"This World, Our Future" Keynote Speaker
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrooke
As the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Holbrooke also served as a member of President Clinton's cabinet from 1999 to 2001. In that capacity he played a central role in the development of U.S. policy toward the United Nations, the Balkans, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
"The State of the Travel Retail Industry" Address TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen
…"Each of us will leave Cannes with our own sense of the state of the industry, an assessment arrived at through various meetings we have had, trade press comments we have read - and speeches we have heard…all coloured, of course, by the irrepressible rumour mill. "One travel industry analyst describing the current environment put it best when he said, "It's not good, but it's less bad." - And the same is probably true for the international duty free and travel retail industry. Perhaps not an overwhelmingly hopeful statement, but it acknowledges that the state of our industry could probably be a lot worse than it is…"
"The Future as We See It" Death, war and pestilence… travel retail has survived it all. But as you will hear the industry has sized up future opportunities, identified the challenges, calculated the risks, and is boldly moving forward. .. Learn why the industry is optimistic about the future and from where they expect the future challenges to come.
TFWA TRAVEL EXECUTIVE FORUM "Asia-Pacific: Realistic Projections for Recovery, Growth and Development" David Troiano, head of global advertising for American Express, together with Peter de Jong, president/ceo of Pacific Asia Travel Association, TFWA chief executive Andrew Ford and Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation's senior consultant Peter Morris look at leading market indicators, assess the activities of the trade's leading companies and give their own forecast for the future of Asia-Pacific.
"Securing Airports Against Organised Theft" Professional theft from shops at major airports has become a multi-million Euro business and a growing problem for airports, retailers and suppliers alike. Cooperation between leading airports such as Amsterdam Schiphol and London Heathrow as well as various retailers and suppliers has successfully curbed some of the theft. But more organised efforts from all three sides of the industry could effectively stem the considerable impact professional theft is having on retail operations.
Read the 2004 World Exhibition programme |
