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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 Hosted by: Supported by:
- 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