Sountou Bousso is the Chief Executive Officer West Africa for Lagardère Travel Retail tasked to oversee the tremendous development and opportunity for duty free and travel retail in the region.
A Senegalese citizen, Sountou began his career in the agriculture-food industry as a consultant before joining the hospitality sector in France. In 2008, he joined the Elior Group where he held several management positions in operations.
In October 2013, Sountou joined Newrest Group International as Operations Director in Angola before becoming as its CEO in 2015. Under his portfolio, he subsequently managed New Caledonia, Cameroon, and Senegal for the Newrest Group.
A graduate of ESMISAB Brest engineering school and HEC Paris Business School, Sountou is passionate about Africa, etymology, and multicultural challenges.
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Abdeslam Agzoul is the CEO of the Middle East and Africa for Avolta AG. Abdeslam is also the President of the Middle East Africa Duty Free Association. With more than 20 years of experience in travel, food, beverage, and retail, he began his career in Grupo Areas before joining Dufry in 2006 where he served as Head of Controlling and Deputy COO for Africa and Deputy CFO EMEA. Previously, Abdeslam held executive positions with Servair and Gategroup.
Abdeslam has a bachelor’s degree in finance and a postgraduate degree in international commerce. He also earned a PMD from IESE Business School.
Dina El Sherif is the Commercial Development Director for Egyptian Airports Company (EAC), where she oversees communications, business development, contract negotiations and risk assessment.
In her role with EAC, Dina manages the closure of new business deals on behalf of the commercial department and plays an instrumental role in supporting the development and implementation of the company’s communications strategy.
Dina has helped organize a number of international events on behalf of EAC, such as the World Routes Development Forum. She was also the Project Manager for the Air Show (Avex 2010) at Sharm El Sheikh Airport. Dina has also served as a member of ACI Africa’s Economics and Environment committee.
Martina Bednarikova is IATA’s Economist for Policy Analysis where she is responsible for producing key advocacy and appraisals tools as well as analyzing the impact of regulations and market shocks on air transport.
Prior to joining IATA in 2017, her experience extends from the public sector, a research institute, an NGO, and consulting where she held a number of roles, including analyzing countries’ and regional bodies’ branding and advising clients on how to attract new business opportunities.
Martina holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Relations from the University of Economics in Bratislava and is currently doing a part-time Master’s degree in Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh.
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