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The WTCF Europe Conference 2025

Agenda

Agenda

WTCF Europe Regional Conference 2025

Monday, 10 November

Delegate Arrival and transfer to the Conference Hotel, Registration(All day)

Tuesday, 11 November

Field Study to Cultural and Tourism Resources

Wednesday, 12 November

  Opening Speeches(09:00-09:30)

Host: Ms. Jennifer Zhang, CEO of AsiaLink

1. Welcome Speech by Ms. Ángeles Muñoz, Mayor of Marbella, Spain

2. Speech by Mr. Chen Bo, Executive Director of WTCF

3. Speech by Mr. Daniel Rosado, Deputy Chief of Strategy, Turespaña

4. Speech by Ms. Renée Kachler Business Development Director of Costa del Sol

5. Speech by Mr. Carlos García Giménez, Territorial Delegate for Tourism, Culture and Sport in Málaga

6. Speech by Mr. He Yong, Minister-Counsellor of Chinese Embassy in Spain

Keynote Speeches(09:30-10:15)

Host: Ms. Jennifer Zhang, CEO of AsiaLink

Speakers:

1. Keynote Speech by Mr. Daniel Rosado, Deputy Chief of Strategy, Turespaña

2. Keynote Speech by Mr. Ning Guoxin, Deputy SG of WTCF Committee of Tourism-Related Businesses, Vice President of Utour Group

3. Keynote Speech by Ms. Renée Kachler Business Development Director of Costa del Sol

4. Keynote Speech by Ms. Xu Tingting,Subdirector of China Cultural Center in Madrid

Thematic Forum(10:30-11:55)

Moderator: Ms. Esencan Terzibasoglu, Former Advisor to WTCF Secretary-General

Panel Discussion Session I : Global Practice and Local Innovation for the Quality Upgrade of City Tourism

Panelists:

1.Ms. Angela Jiang, Vice General Manager of Xiamen C&D Global Tourism Group

2.Mr. Vakhtang Lomjaria, Head of Economic Development Office at Tbilisi City Hall

3.Mr. Rocky You, General Manager of Beijing Besttour Travel

4.Mr. José Angel Torralba, Marketing Director of Puerto Banús

5.Mr. Dylan Zhu, Brand Director of Cultural Tourism & Editor-in-Chief of Travel Channel, Phoenix New Media

Moderator: Prof. Karl Wöber, Director of WTCF Expert Committee, President of Modul University Vienna

Panel Discussion Session II : Technology Empowering All-Season Operations of High-End Tourism

Panelists:

1.Mr. Patrick Bontinck, CEO of Visit.Brussels (WTCF European City Member)

2.Ms. Ada XU, Director of International Affairs, Fliggy/Alibaba Group

3.Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg ARLT, Executive Director of Meaningful Tourism Centre

4.Prof. Tokumura Shisei, WTCF Expert, Ph.D & Professor of Hangzhou Normal University

5.Mr. Zhang Bo, General Manager of Qinghai Guoxin International Travel Company

Cultural Tourism Promotion Session (14:00-15:30)

Moderator: Ms. Cecilia Zhu, Senior Manager of WTCF Liaison Department

1. Promotion of Beijing Culture & Tourism and Inbound Tourism Facilitation Policies

Mr. David Dou, Co-founder of Beijing Jingqi Cultural Communications

2. Promotion of China Culture & Tourism and Inbound Tourism Facilitation Policies

Mr. Shan Xuesong, Project Coordinator of China Tourism Office in Spain

3. Promotion of Andalucía Tourism

Ms. Esther Romero, Head of Product and International Trade Fairs, Andalusia Tourism and Sports Public Management Company

4. Promotion of Marbella Tourism

Ms. Laura de Arce, Director General of Tourism, Marbella City Council

Special Training Programme(15:45-17:30)

Moderator: Ms. Cecilia Zhu, Senior Manager of WTCF Liaison Department

Lecturers:

1. Ms. Lu Mengxi, Dean of Meituan Cultural & Tourism Research Institute, General Manager of Meituan Travel

2. Mr. Tyrion Tong, WTCF Expert, VP of Fliggy.com

3. Mr. Shen Yang, Director of Business Development Center, CCTV Animation Group of CMG


Thursday, 13 November

Tourism B2B Matching(09:30-12:30)

Delegates Departure(Afternoon)


VIP Guests

Jennifer Zhang

CEO of AsiaLink

Ángeles Muñoz

Mayor of Marbella, Spain

Chen Bo

Executive Director of WTCF

Daniel Rosado

Deputy Chief of Strategy, Turespaña

Renée Kachler

Business Development Director of Costa del Sol Tourism Board

Carlos García Giménez

Territorial Delegate for Tourism, Culture and Sport in Málaga

He Yong

Minister-Counsellor of Chinese Embassy in Spain

Ning Guoxin

Deputy SG of WTCF Committee of Tourism-Related Businesses, Vice President of Utour Group

Xu Tingting

Subdirector of China Cultural Center in Madrid

Conference Forum

Dylan Zhu

Brand Director of Cultural Tourism & Editor-in-Chief of Travel Channel, Phoenix New Media

José Angel Torralba

Director of Communications, Sponsorships and Events, Puerto Banús

Rocky You

General Manager of Beijing Besttour Travel

Angela Jiang

Vice General Manager of Xiamen C&D Global Tourism Group

Esencan Terzibasoglu

Former Advisor to WTCF Secretary-General

Zhang Bo

General Manager of Qinghai Guoxin International Travel Company

Wolfgang Georg ARLT

WTCF Expert, Executive Director of Meaningful Tourism Centre

Ada XU

Director of International Affairs, Fliggy/Alibaba Group

Patrick Bontinck

CEO of  Brussels Tourism Bureau

Karl Wöber

Director of WTCF Expert Committee, President of Modul University Vienna

Vakhtang Lomjaria

Head of Economic Development Office at Tbilisi City Hall

Tokumura Shisei

WTCF Expert, Ph.D&Professor of Hangzhou Normal University, Emeritus Chair Professor of Jinwen University of Science & Technology

Cultural Tourism Promotion Activities

Laura de Arce

Director General of Tourism, Marbella City Council

Esther Romero

Head of Product and International Trade Fairs, Andalusia Tourism and Sports Public Management Company

Shan Xuesong

Project Coordinator of China Tourism Office in Spain

David Dou

Co-founder of Beijing Jingqi Cultural Communications

Cecilia Zhu

Senior Manager of WTCF Liaison Department

Special Training

Shen Yang

Director of Business Development Center, CCTV Animation Group of CM

Tyrion Tong

WTCF Expert, VP of Fliggy.com

Lu Mengxi

Dean of Meituan Cultural & Tourism Research Institute, General Manager of Meituan Travel