Fairer Travel Event 2026 Programme
09:30-09:45 | PURPOSE STAGE
Welcome from TTG and headline partner Spanish National Tourist Office
09:45-10:15 | PURPOSE STAGE
Building climate resilience in 2026... and beyond
Confronting travel’s most immediate environmental challenges
Exploring new and under-utilised opportunities to adapt and grow business smartly and responsibly
Future-proofing climate strategy to benefit planet, people and profit
Tom Beagent, partner, sustainability & climate change, PwC UK10:15-10:50 | PURPOSE STAGE
The power of purpose: keeping travel as a force for good on track
Balancing commercial pressures with a purpose-driven mindset
Turning company culture into action - and delivering impact
Addressing industry changes needed to drive a more responsible and accountable sector
Mark Tanzer, chief executive, Abta
Matt Callaghan, chief operating officer, easyJet holidays
Rochelle Turner, head of impact EMEA, Intrepid and co-chair, Travel by B Corp11:10-11:40 | PURPOSE STAGE
Widening the field: rethinking running and representation
How London Marathon Events is successfully growing participation of runners from ethnically diverse groups
What travel companies can do to better reflect the communities their customers and staff belong to
Delivering authentic communications and initiatives to help drive better engagement
Hamid Vaghefian, communities and DEI director, London Marathon Events11:10-11:40 | PLANET STAGE
Climate anxiety: supporting colleagues and customers
Tackling the growing issue of climate anxiety and how travel companies can protect their people
The impact it is having on consumer travel decisions
Creating a framework to better support teams working in the sustainability space
Marla King, facilitator, The Resilience Project11:10-11:40 | PEOPLE STAGE
Rewriting limitations: creating more opportunities for disabled talent
Dismantling barriers faced by disabled people and sharing successes from The Academy For Disabled Journalists
Practical changes to open up opportunities - from hiring policy to leadership mindsets
Grant Logan, founder, Ability Today & The Academy for Disabled Journalists
Matt Dennis, journalist and graduate, The Academy For Disabled Journalists11:50-12:20 | PURPOSE STAGE
Session to be announced
11:50-12:20 | PLANET STAGE
Selling sustainability: what agents need from suppliers
How suppliers can better support agents in promoting more responsible travel to clients
Rethinking training, marketing, and sustainability storytelling
Hosted by:
Matt Callaghan, chief operating officer, easyJet holidays
Speakers:
Carla Murdoch, branch manager, Murray Travel
Kiri Dulay, marketing & social media manager, Midcounties Co-operative Travel
Lourdes Huelgas, personal travel consultant, Not Just Travel11:50-12:20 | PEOPLE STAGE
The power of gender equality in tourism supply chains
Examining the overwhelming gender inequality in travel supply chains and its impact on communities
How greater digitalisation offers opportunities and challenges
Stroma Cole, professor of tourism and human rights, University of Westminster and director, Equality in Tourism12:30-13:15 | PURPOSE STAGE
Travel By B Corp: how we're getting "SHIP" done
Updates from Travel By B Corp’s “Shared Impact Projects" (SHIPs) covering flight-free travel and overtourism
The power of collaboration in solving some of travel’s most pressing issues
Hosted by:
Thomas Power, co-chair, Travel By B Corp14:20-14:50 | PURPOSE STAGE
A fairer workplace for all: what travel can learn from The Assembly
Hear how ground-breaking TV programme The Assembly is changing the conversation around neurodiversity
Advice from a disability-led production company on fostering a more inclusive workplace culture
The opportunity for embracing differences to run creative, high-performing teams
Michelle Singer, director of production, Rockerdale Studios15:00-15:30 | PURPOSE STAGE
The future of inclusive leadership
Inclusive leadership in 2026 – the benefits, the learnings and the challenges
Attracting next-gen talent and the 'non-negotiables' for travel leaders of the future
What does travel need to do to stay relevant in a highly competitive, global job market?
Hosted by:
Jo Rzymowska MBE, founder, Jovolution
Speakers:
Bart Quinton Smith, sales & marketing director, Tui UK & Ireland
Jess Dennison, co-founder & director, Latin Routes & Polar Routes
Tia Ghai, strategic account manager, Attraction World Group15:00-15:30 | PLANET STAGE
Backing it up: a new era of sustainability marketing
Exploring the impact new legislation will have on marketing sustainability
Ensuring ethics in advertising and preventing disinformation
Miles Lockwood, director, Advertising Standards Agency15:00-15:30 | PEOPLE STAGE
The secret to truly inclusive service
Meet the agents championing diversity and inclusion across travel retail
Making sure customers have the best experiences and helping colleagues deliver outstanding support
How suppliers can review their messaging and service to improve standards
Harry Wales, LGBT+ ambassador and travel agent, Travelosophers
Andrew Kyte, DEI champion and travel agent, Tui
Megan O'Leary, TTG LGBT+ Ambassador and travel counsellor, Travel Counsellors15:40-16:10 | PURPOSE STAGE
Being a woman in travel in 2026: solutions beyond the statistics
Examining the findings from TTG’s recent industry research
Reasons to be positive, concerned and addressing what needs to change
Exploring solutions – from new policies and initiatives to shifting attitudes
Atlyn Forde, founder, Inclusive Travel Forum
Debbie O'Neill, MD, Jules Verne and chair, AWTE
Nicky Lyle, group HR Director, Hotelplan15:40-16:10 | PLANET STAGE
Session to be announced
15:40-16:10 | PEOPLE STAGE
Session to be announced
16:20-17:00 | PURPOSE STAGE
Rosie Jones: unfiltered, unapologetic and unscripted
The trailblazing comedian and author on smashing stereotypes and the urgency of authentic representation
What the travel industry can learn from intersectionality to dismantle invisible barriers
Her mission with The Rosie Jones Foundation to empower and expand the influence of disabled voices
Rosie Jones, comedian, author & disability rights advocate