Whole Day

Delegate Registration （Hotel Hall）

14:00-15:00

Opening Ceremony （First Floor of the Youth Center）

Host: Abdullayev Zafar, vice-director of the Tourism Development Department of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Governor of Samarkand Turdimov gives a welcoming address

Mr. Zhang Wenchuan,Tempory Charge d’Affaires of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Uzbekistan

Mr. Fakhriddin Davrukov, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Li Baochun, Executive Deputy Secretary-general of World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), gives an address

15:30-18:30

B2B Tourism Trade Fair & Investment Trade Fair（Second Floor of the Youth Center）

Attendees

JTB, Caesar, Zhongxin, Tuniu, China Youth Travel, Trip.com, China International Travel, and Mountain Seaside

Palm Investment, Touareg Capital, Shouchang International, Yangtze River Investment, Nankai Capital, and HuayangNianhua

19:00-20:30

Samarkand Welcome Dinner（Karimbek Restaurant）

09:00-10:15

Forum Session 1: Chinese Outbound Tourism Market and Tourism Cooperation（First Floor of the Youth Center）

Host: Richard Matuzevich, Senior Manager of the Liaison Department, WTCF

Keynote Speech: 09:00-09:15

Speaker: Ding Peiyi, member of the Expert Committee of WTCF

Discussion: 09:15-10:15

Panelists:

Ding Peiyi, member of the Expert Committee of WTCF

Zhao Qiankun, Deputy Director of the Editorial Department of the Global Times Industry Weekly

Ning Guoxin, Vice President of Uni Core Communication Co., Ltd

Akbarov Azamat Anvarovich，Vice Rector of Silk Road International University of Tourism

Dilshod Narzikulov，Director of Department for Tourism Development of Samarkand Region

10:30-11:45

Dilshod Narzikulov，Director of Department for Tourism Development of Samarkand Region（First Floor of the Youth Center）

Host: Tian Li, Editor-in-chief of iQIYI Tourism Channel and Public Welfare

Keynote Speech: 10:30-10:45

Speaker: Zou Feng, Partner of Turi Capital Management

Discussion: 10:45-11:45

Panelists:

Wu Bihu, member of the Expert Committee of WTCF

Mr. Zhang Hui, President of Palm Investment Co., Ltd.

Edward Dong, Vice President of Jiangsu Yangtse River Tourism Development Company

Nurullayev Batirjon Trukovic，Vice Governor of Sarmarkand Region Tourism Development

Radjabov Erkinjon Fazilovic，Vice Mayor of Samarkand, Director of Investment & International Trade Department

14:00-16:30

Training Program: Chinese Outbound Tourist Market and Creation of Tourism Destination in Central Asia （First Floor of the Youth Center）

Host: Wang Jian, Counselor of WTCF

Trainers:

Wu Bihu, member of the Expert Committee of WTCF: Member of the WTCF Expert Committee，Professor of Peking University

Yang Yi, Editor-in-Chief of Sina Tourism&Weibo Tourism

Yu Yingshuo, Director of Public Affairs, Tuniu.com

He Shengkang, Counselor of WTCF

16:30-17:00

Press Conference （First Floor of the Youth Center）

Head of the Tourism Bureau of Samarkand introduces the conference

Li Baochun, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of WTCF

18:00-20:00

Closing Ceremony and Dinner（Oasis Garden Restaurant）

09:00-11:30

City Tour

12:00-13:00

Lunch（The Bagishamal Garden Restaurant）

09:00-11:30

Technical visits of touristic spots and world heritage sights for all delegates, including lunch and dinner

18:00-20:00

Dinner（the Registan Plaza Hotel）

Whole Day Departure of all delegates