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1 Symposium 25 March 2013 Gustav-Stresemann-Institut (GSI), Bonn

2 Facilitator: Matthias Beyer, Managing Partner mas contour

3 Opening Session Dr. Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, Deputy Director General, Civil Society, Economic Policy and Private Sector Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ) Gerard Ruiz, Outgoing Chair, Steering Committee Global Partnership for Sustainable

4 Luigi Cabrini, Director-Advisor to the Secretary General on Sustainability UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Arab Hoballah, Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

5 Session 1: Tourism Growth - Sustainable, Green and Inclusive?

6 Moderator: Klaus Lengefeld, Sector Leader, Tourism and Sustainable Development German International Cooperation (GIZ)

7 Susanne Dorasil, Head of Division, Economic Policy and Financial Sector Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ)

8 Susanne Dorasil (BMZ); Luigi Cabrini (UNWTO); Roberto Arriola Garcia, Deputy General Director for Tourism Product Development at Secretary of Tourism Mexican Federal Government Roberto Arriola Garcia (Mexican Federal Government); Hiran Cooray, Chairman Jetwing Hotels Limited; Dr. Sutsan Suttipisan, Officer Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand

9 Dr. Sutsan Suttipisan (Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand); Ralph Wahnschafft, Acting Chief, Division for Sustainable Development UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

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11 Session 2: Conserving Biodiversity for Sustainable Tourism Development: Recommendations for CBD COP 12 Moderator: Monika Luxem-Fritsch, Deputy Head of Unit Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (BMU)

12 Simba Mandinyenya, Executive Director (Ag.) Regional Tourism Organization for Southern Africa (RETOSA) Dr. Anna Spenceley IUCN/World Commission on Protected Areas-TAPAS Group

13 Martina Kohl, International Tourism Programme WWF Germany Ana Carolina Lobo, Project Coordinator SEMEIA, Brazil

14 Nada Roudies, Secretary-General Ministry of Tourism, Morocco Ronald Sanabria, Vice President, Sustainable Tourism Rainforest Alliance

15 Peter DeBrine, Senior Project Officer UNESCO Heun-Jin Oh, Deputy Director Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea

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17 Session 3: Private Sector: Performance and Accountability in Resource Efficiency and Sustainability Moderator: Salli Felton, Director of Programmes Travel Foundation

18 Amos Bien, Technical Director Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Jenny Rushmore, Director of Responsible Travel TripAdvisor

19 Jennifer Seif, Executive Director Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) Dr. Nashwa Talaat, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism Ministry of Tourism, Egypt

20 Ana Carina Homa, Sustainability Director Brazilian Tour Operators Association (BRAZTOA) Ana Carina Homa (BRAZTOA); Pilar Murillo, Associate Expert United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); Matthias Leisinger, Head of Corporate Responsibility Kuoni Travel

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22 Session 4: Final Symposium Plenary: Sustainable Tourism: Development, Design and Delivery through the Global Partnership and 10 Year Framework of Programmes Moderator: Arab Hoballah (UNEP)

23 Salli Felton (Travel Foundation); Dr. Christian Glass, Desk Officer at Division Environment and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources BMZ; Pilar Murillo (UNIDO) Wolfgang Weinz, Senior Technical Specialist Hotels, Catering, Tourism International Labour Organization (ILO)

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