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INSIDER

Inspiration and insight in TFWA’s milestone year in Cannes

A stellar Conference program and insight-rich workshop are set to make this year’s TFWA World Exhibition
& Conference one of the most compelling in the Association’s 40-year history.

The TFWA World Conference, taking Meeting the expectations of digital- latest developments and challenges in the
place from 9:00-12:00, September 30 in the first Gen Z travelers has forced duty free travel retail ecosystem.
Grand Auditorium, Palais des Festivals, has and travel retail to be more flexible and The session will feature Euromonitor
welcomed some exceptional speakers over creative. With Gen Alpha about to come International Innovation Senior Consultant
the years, but the 2024 edition promises to of age, the industry’s agility will be tested Marie Isquenderian, discussing a new
be especially illuminating. even more. Sam Rad is an anthropologist, study by Euromonitor International
In this milestone 40th anniversary year author and founder of several emerging on the impact of digital trends in daily
for the 2024 edition of the TFWA World tech companies who is skilled at consumption and other trends set to
Exhibition, the Conference will explore the interpreting emerging trends and consumer reshape global travel retail in 2025. Alex
forces shaping the market and world today behavior. She will help delegates make Liu, Managing Partner and Chairman of
and take an introspective look at future sense of the challenges in store. global consulting firm Kearney will share
trends. Former astronaut Anousheh Ansari Kearney’s analysis of how technology and
First on the new-look stage will be is CEO of XPrize Foundation, which digital innovation are affecting traveling
TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen for organizes public competitions to foster shoppers and industry stakeholders.
his farewell state-of-the-industry address technological development. She is also a The second part of the morning
before stepping down at the year end. serial entrepreneur. Few people are better session will feature an update from the
Then, in conversation with Conference qualified to explore the future of business Airport Council International (ACI)’s
moderator and renowned journalist and travel. specialist committee on Airport Non-
Stephen Sackur, former U.S. Secretary of Aeronautical Revenues and Activities
State Hillary Rodham Clinton will share Industry insights (ANARA), which will be led by Andrew
her thoughts on the current geopolitical Tuesday morning’s workshop (8:00- Ford, founder of Paccaya Resources and
landscape and its consequences for 9:30 in the Salon Croisette, Majestic chair of ANARA, Isabel Zarza, CEO
international trade. In a year when several Hotel) will offer DF&TR professionals Southern Europe for Avolta, and Ian Cesa
major democracies go to the polls, her a comprehensive briefing on the latest of Horizon Consumer Science.
foreign-policy expertise and Washington industry-relevant developments. In a The workshop will be moderated by
experience will have particular resonance. 90-minute session, delegates will hear the Michele Miranda, Conference Director,
TFWA.

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