Advisors
Brian T. Mullis
Brian T. Mullis is a destination management and marketing specialist. Prior to assuming the role of Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, he founded and led Sustainable Travel International and owned and operated an international travel company. He has held leadership positions on the World Economic Forum Future of Travel and Tourism Council, UN 10YFP Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Leading initiatives and delivering innovative solutions within governmental agencies and multinational corporations and for MSMEs and community leaders in more than 70 countries has given Mullis a unique ability to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration, bridge communication divides, and generate tangible results at scale. This stems from 25+ years of experience in leadership positions in the private, public and civil sectors and a demonstrable ability to generate positive socio-economic and conservation outcomes.
Here's a recent video: https://www.facebook.com/johnson.johnrose/videos/10156989467070883/
My thoughts on community tourism: Authenticity has become the new currency in travel with an ever-increasing number of travellers looking to have immersive, meaningful experiences in the places they visit. In order meet this growing market demand and become sustainable, a paradigm shift is required in which communities become the focal point, drivers, and direct beneficiaries of tourism management and development.
Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors. The process of local communities inviting, receiving and hosting visitors in their local community, for a limited time duration, with the intention of receiving benefits from such actions.
Roland Haggins
Roland Haggins is the CARICOM Director for the Aion Foundation and serves as an Executive in Residence at the UWI Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management. Roland has over fifteen years of global financial industry expertise and has been invited to speak by various governments including the governments of India and Uganda, and global organizations including the International Monetary Fund, Regional Central Banks, the Commonwealth Telecommunication Union, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union and he is a member of the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative Focus Group.
A leading finance and technology specialist, Roland also has expertise in strategic management, business development, operations and the global regulatory environment. He has also used his knowledge of the financial system to develop, coordinate and lecture banking and finance courses for the University of the West Indies.
Roland earned a Bachelor’s Degree with First Class Honors in Economics with Banking from the University of Greenwich before obtaining his Masters of Science Degree (with Distinction) in Finance and Investment from Queen Mary, University of London.
