H.E. Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia
Mr. Shaun Vorster, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism, South Africa
BOON OR BANE TO TOURISM: "Tourism & Mega Events"
Mr. Yoshiaki Hompo, Former Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner
BEYOND MASS TOURISM: "Tourism Business Beyond Profits"
Mr. Thuji Dorji Nadik, Acting Director-General Tourism Council of Bhutan
BEYOND MASS TOURISM: "Targeting for less to get more"
Mr. Charm Lee, CEO, Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), South Korea
INNOVATIVE MARKETING: "Korea, Surfing On The Hallyu Wave"
Mr. Kevin Leong, General Manager, Asia Cruise Association
BOON OR BANE OF TOURISM SECTOR: Cruise Tourism (Regional Perspective)
Mr Rob Torres, Head of Travel, Google, United States
INNOVATIVE MARKETING: New approaches in technology
Prof Dr. Amran Hamzah, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Scaling up the benefits of homestay and its variants
Mr William Harber, Vice President of Market Development, Carnival Asia
BOON OR BANE OF TOURISM SECTOR: Cruise Tourism (Global Perspective)
Mr. David Chapman, Director-General, World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Attracting Youths and Gen-Y Travellers
Mr. Hermes Navarro del Valle, Advisor to Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica
BEYOND MASS TOURISM: Prospering with higher yield markets
Mr. Christopher Rodrigues CBE; Chairman of VisitBritain, United Kingdom
INNOVATIVE MARKETING: Tourism and Mega Events
Mr. Azran Osman Rani, Chief Executive Officer
(CEO), Air Asia X Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
BOON OR BANE TO TOURISM : Low Cost Carriers
Mr. Imtiaz Muqbil, Exec. Editor, Travel Impact Newswire, Thailand (Moderator)
TOURISM BOON OR BANE : Tourism & Mega-Events, Low Cost Carriers and Cruise Tourism
Datuk Dr. Victor Wee, Former Sec-Gen, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia (Moderator)
SESSION 1: Beyond Mass Tourism
Ms Sandra Carvao, UNWTO Chief of Communications, Spain (Moderator)
SESSION 2: Innovative Marketing
Dato' Dr Ong Hong Peng, Sec-Gen., Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia (Moderator)
SESSION 3: New Directions For Tourism Product Development
Objectives
Global Tourism: Game Changers and Pace Setters
Opportunity for leaders and captains of the global tourism industry to congregate and discuss the new and changing tourism trends
Explore innovative but sustainable advances that will help to spur further global tourism development and growth
Deliberate on the need to collaborate with conservation and scientific organisations in combating the impacts of tourism on cultural and natural resources
To understand, analyse and act in response to the consequences of industry "game changers" and "pace setters"
World Tourism Conferences in Malaysia
The series of World Tourism Conferences started its debut in 2007, a lapse of 25 years after its 2nd Conference in Acapulco, Mexico. The debut conference in Malaysia was held in conjunction with Malaysia's 50th Year Celebration and Visit Malaysia Year 2007.
2010
Sabah - 4 - 6, Oct. - Tourism Success Stories and Shooting Stars
2013
Melaka - 21 - 23, Oct. - Global Tourism: Game Changers & Pace Setters
Mr Chang Hongan, Deputy Director General of Marketing and International Cooperation Department of China National Tourism Administration
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Unlocking The Potential of Domestic Tourism - The Overlooked Sector - (Presentation in Mandarin)