ITTFA Jury Member

Pedro Machado President of Turismo Centro de Portugal (since 2013). President of the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency of Center of Portugal (since 2007); President of the National Tourism Association (2014 to 2017); Vice-president of the Municipality of Montemor-o-Velho (2002-2013); Chief Cabinet of the Secretary State Local Administration, XVI Constitutional Government (2004-2005); PhD candidate in Food […]

Jorge Almeida (aka Loureiro) Entrepreneur; Vice-President of Turismo Centro de Portugal; Vice-President of the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency of Center of Portugal; Vice-President of AHRESP – Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similars of Portugal.

Adriana Rodrigues is the Head of Division of Communication, Image and Public Relations Center at Turismo Centro de Portugal since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, she was Head of Division of General Administration and Communication at the same entity. Since 2021, she is also the President of Centro de Portugal Film Commission. She has a

From working with international like Nikon & Sony to Atomos & Lexar, I have developed a deep marketing know-how as well as a diverse working experience that she uses to market and build brands in a highly competitive environment. Over the past 20-plus years, new digital technologies have emerged with breath taking speed, changing the

Michael Mol didn’t go for career counseling, which could explain why he’s a medical doctor, an executive producer & presenter, a health tech-preneur and founder of Hello Doctor, global speaker, author and most recently CEO of TruthTV. His twitter profile @DrMichaelMolreads: “A husband to one, father to three, friend to few, a stranger to many…

For over three decades, Alan McSmith has worked as a professional wildlife and wilderness guide in 7 countries. Based in Hoedspruit SA, his natural habitat is remote African wilderness, camping on a river and preferably close to elephant herds. He strives to share life changing experiences on safari, and his work acclaims the significance of

Currently Naledi Moleo is a News Anchor on eTV News by eMedia Investments and leads critical discussion for 4 hours live every week day on topics varying from business, national and international politics as well as social issues. She has been described by industry leaders as energetic, compassionate, inspiring and incredibly sharp. She is also

Doris is the Executive Managing Director, Founding Director, Councilor and Council Steering Committee Member of the African Tourism Council (ATC). She is also Vice-Chair Africa of the World Rural Tourism Conference based in Huzhou, China. For more than 20 years Doris jointly with UNESCO, the AUDA-NEPAD1, African Presidencies and a think tank of tourism experts

Vera Sharon Iremuah Ohioma is a tourism enthusiast committed to promoting Africa as a top tourism destination globally. She is the founder of GATEHUB, a company focus on driving projects with investment potentials to market-ready tourism and hospitality products. The company is also a visible player in developing intra-African tourism trade as destination marketing, consultancy,

Tolene van der Merwe is originally from South Africa and moved to the UK in 2005 with her husband. Tolene joined African Affair in London where she worked as Product Manager for the Africa brochure and was also given Romanian Affair to manage. In 2007 Tolene started her own boutique representation company which she ran