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WTM Invites Tourism Industry Thought Leaders to Shape2024’s Conference
The
WTM London Conference programme is traditionally one of the event’s highlights,
as evidenced by the overwhelmingly positive feedback each year from attendees
and sponsors alike. As well as high-profile keynote speakers, the WTM
conference stages host a wide cross-section of voices covering mainstream as
well as specialist topics.
This
approach aligns with WTM’s commitment to providing a platform for all,
contributing to the immediate advancement of the industry, while providing
inspiring ideas for the years ahead.
As
usual, WTM 2024 will be organising the conference programme around themes and
is particularly interested in: Marketing; Geo-Economics; Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI); Sustainability; Technology; and Consumer and Industry Trends.
Last
year’s event included WTM’s first ever Diversity and Inclusion Summit.
Organisers are hoping to build on the success of the launch event with a
similarly high-profile summit this year.
Juliette Losardo,
Exhibition Director, World Travel Market, said: “The Conference programme is
the heartbeat of WTM, and we strive to ensure that the content on stage
resonates with our audience, reflecting issues of interest and current trends,
while also having an eye on the future.
“We
are as interested in proposals from emerging and established destinations,
startups and blue-chips, industry veterans and newcomers. Innovative
submissions, stories with bold goals and quantifiable achievements,
out-of-the-box thinking, thought leadership, case studies and more.
Losardo
concluded: “Presenting a mix of voices across themed stages is part of our
ongoing effort to keep the content fresh and to guarantee that conference
attendees come away educated and entertained.”
Call for
papers – for anyone who wants to speak at WTM 24 and who has a
story to tell, an opinion to raise, learnings to share.
Image
Credit: © WTM
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