TO BE UPDATED
DAY 1 | 11 OCTOBER 2023, WEDNESSDAY
09:00 – 15:00
09:00 – 10:00 AM
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
10:00 – 10:10 AM
OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON
10:10 – 10:20 AM
WELCOME ADDRESS BY GUEST OF HONOR
10:20 – 10:40 AM
RESURRECTING TRAVEL INDUSTRY – THE TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGE
- How to prepare tourism industry for digital future
- Dynamic approach to innovation in tourism
- Startups and innovation for travel and tourism recovery
10:40 – 11:20 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: CEO PANEL: TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN TRAVEL INNOVATIONS – ADDRESSING POST PANDEMIC MARKET NEEDS
- Digital transformation and shift in the traveler’s mindset
- Initiating digitization in Aviation, Tourism and Travel industry
- Behavioral economics and cognitive bias of digital nomads
11:20 – 11:40 AM
IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE TOURISM SECTOR
- Scope of AI in tourism as an industry
- Emerging role of voice-based AI digital assistants
- Artificial Intelligence tools for smart tourism development
11:40 – 12:10 PM
NETWORKING AND COFFEE BREAK
12:10 – 13:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TOURISM – TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2022 AND BEYOND
- Emerging niches, new travel styles and shift in traveler expectations
- How disruptive technologies are shaping the future of tourism?
- How can the industry prepare for a year of new opportunities post Covid-19?
13:00 – 13:20 PM
TRAVEL GOING CONTACTLESS – NEW AGE SOLUTIONS FOR NEW AGE PROBLEMS
- Contact less payments and bookings
- Robots for room service
- Flexible and Secure travel management platform
13:20 – 13:40 PM
THE FUTURE IS NOW: HOW ROBOTS ARE STORMING THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
- Use of Robotics in enhancing the visitor experience in the time of COVID 19
- Chatbots as a service – A fresh perspective for the Tourism industry
- Adoption of robots and service automation within tourism and hospitality sector
13:40 – 14:00 PM
HOW TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SHAPING MILLENNIAL TRAVEL
- How to optimize digital channels for marketing and promotions in the travel industry
- How DMOs can help organizations to attract their target audience
- Digital Marketing and digital partnerships to attract millennials
14:00 – 14:05 PM
CLOSING REMARKS FROM CHAIRPERSON AND END OF DAY ONE
14:05 – 15:00 PM
PRAYER AND NETWORKING LUNCHEON
DAY 2 – THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2023
09:00 – 14:40
09:00 – 10:00 AM
REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
10:00 – 10:10 AM
OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON
10:10 – 10:30 AM
RESURRECTING TRAVEL INDUSTRY – THE TECHNOLOGY LEVERAGE
- Payment technologies as an advantage for the travel sector
- Are payments a travel operator’s secret weapon?
- Emerging trends in bookings and payment methods in the tourism sector
10:30 – 11:10 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: ROLE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR IN THE ATTAINMENT OF VISION 2030 IN SAUDI ARABIA
- The importance of sustainability in national development visions
- Smart positioning of tourism and hospitality industry model in economic transformation in Saudi Arabia.
- The role technology will play in empowering local tourism industry
11:10 – 11:30 AM
IMPACT OF METASEARCH IN TRAVEL INDUSTRY BEYOND 2022
- How the partners of metasearch engines would monetize their traffic
- How the partners would harness the API, Widgets etc. provided by meta search engine companies
- Will Metasearch stay as the most important marketing tool in travel?
11:30 – 12:00 PM
NETWORKING AND COFFEE BREAK
12:00 – 12:40 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: PREPARING TOURISM BUSINESSES FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE
- Digital trends driving change in tourism
- Unlocking the potential of the digital transformation for tourism SMEs
- Path forward for tourism policy makers
12:40 – 13:00 PM
THE FUTURE OF THE AIR TRAVEL INDUSTRY
- The reality behind NDC
- Commercial challenges in NDC implementation
- NDC Certifications – a step towards more uniformity?
13:00 – 13:20 PM
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY HOLD? TREND AND STAKES
- What is shaping the future of hospitality industry
- Contact less Technology in hospitality industry
- Uncovering new opportunities to recover and succeed the new normal
13:20 – 13:40 PM
TRAVEL AGENTS – THE ‘MUST HAVE’ INVALUABLE AND IRREPLACEABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUND
- The Future of The Travel Agency Business After COVID-19
- Picturing the post-COVID travel: Ushering Digitization
- Building customer confidence during uncertain times
13:40 – 13:45 PM
CLOSING REMARKS FROM CHAIRPERSON AND END OF DAY TWO
13:45 – 14:40 PM
PRAYER AND NETWORKING LUNCHEON