Pre-registration is now officially open for TFWA World Exhibition & Conference. The event will once again take place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes from September 28 – October 2. Registration will remain open until September 4, 2025.
To register, please visit :https://www.tfwa.com/tfwa-world-exhibition-conference/book-your-place-100004721.
The event is visited by leading brands, retailers, buyers, operators, landlords, airports, airlines, cruise lines, and agents from across the duty free and travel retail business. The full networking agenda includes a strong program of formal conference and workshop sessions.
TFWA President Philippe Margueritte will deliver a welcome address at this year’s conference, taking place Monday morning, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.-12 noon. Margueritte will offer his perspective on the future of duty free and travel retail in an evolving global context, and outline the key priorities for the Association and the broader industry as it adapts to new challenges and opportunities.
“At TFWA, enhancing the benefits we deliver to our members and taking our events to new levels of excellence are among our top priorities. I and the TFWA team are currently working hard to ensure that attending our conferences as a member will be even more worthwhile, and we’re planning a number of exciting innovations that will make time spent at TFWA World Exhibition & Conference more inspiring than ever. A visit to Cannes has long been an essential diary date – this year there will be even more reasons to join us on the French Riviera in September,” says Philippe Margueritte, TFWA President.
The roster of speakers also features Rudolph Lohmeyer, Partner at Kearney and head of its National Transformations Institute, who will set the stage with a sharp assessment of the global forces reshaping trade, investment, and strategic alignment. Lohmeyer has advised governments and boardrooms on how to navigate long-cycle disruptions. In a world where economic policy is increasingly entangled with geopolitics, he will explore the implications of rising fragmentation, shifting alliances, and the recalibration of global supply chains. For industries tied to cross-border movement and global commerce, understanding these shifts is no longer optional—it’s a strategic imperative.
Gloria Guevara Manzo, Chief Special Advisor to the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia and former President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council, will examine how the sector can serve as a catalyst for economic growth and innovation. Drawing on her extensive public and private sector experience, she will explore how cross-border collaboration and shifting traveler demographics can create new opportunities for duty free and travel retail in a market defined by shifting alliances, evolving consumer flows, and heightened competition.
Bobby Jones, best-selling author and co-founder of brand consultancy Conspiracy of Love, will then explore how modern consumers are increasingly guided by values as much as price. With examples from leading global brands, he will highlight how businesses that embrace purpose, sustainability and authenticity can forge stronger connections with today’s travelers and succeed in a rapidly evolving retail landscape.
Stephen Sackur, journalist and BBC HARDTalk presenter will return as conference moderator.
Further details on the line-up of the conference will be announced in due time.
