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            [post_title] => Gala Dinner & MEADFA Awards
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            [post_title] => Networking Lunch
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            [post_content] => Sport is no longer just entertainment—it is a powerful catalyst for tourism, investment and economic growth. From the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games to Formula 1 and global running events, major sporting spectacles are reshaping travel patterns, elevating destinations and creating new opportunities for businesses across the visitor economy.

As the Middle East and Africa continue to attract some of the world's biggest sporting events, the convergence of sport, tourism and retail is creating significant new opportunities for the travel retail industry. In this closing session, Tony Simpson, Partner and Sports Industry Lead, and Faycal Baddou, Partner, Retail and Consumer Goods, at Oliver Wyman, will examine how airports, retailers and brands can harness the momentum of major sporting events to drive customer engagement, enhance the passenger experience and deliver sustainable commercial growth.
            [post_title] => Game Changers
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            [post_content] => Recent disruptions across Middle Eastern airspace have highlighted the interconnected nature of global aviation and the importance of resilient travel networks.

Drawing on the latest Amadeus data and market intelligence, Marina Giuliano, Vice President, Brands, Retailers & Media, explores how passenger flows are evolving across the Middle East and Africa, where growth opportunities are emerging, and what the future of connectivity means for travel retail performance.
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            [post_content] => As the regulatory landscape evolves, safeguarding the future of duty free and travel retail has become a shared industry responsibility. Around the world, regulatory scrutiny is intensifying, while public health campaigns, fiscal pressures and shifting political priorities continue to challenge the industry. What are the most significant threats facing travel retail today? And how should the industry respond?

Featuring Nuno Amaral, MEADFA Advocacy Lead, Sarah Branquinho, President of the Duty Free World Council (DFWC), Ali Tounsi, Director General at ACI Africa, and John Hume, Senior Advisor at Penta, this advocacy update will examine the latest regulatory developments and the collective action needed to protect the industry's future. The session will be moderated by John Rimmer.
            [post_title] => Protecting the channel
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            [post_title] => Networking Coffee
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            [post_content] => Morocco has long connected continents. Today, it is connecting opportunity with ambition, emerging as one of the region's most dynamic tourism and aviation markets.

This session will hear from Daniel Rigoni, Country General Manager, Avolta and Anthony Courchet, General Manager, International Duty Free Shops Morocco, who will share their perspectives on the country's evolving travel retail landscape. From changing traveller profiles and commercial opportunities to the role of destination branding and infrastructure investment, the discussion will explore why Morocco's growth story matters well beyond its borders.
            [post_title] => Morocco's moment
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            [post_content] => Passenger growth across the Middle East and Africa continues to accelerate, yet the operating environment has rarely been more complex. Geopolitical tensions, evolving travel patterns and economic uncertainty are reshaping global aviation, exposing the fragility of established networks while creating new challenges for airports, airlines and travel retailers.

Bringing together a powerhouse line-up of industry leaders, this CEO panel features Nuno Amaral, Aer Rianta International; Ramesh Cidambi, Dubai Duty Free; Chichi Maponya, Africa Travel Retail; Luis Marin, Avolta; Vincent Romet, Lagardère Travel Retail; and Bernard Schlafstein, Heinemann Middle East Africa. Together, they will explore the forces redefining travel retail across MEA—from geopolitical disruption and shifting traveller behaviour to rising costs, investment priorities and long-term growth strategies. As resilience becomes a competitive advantage, where are the greatest opportunities emerging, and what will it take to lead successfully through a new era of uncertainty?
            [post_title] => Growth under pressure: Leading travel retail across MEA
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            [post_content] => The Middle East and Africa stand at the convergence of some of the world's most profound geopolitical, economic and demographic shifts. As new trade corridors emerge, tourism patterns evolve and governments invest heavily in connectivity, infrastructure and destination development, the region is redefining its role on the global stage.

What do these transformations mean for travel retail? This opening keynote examines the forces reshaping tourism, mobility and consumer behaviour across MEA, exploring the opportunities, risks and strategic choices that lie ahead. In a rapidly changing landscape, understanding the bigger picture is no longer optional—it is essential for every business seeking to navigate the future of the channel.  Speaker to be confirmed.
            [post_title] => MEA at a crossroads: Navigating a new global reality
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            [post_content] => 
            [post_title] => Welcome address from MEADFA President
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            [post_content] => 
            [post_title] => Welcome from the Moderators
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            [post_title] => Morning Coffee
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