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Travel Reimagined: an APEC and Airbnb Tourism Forum, is an online event bringing together public and private sector speakers to explore topics including reopening travel, sustainability in travel, and the digital tourism economy in the Asia Pacific region. The COVID-19 pandemic has left the travel and tourism sectors, which are critical to the region, forever changed. These panels will be an opportunity to imagine how the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) can collaborate to bring back and better rebuild travel and tourism.
Hosted by APEC, Airbnb, and NCAPEC, the Forum will comprise a series of virtual panels to discuss the future of the tourism industry and tourism recovery in the APEC region. Speakers will include tourism experts, business leaders and senior government officials.
Nov 3 - 11, 2020GMT+8
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- Day 1 (November 3, 2020)
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 1: Reopening Travel in APECThe dream of achieving seamless travel and mobility across APEC has been heavily set back by COVID-19. This panel considers how to facilitate the reopening of borders and explores innovative ideas, such as green lanes and remote work visas, to enable a vibrant and competitive APEC tourism industry of the future.
Ms Hermione Joye
Sector Lead, Travel and Vertical Search (Asia Pacific) at Google
Mr Chris Lehane
Senior Vice President, Global Policy and Communications at Airbnb
Mr Keith Tan
Chief Executive at Singapore Tourism Board
Mr Vinoop Goel
Regional Director of Airports & External Relations, Asia-Pacific at International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Day 4 (November 6, 2020)
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 2: Reimagining Destinations: Balancing Survival and SustainabilityConcerns about countering overtourism have largely been replaced with the need to drive recovery, but to what extent should destinations be using this opportunity as a chance to reset and reimagine their tourism industry? Panelists will discuss balancing sustainability in travel with the need to bounce back quickly, and how we might travel better in future.
Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Executive Director of APEC Secretariat
Ms Anita Roth
Global Director, Strategic Engagement and Policy of Airbnb
Dr Jutamas (Jan) Wisansing
Member, Strategic Team at Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Mr Bruce Bassett
Strategy and Policy Manager at Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA)
- Day 9 (November 11, 2020)
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSession 3: Technology Driving Tourism Recovery and Shared ProsperityThe internet has helped open access to tourism and create economic opportunities for all sectors of society. Panelists will discuss how travel technology and the digital economy can drive tourism recovery, and ensure the opportunities created reach underrepresented groups and populations.
Mr Darzy Norhalim
Director of Digital Inclusion Division at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Mr James Lambert
Director of Economic Consulting, Asia at Oxford Economics
Dr Mario Hardy
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Asia Travel Association
Mr Yew Heng Lim
Head of Public Affairs at Grab
Mr Nicolás Caram
Leader of Adventure Tourism Development at Undersecretary of Tourism, Chile
Speakers
Ms Anita Roth
Global Director, Strategic Engagement and Policy of Airbnb
Read BioMr Bruce Bassett
Strategy and Policy Manager at Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA)
Read BioMr Chris Lehane
Senior Vice President, Global Policy and Communications at Airbnb
Read BioMr Darzy Norhalim
Director of Digital Inclusion Division at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
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Sector Lead, Travel and Vertical Search (Asia Pacific) at Google
Read BioMr James Lambert
Director of Economic Consulting, Asia at Oxford Economics
Read BioDr Jutamas (Jan) Wisansing
Member, Strategic Team at Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Read BioMr Keith Tan
Chief Executive at Singapore Tourism Board
Read BioDr Mario Hardy
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Asia Travel Association
Read BioMr Nicolás Caram
Leader of Adventure Tourism Development at Undersecretary of Tourism, Chile
Read BioDr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Executive Director of APEC Secretariat
Read BioMr Vinoop Goel
Regional Director of Airports & External Relations, Asia-Pacific at International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Read BioMr Yew Heng Lim
Head of Public Affairs at Grab
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