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Tour of the New Hamad International Airport

Delegates registered for this tour of Doha’s new airport will be collected from the Grand Hyatt at 14:00 and the Ritz Carlton at 14:30, returning to the hotels for approximately 17:00.

To register for this or for Tuesday’s tour, please contact Havovie Pardiwalla athavovie@medfa.ae

Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett started his career in 1995 as a journalist at European news channel Euronews in Lyon before joining the network’s marketing department. Since then he has worked in both media and new media, as well as for an international NGO, specialising in fundraising, marketing and communications.

Michael joined TFWA as Conference & Research Manager in 2006, taking on responsibility for the organisation of the TFWA World Exhibition and TFWA Asia Pacific conferences in Cannes and Singapore as well as the annual MEADFA conference and the inaugural China’s Century Conference held in Beijing in March 2013. Following his relocation to India in July 2010, he was appointed Executive Officer for the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA).

Michael is also Director of Fairetail CRM, a marketing agency he set up in 2011, which provides consumer communication solutions for NGOs, charities and social enterprises. The company operates the solidarity travel and tourism website Soulcialtravel.com.

Dermot DAVITT

Dermot Davitt is one of the most experienced editors and commentators working in the travel retail media.

He joined The Moodie Report in April 2006 as Deputy Publisher, becoming President (and Co-owner) of The Moodie Davitt Report from August 2015. The company is today part of UK-based publishing and events business Mark Allen Group.

Davitt plays a key management role across the company’s operations, from its flourishing Print Division to the industry’s leading business intelligence website, www.MoodieDavittReport.com,  The Moodie Davitt e-Zine and other titles.

Based in Galway, Ireland, Dermot is also a highly experienced conference moderator. He has chaired and moderated many of the travel retail industry’s leading events over the years, including The Trinity Forum, the Airport Food & Beverage Conference & Awards, the MEADFA Conference, the TFWA Asia Pacific Conference, the Nordic Travel Retail Seminar and many others.

Keith Hunter

Keith Hunter is the Chief Retail Officer for Urban-Air Port Ltd (UAP), a cutting-edge company providing innovative ground infrastructure as a service for Future Air Mobility, and is creating a fresh and ambitious retail and advertising division delivering experiential retail for each UAP, sponsorship opportunities and a comprehensive online collaboration of brand and service partners for the UAP App.

Keith also co-founded Hunter Palmer – Global Retail Solutions, a specialist travel retail and food & beverage consultancy, working collaboratively with airports, airlines, operators and brands.

Previously, as Senior Vice President of Qatar Duty Free for Qatar Airways, Keith spearheaded the Hamad International Airport retail, food & beverage and advertising offer, from inception through to the opening and operation and also served as a board member of the Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) for 5 years.