The following is an overview of this years event. This year’s conference is delivered in partnership with Mayo County Council and in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland, Tourism Ireland, and Portwest.
CONFERENCE VENUE: Knockranny House Hotel & Spa, Westport, Co. Mayo
TUESDAY 25th NOVEMBER:
- 8pm: Early Arrivals WELCOME EVENING
Live music and lots of networking opportunities at the famous Matt Molloy’s!
WEDNESDAY 26th NOVEMBER:
- 9.00am sharp: ADVENTURE ACTIVITY SHOWCASE [More Info]
Registration and Induction for Adventure Activity Participants – O’Raifteiri Suite
Bus transfers; lunch included; advisory emails sent to participants on Mon 24th Nov
. - 3.30pm approx: Arrive back at Knockranny House Hotel
. - 5.30pm: B2B MARKETPLACE – with international & domestic buyers, and IAAT expert partners – O’Raifteiri Suite [More Info] – Finger food platters served from 4.30pm
.. - 7.30pm: MAYO TOURISM SHOWCASE – a selection of Mayo tourism exhibitors, IAAT partners, food & drink samples, and live music (until 9.30pm)
THURSDAY 27th NOVEMBER:
- 8.30am: Registration – Nephin Suite
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CONFERENCE PLENARY – MORNING - 10.00am: Brendan Kenny (CEO, IAAT) – Welcome
- 10.05am: Cllr Sean Carey (Cathaoirleach, Mayo County Council) – Official Opening
- 10.15am: Colin Wolfe (Chair, IAAT)
- 10.25am: Eoghan O’Mara Walsh (CEO, Irish Tourism Industry Confederation)
- 10.40am: PANEL – Notes from the Sector with Yuka Goodbody (BigStyle / MSF), Cindy Doyle (Adventure.ie), Muirti O Cearnaigh (Summer Sup & Kayak). Moderated by Pól Ó Conghaile (Travel Editor, Irish Independent)
- ***11.15am: Networking Break***
- 11.45: PANEL – The International View with Saki Daorana (Ultima Thule, Greenland), Jean Yves (President, EC-OE), Hanno Windisch (FreeDive NI). Moderated by Pól Ó Conghaile (Travel Editor, Irish Independent)
- 12.20pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS (choose 1 from 3 when booking) [More Info]
- Insurance Renewal
- AI Marketing for Our Sector
- Benefits of Accessible Activity Tourism
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- ***1.10pm: LUNCH***
.. - 2.10pm: Brendan Kenny – IAAT Update
- 2.15pm: Maura Kiely (CEO, Leave No Trace Ireland)
- 2.30pm: PANEL – Alice Mansergh (Tourism Ireland), Joanne Grehan (Mayo CoCo), Colin Wolfe (IAAT), Paul Keeley (Fáilte Ireland), Eimear Callaghan (Tourism NI)
- 3.10pm: Donal Healy (Ireland West Airport)
- 3.25pm: Geraldine Lavelle (Spirit of Adventure Talk)
- 3.55pm: A chat with Content Creator & Musician Garron Noone
- 4.10pm: CONFERENCE CLOSES with Networking session (refreshments provided)
. - 7.00pm: After-party in Matt Molloy’s for those staying on!
For venue accommodation, please click HERE.
Note: Times are currently provisional and subject to slight change.
If you like to speak to IAAT about any aspect of the Conference, please email our Community Manager Mairéad McCallion || mairead.mccallion@iaat.ie
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