MR. VIJAY POONOOSAMY AVIATION GROUP CHAIR, WORLD TOURISM NETWORK Vijay Poonoosamy has more than 30 years of experience in international law, good governance, public affairs, aviation, the tourism sector, and international relations. He is renowned for his commitment to and advocacy for integrity, transparency, equity, inclusivity, and sustainability. In addition, he has an extensive global network. Vijay was called to the Bar in London (Middle Temple) and Mauritius after earning his BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham, LL.M (International Law) from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and Post Graduate Diploma in Air and Space Law from the London Institute of World Affairs. He also holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. Vijay has held several significant positions throughout his career, including Director of Legal and International Affairs of Air Mauritius, Managing Director of Air Mauritius, Executive Chairman of Airports of Mauritius, Chief Operating Officer of the Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance, and Vice-President of International and Public Affairs of Etihad Airways. He was elected chair of the historical 4th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Worldwide Air Transport Conference, IATA’s Industry Affairs Committee, and IATA’s Legal Advisory Group. He also served as Rapporteur of the ICAO Legal Committee on the Modernisation and Consolidation of the Warsaw System of Rules for international carriage by air, Chair of the ICAO Special Working Group on the Warsaw Convention, and Chair of ICAO’s Drafting Group on the 1999 Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air. Vijay currently holds various Directorships and is the Aviation Group Chairman of the World Tourism Network. He is also a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Steering Committee. Vijay’s Honors and Awards include the following: Safer Tourism’s Hall of International Tourism Heroes, 2020 Bhartiya Shiromani Puraskar Award by the Institute of Economic Studies of India for “Outstanding Contribution to International Aviation”, 2008 Most Outstanding Young Person of the Republic of Mauritius Award by the Jeune Chambre Economique de Maurice, 1996 ICAO 50th Anniversary Medal by the Republic of France, 1994 The Law Graduates Association Moot Prize by the University of Nottingham, 1983 Speaker's Presentations (HTM2023): Opening Keynote Address by Mr. Vijay Poonoosamy"AVIATION FOR GOOD"
Vijay Poonoosamy has more than 30 years of experience in international law, good governance, public affairs, aviation, the tourism sector, and international relations. He is renowned for his commitment to and advocacy for integrity, transparency, equity, inclusivity, and sustainability. In addition, he has an extensive global network.
Vijay was called to the Bar in London (Middle Temple) and Mauritius after earning his BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham, LL.M (International Law) from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and Post Graduate Diploma in Air and Space Law from the London Institute of World Affairs. He also holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
Vijay has held several significant positions throughout his career, including Director of Legal and International Affairs of Air Mauritius, Managing Director of Air Mauritius, Executive Chairman of Airports of Mauritius, Chief Operating Officer of the Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance, and Vice-President of International and Public Affairs of Etihad Airways. He was elected chair of the historical 4th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Worldwide Air Transport Conference, IATA’s Industry Affairs Committee, and IATA’s Legal Advisory Group. He also served as Rapporteur of the ICAO Legal Committee on the Modernisation and Consolidation of the Warsaw System of Rules for international carriage by air, Chair of the ICAO Special Working Group on the Warsaw Convention, and Chair of ICAO’s Drafting Group on the 1999 Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air.
Vijay currently holds various Directorships and is the Aviation Group Chairman of the World Tourism Network. He is also a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Steering Committee.
Vijay’s Honors and Awards include the following:
Opening Keynote Address by Mr. Vijay Poonoosamy"AVIATION FOR GOOD"