Conference Proceedings 2015
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Day 1: Tuesday 17 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Plenary Sessions Hotel Rottnest Marquee |
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| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 8:30am - 8:35am | Convenor Overview of Conference Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 8:35am - 8:45am | Ecotourism Australia Welcome Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia |
| 8:45am - 8:55am | Official Welcome - WA Government Derryn Belford, Executive Director Destination Development, Tourism Western Australia |
| Global, Regional and National Perspectives | |
| Chair | Dr. Claire Ellis, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 8:55am - 9:15am | Keynote Speaker Glenn Jampol, Chair, Global Ecotourism Network (GEN) |
| 9:15am - 9:35am | Keynote Speaker Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 9:35am - 9:55am | Keynote Speaker Justin Marshall, Manager - Regional Research and Insights, Tourism Research Australia |
| 9:55am - 10:15am | Keynote Speaker Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Q & A |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Business Perspectives | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Jessica Quinlan, Senior Sales Executive – Destination Marketing - Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, TripAdvisor |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Glenn Jampol, Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation and Inn, Costa Rica |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | Keynote Speakers Mayah Brandon and Jefferson Dent, Co-Founders and Owners, Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Q & A |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Ecotourism Disruption | |
| Chair | David Morgans, Director - Destination & Experience Development, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) |
| 1:30pm - 2:20pm | Interactive Panel Discussion - Ecotourism - The Disruptor of Tourism
Panelists: Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Edith Cowan University Dr. Claire Ellis, Claire Ellis Consulting David Morgans, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) Keith Murray, Glasshouse Mountains Ecolodge, Queensland Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting Robert Pennicott, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| Expanding Ecotourism Horizons | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | Keynote Speaker Pat Gallardo-Dwyer, Founder & Director, The Purpose Business |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Young Ng, Founder & Chairman, Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong |
| 3:00pm - 3:10pm | Q & A |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| Quality and Sustainability | |
| Chair | Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3:30pm - 3:55pm | Keynote Speaker Rika Jean-Francois, Commissioner, ITB Corporate Social Responsibility, ITB Berlin [video] |
| 3:55pm - 4:20pm | Keynote Speaker Bruce See, Managing Director, COMET Corporation |
| 4:20pm - 4:45pm | Keynote Speaker Robert Pennicott, Founder & Managing Director, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 4:45pm - 5:00pm | Q & A |
Day 2: Wednesday 18 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Chair | Lizzie Corke, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Conservation Ecology Centre, Cape Otway |
| Investment and Innovative Partnerships | |
| 9:00am - 9:20am | Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International |
| 9:20am - 9:40am | Graham Turner, Managing Director, Flight Centre and Owner, Spicers Group |
| Climate Action | |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Keynote Speaker Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group |
| 10:00am - 10:20am | Keynote Speaker Peter Gash, Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort |
| 10:20am - 10:30am | Q & A |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Indigenous and Community Involvement in Ecotourism | |
| Chair | Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Keynote Speaker
Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | Keynote Speaker Robyn Mungulu, Senior Guide, Wandjina Tours Co-presenter - Peter Tucker, Director, Wandjina Tours |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Q & A |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Sustainable Management of Islands | |
| Chair | Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Keynote Speaker Paolo Amaranti, Chief Executive Officer, Rottnest Island Authority |
| 1:50pm - 2:40pm | Interactive Panel Session - Management of Small Islands - panelists from industry, government and academia Panelists: Paolo Amaranti, Rottnest Island Authority Linda Cash, Christmas Island Tourism Association Craig Doolan, Parks Australia Peter Gash, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Karl Plunkett, Australian Eco Constructions Craig Wickham, Exceptional Kangaroo Island |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Kaewta Muangasame, Assistant Dean and Lecturer Mahidol University, Thailand |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Innovation | |
| Chair | Rod Quartermain, Manager, Tourism and Property Branch, Parks and Visitor Services Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife and Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Keynote Speaker Jim Sharp, Director General, Department of Parks and Wildlife Western Australia |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Keynote Speaker Lucas Thomson, Renewable Energy Engineer, Hydro Tasmania |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Keynote Speaker Greg Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Carnegie Wave Energy |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Official Closing & Announcement of 2016 Host Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia and Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
Day 3: Thursday 19 November
Morning Streams (9:00am - 12:30pm)
Choose to attend one of the three morning streams
| Quality and Optimising Tourism Award Wins Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Michael Collins, Deputy Chair, Ecotourism Australia | |
| Quality Workshop | |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | Rika Jean-Francois, Commissioner, ITB Corporate Social Responsibility, ITB Berlin |
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Pat Gallardo-Dwyer, Founder & Director, The Purpose Business |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 9:45am - 10:30am | Discussion |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| Optimising Benefits of Tourism Awards | |
| 11:00am - 11:10am | Mayah Brandon and Jefferson Dent, Co-Founders and Owners, Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve |
| 11:10am - 11:20am | Peter Gash, Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort |
| 11:20am - 11:30pm | Glenn Jampol, Chair, Global Ecotourism Network (GEN) |
| 11:30am - 11:40am | Robert Pennicott, Founder & Managing Director, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 11:40am - 12:30pm | Discussion |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Tourism in Protected Areas Masterclass | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Dr. Roger Beeden, Director - Tourism & Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) | |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | National Parks as a Driver for Tourism Growth - The Norfolk Island Case Study Craig Doolan, Park Manager, Norfolk Island National Park, Parks Australia |
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Making Working World Heritage Matter - Reinvigorating Presentation in the Wet Tropics Dr. Paul Chantrill, Manager, Wet Tropics Management Authority |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Parks 21 - Innovative Partnerships in Tasmania Jen Fry, Branch Manager, Visitor Services, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Co-presenter - Simon Currant AM, Chairman, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT) |
| 9:45am - 10:00am | Navigating to Protect World Heritage – The Great Barrier Reef Experience Vicki Bonanno, Manager – Sustainable Development and Tourism Policy, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Discussion |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am - 11:15am | Innovative Partnerships - A Positive for Ecotourism Sandrine Gaymard, Co-owner / General Manager, Ecoline |
| 11:15am - 11:30am | The Value of Innovative Architecture for Ecotourism Daniela Simon, Architect, SODAA Co-presenter - Sarah Primusz, Designer, SODAA / Bright Spaces Design Studio |
| 11:30am - 11:45am | Six Years On - Reflections on the Sustainable Visitor Capacity Assessment on Rottnest Island, Western Australia Dr. Pascal Scherrer, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University |
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Creating Jobs by Boosting Nature-Based Tourism in South Australia's National Parks, Marine Parks and Reserves Chris Thomas, State Manager, Marine Parks and Nature-Based Tourism, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources - South Australia |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Discussion |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Attracting Investment in Ecotourism | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference | |
| 9:00am - 9:20am | What Investors Need Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International |
| 9:20am - 9:40am | Adam Nitschke, Manager Master Planning, Parks Victoria |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Neal Muller, General Manager - Tourism, Queensland Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Discussion - Attracting Investment in Protected Areas |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Crowdsourcing Tourism Projects Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Panel Discussion - Crowdsourcing for Community-Based Projects Panelists: Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Panel Discussion - Crowdsourcing for the Private Sector Panelists: Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Albert Teo Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Streams (1:30pm - 5:00pm)
Choose to attend one of the four afternoon streams
| Managing Marine and Island Ecotourism Masterclass | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Rod Quartermain, Manager, Tourism and Property Branch, Parks and Visitor Services Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife and Director, Ecotourism Australia | |
| 1:30pm - 1:45pm | Ningaloo's Whale Shark Industry - World's Best Practice Dani Rob, Whale Shark Conservation Officer, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia Co-presenter - Debbie Ferguson, Owner and Director, Exmouth Diving Centre |
| 1:45pm - 2:00pm | Integrating Sustainability into Island Landscapes - An Indonesian Perspective Ellie Lovett, Sustainable Tourism Consultant |
| 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Developing Ecotourism Destinations and National Landscapes - The Ningaloo Shark Bay Experience Cheryl Cowell, Project Officer, World Heritage, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | The Development of Marine Ecotourism in Taiwan - Case Studies of the Whale-Watching Industry in Eastern Taiwan and Sea Cattle Culture Off the Coast of Chang-Hua County, Central Taiwan Dr. Yung-Song Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National I-Lan University |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Tourism and Conservation on Christmas Island - Interdependent Relationships and Initiatives Linda Cash, Marketing Manager, Christmas Island Tourism Association Co-presenter - Mike Misso, Manager, Christmas Island National Park |
| 3:45pm - 4:00pm | Strings of Pearls - A Southern Tasmania Mooring Buoy Initiative Supporting Marine Tourism Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Sustainable Management of Tourism to Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Dr. Brent D. Moyle, Research Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University |
| 4:15pm - 4:30pm | Voyaging into the Unknown - Ecotourism Businesses and the Need to Influence International Treaties Jose Palazzo, Vice-President, Augusto Carneiro Institute |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |
| Geotourism Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chair, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia | |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Geotourism - Pathways for Future Development in Australia Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chair, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia |
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | Geotourism – A Powerful New Tool for Sustainable, Regional Development Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University |
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Establishing a Geopark from the Ground Up - A Community Process Alan Briggs, Lecturer in Tourism, Murdoch University |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Incorporating More Geological Themes into Ecotourism - A Basis for More Successful Business Cases Dr. Ivor Roberts, Executive Director, WA Department of Mines and Petroleum Co-presenter: Michael Freeman, Project Manager, Legislation and Compliance Branch, Mineral Titles Division, WA Department of Mines and Petroleum |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | From Ecolodge to National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Geotrails Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |
| Destination Development and Marketing Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Holly Knight, General Manager Environment, Heritage, Risk and Safety, Rottnest Island Authority | |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Development Dilemmas - A Daunting Journey Howard Mitchell, Director, EPCAD |
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | The Impact of Multi-Stakeholder Regional Marketing Projects on the Development of Regions within the Tension Field of Ecotourism Kim-Kathrin Kunze PhD Student, University of Siegen, Germany |
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Ecotourism Development and Cooperation Mechanism with Indigenous People in Taiwan Nengao National Trail Yuh-Renn (Yuri) Guo, Executive Director, Taiwan Ecotourism Association |
| 2:30pm - 2:50pm | Mid West Coastal Camping Nodes Nicole Nelson, Manager Tourism and Library Services, Shire of Irwin Dongara-Port Denison |
| 2:50pm - 3:05pm | Discussion |
| 3:05pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Fish n Chips, Bubbles and a Good Splash of Eco - Taking Thematic Interpretation to the People Jim Smith, Managing Director, Sea Darwin |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting |
| Unable to attend | Developing Ecotourism Destinations - Aligning Ecotourism and Spatial Planning Approaches Prof. Elizelle Juanee Cilliers, Associate Professor Urban and Regional Planning, North-West University |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | An Analysis on Characteristics of Evolution Wuyishan Destination Based on the Tourist Flow Prof. Hongbo Li, Dean of Geography and Urban Planning Department, Huaqiao University |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |