Tourism of Tomorrow 2020
The ACT Hospitality & Tourism Management program is organizing its 3rd conference. Following the great success of the first two conferences, this forthcoming one is dedicated to Sustainability as a key priority for all Tourism organizations.
Conference Details
Friday, January 17th, 2020 at 14:30
Makedonia Palace Hotel
Program & Speakers
14:30 - 15:00 Registration
15:00 - 15:20 Welcome & Greetings
Welcome
Nikolas Hourvouliades
Chair, School of Business, ACT
Greetings
Panos Vlachos
President, Anatolia College
Grigoris Tasios
President, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation
Special Guest: Nikos Ypofantis, Journalist
15:20 - 16:00 Keynote Speech
Tourism communication at times of crises: Egypt as a case study
Hisham Zaazou
Former Minister of Tourism - Egypt
16:00 - 17:15 Session I
The Sani Green sustainability programme
Fanis Krommidas
Marketing Director, Sani Resorts
Sustainability: a key for success in the new hospitality landscape
Stefanos Papanikos
Strategy, Analytics and M&A Manager, Deloitte
The challenges of sustainable aviation. Insights from AEGEAN’s CSR and sustainability policy
Marina Spyridaki
Corporate Affairs Manager, Aegean Air
A sustainable model of operational excellence
Spyros Kouris
Operational Leader, Domes Hotels and Resorts
Meeting industry: are we ready to go green?
Eleni Sotiriou
Director, Thessaloniki Conventions Bureau
17:15 - 17:45 Coffee Break
17:45 - 19:00 Session II
Rhodes: A green tourism destination
George Matsigkos
President, Rhodes, Hotel Managers Association
Building a sustainable workforce
Katerina Santikou
Managing Director, Workathlon
Disruption and change in the tourism industry
Spiros Pengas
CEO, Wise Ram
Sustainability "deal" for tourism
Sotiris Mylonas
Sustainability consultant, Travelife and M Solutions
Sustainability within the context of tourism policy
George Drakopoulos
Founder & CEO, Tourism Generis
19:00 - 19:30 Q&A session
Closing Remarks
Anestis Anastasiou
Coordinator, Hospitality & Tourism, ACT
Moderator: Sakis Papadopoulos, Travel Journalist
Registration
Admission is free. Online registration is required to reserve your seat as places are limited. Please note that the conference will be conducted in Greek and English; no interpretation will be provided. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
See last year's event Tourism of Tomorrow 2019
Read more about last year's conference in our 2019 press release
