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Agenda

Agenda

WTCF Wellington Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2024 21-24 April 2024 Wellington, New Zealand

Sunday, 21 April 2024

Arrival of international delegates and registration at hotels (Full Day)

Wellington City Tour (15:00-17:30)


Monday, 22 April 2024

Registration (08:30-11:30)


Mihi Whakatau (Formal Welcome) (12:00-12:30)


Buffet Lunch (12:30-13:30)


WTCF International Tourism Fair (13:30-17:30)


Welcome Dinner (18:00-20:00)


Tuesday, 23 April 2024

WTCF Council Meeting (09:00-09:40)


Opening Ceremony (10:00-10:40)


Keynote Speech (10:40-11:40)


Buffet Lunch (12:00-13:30)


Oceania Tourism Forum (14:00-14:50)


Release of World Tourism Economy Trends Report 2024 (15:00-15:15)


Panel Discussion I: Tourist Cities: Heritage Preservation and Urban Renewal (15:20-16:20)


Panel Discussion II: Tourist Cities: Diversified Integration and Innovative Development (16:20-17:20)


Closing Ceremony & Casual Dinner (18:30-20:00)


Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Delegates' Departure (Full Day)

Guests of WTCF International Tourism Fair - Welcome Remarks

Kerry Prendergast

Chair of NZ Tourism Industry Aotearoa

Yan Han

Deputy Secretary-General of WTCF

Lisa Li

Managing Director of China Travel Service NZ

Guests of WTCF International Tourism Fair - Aotearoa Tourism Showcase

Todd Barberel

GM Destination, Marketing and Communications, WellingtonNZ

Richard Taylor

Co-founder and Creative Director, Weta Workshop

Greg Thomas

GM Member & Advocacy, Tourism Industry Aotearoa

Rene de Monchy

CE, Tourism NZ

Guests of WTCF International Tourism Fair - China Culture & Tourism Showcase

Chen Xiaoyun

Vice President of POP MART

Zhao Hongyu

COO of TUI (China)

Sun Bowen

Executive Secretary-General of Trip.com Institute, General Manager of Inbound Tourism of Trip.com Group

Xu Tong

Director of Wellington China Culture Center

Guests of WTCF International Tourism Fair - Tourism B2B Talks

Zhang Shuo

Secretary-General of Tourism-Related Business Committee of WTCF

Guest of Summit - Opening Ceremony

Sima Hong

Executive Vice Chair of the WTCF Council, Vice Mayor of Beijing

Tory Whanau

Mayor of Wellington

Fares Braizat

Mayor of Petra

Viliame Rogoibulu Gavoka

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Education, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Nicola Willis

Minister of Finance, Minister for the Public Service, and Minister for Social Investment of New Zealand

John Allen

Chief Executive of WellingtonNZ

Guest of Summit - Keynote Speech

Zhuang Zhuoran

Vice President of Alibaba Group, CEO of Fliggy

Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya

Deputy Governor for International Marketing, Asia & South Pacific, TAT

Qu Guangji

Executive Vice President of China Southern Air Holding Co., Ltd

Grant Smith

Mayor of Palmerston North and President of Global Cities New Zealand

Yang Shuo

WTCF Secretary-General

Campbell Barry

Mayor of Lower Hutt, and Vice President of the National Council, Local Government New Zealand

Guest of Summit - Oceania Tourism Forum

Mike Vincent

Head of Aviation, Wellington International Airport

Jacinta Lal

Director Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Fiji

Christopher Cocker

Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO)

Dale Stephens

Chairman, NZ Māori Tourism

Jonathan Kobus

CEO of Visit Canberra

Raymond Faulkner

General Manager of Sofitel Wellington

Panel Discussion I:Tourist Cities:Heritage Preservation and UrbanRenewal

Ning Guoxin

Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Utour

Prince Thuso Moyo

Mayor of Victoria Falls City

Shu Zhan

Vice President of SSV, Head of Digital Culture Laboratory of Tencent

Kamila Lukpanova

Chief Executive Officer of Almaty Tourism Bureau

Danielle Shanahan

Chief Executive, Zealandia Te Māra a Tanē

Li Minghao

Vice President of Tongcheng Group

David Perks

Chair of Regional Tourism New Zealand (RTNZ)

Meng Fang

Professor of University of South Carolina, Expert of WTCF

Panel Discussion II:Tourist Cities:Diversified Integration and Innovate Development

Andrés Santamaría Garrido

Director of Bogota Tourism

Lydia Beryl Charlie

Acting Mayor of Victoria

Gou Zhipeng

President of Qunar.com

Philip James Dickinson

Director International Markets of Qatar Tourism

Ning Guoxin

Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Utour

Brendan Smyth

Commissioner, Office of International Engagement, ACT Government

Ren Fen

Senior Vice President of Qunar.com

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