PATA 60th Anniversary and Conference

April 9 - 12, 2011

China World Hotel

Beijing, China

Speakers

	Robert Broadfoot is Founder and Managing Director at Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd. As Lead Presenter for Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, he will call upon his vast knowledge and expertise of Asian markets to provide an overview of some of the challenges and opportunities facing the region’s travel and tourism industry.
	Andrew Chan is CEO at TMS Asia Pacific. He will join a panel of speakers discussing the future of tourism with the winning school from PATA’s ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition at Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism.
	Chanin Donavanik is CEO of Dusit International. He will represent the hospitality sector in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Brian Deeson was PATA Chairman for the period 2007-2008 and is also a PATA Life Member. He will join a panel of speakers discussing the future of tourism with the winning school from PATA’s ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition at Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism.
	Fritz Demopoulos is CEO and Co-founder at Qunar.co He will be speaking on technology innovations within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Min Fan is Executive Director and CEO at Ctrip.com He will be speaking on distribution challenges within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Marcio Favilla is Executive Director for External Relations and Partnerships at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). He will represent the government sector in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Brenda Foster is President at The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai She will represent the industry sector in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Justin Francis is Chief Executive and Co-founder at www.responsibletravel.com He will be speaking on the rise of ‘good tourism’ within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Chuck Yim Gee is Regent at the University of Hawaii He will join a panel of speakers discussing the future of tourism with the winning school from PATA’s ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition at Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism.
	Ray Hammond is a futurist and author As the Closing Keynote Speaker, he will outline his vision for the next 60 years of tourism.
	Andrew Herdman is Director General at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). He will moderate a breakout session on New Realities of Travel: Aviation.
	Jon Hutchison is CEO of Business Events, Sydney As a representative of PATA Life Members, he will join Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Tunku Dato Seri Iskandar Bin Tunku Abdullah is Group Managing Director at The Melewar Group. He will join a panel of speakers discussing the future of tourism with the winning school from PATA’s ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition at Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism.
	Ross Jackson is Head of Cross Border Business – International (Asia Pacific & CEMEA) - VISA International. He will represent PATA’s Premier Partners in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Andrew Jones is Guardian at the Sanctuary Resort He will moderate a breakout session on New Realities of Travel: The rise of ‘Good Tourism’
	Deep Kalra is Founder and CEO of MakeMyTrip.com He will be speaking on distribution challenges within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Amitabh Kant is CEO of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor As Lead Presenter for Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel, he will provide a brief presentation on his visionary ideas about the changing face of the travel and tourism industry.
	Vincent Kok is Chief Operating Officer of Standard Online Tourism Architecture He will join a breakout session on New Realities of Travel: Technology Innovations
	Dr Clint Laurent is Founder and CEO of Global Demographics He will be speaking on changing demographics within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Hans Lerch is Vice Chairman and CEO of Hotelplan Holding Limited He will represent the industry sector in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Geoffrey Lipman is Chair of Greenearth.travel and Managing Director of “beyond tourism”. As lead presenter for Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism he will set the tone for the session, sharing his passion for sustainable development and the green economy.
	Michael Maple is Director, Business Strategy and Marketing at The Boeing Company He will be speaking on aviation within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Dr Mathew McDougall is Group CEO and Executive Chairman at Sino Tech Group He will be speaking on technology innovations within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Joe Nguyen is Vice President, South East Asia for comScore He will join a breakout session on New Realities of Travel: Changing Demographics
	Peter Semone is Chief Technical Advisor for the Agency for Luxembourg Development Cooperation Project He will moderate Plenary Two: Tomorrow’s Tourism
	David Scowsill is President and CEO at the World Travel and Tourism Council He will represent the industry sector in Plenary One: Building Tourism. Past. Present. Progressive, which promises to be a lively debate about PATA’s role within the context of the changing needs of the tourism industry.
	Arjun Sharma is Managing Director of Le Passage to India He will join a panel of speakers discussing the future of tourism with the winning school from PATA’s ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition at Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism.
	Tawaina Turner-Dones is Regional Cards Director, Asia-Pacific Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Citibank She will be speaking on changing demographics within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Xu Jiwei is Director for Mount Huangshan Scenic Area Administrative Committee He will be speaking on the rise of ‘good tourism’ within Plenary Three: New Realities of Travel.
	Michael Yates is Marketing Director at Travelport He will act as moderator for Plenary Four: Growing with Tourism an interactive session, where the winning school from Tomorrow’s Tourism Competition will take part in a dialogue with a panel of PATA Life Members and selected industry professionals.