Get ready to witness history in the making. Over three electrifying days, across two dynamic stages, more than 120 of the world’s most influential visionaries, change-makers, and industry pioneers will converge at the inaugural TOURISE Summit – the boldest global platform designed to unite governments, businesses, investors, and innovators under one roof to reshape the trillion-dollar tourism industry.
In a world grappling with fragmentation and uncertainty, TOURISE emerges as the ultimate catalyst for transformative collaboration and decisive action. This is not just a summit – it’s a movement. A year-round global platform where bold ideas become real-world solutions, and where the future of tourism is forged.
His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of TOURISE, said, “TOURISE is where the world’s most diverse and powerful voices unite – public and private sector leaders and innovators from across every industry touched by tourism’s economic force. This summit is a launchpad for groundbreaking ideas and bold solutions that will drive our industry forward. With an extraordinary lineup of speakers, we’re set to spark conversations that will inspire action and shape a more inclusive, resilient, and future-ready tourism ecosystem.”
TOURISE 2025 is your front-row seat to the future; a place where public and private sectors, technology, finance, culture, and sustainability collide to rewrite the rules of global tourism for the next half-century.
Meet the speakers:
- HE Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor, PIF Saudi Arabia
- Ariane Gorin, CEO, Expedia
- Ambassador Patricia Espinosa, Founder, onepoint5
- Gloria Guevara, Interim CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council
- Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais, Incoming Secretary General of UN Tourism
- Luis Maroto, CEO, Amadeus
- Francis Suarez, Mayor, Miami
- Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports
- Lucia Penrod, Co-Founder & Owner, Nikki Beach
- Sébastien Bazin, CEO, Accor
- Eduardo Santander, CEO, European Travel Commission (ETC)
- Harvey Goldsmith CBE, Founder, Nvisible Productions
- Jean-Marie Tritant, CEO, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Patrick Chalhoub, Executive Chairman, Chalhoub Group
- Sir Ben Elliot, CEO & Co-Founder, Quintessentially & Hawthorn Advisors
- Thomas Woldbye, CEO, Heathrow Airport
- Paolo Barletta, CEO, Arsenale Group
- Greg O’Hara, Founder and a Senior Managing Director, Certares
- Martin Nydegger, CEO, Visit Switzerland
- Steve Hafner, Co-Founder & CEO, Kayak.com
- Abdullah Aldawood, Managing Director, Qiddiya Investment Company
- David Woessner, Co-Founder & Partner, FutureOf
- Fettah Tamince, Founder & Chairman, Rixos Hotels
- Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, Chair of WTTC, Co-Chairman of Abercrombie & Kent, Chairman of the Heritage Group
- Christie Travers-Smith, Director of EMEA Strategic Partnerships, Google Inc.
