Global Sustainable Tourism Conference Programme

Pre-conference workshops (by invitation only)

Reception

Welcome Remarks:

• Mayor of Suwon
  

• Mr. Seung-Pyo Hong, President & CEO, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

• Mr. Eung-Su Kim, President, Korea MICE Association

• Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Chair, GSTC Board of Directors

Dinner (included)

Opening Ceremony:

• Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Chair, GSTC

• Mayor of Suwon

• Governor of Gyeonggi Province

• Dr. Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO

• Ambassdor Young-Sun Kim, Secretary General, ASEAN-Korea Centre

• Group Photo
  

Marketing Sustainable Tourism – Part 1, Mainstream Travel

Keynote: Dr. Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability, TUI Group (presentation)

Moderator: Dr. Xavier Font, Professor, University of Surrey, UK

Panelists:

• Dr. Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO

• Mr. Jim Sano, Vice President for Travel, Tourism and Conservation, WWF (presentation)
  

Track A

Track A: Marketing Sustainable Tourism – Part 2, Niche Travel

Moderator: Dr. Xavier Font, Professor, University of Surrey, UK

Panelists:

• Mr. Willem Niemeijer, CEO, Yaana Ventures (presentation)

• Mr. Jens Thraenhart, Executive Director, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (presentation)
  

• Mr. Hyungseok Byeon, CEO, Travelers’MAP (presentation)
  

Track B

Track B: Tourism Certification A to Z

Moderator: Cathy Parsons, Chair,  Accreditation Panel, GSTC

Panelists:

• Mr. André Russ, Vice President Sales, EarthCheck (presentation)

• Mr. Tienen Li, China Standard Conformity Assessment (CSCA) (presentation)

• Mr. Rod Hillman, CEO, Ecotourism Australia (presentation)
• Dr. Mihee Kang, Research Professor, Seoul National University (presentation)

The Intersection of Leisure, MICE, and Local Needs – Trends in Sustainable City Tourism Development

Keynote and Moderator: Roger Simons, Regional Sustainability Director, MCI (presentation)

Presenters:

• Ms. Nichapa Yoswee, Director of MICE Capabilities Development, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) (presentation)

• Mrs. Catharina Cecilie Aas, Project Manager, Wonerful Copenhagen (presentation)
  

Track A

Track A: Sustainable City Tourism: Meeting the Needs of the Modern Traveler – City Planning for Success

Moderator: Dr. Daekwan Kim, Professor, College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyunghee University

Panelists:

• Mr. Soon-Sup Shim, Manager, Department of Suncheon Bay Conservation, Suncheon City (presentation)

• Ms. Hannah Jamieson, GM of External Relations, Business Events Sydney (presentation)

• Dr. Ting On Lewis Cheung, Department of Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (presentation)
  

Track B

Track B: Meetings & Conventions: Designing & Delivering Sustainable MICE Destinations

Moderator: Mr. Roger Simons, Regional Sustainability Director, MCI

Panelists:

• Mr. Noor Ahmad Hamid, Regional Director APAC, ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)
  

• Ms. Nichapa Yoswee, Director of MICE Capabilities Development, TCEB

• Dr. Byeong-Cheol Lee, Professor, College of Tourism Sciences, Kyonggi University

Track A

Track A: Facility Management: Managing & Operating Sustainable MICE venues

Moderator: Mr. Darren Morrish, General Manager, InterContinental Seoul

Panelists:

• Mrs. Catharina Cecilie Aas, Project Manager, Wonerful Copenhagen

• Mr. Heeseung Park, Team Leader, Association of Korea Exhibition Industry (presentation)

• Mr. Phil Chung, Director, Convention Businesses, Corporate development, KINTEX

Track B

Track B: Sustainable city tourism: Service Management – human resources, information provision, cityscape

Moderator: Dr. Seulki Lee, Professor, College of Hospitality and Tourism, Sejong University

Panelists:

• Mr. Byeongtae Kim, Director, Tourism Division, Suwon City (presentation)

• Mr. Steven Cheung, CEO, Infinity (Int’l) Travel Holdings (presentation)

• Ms. Catherine Germier-Hamel, Founder & CEO, Millennium Destinations, Seoul (presentation)
  

Track A

Track A: Government Policy for Sustainable Tourism

Moderator: Dr. Yeonghyeon Hwang, Chair, Asia Pacific Tourism Association

Panelists:

• Mr. Muhamad Daud, Head, Culture and Tourism Unit, ASEAN-Korea Centre (presentation)

• Mr. Cheng-Kuang Fang, Director, Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Administration, Taiwan Tourism Bureau (presentation)
  

• Dr. Sungtae Lee, Chief Researcher, Korea Culture & Tourism Institute (presentation)

• Ms. Kathleen Pessolano, Destination Program Director, GSTC (presentation)
  

Track B

Track B: Ecotourism and Community-Based Tourism Development

Keynote and moderator: Dr. Mihee Kang, Research Professor, Seoul National University

Panelists:

• Mr. Kazuhiro Arai, Representative Director Daisetsuzan Nature School (presentation)

• Mr. Haksoo Kim, Chair, Korean Ecotourism Destinations Network (presentation)

• Ms. Susan Santos de Cárdenas, President, Society for Sustainable Tourism & Development, Inc. (presentation)

Cultural Heritage Tourism

Moderator: Prof. Woohee Byeon, President, The Tourism Sciences Society of Korea

Panelists:

• Mrs. Yuzhen (Janet) Lv, Director of Tourism Management Office, Mt. Huangshan Administrative Committee

• Mr. Dong Min Han, Director, Suwon Hwaseong Museum
• Dr. Jaturong Pokharatsiri, Professor of Architecture, Thammasat University, Thailand and Vice-President of ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee (presentation)
• Ms. Daisy Park, Representative, Samoa Tourism Authority Korea (presentation)
• Mr. Scott Walker, Korea Country Manager, Tourism Australia (presentation)
  

Closing Ceremony and Dinner

• Mayor of Suwon

• Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Chair, GSTC