09:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE

09:30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Amanda Felix, Publisher, DFNI

09:35 TRAVEL TRENDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS Kapila Gohel, Editor, DFNI

10:00 UNDERSTANDING THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER • Exclusive research: Traveller trends, tastes and targets Peter Mohn, CEO & Owner, m1nd-set • Dubai’s experience with the African traveller Sean Staunton, Vice-President of Operations, Dubai Duty Free

and President of MEADFA 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 MAXIMISING AIRPORT RETAIL IN AFRICA • Sustaining success in established markets Chris Harilaou, Director, Big Five Duty Free • The importance of partnerships and challenges to growth Stephan van Groningen, Sales Director, Gebr Heinemann • Understanding the potential of emerging countries Paul Topping, Director, Flemingo International

13:00 LUNCH Sponsored by:

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Conference Agenda

14:30 INFLIGHT EXPERTISE IN AFRICA – SESSION ONE • African routes: buying habits and challenges Baptiste Duguit, Marketing & Commercial Director,

Dutyfly Solutions

15:00 DIGITAL AND DATA FOCUS • The importance of mobile traveller trends in Africa

and paying attention to data Stephenie Rodriguez, CEO, Mighty Media Group

15:30 COFFEE BREAK

16:00 CONFECTIONERY, ELECTRONICS AND FASHION DEBATE

• How can brands grow and prosper in Africa? Featuring insights from: Mzimase Dlwati, Managing Director, Capi-Lux South

Africa Amy Wilson, Team Lead Europe & Strategy, WTR,

The Hershey Company Mike Elliott, Managing Director/General Manager,

Sunglass Hut South Africa (Luxottica Group)

17:00 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

19:00 DEPART FOR GALA DINNER Sponsored by:

TUESDAY 23 JUNE 2015

08:30 MORNING COFFEE

09:00 INFLIGHT EXPERTISE IN AFRICA – SESSION TWO • Inflight Retail in Africa: one square peg doesn’t fit every hole Joe Harvey, Head of New Business Development, Tourvest Inflight

Retail Services

09:45 THE AFRICAN AIRPORT PERSPECTIVE • A retail transformation Mahesh Govind, Assistant General Manager Retail, Airports

Company of South Africa

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 LIQUOR AND TOBACCO DEBATE: HOW CAN BRANDS GROW AND PROSPER IN AFRICA

• Featuring insights from: Tim Young, Marketing Director GTR, Brown Forman Ian Taylor, Head of Marketing GTR, William Grant & Sons Gemma Bateson, General Manager Duty Free Middle East, Africa,

UK & Ireland, Japan Tobacco International Oyunerdene Byambadorj, Assistant Sales Manager, Oriental

Trading Inc

12:00 CHINESE TRAVEL TO AFRICA • Enhancing sales to Chinese travellers Andras Froemel, Sales Director, China International Duty Free

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Conference Agenda

12:30 CLOSING REMARKS Amanda Felix, Publisher, DFNI

12:45 LUNCH Sponsored by:

14:00 AFTERNOON NETWORKING

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 2015