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Theme: Tourism 2025: Fostering global collaboration for mutual growth
Venue: Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi NCR
Date: February 19, 2025
Inauguration (10.30 AM to 12.00 PM)
Event flow script
10.30 AM: Arrival of Guests
10.35 AM: Emcee invites dignitaries to be seated
10:45 AM: Inauguration Ceremony begins
10:50 AM: Emcee calls the Dignitaries on the dais for lamp lighting
Guest of Honour
- Mr Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- Mr Umid Shadiev, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism Uzbekistan
- Mr Jakkaphon Tangsutthitham, Hon’ble Vice Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand
- Mr Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, IT and Printing & Stationery, Govt of Goa
- Mr Kandula Durgesh, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Culture & Cinematography, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Mr Meeshal Quereshi, Senior Director, Trade Markets, Saudi Tourism
- Mr Subhash Goyal, Chairman- STIC Group
- Mr Peter Hall, President, IMEA, Informa Markets
- Mr Yogesh Mudras, MD Informa Markets India
- Ms Pallavi Mehra, Sr Group Director- Informa Markets & Publisher- Travel Trends Today
11:00 AM: All dignitaries take their seats
11:05 AM: All rise for the Indian National Anthem
11:10 AM: Ms. Pallavi Mehra presents the sapling to all dignitaries on the dais
11: 15 AM: Informa Markets India Corporate video to be played
11: 20 AM: Welcome address by Yogesh Mudras
11: 23 AM: Welcome address by Peter Hall, President, IMEA
11: 26 AM: Address by Dr Subhash Goyal
11: 29 AM: Adress by Meeshal Quereshi, Senior Director, Trade Markets, Saudi Tourism Authority
11: 32 AM: Address by Vice Minister Tourism Mr Jakkaphon Tangsutthitham
11: 35 AM: Address by Uzbekistan Tourism Minister Hon’ble Mr. Umid Shadiev
11: 38 AM: Address by Andhra Tourism Minister, Mr Kandula Durgesh
11: 41 AM: Address by Goa Tourism Minister- Mr Rohan Khaunte
11: 44 AM: Address by Mr Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
11: 47 AM: Vote of Thanks by Ms Pallavi Mehra
11:50 AM: Inauguration Ceremony Ends
12:30 PM to 1:15 PM- India’s MICE Market: Prospects & Potential
Lunch Break: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Event Schedule (2:00 PM onwards) – Union Tourism Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
1:45 PM: Arrival of Guests
1:55 PM: Emcee invites dignitaries to be seated
2:00 PM: Emcee calls Mr Yogesh Mudras for the Welcome Address
2:05 PM: Emcee calls Union Tourism Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for his address
2:15 PM: Emcee calls the below for joining Union Tourism Minister & Informa Officials for Ribbon cutting ceremony
(NAMES)
- Mr Umid Shadiev, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism Uzbekistan
- Mr Jakkaphon Tangsutthitham, Hon’ble Vice Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand
- Mr Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, IT and Printing & Stationery, Govt of Goa
- Mr Tarunpreet Singh Sond, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism and Cultural affairs, Investment Promotion, Labour, Industries and Rural Development & Panchayats – Govt of Punjab
- Mr Kandula Durgesh, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Culture & Cinematography, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- E Mr. Ambassador Sardor Rustambaev of Uzbekistan
- Ambassador Mr Baushuan Ger of Taiwan Economic Cultural Centre
- Dr Abhay Sinha, Director General- SEPC
- Mr Rajiv Mehra, President- IATO (Indian Association of Tour Operators)
- Mr Sunil Kumar, President, TAAI (Travel Agents Association of India)
- Mr Ved Khanna- President, ADTOI (Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India)
- Mr Chander Mansharamani, Vice Chairman- ICPB
- Mr Vikram Madhok, Vice-Chair, PATA India
- Mr Sanjeev Mehra, National President, Skål International India
- Mr Abdul Nazir, President, TOAI (Tour Operators Association of India)
- Ms Jyoti Mayal, Chairperson Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC)
- Mr Saurabh Tuteja- National Board Member & North India Chapter Chairman- EETA
- Mr Kolesh Kumar, Secretary General, ABTO
2: 25 PM: Release of T3 Collector’s Issue- 2nd edition
2:30 PM: Media interaction with Union Tourism Minister
2:45 PM: Vote of Thanks by Ms Pallavi Mehra
2:48 PM: Inauguration Ceremony ends
2:50 PM: VIP Walk of the SATTE Exhibition
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Start of the Business Sessions 3:15 PM onwards (Conference Area- Hall no. 1)
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| T3 Conference Hall in Exhibition Hall No. 1, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka | |||||||||
| 10:30 AM – 12.30 PM – Inauguration & SATTE Exhibition VIP Walk | |||||||||
| Panel – I 12: 30 PM to 1:15 PM India’s MICE Market: Prospects & Potential (In association with ICPB)
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Moderator: Mugdha Sinha, IAS, Director General of Tourism, Government of India
Speakers: · Chander Mansharamani, Managing Director, Alpcord Network Travel & Conferences · KB Kachru, Chairman – South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group · Mohammad Ali, Director of Global Sales – India, Accor · Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets – India · Hyung Phil Chung, CEO (BoD member) of KINEXIN Convention Management (Yashobhoomi-IICC Operating Company) |
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| Panel – II 03:15 to 4:00 PM Tourism Vision: The 2047 Impact |
Moderator: Aashish Gupta- Founder, Strategy Pluto & Consulting CEO -FAITH
Speakers: · Mugdha Sinha, IAS Director General Tourism, Govt. of India · Rajiv Mehra, President of IATO & General Secretary of FAITH · Dr Abhay Sinha, DG, (Services Export Promotion Council), SEPC · Aalap Bansal, KPMG’s Partner- Government & Public Services, Industrial & Infrastructure Development Advisory and Co-Lead- Tourism, Sports and Leisure · Arvind Singh, Former Tourism Secretary, Govt. of India
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| Panel Discussion III 4:15 to 5:00 PM State Perspectives on Growth, Policies, and Partnerships |
Moderator: Raj Singh, Founder and Chairman, Antara Cruises
Speakers: · Roshan M Thomas, Director, Skilling & Capacity Building, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. · Amrapali Kata, IAS – CEO, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority |
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| Panel Discussion IV
5:15 to 6:00 PM Unleashing Wedding Bonanza for Destinations
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Moderator: Navneet Mendiratta, Senior Travel Journalist & Vice President, PR & Media at Think Strawberries, Think Strawberries
Speakers: · Manuj Ralhan, General Manager, JECC & Novotel Jaipur Convention Centre, Accor · Chetan Vohra, Chair, FICCI Wedding Tourism Taskforce & Managing Director, Weddingline · Vinayak Saboo, Managing Partner at Paradise Group India · Prerana Agarwal Saxena, Chair, EEMA Wedding Council, Theme Weavers Designs |
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| End of Day I
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February 20, 2025
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| SATTE 2025 Conference Agenda- DAY 2
T3 Conference Hall in Exhibition Hall No. 1, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka |
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| Panel – V 10:15 am- 11:00 am Routes Development: Significance & Impact |
Moderator: Sunil Kumar – President, Travel Agents Association of India
Speakers: · H.E. Umid Shadiev, Minister of Tourism, Uzbekistan · Anil Parashar, Executive Director, ITQ · Abhishek Goyal, CEO & Executive Director, Aeroprime Group (GSA for Vietnam Airlines in India)
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Panel Discussion VI Anchoring Opportunities |
(Panel starts with Mr Vikas Narwal, Managing Director- Indian Ports Association — keynote)- 10 mins – 11:00- 11:10
Moderator: Vinod Zutshi, Former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India Speakers: · Rajiv Jalota, Former Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust & Advisor, Indian Ports Association · Nishith Saxena, Founder & Director, Cruise Professionals LLP (Representative for Princess Cruises) · Naresh Rawal, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, Resorts World Cruises · Varun Chadha, CEO, TIRUN Travel Marketing (India Representative for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) · Damian Borg, Senior Director, Sales Strategy & Operations, Asia Pacific, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) · Nalini Gupta, Managing Director, Lotus Destinations (GSA Costa Cruise India) · Jurgen Bailom, President & CEO, Waterways Leisure Tourism Pvt. Ltd. (Cordelia Cruises) · Pradeep Saboo, Director, Guideline Travels Holidays India Pvt. Ltd. -Top of Form
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| Panel Discussion VII 12: 15 PM– 1:00 PM Overcrowded & Overlooked: Balancing the scales |
Moderator: Sanjay Basu, Chairman, Far Horizon Tours & Member, CII National Tourism & Hospitality Committee & Chairman, CII Sub Committee Sustainability, Eco, Adventure & Cruise Tourism.
Speakers: · Mandip Singh Soin- Founder & MD at Ibex Expeditions Pvt Ltd and Founding President Responsible Tourism Society of India · Paras Loomba, Founder-Director-Global Himalayan Expedition · Chalaka Gajabahu- Head of Destinations at Classic Destinations & Former Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Board · Deepak Joshi, CEO- Nepal Tourism Board |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||||||||
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Panel VIII India on the Move – Cracking the Code of Outbound Growth 2:15 pm- 3:00pm |
Moderator: Rajeev Nangia – Chief Operating Officer, TRAC Representations India Pvt. Ltd.
Speakers: · Amit Agarwal – Co-Founder and COO, NexusDMC · Paul Shih – Director, Taiwan Tourism Administration (TTA) · Rahim Aslam – Founder & Consultant, One Above Global DMC · Sandeep Shevale – Regional Manager, International Markets, VisitQatar · Vishal Bhatia, Country Manager – India for VisitBritain · Stephen Sanyi Masaba – Director, Tourism and Business Development, Uganda Wildlife Authority · Meshaal Qureshi – Senior Director, Trade Markets, STA |
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Panel IX
The AI Revolution and Hyper-Connected Tourism – Are We Ready? 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM |
Moderator– Sudheer Reddy R, Co-Founder and Director- TripGain
Speakers: · Sandeep Dwivedi – Managing Director – Travel Sellers, India and Subcontinent, Amadeus · Anshul Gupta – Managing Director, Lead – Travel Industry, Accenture Technology, ATC-India · Ankush Nijhawan – Co-Founder, TBO.com & Director, Nijhawan Group Travel · Chirag Agrawal, Co-founder & COO, TravClan · Jaal Shah – Group Managing Director, Travel Designer Group · Manoj Samuel – CEO & Director, Riya Travels Group |
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| Fireside Chat
Topic: From Viral to Vital: Impact of Viral Content on Destinations 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM |
Moderator: Shreya Cheema, Assistant Editor, Outlook Traveller Magazine
Influencers: · Ajay Sood · Anandita Chatterjee |
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| End of Day II ************************ |
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February 21, 2025
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10.00 AM – 05.30 PM: Buyer –Seller Meet End of Day III |
