourable Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism and Founder and
Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre and CoChair Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council

9:25 -9:30 INTRODUCTION OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Octavius Hall, ON, GCMG, OJ, PhD,
Former Governor-General, Jamaica and Former Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal
of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus
9:30 -9:50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Most Honourable Percival James Patterson, ON, OCC, OE, KC, Former
Prime Minister of Jamaica and Statesman-in-Residence, PJ Patterson Institute for
Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, University of the West Indies
9:50 - 11:15 AFRO-CARIBBEAN: POST COVID SOUTH TO SOUTH TOURISM
TRADE RESILIENCE
Moderator: Diane Edwards, Director, Professional Services Unit, Mona School of
Business Management (MSBM), UWI
Panelists:
Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment, Commerce and
Member of the Senate, Jamaica
Mr. Chiza Charles Chiumya, Acting Director, Industry, Minerals,
Entreprenueriship and Tourism, African Union Commission
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Mr. Richard Wairegi, Manager, Export Development Finance, African ExportImport Bank
Mr. Rupert Lewis, Director, PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy,
University of the West Indies
11:15 - 11:30 NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 - 12:30 MINISTERIAL PANEL: HOW TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE
DISRUPTIONS IN THE TOURISM SPACE
Moderator: Mr. Rajan Datar, Broadcaster/ Producer/Writer, BBC TV and Radio
Panelists:
Hon. Kenneth Bryan, MP, Minister of Tourism, Cayman Islands and Chairman,
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Hon. Ruisandro Cijntje, MO Minister of Economic Development, Curaçao
The Hon. Dr. Memunatu Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone
Mrs. Michaella Rugwizangoga, Chief Tourism Officer, Rwanda Development Board,
Rwanda
12:30 - 13:30 BUILDING TRAVEL AND TOURISM RESILIENCE: LESSONS FROM
AFRICA
Moderator: Mr. Damion Gordon, Senior Research Officer, Global Tourism Resilience
and Crisis Management Centre
Panelists:
Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management in Eastern Africa by Dr. Esther
Munyiri, Director, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management CentreEastern Africa (GTRCMC-EA,)
Tourism Pandemic /Epidemic Resilience (Cholera, Ebola, Rift Valley fever,
Coronavirus) Monitoring and Evaluation of Pandemics and Epidemics for Tourism
by Mr. Wycliffe Matini, Health Promotion and Communication Practitioner at
Ministry of Health, Kenya
Tourism Climatic Resilience (Drought, Floods, Landslides, Sea level rise) Climate
Change and Tourism by Professor Simon Onywere, Chairperson, GTRCMC-EA,
Kenyatta University Board
Tourism Security /Cyber Security Resilience (terrorism, Poaching, Cyber attacks
etc) Role of Military and Police in Tourism Resilience in Kenya by Brigadier Joyce
Sitienei, Director, International Peace Support Trainin Centre, Kenya
Tourism Entrepreneurial Resilience (Training, Mentoring) International Business
Connection for Resilience in Eastern Africa by Dr. Nashon Juma, Chief Executive
Officer, Global Partners and Purpose Network
13:30 - 14:30 NETWORKING LUNCH
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Master of Ceremony:
Mr Ative Ennis, Senior Research Fellow, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre
14:30 - 15:30 MULTIDESTINATION AS A MODEL FOR TOURISM RESILIENCE:
A LOOK TO THE FUTURE
Moderator: Mrs. Aradhana Khowala, Chief Executive Officer, Aptamind Partners
Panelists:
Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism, Founder and Co-chair of
the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, and Co-Chair, The
Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council
Hon. Kenneth Bryan, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism, Cayman Islands and
Chairman, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
The Hon. Dr. Memunatu Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone
Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig, President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association
Mr. Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board
Mrs. Marie McKenzie, Senior Vice President, Government and Destination
Affairs, Carnival Cruise Line
15:30 - 16:45 PANEL: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR TOURISM RESILIENCE
Moderator: Ms. Achie Ojany-Alai, Former County Minister, Kisumu, Kenya.
Panelists:
Prof. Paul Wainana, Vice Chancellor, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Moses Miricho, Researcher, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis
Management Centre -Eastern Africa, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Ian Austin, Dean, Centre for Business and Executive Director, GTRCMCGBC, George Brown College, Canada
Ms. Kim Osborne, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization
of American States (OAS)
Mr. Johnathon Gómez Punzón, Director General of Tourism, Head of Málaga
Tourism Board, Málaga
Hon. Floyd Green,Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,
Jamaica
Ms. Betina Appel Kuzmarov, LLM, PhD, Associate Vice-President,
International, Carleton University, Canada
16:50 CLOSING REMARKS
Hon. Edmund Bartlett,CD, MP, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica and Founder and
Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, and CoChair, The Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council

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DAY 3 - CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

Friday, February 17, 2023 • 8:30 to 16:10
UWI Regional Headquarters
The Eon Nigel Harris Council Room (Rooms 1, 2, and 3)
GLOBAL TOURISM RESILIENCE DAY FORUM
Master of Ceremony:
Mr. Omar Robinson, Chief Administrative Officer, Arya Resorts Management Company Ltd.
08:30 - 08:50 REGISTRATION
09:00 - 9:30 WELCOME REMARKS:

Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis
Management Centre
REMARKS BY SPONSOR: PricewaterhouseCoopers Jamaica
REMARKS BY SPONSOR: Mr. Tariq Ali, General Manager for the Caribbean
Region, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
REMARKS
Hon. Peninah Malonza, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and
Heritage, Kenya

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica and Founder &
Co-Chair, Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre
09:30 - 10:45 MINISTERIAL PANEL - TOURISM RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY:
POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND THE WAY FORWARD
Moderator: Mr. Peter Greenberg, CBS News
Panelists:
Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Minister of Tourism, Founder & Co-Chair,
Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre; Co-chair, Global Travel
& Tourism Resilience Council
Hon. Philda Nani Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
Hon. Peninah Malonza, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and
Heritage, Kenya
Hon. Luz Kurta Cassandra Francois, Minister of Tourism, Haiti
10:30- 10:45 NETWORKING BREAK
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10:45 - 11:45 THE FUTURE OF TOURISM
Moderator: Clifton Reader, Vice President, Palace Resorts Jamaica and Turks and
Caicos Islands
Panelists:
Mr. Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International
Mr. Nick Rose, Vice President and head of Environment, Social and Governance,
Royal Caribbean Group
Mrs. Nicola Madden-Greig, President, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association
Mr. Neil Walters, Acting Secretary-General, Caribbean Tourism Organization
Hon. Cuthbert Ncube, Chairman, African Tourism Board
Mr. Pedro Martel, Tourism Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Ms. Olga Gomez, Tourism Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
11:45 - 12:30 THE EDMUND BARTLETT LECTURE: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN BUILDING TOURISM RESILIENCE:
Presentation by Mastercard

12:30 - 13:30 NETWORKING LUNCH

13:30 -14:15 CRISIS COMMUNICATION FOR TOURISM RESILIENCE
Moderator: Mrs. Aradhana Khowala, Chief Executive Officer, Aptamind Partners
Panelists:
Mr. Hayato Nakamura, Policy Advisor on Comprehensive Disaster Risk
Reduction Management, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mr. Ronald Jackson, Head of Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery for Building
Resilience, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Mr. Masato Takamatsu, President, Tourism Resilience Japan
Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of
Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica

14:15 NETWORKING BREAK

15:00 - 15:30 LEADERS IN RESILIENCE
Moderator: Ms. Debbie Flynn, Managing Partner, FINN Partners
Overview and significant Case Studies from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Bosnia
Herzegovina, and Jordan
The intersection between tourism and resilience -
Professor Lee Miles, Deputy Dean, Business School and Professor, Bournemouth
University Disaster and Risk Management (BUDMC)
Mr. Dan Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Global Rescue
Mr. Ibrahim Osta, Chief of Party, USAID, Developing Sustainable Tourism in
Bosnia Herzegovina, Chemonics International
Mr. Omar Banihani, BA, MTA, Marketing Director, Jordan Tourism Board North
America (JTBNA)
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15:00 - 15:10 SIGNING OF MOU BETWEEN CITY OF MALAGA AND MINISTRY OF
TOURISM, JAMAICA
15:10 - 16:10 LAUNCH CEREMONY: INAUGURAL ‘GLOBAL TOURISM
RESILIENCE DAY’ FEBRUARY 17
• Mr. Ibrahim Ayoub, ITIC Limited
• Dr. Esther Kagure Munyiri, Executive Director, Global Tourism Resilience
and Crisis Management Centre- Eastern Africa
• Ms. Laurie Myers, Global Strategist, Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council
• Ms. Debbie Flynn, Managing Partner, FINN Partners on behalf of the
Resilience Council.

ENTERTAINMENT – SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
• Mr. Graham Cooke, Founder and President of World Travel Awards
• Prof. Lloyd Waller, Executive Director, GTRCMC, UWI Mona
• Dr. Taleb Rifai, Co-Chair, GTRCMC; Chairman, ITIC Ltd; Co-chair, Global
Travel and Tourism Resilience Council and Former Secretary-General, UNWTO
ENTERTAINMENT – SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
• Hon Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP, Chairman and Founder, GTRCMC, Minister
of Tourism, Jamaica and Co-chair, Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council

19:30 - 23:00 CLOSING RECEPTION