Keynote Program

Keynote Program - Day One

Day One - Monday 25 October


Chair	Ms. Kym Cheatham - Chief Executive, Ecotourism Australia
08:45-08:50	Welcome to Country Gubbi Gubbi Elder of the Sunshine Coast - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eve Mumewa D. Fesl, OAM, CM, Phd
08:50-09:05	Ecotourism Australia Opening Chief Executive, Ecotourism Australia - Ms. Kym Cheatham
09:05-09:20	Opening Director-General, Department of Environment and Resource Management - Mr. John Bradley
09:20-09:30	Conference Overview Convenor - Mr. Tony Charters
09:30-10:00	Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Development in Cambodia Minister of Tourism, Kingdom of Cambodia - H.E. Dr. THONG Khon
10:00-10:30	Travelism', Jobs and the Green Economy: the long march started with small steps Director, Greenearth.travel/Schuman Associates - Prof. Geoffrey H. Lipman
10:30-11:00	MORNING TEA
11:00-11:30	Environmental Stewardship: a cruise industry perspective Vice President of Environmental Stewardship and Global Chief Environmental Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd - Mr. Jamie Sweeting
11:30-12:00	Universal Sustainable Tourism Principles Executive Director, Global Sustainable Tourism Council - Ms. Erika Harms	Proudly hosted by
12:00-12:30	PANEL DISCUSSION Panellists: Dr. Thong Khon, Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, Mr. Jamie Sweeting, Ms. Erika Harms
12:30-13:30	LUNCH
	BIOSPHERE SNAPSHOT Chair: Mr. Bob Cameron - Founder & Managing Director, Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd.
13:30-14:00	Disneyland? Done That! Botanist, Ecologist, Author, Broadcaster & Consultant - Dr. David Bellamy	Proudly hosted by
14:00-14:30	Tourism Development in Regional Sustainable Development: opportunities in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and Secretary, UNESCO MAB Programme - Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran
14:30-15:00	Noosa Biosphere Case Study & Methodology Professor of Public Administration, University of Queensland Business School - Prof. Kenneth Wiltshire AO & General Manager - Eco Ranger GPS - Mr. Stephen Poole
15:00-15:30	AFTERNOON TEA
15:30-16:00	PANEL DISCUSSION Panellists: Dr. David Bellamy, Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran, Prof. Kenneth Wiltshire AO, Mr. Stephen Poole
16:00-16:30	Securing Private Interest and Investment in Ecotourism Development Chief Executive, Tourism Victoria - Mr. Mark Stone
16:30-16:35	Opening TAPAF Debate Manager Marketing and Business, Tidbinbilla and Chair, TAPAF - Mr. Jean-Pierre Issaverdis
16:30-16:35	TAPAF Debate Facilitated by Mr. David Morgans - Director Product Development, Tourism Queensland Panellists: Nick Heath, Mark Stone, Anne Greentree, Peter Gash, Mark Witney
17:10-17:15	Close TAPAF Debate Facilitated by Mr. David Morgans - Director Product Development, Tourism Queensland

Please note the above program is subject to change.

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