Program
2019 Global Eco Conference Program
Cairns, Queensland
2 - 4 December 2019
Cairns, Queensland
2 - 4 December 2019
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Welcome to Country
Convenor Welcome
Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Presentation
Keynote
Dr Claire Ellis, Chair, Ecotourism Australia
Presentation
Keynote
Amy Carter-James, Founder and Managing Partner, Rippl
Presentation
Keynote
Zuzana Zwiebel, Founder, Ayurveda Trails & Journals, India
Presentation
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Keynote
Mark Evans, Director of Marketing & Public Relations and Co-Owner, Paronella Park
Presentation
Chair: Dr Claire Ellis, Chair, Ecotourism Australia
Keynote
Dr Sally Driml, Lecturer and Researcher, Tourism Discipline, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
Presentation
Keynote
Dr Matt Curnock, Social Scientist, CSIRO
Presentation
Keynote
Andy Ridley, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef
Keynote
Ben Vadasz, Co-Founder & Partner, Destination Think!
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Keynote
Yvonne Shepherd, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Fitness Adventures
Presentation
Keynote
Willem Niemeijer, Chief Executive Officer, YAANA Ventures, Thailand
Presentation
Keynote
Francisco Dousdebés, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Manager, Metropolitan Touring, Ecuador
Presentation
Keynote
Arturo Crosby, Chief Executive Officer, Forum Natura International, Spain
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Keynote
Tony Sharley, Managing Director, Murray River Walk
Presentation
Keynote
Fred Nucifora, Director, Reef Education and Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Presentation
Keynote
Keith Sproule, Executive Director, Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy
Keynote
Kim Farrant, Assistant Secretary, Marine Parks Branch, Parks Australia
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Wendy Hills, Director, Ecotourism Australia
Keynote
David Edwards, Projects Chief Executive, Department of Innovation and Tourism Industry Development
Presentation
Keynote
Cameron Costello, Chief Executive Officer, Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation
Presentation
Keynote
Jane Runyu-Fordimail, Chief Executive Officer, Nitmuluk Tours
Co-Presenter: Sveva Falletto, Consultant, Nitmiluk Tours & Cicada Lodge
Presentation
Keynote
Dewayne Mundraby, IPA Tourism & Infrastructure Manager, Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation
Co-Presenter: Helen Tait, Special Adviser, Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Tourism Industry Council
Keynote
Ben Klaassen, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships, Department of Environment and Science
Presentation
Panel
Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Keynote
John Doorbar, Director of Regions and Capability, New Zealand Māori Tourism, New Zealand
Presentation
Keynote
Kauahi Ngapora, General Manager, Whale Watch Kaikōura, New Zealand
Presentation
Keynote
Liz Pechan, Owner, The Havannah, Vanuatu
Presentation
Q & A
Wharf One Cairns, Northern end of Trinity Wharf, Wharf Street. Cairns 4870
Optional function as part of the Networking Program, see Registration page for details
Choose to attend one of the two morning workshops:
Chair: Innes Larkin, Owner, Mt Barney Lodge
Making Places More Sustainable: the Green Destinations approach
Hugo De Jong, Certification Manager and Co-founder, Green Destinations, The Netherlands
Presentation
Solomon Islands Western Province: potential ECO destination
Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia
Presentation
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board: why we’ve started the Destination Certification Journey
Adam Galvin, Development Growth Officer, Mount Hotham Alpine Resort
Presentation
Realising an ECO Destination: what makes Townsville a great candidate and you may be surprised?
Greg Bruce, General Manager Environmental Services, Townsville City Council
Presentation
Q & A
Morning Tea
Does size really matter? A story about one of the smallest countries in the world and its journey toward sustainable tourism
Penny Spoelder, Senior Associate, TRC Tourism
Presentation
Insights and Inspiration: destinations addressing climate change
Dr Emma Whittlesea, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
Realising Green Destinations: interactive workshop session
Chair: Alysia Brandenburg, Director, Ecotourism Australia
Evolving Geotourism as a Key Driver of Regional Development in Australia
Angus M Robinson, Managing Director, Leisure Solutions®
Presentation
The Unique Example of How Tourism is Managed in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador
Francisco Dousdebés, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Manager, Metropolitan Touring, Ecuador
Presentation
Reducing Urban Glow in Bundaberg to Support Sea Turtle Tourism
Ben Artup, Executive Director, Bundaberg Regional Council
Presentation
The Red Centre Ride: opportunities for visitors and Indigenous communities
Janet Mackay, Director, TRC Tourism
Presentation
Repositioning South Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service
Chris Thomas, State Manager, Parks and Tourism, Department for Environment and Water, South Australia
Presentation
Q & A
Morning Tea
Lithgow’s Gardens of Stone: ‘Destination Pagoda’
Janine Kitson, Member, Gardens of Stone Alliance
Co-Presenter: Matthew Fowler, Member, Lithgow Environment Group & Colong Foundation for Wilderness
Presentation
Master Reef Guides - connecting people with the Great Barrier Reef
Fiona Merida, A/Director, Reef Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Presentation
A World’s Best Example of Protected Area Ecotourism: the Great Barrier Reef High Standard Tourism Operator Program
Jana Hazelman, Project Manager, Reef Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Keynote
Dr Kaewta Muangasame, Faculty Member of Tourism and Hospitality Management Division, Mahidol University International College, Thailand
Presentation
Keynote
Simon Talbot, Chief Operating Officer, Parks Victoria
Keynote
Fuchsia Sims, Co-Founder, Adventure Junky
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Official Welcome from Queensland Government
Michael Healy MP, Member for Cairns
Welcome to Tropical North Queensland
Mark Olsen, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Presentation
Depart Pullman Reef Convention Centre
Skyrail Technical Tour
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, 4 Skyrail Dr, Smithfield QLD 4878
Optional function as part of the Networking Program, see Registration page for details
Choose to attend the morning workshop or masterclass:
Chair: Lina Cronin, Communications and Audit Manager, Ecotourism Australia
International Approaches to Indigenous Tourism
Kathryn Morton, Experience Development Specialist, Tourism and Events Queensland
Presentation
Learning from Success: two Malaysian community based ecotourism case studies
Dr Marcus Curcija, Principal Consultant, Third I Management
Co-Presenters: Dr Noreen Breakey, Lecturer and Researcher, Tourism Discipline, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland and;
Dr Sally Driml, Lecturer and Researcher, Tourism Discipline, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
Presentation
From Logging to World-Class Ecotourism Lodge: Mashpi Rainforest Lodge, Ecuador
Francisco Dousdebés, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Manager, Metropolitan Touring, Ecuador
Presentation
Change: meeting the new market
Gary Rebgetz, Director, Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia
Presentation
How to Propose a Walking Trail in Queensland
Ross McLennan, Operations Manager, Hidden Valley Cabins
Co-Presenter: Thomas Holden, Chief Executive Officer, Activate One
Q & A
Morning Tea
Wildlife Tourism: evolving to meet present and future challenges and opportunities
Maree Treadwell Kerr, Vice-Chair, Wildlife Tourism Australia
Co-Presenter: Sera Steves, Owner, Aussie Walks and Wonders
Presentation
Tourism: a path to resilient communities
Dr Natasha Montesalvo, Policy and Research Manager, Queensland Tourism Industry Council
Presentation
Great Barrier Reef Indigenous Tourism: translating policy into practice
A/Prof Henrietta Marrie AM, Project Leader, Great Barrier Reef Indigenous Tourism Project, CQUniversity, Cairns
Presentation
Evolving the Future of Nature-Based Tourism in Queensland
David Morgans, Strategic Projects Director, Tourism and Events Queensland
Co-Presenter: Diana Mulholland, Partnerships Specialist, Tourism and Events Queensland
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Minimum Architecture: design in Tasmania’s World Heritage Areas
Scott Verdouw, Architect, JAWS Architects
Presentation
Tread Softly: constructing while conserving
Willem Niemeijer, Chief Executive Officer, YAANA Ventures, Thailand
Presentation
After the Fire is Out
Matthew Flynn, Director, VIDA Landscape Architects & Planners
Co-Presenter: Louise Custance, VIDA Landscape Architects & Planners
Presentation
Planning and Constructing Multiday Walks: Three Capes Track & Tasmania’s next iconic walk
Andrew Wagg, Project Manager, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
Presentation
Queensland Eco-Trails: sustainability and commerciality, two sides of the same coin
Sean O’Meara, Partner, PwC
Presentation
Q & A
Morning Tea
Visualisation of Environmental Performance Indicators on Business Process Models in hospitality industry
Shahrzad Roohy Gohar, PhD Researcher, Associate Lecturer, The University of Queensland Business School
Presentation
Declaring a Climate Emergency: why ecotourism businesses need to lead from the front
Innes Larkin, Owner, Mt Barney Lodge
Presentation
Masterclass
Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference
Keynote
Ben O’Hara, General Manager, Land and Environment at Turner Family Foundation
Presentation
Keynote
Dr Mubarak Alrashedi, Général Director, National Parks, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Water, Saudi Arabia
Presentation
Keynote
John O’Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Experience Co Limited
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia
Keynote
Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia
Presentation
Keynote
Cr Julia Leu, Mayor, Douglas Shire Council
Co-Presenter: Tara Bennett, Executive Officer, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree
Presentation
Keynote
Hugo de Jong, Certification Manager and Co-founder, Green Destinations, The Netherlands
Presentation
Keynote
Masaru Takayama, Chairperson, Asian Ecotourism Network, Thailand
Presentation
Q & A
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Keynote
Andrew Wagg, Project Manager, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
Presentation
Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies
Conference Close