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30 October 2009 - South Africa to host UNWTO Inaugural Summit on Tourism, Sport and Mega-Events in 2010

At a global level the Travel & Tourism (T&T) sector has emerged as one of the 21st Century's critical drivers of economic growth, job creation and development of communities, regions and nations. The 'Tourism Economy', a vital source of employment, revenue, investment, trade and unity, has recently been recognised as a powerful stimulus for recovery from the global economic crisis. Read more...

Enquiries

Geoffrey Lipman
UNWTO
+34 91 5678 100/244/178
gl@st-ep.com
Ronel Bester
SA Ministry of Tourism
+2783 242 7763
rbester@tourism.gov.za
 

  CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

  • Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
  • Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism South Africa
  • Mr Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General
  • Prof. Robert Baade, President International Association of Sports Economists, Chicago
  • Mr Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President and CEO: World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
  • Mr Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO: Mango airlines
  • Mr Geoff Buckley, Director: New Earth Tourism Pty Ltd and Sydney Urban Adventures
  • Mr Greg Clark, Chairman: OECD LEED (Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development, Local Economic and Employment Development) Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies
  • Mr Márcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director: UNWTO
  • Dr Dawid (Dawie) de Villiers, Chairperson: UNWTO Ethics Committee
  • Mr George S. Dragnich, Executive Director: International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • Prof. Ian Goldin, Director: James Martin 21st Century School University of Oxford
  • Prof. Leo Jago, Nottingham University
  • Dr Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Local Organising Committee, South Africa
  • Mr Rajiv Kapoor, Visa Inc.
  • Mr Liu Kezhi, Director-General: Marketing and International Co operation, China National Tourism Administration
  • Mr Sanjay Kothari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, India
  • Prof. Geoffrey H. Lipman, Advisor to the UNWTO SG
  • Mr Jabulane (Jabu) Mabuza, Chairperson of South African Tourism
  • Ms Jane Madden, Head of Tourism Division in the Australian Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
  • Ms Tumi Makgabo, Master of Ceremonies
  • Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia
  • Mr Francis (Frank) McCosker, Microsoft
  • Ms Anita Mendiratta, CNN TASK (Tourism Advertising Solutions and Knowledge)
  • Mr Francis Mfune, Executive Director: Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA)
  • Mr Kim Norgaard, CNN
  • Mr Theodore Oben, Chief: Sport and the Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • Mr Gert C. Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport Recreation, South Africa
  • Mr Vivian Patrick Petersen, Director-General: Sport and Recreation South Africa
  • Mr Andrew Pozniak, Google
  • Mr Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman: Visit Britian
  • Mr David Sidenberg, Director: Sponsor Value Research Services, and Head: Strategic Consulting & Rights Structuring, BMI Sport Info
  • Mr Carlos Silva, National Secretary of Tourism Policies, Brazil
  • Ms Roshene Singh, Chief Marketing Officer: South African Tourism
  • Mr Chris Smyth, Acting CEO: South African Airways (SAA)
  • Ms Anitha Soni, Chairperson: International Marketing Council (IMC)
  • Prof. Bernd Süssmuth, Department of Economics, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
  • Prof. Kamilla Swart, Centre for Tourism Research in Africa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
  • Mr Gavin B. Tollman, Joint CEO: The Travel Corporation
  • Prof. Douglas Michele Turco, Drexel University, Philadelphia
  • Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate
  • Mr Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary-General (SG)
  • Prof. Daneel van Lill, Director: School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg
All delegates must apply for the relevant visa BEFORE leaving their country to attend the T20 Ministerial Dialogue and/or the TSME Summit. NO visas will be issued upon arrival in South Africa.