CONGRESS SPEAKERS

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Day 1 26/11/2024

day 1 speakers

10.45h

Beira Baixa and Extremadura: what is the future of tourism?

Victoria Bazaga Gazapo

Minister of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports of the Government of Extremadura – Spain

Raul Almeida

President of Tourism Center of Portugal

João Lobo

President of the Inter-municipal Community of Beira Baixa – Portugal

Miguel Morales Sánchez

Presidente of Diputación Cáceres – Spain

Chair

Miguel Martins

President of Iberian Association of Inland Tourism, Portugal – Portugal

11.45h

Inland tourism success stories

Carlos Velázquez Romo

Mayor of Toledo – Spain

Eduardo Tavares

President of the Municipal Chamber of Alfandega Da Fé – Portugal

Niurka Péres Denis

Cuban Tourism Advisor for Portugal and Spain – Cuba

Slawomir Kowalczyk

President of the Chamber of Opatowiec –
Poland

Chair

Fernando Garrido

President of the Association of Hotel Directors of Portugal – Portugal

12.50h

Resources and people of inland tourism

Luís Pedro Martins

President of the Regional Entity of Oporto and the North – Portugal

Rasul Mustafayev

Baku Heritage Tours LLC – Azerbaijan

Carmen Quintanilla

President of AFFAMER. Honorary parliamentarian and permanente member of the Council of Europe – Spain

Julián Mora Aliseda

Professor of the University of Extremadura – Spain

Chair

Jesús M. Viñuales Blanco

General Director of Tourism of the Government of Extremadura – Spain

16.00h

Religious and spiritual tourism

Alexandre Marto

CEO of United Hotels of Portugal

Ibrahim Elassal

Vice-dean and associate professor at the SIT Higher Institute. Associate professor of the University of Helwan and the Must University – Egypt

José Manuel Vilanova

President of the Lumbini Garden Foundation – Spain

Chair

Victor Jorge

Editorial Director of PUBLITURIS – Spain

Day 2 27/11/2024

Day 2 speakers

09.00h

Inland: is it a destination?

Maria Nchama Nzoho

Founder, Promoter, President, and General Coordinator of the FITAC – Equatorial Guinea

Ahmed Taheri

Director of Oriente Viajes Travel Agency – Iran

Santiago Vallejo Sánchez-Monge

President of the Spanish Association of Professionals of Tourism – Spain

Armindo Jacinto

President of the Municipal Chamber of Idanha a Nova – Portugal

Chair

Rocio Gavira

Content Director of Canal Extremadura – Spain

11.00h

Liberalisation of road transport

Pablo Pastega

Director General of FlixBus for Spain and Portugal

11.15h

Mobility and inland tourism

Marco Polo Carballo

CEO of Carassus Consultoría Estratégica – Mexico

António Marqués Vida

President of Portuguese Association of Congress, Tourist Entertainment and Events Companies – APECATE – Portugal

Matilde Almandoz

President OPC España – Spain

Mychylle C. Teo

Sales Director of Araw Hospitality Group

Miguel Ángel Uriondo

Director of Communication and Public Affairs of FlixBus – Spain

Chair

Ignacio Ruiz Guerra

Professor Complutense University of Madrid – Spain

13.00h

 Sustainability and tourism after 2030

Alejandra C. García

World Tourism Organization

André Gomes

President of the Regional Tourism Entity of Algarve – Portugal

Griselda Tolla Pino

Director and founder of OCYO – Peru

Valentín Molina Moreno

Professor of the University of Granada – Spain

Chair

Adriana Rodrigues

Director of Communication, Image and Public Relations of Tourism Central Portugal – Portugal

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