World Tourism Cities Federation Helsinki  Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2019 Agenda

World Tourism Cities Federation Helsinki  Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2019 Agenda

Monday, 2 September 2019

08:00-21:00 Delegate Registration

18:00-20:30 Buffet Dinner (Presidentti Hotel)

Tuesday, 3 September 2019

08:00-08:30 Delegates Arriving

09:00-10:15 Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech (Finlandia Hall, 2nd F)

Moderator: Ms. Laura Aalto, Chief Executive Officer of Helsinki Marketing

Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of the City of Helsinki

Mr. Zhu Shanzhong, Executive Director of United Nations World Tourism Organization

Mr. Vladimir Norov, Secretary-General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Ms. Wang Hong, Executive Vice Chairperson of WTCF Council, Vice Mayor of the City of Beijing

Admission Ceremony of WTCF New Members 2018-2019

Mr. Mihhail Kõlvart, Mayor of Tallinn, Remarks on Behalf of WTCF New Members 2018-2019

Keynote Speech： Promoting Innovative Development of World Tourism Cities: Mr. Song Yu, Secretary-General of WTCF

Keynote Speech： on the Global Report on Smart Tourism in Cities: Dr. Li Yunpeng, WTCF Expert, Professor of Capital University of Economics and Business, Keynote

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:00 10:15- 11:20 The 4th Meeting of the 2nd Council of WTCF (Terrace Hall)

10:30-12:00 Special Dialogs：A Global Vision for the New Dynamics Created by Smart Tourism in Cities (Finlandia Hall, 2nd F)

Moderator of Dialog I & II: Mr. Xin Benjian, Editor of News Coordination Department, People's Daily

10:30-10:50 Dialog I: City Innovation Practice of Smart Tourism

Ms. Tia Hallanoro, Director, Digital Development and Brand Communications, Helsinki Marketing

Mr. Shu Zhan, General Manager of Tencent Culture & Tourism

Mr. Kaj Pyyhtiä, Co-Founder, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer, Whim /MaaS Global

10:50-11:10 Dialog II: Resource Integration Energizes Intelligent Development of Tourism Destinations

Mr. Qian Jiannong, Fosun Global Partner, Chairman and CEO of Fosun Tourism Group

Moderator of Dialog III & IV: Mr. Takamatsu Masato, WTCF Expert, Managing Director & Chief Research Officer, JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.

11:10-11:40 Dialog III: Smart Tourism City Development: Challenges & Opportunities

Ms. Sandra Carvao, Chief, Tourism Market Intelligence & Competitiveness, UNWTO

Mr. Rudy Salles, Vice Mayor of Nice, France

Mr. Alberto Sacco, Deputy Mayor of Turin, Italy

11:40-12:00 Dialog IV:People, Bits and Bricks: the Senseable City

Mr. Umberto Fugiglando, Research Manager & Partnerships Lead, Senseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:00-13:30 Lunch:Hosted by Helsinki (Piazza Hall, 2nd F)

14:00-14:30 Press Conference (Finlandia Hall, 2nd F)

13:30-17:00 13:30- 16:30 Tourism B2B Matching (Terrace Hall, 1st Floor)

13:30-14:20 Forum Special Session(Helsinki Hall, 2nd F, Finlandia)

13:30-13:50 Ms. Esencan Terzibasoglu, Special Advisor to Secretary-General of WTCF, Release of Report on World Tourism City Development

13:50-14:05 Keynote Speech: (WTCF Partner, TBC)

14:00-14:15 Keynote Speech: Ms. Yiqin Pan, Deputy Mayor of Chongqing Municipal People's Government

14:05-14:20 Keynote Speech: Mr. Jean Francois Martins, Vice Mayor, City of Paris

14:30-15:40 Forum Session I: Cultural Heritage &Creative Industry(Helsinki Hall)

Moderator: Prof. Karl Wober, Director of WTCF Experts Committee, President of Modul University Vienna

Panelists:

Mr. Bidya Sunder Shakya, Mayor of Kathmandu

Mr. Frank Ross, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, UK

Mr. Andres O. Hayes, International Business Manager, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development, Washington DC

Mr. Zhang Hui, Chairman of Palm Investment Company

Mr. Geng Danhao, Senior Vice President, iQIYI, Inc.

Dr. Kurt Grotsch, Art Tourism Manager, Director of Flamenco Dance Museum

15:40-17:00 Forum Session II: Intelligent Tourism City Marketing (Helsinki Hall, Finlandia)

Moderator: Dr. Roger Carter, Deputy Director of WTCF Experts Committee, Managing Director of Team Tourism Consulting

Panelists:

Mr. David André, Mayor of Victoria, Seychelles

Ms. Papadina Olga, Director of Project Office for Moscow City Committee for Tourism

Ms. Wen Shuqiong, First Counselor, Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

Mr. Ge Yujing, Vice President of Tuniu.com

Mr. Miguel Sanz, Director of Tourism, Madrid Destino

Mr. Takamatsu Masato, WTCF Expert, Managing Director & Chief Research Officer, JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.

18:00 Transfer to Helsinki City Hall

18:30-22:00 Welcome Dinner Hosted by the City of Helsinki (Helsinki City Hall)

Moderator: Ms. Laura Aalto, Chief Executive Officer of Helsinki Marketing

Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of the City of Helsinki

Ms. Wang Hong, Executive Vice Chairperson of WTCF Council, Vice Mayor of the City of Beijing

Dinner & Cultural Performance

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

09:00-10:15 Forum Session III: Connectivity and Tourism Growth (Helsinki Hall, Finlandia)

Moderator: Prof. & Dr. Song Rui, WTCF Expert, Director of Tourism Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Panelists:

Mr. Ernest Wooden, President and CEO of Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB)

Ms. Mika Cui, Vice President, Qyer.com

Mr. Margus Schultz, CEO, Tallink Silja

Mr. Kimmo Mäki, President and CEO, Finavia Corporation

Mr. Roger Qiu, GM of Europe, Middle east & Africa, Destination Marketing, Ctrip

Dr. Tokumura Shisei, WTCF Expert, Professor of Hangzhou Normal University

10:15-11:30 Forum Session IV: Technological Innovation & Sustainable Travel (Helsinki Hall, Finlandia)

Moderator: Mr. Paavo Virkkunen, Executive Director Business Finland, Head of Visit Finland

Panelists:

Ms. Pia Pakarinen, Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki

Mr. Gonzalo Robredo, President of the Tourism Entity of the City of Buenos Aires

Mr. Mikko Turtiainen, Vice President, Global Sales, Finnair

Mr. Kim Kyu Lyong, Director of Tourism Policy Division, Seoul

Ms. Noa Sapir, Head of Tel Aviv Convention Bureau, Israel

Mr. James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities & Asset Management, City of Cape Town

12:00-13:30 Lunch & Presentation (Veranda Hall, 0 Floor)

13:30-17:00 Helsinki City Tour

18:30-22:00 Closing Ceremony-Night of Beijing(Veranda Hall)

Concluding Remarks by Mr. Song Yu, WTCF Secretary-General

WTCF Presents Souvenir to the Host City Helsinki

Closing Remarks by Mr. Jan Vapaavuori, Mayor of the City of Helsinki

WTCF Flag Handover Ceremony (Helsinki – WTCF SG - Beijing)

Video of Beijing (the Host City of WTCF Summit 2020)

Dinner & Cultural Performance

Thursday, 5 September 2019

All day Departure

Tourism Exhibition: 09:00-17:00, 3 September and 09:00-11:30, 4 September（Piazza Hall, 2nd F）