A panel of industry leaders panel will discuss what might lie ahead for the tourism industry at the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC), ‘Leading the Tourism Recovery’ virtual conference on Feb 10th 10:00-12:45.
Agenda:
10.00am: Welcome and housekeeping by Moderator, Dearbhail McDonald (Radio & TV Broadcaster)
10.05am: "Reeling in the Year”; a short film review of the pandemic’s impact on Ireland’s tourism industry.
10.10am: Irish Tourism in 2025: moderator fireside chat with ITIC Chairperson Ruth Andrews
10.40am: Moderator interview with Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
11.05am: Break
11.15am: Presentation of Tourism Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
11.30am: Moderator interview with Professor Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin
12.00pm: Industry leaders panel including Niamh O'Shea (Killarney Park Hotel), Paul Kelly (Fáilte Ireland), Niall Gibbons (Tourism Ireland) and Cathy Bryce (AIB Managing Director; Corporate, Institutional & Business Banking)
12.45pm: Finish
ITIC is the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation. The representative body of the Irish tourism industry, it works with Government Agencies, Tourist Boards, North and South, Tourism Ireland Limited, the EU, and other organisations whose activities impact on tourism.
In particular, the focus is on research, casemaking and influencing policies, which shape the future of Ireland’s Tourism Industry.
ITIC’s case-making is based on a strong research programme, details of which will be found in this website. ITIC membership consists of almost 30 representative organisations, covering all sectors of Irish tourism – i.e. accommodation, access transport, internal transport, visitor attractions, incoming tour operators, ports and airports.
