GSTC2019 Asia-Pacific: Quality Through Creativity – Speakers
The 2019 GSTC Asia-Pacific Conference will address:
- Smart Destination Management
- Quality Tourism: Delivering Sustainable Quality Experiences
- Tourism Protecting Wildlife
SPEAKERS (more speakers to come)
Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat
Minister of Tourism and Sports, Kingdom of Thailand
Luigi Cabrini
Chairman, GSTC
Dr. Chuwit Mitrchob
Deputy Director-General, DASTA (Thailand’s Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration)
Janice Lao
Director – Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Natalie Kidd
Managing Director, PEAK DMC, Intrepid Group
Lee Poston
Communications Director, WWF Greater Mekong
Martin Heng
Accessible Travel Manager & Editorial Adviser, Lonely Planet
Hazel Xue Fang Quek
Senior Corporate Responsibility Executive, Hilton
Rili Djohani
Executive Director, Coral Triangle Center
Upali Rathnayake
Director General, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority
Willem Niemeijer
CEO, YAANA Ventures
Dr. Pakkanut Bansiddhi
Elephant Research and Education Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Jaranya Daengnoy
Director, Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-I)
Dr. Jan Schmidt-Burbach
Global Wildlife and Veterinary Advisor, World Animal Protection
John Roberts
Director of Conservation, Minor Hotel Group
Dr. Mihee Kang
Regional Director – Asia Pacific, GSTC
Koko Tang
CEO, Yunnan Vinetree Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
Dr. AA Yaptinchay
Director, Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines
Marisa Sukosol
Executive Vice President, Sukosol Hotels Thailand; Chair of Thailand Hotel Association Environment Committee
Jose T. Ramapuram
Executive Director, Evolve Back Resorts
Yu-Chuan Chen
Deputy Director, Taiwan Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area
Martin Lee
Managing Director, Control Union Korea
Ayako Ezaki
Training Director, GSTC
Jeffery Smith
Vice President – Sustainability, Six Senses
Hideto Kijima
President, Japan Accessible Tourism Center
Panot Pakongsup
Asia Field Manager, Planeterra Foundation (G Adventures)
Randy Durband
CEO, GSTC
Nithi (Nutty) Subhongsang
Co-founder, Nutty Adventures
Daniel Rye
Senior Manager – BD, Canopy Power
CB Ramkumar
Board Member & India Country Representative, GSTC; Founder, Green Dreams for the Planet & Our Native Village
Roi Ariel
General Manager, GSTC
Dr. Panate Manomaivibool
Head of Circular Economy for Waste-free Thailand (CEWT) Research Group, Mae Fah Luang University
Mike Stewart
General Manager Thailand, PEAK DMC
Dr. Lewis Cheung Ting On
Associate Professor, Department of Socia Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong
Catherine Germier-Hamel
Founder & CEO, Millennium Destinations
Gabriela Kühn
Head of Program – Against Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism (SECTT), ECPAT International
Flt Lt Dr Atchariya Pangma
Secretary General, Thailand National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM)
Neeracha Wongmasa
President, Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association (TEATA)
Dr. Jaturong Pokharatsiri
Professor of Architecture, Thammasat University; Vice-President of ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee
Bo Han
Chairman, China Adventure Association
Dr. Chatchote Thitaram
Director, Center of Excellence in Elephant Research and Education (EREC), Chiang Mai University
Neha Arora
Founder, Planet Abled
Xiaoti Ma
International Cooperation Director, China Standard Conformity Assessment (CSCA)
Marvin Ng
Area Manager – Certification, Bureau Veritas Certification Hong Kong
Nia Klatte
Sustainability Coordinator, Exo Travel
ChoCho Mar
Head of Hospitality Training, Vocational Skills Development Program (VSDP), Swisscontact Myanmar
Duong Bich Hanh
Chief of Culture Unit, UNESCO Bangkok
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