Program

Keynote session (UN Tourism High-Level Session)

●Date&Time: October 27(Mon.), 2025 | 14:40~15:30

●Venue: Grand Ballroom(2F), Paradise Hotel Busan

  • Eunji Tae

    Moderator

    Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific, UN Tourism

  • Jonathan B. Tourtellot

    Speaker

    HOW HERITAGE TOURISM CAN ENLIVEN AND ENRICH A CITY

    CEO, Destination Stewardship Center

  • Tadashi Nakano

    Panelist

    Vice Minister, Ministry of Culture, Japan

  • TBA

    Panelist

    Vice Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia

[Urban Tourism Ⅰ] Tourism Policy Session

- Cultural Diplomacy Through Tourism: An Ambassador's Perspective on Connecting Cities and the World

●Date&Time: October 27(Mon.), 2025 | 16:00~17:00

●Venue: Capri Room(2F), Paradise Hotel Busan

  • SUH, Jeong-in

    Moderator

    Custodian of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea(UNMCK)

  • H.E. Ramzi Teymurov

    Speaker

    Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea

  • H.E. Philippe Bertoux

    Speaker

    Ambassador of France to the Republic of Korea

  • H.E. Nurgali A. Arystanov

    Speaker

    Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea

  • H.E. Sukhee Sukhbold

    Speaker

    Ambassador of Mongolia to the Republic of Korea

  • H.E. Mr. Alisher Abdusalomov

    Speaker

    Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Korea

  • H.E. Claudio Raúl MONZÓN BAEZA

    Speaker

    Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Korea

[Thematic SessionⅠ] Innovation

- Al's Power to Redefine Tourism, Work, and Experience

- Reviving Urban Tourism through Tourism Expenditure Data Analysis

  • TBA

    Moderator

    TBA

    TBA

  • Marianna Sigala

    Speaker

    PRESENTATION TITLE

    Professor, University of Newcastle (Australia)

  • Andreas Spycher

    Speaker

    Analyzing City Tourism Competitiveness

    Vice President, Public Sector, Asia-Pacific, Mastercard

  • Daniel Wu

    Speaker

    TBA

    Director, Global Affairs, Agoda

[Thematic Session Ⅱ] Connection

- Advancing Global Cities through Good Tourism Sustainable Urban Tourism Development

- Sustainable Urban Tourism Development

- The Relationship between global city competitiveness and urban tourism competitiveness

●Date&Time: October 28(Tue.), 2025 | 11:10~12:30

●Venue: Grand Ballroom(2F), Paradise Hotel Busan

  • Yeong-Hyeon Hwang

    Moderator

    TBA

    President of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA)

  • Anne de Jong

    Speaker

    MAKING RESPONSIBLE CITIES THE DEFAULT

    Founder, Good Tourism Institute (GTI)

  • Omar Romero

    Speaker

    TBA

    Chief Brand Officer, Minor Hotels

  • Peter Dustan

    Speaker/Panelist

    TBA

    Researcher, Mori Memorial Foundation

[Urban Tourism Ⅱ] Destination Rediscovery Session

- Rediscovering the City: Tourism Stories Told by the City

●Date&Time: October 28(Tue.), 2025 | 14:00~15:00

●Venue: Capri Room(2F), Paradise Hotel Busan

  • TBA

    Moderator

    TBA

    TBA

  • Prochazka Michal

    Speaker

    TBA

    Director of Czech Tourist Authority, Czech Tourism Korea

  • TBA

    Speaker

    TBA

    TBA

  • Christina Chan

    Speaker/Panelist

    TBA

    Director of Culture & Tourism, ASEAN-Korea Centre

Youth Tourism Connect Talk Show

- Enhancing Students' practical competencies through direct dialogue with global tourism leaders

●Date&Time: October 28(Tue.), 2025 | 15:10~16:00 *Schedule subject to change

●Venue: Capri Room(2F), Paradise Hotel Busan

  • TBA

    Moderator

    TBA

    TBA

  • Paul Yoo

    Panelist

    TBA

    Senior Vice President, Minor Hotels

  • TBA

    Panelist

    TBA

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