Judy Kepha Gona
Executive Director, Sustainable Travel and Tourism Agenda
02:00 - 04:00 PM Room B: Blue Investment
Wednesday 2nd Oct
Destination marketing and branding, strategies for promoting Coastal tourism
Keynote: Tuqa Jirmo- Manager - Blue economy - WIO, The Nature Conservancy (Role of marine spatial plan as enabler for Blue economy)
Moderator: Judy Gona - CEO Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda
Panelist:
- Julius Owino- CEO Kenya Coast Tourism Association
- Ms Lilian Mulupi- Program Officer for Marine- African Director International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Wangari Theuri-Senior Program Manager- BlueBiz TechnoServe
- Hon. Clara Chonga CECM Trade Kilifi County
Showcase:
- Mwatime Hamadi - Gazi Women Group
- Jonathan Otieno- Bike is Best (Startup)
- Dickson Mzinga- Crab Shack (Star
9:15 - 9:45 AM
Friday 4th Oct
Overview of the summit and tracks- No Moderator Panel
- Victor Otieno- Viffa Consult
- PwC representative
- Jeremy Riro- Fie Consult
- Judy Gona - STTA
- Mercy Mukulu - Mombasa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director
- Patricia Kinyolo - Innovation and Communication Specialist, UNEP Go Blue Project
- Dr. Benjamin Cowburn-Marine Scientist at UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (CEFAS)
- Susan Wanjiku- Innovation & Investment Fund Manager, SPARK