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EVENTS

The TFWA ONE2ONE meeting service once again
proved to be a welcome element of the event, MEADFA CONFERENCE
having facilitated a total of 2066 on-site meetings IN ACCRA, GHANA
throughout the week.
Innovation was high on the agenda at the TFWA Lab The 2023 MEADFA Conference will be held from 19 to 21 November
in the Golden Village of the Palais des Festivals. 2023 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City and will mark
The ideas’ hub, which was sponsored by Alipay, the first time the annual event has been held in West Africa
JCDecaux and BW Confidential, featured 15 MEADFA President Sherif Toulan will open the conference with a welcome
participating companies. address on 20 November and he will be followed by a number of prestigious
speakers and then duty free and travel retail experts will add their comments.
The sessions will explore illicit trade and the post-Covid MEA traveller, with
a number of speakers from across the region. The second day will feature
further sessions on charting the industry’s recovery and a focus on African
shoppers. Subsequently, sustainability and innovation will be on the agenda
with a number of speakers providing expert analysis and insights. The
conference will be accompanied by a packed social programme, including
an opening cocktail on the Sunday evening, a gala dinner on Monday night
and networking coffee and lunch breaks throughout the conference.

Erik Juul-Mortensen, TFWA President, summed up
the optimism and success of the event in these words:
“We thought that the mood was great at TFWA World
Exhibition & Conference 2022, but the atmosphere this
year has reached another level. Beyond just the large
number of attendees, it is the spirit that we have seen
that has been remarkable - the quality of the exhibition
and those attending it has been outstanding. It is
particularly gratifying to be able to welcome delegates
from all parts of the world once again, and there is no ASUTIL announces date
doubt that TFWA World Exhibition & Conference has and location of 2024 conference
fully returned to being a truly global event.”
The ASUTIL Conference, the only duty free conference
in Latin America and the Caribbean., will be held in Bogota, Colombia,
on Wednesday 19 June and Thursday 20 June 2024
After the success of the 2023 edition, it will once again be managed by TFWA.
The venue changes each year and Bogota will be making its debut as host
city. The newly – appointed ASUTIL Secretary General, Carlos Loaiza-Keel
emphasized the organization’s commitment to fostering regional integration
and exploring new horizons. He also underscored the significant business
opportunities in the region and the sentimental aspects of the conference
with the presence of former Secretary general José Luis Donagaray as
special guest. Loaiza is confident that this conference will not only celebrate
ASUTIL’s past but also pave the way for an exciting evolution in the travel
retail industry.

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