Destinations and Sustainability Summit

Agenda

11:00 am

Welcome
11:03 am

Skift Research Presentation: Quantifying Sustainability in Travel
- Varsha Arora
  
  Skift
  
  Senior Research Analyst
- Wouter Geerts
  
  Skift
  
  Director of Research, Data Product
11:10 am

How Will DMOs Adapt to Tourism’s Changing Landscape?
Moderator
Lebawit Lily Girma, Global Tourism Reporter
11:35 am

The Future of European Cities: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator
Wouter Geerts, Senior Research Analyst
12:00 pm
Rebuilding Through Sustainability: Destination Marketing
- Jennifer Andre
  
  Expedia Group Media Solutions
  
  Vice President, Business Development
12:15 pm

The Power of Storytelling – Getting to the Heart of Sustainability
- Melissa Baird
  
  Global Destinations Sustainability Movement
  
  South African Changemaker & Head of Communications
- Guy Bigwood
  
  Global Destinations Sustainability Movement
  
  Managing Director & Chief Changemaker
12:35 pm
How Visual Stories Can Fuel Destination Recovery and Beyond
- Dan Holowack
  
  CrowdRiff
  
  Co-Founder and CEO
Moderator
Carolyn Kremins, President
12:50 pm

BREAK
12:50 pm
BREAKOUT SESSION: How Visit California Is Using Visual ‘Stories’ to Rethink Destination Storytelling
- Lynn Carpenter
  
  Visit California
  
  Vice President of Marketing
- Dan Holowack
  
  CrowdRiff
  
  Co-Founder and CEO
1:10 pm

Beyond Leisure: How Destinations are Attracting Business Events for Economic Growth
- Scott Beck
  
  Destination Toronto
  
  President & CEO
- Lyn Lewis-Smith
  
  BESydney
  
  CEO
Moderator
Miguel Neves, Editor-in-Chief – EventMB
1:30 pm
How Hotels Can Create Positive Social Change
- Brune Poirson
  
  Accor
  
  Chief Sustainability Officer
Moderator
Matt Heidkamp, Director of Creative Strategy
1:45 pm

How Local Discovery and Curated Experiences Will Drive the Future of Destinations
Moderator
Sean O’Neill, Skift
2:15 pm
The Future of Regenerative Tourism
- John Pagano
  
  The Red Sea Development Company and AMAALA
  
  CEO
Moderator
Matt Heidkamp, Director of Creative Strategy
2:30 pm

DMOs and Economic Development: Why Tourism Should Have a Bigger Seat at the Table
Moderator
Tom Lowry, Editor-in-Chief
3:00 pm

Strengthening the Relationship Between Communities and Tourism
- John De Fries
  
  Hawai’i Tourism Authority
  
  President & CEO
- K. Denaye Hinds
  
  JustaTAAD
  
  Managing Director
Moderator
Lebawit Lily Girma, Global Tourism Reporter
3:30 pm

Event Ends

Destinations and Sustainability Summit

Sessions

Speakers

Agenda

Welcome

Skift Research Presentation: Quantifying Sustainability in Travel

How Will DMOs Adapt to Tourism’s Changing Landscape?

Moderator

The Future of European Cities: Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderator

Rebuilding Through Sustainability: Destination Marketing

The Power of Storytelling – Getting to the Heart of Sustainability

How Visual Stories Can Fuel Destination Recovery and Beyond

Moderator

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSION: How Visit California Is Using Visual ‘Stories’ to Rethink Destination Storytelling

Beyond Leisure: How Destinations are Attracting Business Events for Economic Growth

Moderator

How Hotels Can Create Positive Social Change

Moderator

How Local Discovery and Curated Experiences Will Drive the Future of Destinations

Moderator

The Future of Regenerative Tourism

Moderator

DMOs and Economic Development: Why Tourism Should Have a Bigger Seat at the Table

Moderator

Strengthening the Relationship Between Communities and Tourism

Moderator

Event Ends

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