16:00 h – 19:00 h
Registration (also possible during the Summit)
8:30 h – 9.30 h
Accreditation
Welcome Speeches
- Arantxa Tapia. Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness, Basque Government
- Gorka Urtaran. Lord Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
- Ramiro González. General Deputy of Alava.
- Marta Blanco Quesada. Director General of the Tourism Institute of Spain.
- Han Qunli. Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and Secretary Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, UNESCO
- Cordula Wohlmuther. Head Institutional Relations and Resource Mobilization, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Dr Tomas Azcárate Bang. President, Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI)
- Luigi Cabrini. Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
Keynote talks
- Luigi Cabrini. Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
- Message from Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Chairman of the Culture of Peace Foundation
10:45 h – 11.00 h
Pause
Chair:
- Jordi Tresserras Juan. Director, Laboratory of Heritage and Cultural Tourism, Barcelona University.
Featuring panelists:
- Louis D'Amore. Founder and President, IIPT - International Institute for Peace Through Tourism.
- Sue Millar. President ICOMOS ISC Cultural Tourism.
- Cordula Wohlmuther, Head Institutional Relations and Resource Mobilization, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
- Ahmed Boukous. Rector of Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture - IRCAM.
- Luis Gortázar. Unesco Center of the Canary Islands.
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
12:15 h – 12:30 h
Presentation
"The commitment with Responsible Tourism in Catalonia and Basque Country. Beyond the Certification"
- Pere Torres, Secretary for Business and Competitiveness. Generalitat de Catalunya.
- Itziar Epalza, Deputy Minister of Commerce and Tourism, Basque Government.
12:30 h – 12:45 h
Refreshment break
Chair:
- Dr Tomás Azcárate. President, Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI)
Featuring panelists:
- Javier Almunia. Loro Parque Foundation. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit).
- Pedro Rosabal. Deputy Director, Global Protected Areas Programme, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
- Han Qunli. Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and Secretary Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, UNESCO
- Juan Carlos Garcia Paz y Miño. Conservation Director, WWF Ecuador
- Arantza Acha. Director, Basque Country UNESCO Etxea-Centre
- Luis Arranz. Expert on Africa National Parks
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
14:00 h – 15.30 h
Lunch (Europa Conference and Exhibition Centre)
Chair:
- Daniel Scott. Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3), Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Featuring panelists:
- Ibon Galarraga. Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
- Maite Martín Crespo. Head of the Environment and Climate Change, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, AECID
- José Manuel Moreno Rodríguez. University of Castilla-La Mancha.
- Rep. UNESCO.
- Karmen Mentil. Manager Alpine Pearls
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
17:00 h – 17:15 h
Refreshment break
17:15 - 17:30 h
Presentation: Searching guaranteed authenticity and sustainable tourism in the 20th century
- Patricio Azcárate Díaz de Losada. Responsible Tourism Institute (ITR).
Chair:
- François Vellas. Toulouse University – TED AFL.
Featuring panelists:
- Jordi Ficapal. Director, Responsible Tourism Observatory.
- Helena Rey. Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
- Addaia Arizmendi. Affiliate Members Programme, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Antonio Sanblas. Manager, La Palma Biosphere Reserve.
- Richard Denman. Director, The Tourism Company.
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
20:30 h
Gala dinner
Presentation / Chair
- Joan Torrella. Director of Tourism, Barcelona City Council. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit)
Introduction
- Juan Ramon Melendez Agudín. Institutional Relations Manager of ECOEMBES. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit)
Featuring panelists:
- Xavier Font, director of Respondeco, Leeds Beckett University; and co-director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism
- Gorane Ibarra. IHOBE, Public society of Environmental Management.
- Angel Diaz. ALS Advanced Leisure Services.
- Luis Andrés Orive. Municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
- Joaquin Araujo. Naturalist and environmental activist
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
10:30 h – 11:00 h
Refreshment break
11:00 h – 11:10 h
Presentation:
"Accessible Tourism for All"
- José Julián Mena Pérez. Lord Mayor of Arona. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit)
11:10 h – 11:20 h
Presentation:
"Inland Tourism"
- Juan Martínez Majo. President, Diputación de León. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit)
11:20 h – 11:30 h
Presentation:
- Evelyne Freiermuth. Policy & Research Manager, WTTC - World Travel & Tourism Council.
Chair:
- Herbert Hamele. ECOTRANS.
Featuring panelists:
- Silvia Barbone. Director, Foundation for European Sustainable Tourism (FEST). Presentation: "The Vitoria-Gasteiz Call for Action in Sustainable Tourism and Project Management"
- Arantxa Garcia. Head of Sustainable Development, TUI Destination Services, TUI GROUP.
- Paulina Morales. Hotels City Express.
- Patricia Castaño Vidal. Technical quality and sustainability. Divertia Gijon, Gijon City Council. (Collaborating Entity of the Summit)
Round Table + Debate
Theme and Scope
Pause
13:00 h – 14:00 h
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHARTER
- Juan Antonio Menéndez Pidal. ST+20 Repporteur, Vice President, Responsible Tourism Institute.
- Cipriano Marín. Coordinator ST+20 Scientific Committee, former Secretary General of the First World Conference on Sustainable Tourism (1995).
- Mª Teresa Lorenzo Rodriguez. Minister of Tourism, Canary Islands Government.
- Dr Tomas Azcárate Bang. President, Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI)
- Luigi Cabrini. Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
- Han Qunli. Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and Secretary Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, UNESCO
- Cordula Wohlmuther. Head Institutional Relations and Resource Mobilization, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Iñigo Urkullu. Lehendakari of the Basque Government
14:00 h
Lunch (Europa Conference and Exhibition Centre)
15:30 h – 18:00 h
PRESENTATIONS
Short Interventions, Success Stories, Appeals and Initiatives
"Vitoria-Gasteiz: Green Capital 2012"
- Juan Carlos Escudero, Jefe de Innovación de CEA.
"Bilbao: Sustainable Tourism Events in the city"
- Kepa Olabarrieta. Head of Bilbao Convention Bureau
"Donostia/San Sebastián; Capital Europea de la Cultura 2016"
- Manuel Narvaez, Director de San Sebastián Turismo.
"Barcelona Sustainable Tourism"
Joana Homs. Controller - Director, Barcelona Sustainable Tourism.
"The Code of Conduct of ECPAT International -The Code- to prevent commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.".
- Juan Mª López Calero. President, FAPMI ECPAT Spain.
"Fuerte Hoteles: A commitment to sustainability"
- Natalí Ruiz Gómez. Manager of Sustainability, Fuerte Hoteles.
"ASOLAN and their involvement in Sustainable Tourism"
- Lola Rodríguez Hernández. Manager in Innovation, Quality and Sustainability ASOLAN.
"Chão do Rio: cultivating a dream of nature!"
- Catarina Vieira. Director, Chão do Rio - Turismo de Aldea
"Sustainable tourism indicators for the Province of Barcelona"
Xavier Font. Head of the Technical Office of Tourism. Barcelona Provincial Council.
"Nautilus Lanzarote"
- Ana Piñel. Director, Bungalows Nautilus.
"The Europa Congress Palace: an example of green building"
- Iker Echevarria y Mertxe García. Municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
"Nomad lodges, a new concept in ecotourism"
- Pierre-A. Kruger, CEO of Nomad lodges
- Ana Oregi. Minister of Environment, Basque Government.
The working languages of the Sustainable Tourism +20 Summit are Spanish, English and Euskera.