PROGRAMME

6th November

Dress code

Opening ceremony: Business formal / Cocktail Dress

Arrival to Sevilla

19.00 - 20.00 h.:

OPTIONAL: Visit to the "5th centenary of the first circumnavigation of the Earth".
Delegates who do this visit will go directly to dinner walking.

Photographs

20.15 h.:

Meet at Hotel Lobby (Only those delegates who have not do the visit)

20.45 h.:

Welcome reception at Casa Guardiola of Sevilla: Dinner – Cocktail

Photographs

22.45 h.:

Transfer to the official hotel

7th November

Dress code

Working sessions: Business formal

Gala Dinner: Black tie / Cocktail Dress

Venue: Fibes Sevilla, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones
(Avenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela, 1, 41020, Sevilla – GPS: 37°24′16″N 5°55′57″O)

FOTO SEVILLA

08.30 h.:

Transfer from the official hotel to Fibes Sevilla, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones

09.30 h.:

Opening by Regional and Local Representatives in Salón Itálica

Mr. Rafael Gallego Nadal. CEAV President.
Mr. Fernando Rodríguez Villalobos. President of Diputación de Sevilla (PRODETUR).
Mr. Juan Marín Lozano, Vicepresident of Junta of Andalucía.
Mr. Juan Espadas Cejas. Mayor of the City of Sevilla.

Photographs

10.00 - 10.45 h.:

“If you can dream it, you can do it” by AMUDA GOUELI
Co-Founder and CEO Destinia Group

10.50 - 11.30 h.:

“Demystifying Artificial Intelligence” by Nuria Oliver
Doctor on Artificial Intelligence by MIT & Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain

11.30 h.:

Coffee-break

12.00 - 13.15 h.:

BSPs Around the World

Moderator: Mark Meader, Senior Vice President | Industry Affairs & Education | American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)

Panelists:

Mr. Juan Antonio Rodriguez / IATA Director Operations for FDS
Mr. Colling Yang / Travelsky Director of BSP Data Process Center
Mr. Nicanor Sabula / CEO of KATA (Kenya Association of Travel Agents)
Mr. Jose Mª Renard Gregory B. Tuano / President of PTAA (Philippine Travel Agencies Association)
Mr. Ray Zhang / Product Director G.Z. Meiya E-commerce International Business Travel Service Co., Ltd.
Mr. Andrew Bowman / President of TAANZ (The Travel Agents' Association of New Zealand)
Mr. Aitor Pertica, SVP, Industry Solutions, Accelya

14.00 h.:

Lunch at Fibes, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones of Sevilla

15.00 h.:

Panel of Experiences: “Time to Share”

ABTA presents: ‘2019: Year of Change’, by Sr. Mark Tanzer
ANVR presents: “A story about horse manure, mosquitos and a pledge” by Sr. Frank Oostdam
AFTA presents: “The AFTA Chargeback Scheme (ACS) – an innovative new scheme to protect travel agents against chargeback risk” by Naomi Menon
FTO - CONFTURISMO presents: “Continuing Training: Between Innovation and Resilience” by Sr. Gabriele Milani
ETFL presents: “Mobile positioning data – another kind of travel statistics” by Mrs. Merike Hallik
DRV presents: "Moderns ways of efficiently communicating to members and the public" por Sra. Alexandra Wolframm

Presentation ABTA

Presentation ANVR

Presentation AFTA

Presentation FTO -CONFTURISMO

Presentation ETFL

Presentation DRV

17.00 h.:

Transfer to the official hotel and Free time

19.45 h.:

Transfer to Dinner

20.30 h.:

Gala Dinner at Hacienda El Vizir (During the dinner CEAV Awards “Matilde Torres” & “Vicente Blasco” will be presented)

Photographs

Photographs by D. Tomás Komuda

Transfer to the official hotel

8th November

Dress code

Working sessions: Smart casual

Dinner: Bussines formal / Cocktail Dress

Venue: Fibes Sevilla, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones
(Avenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela, 1, 41020, Sevilla – GPS: 37°24′16″N 5°55′57″O)

8.45h.:

Transfer from the official hotel to Fibes Sevilla, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones

Photographs

9.30 h.:

“Blockchain: Challenges and Opportunities in the current Context” by Ivan Gutiérrez
Blockchain Senior Researcher

Presentation

10.15 - 11.30 h.:

“Key challenges in the airline ticket distribution market”

Moderator: Mr. Guillaume Teissonniere, Vice-Chair of ETTSA (European Technology &Travel Services Association)

Panelists:

Ms. Montserrat Barriga / General Director ERA (European Regions Airline Association)
Mr. William Cavendish / Emirates Vice President of Distribution
Mr. Juan Jesús García / Head of Industry Affairs Europe, AMADEUS
Ms. Merike Hallik / President of ETFL (Estonian Travel & Tourism Association) & Past President of ECTAA
Mr. Ricardo Acosta / President of APAVIT (Peruvian Association of Travel Agencies)

Presentation

11.30 - 12.00 h.:

Coffee-break

12.00 - 12.45 h.:

“Overview of the 737 MAX Return to Service Plan” by Christine Walsh
Regional Director – Product Marketing | Boeing Commercial Airplanes

12.45 - 13.45 h.:

Presidents & CEO’s Open Dialogue

Mr. Rafael Gallego / President of CEAV (Confederación Española de Agencias de Viajes)
Mr. Mark Meader / Chairman of WTAAA (World Travel Agents Associations Alliance)
Mr. Pawel Niewiadomski / President of ECTAA (European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association)
Mr. Guillermo Correa Sanfuentes / President of FOLATUR (Foro Latinoamericano de Turismo)
Ms. Mingkwan Metmowlee President of FATA (Federation of ASEAN Travel Associations)

14.00 h.:

Lunch at Fibes, Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones of Sevilla

15.30 h.:

Transfer to the official hotel

17.00 h.:

Sevilla City Sightseeing (Optional)

20.30 h.:

Transfer from the official hotel to Hotel Alfonso XIII

21.00 h.:

Dinner - Cocktail at Hotel Alfonso XIII
(Calle San Fernando, 2, 41004 Sevilla)

23.00 h.:

Transfer to the official hotel