H.E. Mr. Bouasone Bouphavanh

Prime Minister of Lao PDR

Speech - 3.5 MB

H.E. Dr Taleb Rifai

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Madrid, Spain (represented by Mr Eugenio Yunis)

Speech - to be uploaded soon

H.E. Mr Somphong Mongkhonvilay

Speech - 2.8 MB

Keynotes

Prof Dr Trevor Sofield

Foundation Professor and Chair, Tourism Programme University of Tasmania, Australia

New Paradigms and Resilience for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries

PowerPoint - 63 MB

Mr Jose Ma Lorenzo (Lory) Tan

Vice-President, WWF, Philippines

Presentation: Building Lifelines and Lifeboats

PowerPoint - 239 MB

Session 1 - Sustainable Ecotourism & Roadmaps

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Professor Dr Zadok S Lempert

Sustainability Management & Ecotourism Specialist, Thailand

Social Development Management Specialist

Roadmap Basics for Sustainable Tourism 

PowerPoint - 5 MB

YM Datuk Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin bin Tengku Mahamood

PowerPoint - 117 MB

Mr Tony Charters

Vice Chair of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and Principal, Tony Charters & Associates, Australia

Climate Change Response – Back to the Future?

PowerPoint - 2 MB

Mr Les Clark

Director, Tourism Resource Consultants Ltd, New Zealand

International Consulting in Tourism, Conservation and Development - Lessons Along The Way

PowerPoint - 12 MB

Session 2 - Market Development & Resilience

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Dr Mark Hampton

Director Centre of Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA) Kent Business School University of Kent at Medway, United Kingdom

‘Responsible Backpacker Tourism’: contradiction or contribution?

PowerPoint - 9 MB

Dr Peter Richter

Principal Adviser/Project Manager

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Philippines

Regional Tourism Branding; The Road to "Equator Asia"

PowerPoint - 23 MB

Dato Amiruddin Abu 

Acting Director-General, Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia

Positioning Malaysia as Ecotourism Destination

PowerPoint  - 0 KB, Nature-Video- 0 KB,   TrulyAsia-Video- 0 KB,    Wonders-Video- 0 KB,  Eco-Video- 33 MB

Mr Shahram Saber

Regional Director - Asia, Pacific Asia Travel Association  (PATA), Thailand

Education and Sustainability

PowerPoint- 79 MB

Mr. Soukaseum Bodhisane

Vice Chairman, Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), Lao PDR

Panelist

Session 3 - Local Community Challenges & Solutions

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Prof Dr Amran Hamzah

Head of Tourism Planning & Research Group, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Community Based Tourism in Asia Pacific: Trapped Along The Value Chain

PowerPoint- 25 MB

Mr Masaru Takayama

Executive Director, Japan Ecolodge Association, Japan

"Revitalizing Rural Areas: Green and Blue Tourism with hints of sustainability"

PowerPoint- 31 MB

Mr Rabi Jung Panday

Director Nepalese Tourism Research & Service Centre (NTRSC), Kathmandu, Nepal

Rural Tourism: An affirmative management approach for inclusive economic growth

PowerPoint- 15 MB

Ms Tara Gujadhur

Network Leader, Pro-Poor Sustainable Tourism, SNV Asia & Director of Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC), Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

Creating opportunities for communities through market-driven tourism      PowerPoint- 11 MBmed 

Session 4 - Public & Private Sector Partnerships

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Mr Albert Teo

Managing Director, Borneo Eco Tours Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Engaging The Public Sector: The Sukau Rainforest Lodge Experience

PowerPoint - 28 MB

Mr Steven Schipani

Senior Advisor, Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), Lao PDR

Indigenous Communities & Public Sector Partnerships:  A Lao Perspective

PowerPoint- 6 MB

Dr Sasithara Pichaichannarong

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of  Tourism and Sports, Thailand

Public and Private Alliance to boost Thailand Eco Tourism

PowerPoint- 15 MB

Technical Workshops

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Dr. Vikneswaran Nair -

Head, Centre for Research & Development, Taylor's University College, Malaysia

Tasik Bera Semelai Tribe Community Based Tourism Program: Viability of Achieving Conservation Goals

PowerPoint- 42 MB

Mr Ary Suhandi

Executive Director, Indonesia Ecotourism Network (INDECON), Indonesia

Engaging Community to Link Tourism and Biodiversity Conservation"

PowerPoint- 41 MB

Mr Bob Palege

Travel Consultant, Native Tour Guide, Papua,

Indonesia and Team Member of National Geographic and Discovery Channel Filming Crew.

The Lost Tribes of Papua: A Visual Presentation

PowerPoint- 79 MB

Dr Awang Noor Abd. Ghani

Dean Faculty of Forestry Universiti Putra Malaysia

Economic Valuation of Ecotourism Areas in Malaysia: Current Research and Future Direction

PowerPoint- 815 KB

Special Session - Development & Marketing of the Greater Mekong Sub-region

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Mr Mason Florence

Executive Director, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO)

Development and Marketing of the GMS

PowerPoint- 2 MB

Mr Reinhard Hohler

GMS Media Travel Consultant

Culture and Religion along the Mekong River: Impressions from Expedition Mekong 2002

Video- 181 MB

Mr Sounh Manivong

Director-General, Planning and Cooperation Department and Project Director of Mekong Tourism Development Programme, Lao PDR

An Overview of the GMS Tourism Sector Cooperation

PowerPoint- 11 MB

Mr Douglas Hainsworth

Consultant for GTZ, Vietnam and ex-Senior Advisor, SNV

In a Period of Global Recession, Strategic Opportunities to Stabilize and Strengthen Tourism in the GMS on an Strategic Road to Recovery

PowerPoint- 351 KB

Rapporteurs and  Moderators

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Mr Peter Semone

Ex-Director, PATA and Senior Advisor, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO), Lao PDR

WEC2009 Rapporteur - PowerPoint - 29 MB

The Vientiane Declaration on Ecotourism in Developing Countries

Mr Shahram Saber

Regional Director - Asia, Pacific Asia Travel Association  (PATA), Thailand

Moderator for Keynotes Session - New Paradigms and Resilience for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism in Developing Countries

Professor Francesco Adamo

Professor, Rete interregionale per il progresso del turismo, Torino, Italy

Moderator for Session 1 - Sustainable Ecotourism & Roadmaps

Mrs Chinda Tejavanija

Director of Sripatum International College Bangkok, Thailand

Moderator for Session 2 - Market Development & Resilience

Mr Scott Smith

Lecturer, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand

Moderator for Session 3 - Local Community Challenges & Solutions

Professor Stephen Lynch

Professor, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Moderator for Session 4 - Public & Private Sector Partnerships

Mr Stephen Schipani

Senior Advisor, Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), Lao PDR

Moderator for Special Session - Development & Marketing of the Greater Mekong Sub-region