Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism 4th Annual Partners'ʹ Symposium

1. Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
4th Annual Partners'ʹ Symposium
Agenda
Venue: Sofitel Agadir Royal Bay Resort, Agadir, Kingdom of Morocco
Monday, 24 February 2014
Theme: “Advancing Sustainable Tourism: The Measure of Success”
Time
Speakers
8:00 – 8:45
Registration of Participants
8:45 – 9:00
Welcome & Opening of the
Event
Morocco
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome & Introductions
Professor Ouidad Tebbaa, Symposium Facilitator
9:05 – 9:15
Opening Remarks
Ms. Nada Roudies, Chair – Global Partnership for
Sustainable Tourism
9:15 – 9:20
Remarks
Mr. Márcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director –
Competitiveness, External Relations and Partnerships,
UNWTO
9:20 – 9:30
Remarks
Mr. Charles Arden-­‐‑Clarke, Head – Goods & Services Unit,
UNEP
9:30 -­‐‑ 11:00
SESSION 1: Ministerial Forum -­‐‑ "ʺStrategies for Achieving Sustainable Tourism
Development"ʺ
9:30 – 10:30
Moderated by Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Director – Advisor to the UNWTO Secretary-­‐‑General on
Sustainable Tourism
Panelists:
§ Excellency Lahcen Haddad, Minister of Tourism, Kingdom of Morocco
§ Excellency Hakima El Haite, Minister Delegate, Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water and
Environment, Kingdom of Morocco
§ Excellency Isabel María Borrego Cortés, Secretary of State for Tourism, Ministry of Industry,
Energy & Tourism, Spain
§ Mr. Benjamin Gallezot, Adjunct Director General, Ministry for Craft Industries, Trade and
Tourism, France
10:30 – 11:00
Interactive Questions & Answers
11:00 – 11:30
Networking Coffee Break (Interviews, photos with Ministers)
11:30 – 13:00
SESSION 2: "ʺMonitoring Indicators as a Tool for Decision-­‐‑Making at Tourism Destinations"ʺ
11:30 – 12:40
Moderated by: Mr. Charles Arden-­‐‑Clarke, UNEP
Panelists:
§ Ms. Apolónia Rodrigues, Expert, discussing the Intermediary Results of the ETIS Pilot Phase
of the European Tourism Indicator System (ETIS) for Sustainable Management at
Destinations
§ Dr. Louise Twining-­‐‑Ward, President, Sustainable Travel International describing the Experience
of an Early-­‐‑Adopter of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) -­‐‑ Destinations
Criteria
Panelists
cont’d:
§ Ms. Nada Roudies, Secretary-­‐‑General, Ministry of Tourism, Morocco describing the Pilot Project
in Morocco demonstrating Indicators for Monitoring Sustainability
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2.
4th Annual Partners’ Symposium
Agadir, Morocco w February 24th 2014
Theme: “Advancing Sustainable Tourism: The Measure of Success”
Time
Speakers
§ Mr. Earlston McPhee, Director of Sustainable Tourism, Ministry of Tourism & Aviation, The
Bahamas providing the SIDS Perspective for Monitoring Sustainability
§ Ms. Eneida Fernandez, Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank speaks about
Indicators for Sustainable Investment
Special Presentation: Ms. Loubna Chaouni Benabdallah, Mohammed VI Foundation for
Environmental Protection speaks about the Foundation’s initiatives that contribute to the
development of responsible tourism
12:40 – 13:00
Interactive Questions & Answers
13:00 -­‐‑ 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00-­‐‑15:30
SESSION 3: Private Sector -­‐‑ "ʺLeadership through Performance and Delivery"ʺ
14:00 – 15:10
Moderated by Ms. Blanka Belošević, Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Croatia
Panelists:
§
Ms. Susanne Dorasil, Head – Economic Policy/Financial Sector Division, German Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) presenting the German experience of
engaging with the private sector
§
Ms. Marie Balmain, Sustainable Development Group, Villages Nature Explaining Villages
Nature’s Experiences on Project Sustainability through Design and Performance
§
Ms. Jane Ashton, Director of Group Sustainable Development, TUI describing Tour Groups in
Action, Driving Destination Sustainability
§
Ms. Chi Lo, Engagement Strategist – Corporate Responsibility Specialist, Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA), on the experience of PATA Members’ use of Monitoring tools to
Mainstream Sustainable Tourism
§
Ms. Claude Seyse, Vice President (Delegate) of Loire-­‐‑Atlantique Tourism and Representative of the
Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCI) Nantes St-­‐‑Nazaire speaks on Regional Strategies in
support of Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
§
Mr. Hassan Aboutayeb-­‐‑ President of The Rural Tourism Development Network (RDTR)
presenting the Moroccan experience implementing sustainable tourism through a regional
network
15:10 – 15:30
Interactive Questions & Answers
15:30 -­‐‑ 16:00
Networking Coffee Break
16:00 -­‐‑ 17:00
SESSION 4: Symposium Conclusion and Recommendations
16:00 -­‐‑ 17:00
Moderated by: Mr. Charles Arden-­‐‑Clarke, UNEP
Speakers:
17:00-­‐‑17:30
§
Ms. Nada Roudies, Morocco
§
Mr. Luigi Cabrini, UNWTO
§
Ms. Blanka Belošević, Republic of Croatia
Final Remarks and Closing
Ms. Nada Roudies, Chair – Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
19:00
Gala Dinner at Sofitel Agadir Morocco’s Responsible Tourism Awards Ceremony 2014