Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference

ECOTOURISM AUSTRALIA PRESENTS Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Premier annual conference by Ecotourism It s Time TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND 26 28 NOVEMBER 2018 Keynote Speakers & Program globaleco.com.au

Keynote Speakers Africa Berdonces Freelance Naturalist Tour Guide Albert Teo Managing Director, Borneo Eco Tours Amanda Martin Chief Executive Officer, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network Andrew Flannery Eco-Active Business Leader, Spicers Group & Turner Family Foundation Andy Ridley Chief Executive Officer, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef Anna Del Rio Manager Economic Development and Tourism, Shire of Ashburton Anna Marsden Managing Director, Great Barrier Reef Foundation Ben Klaassen Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Ben O Hara General Manager, Land and Environment at Turner Family Foundation Corinne Brimm Deputy General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Dana Nikanpour Group Manager, Sales & Marketing, Northern Escape Collection Darrell Wade Intrepid Travel Co-founder and Intrepid Group Chairman Darren Jew Wildlife Photographer Dr Claire Ellis Chair, Ecotourism Australia David Edwards Projects Chief Executive, Special Projects Unit, Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games Dr David Wachenfeld Chief Scientist, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Deborah Dickson- Smith Travel Writer and Co-Founder of Diveplanit Travel Dr Wendy Craik AM Chair, Climate Change Authority Greg Bruce General Manager Environmental Services, Division of Planning, Environment and Culture, Townsville City Council Jacob Cassady Traditional Owner & Director, Mungalla Aboriginal Business Corporation Jason Jacobi General Manager, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service ECOTOURISM IT S TIME

Jeff McAlister 2018 Karla Way-Phial John Schutz Deputy Director-General, Tourism, Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games Chief Executive, Department of Environment and Water Director, NAIF Katherine Zischka Director, Australian Committee for IUCN Inc. Kauahi Ngapora General Manager, Kaikoura Whale Watch Leanne Coddington Chief Executive Officer, Tourism and Events Queensland Meaghan Scanlon MP Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development, Queensland Government Michael Groom Renowned Adventurer and Mountain Climber Molly Steer Straw No More Campaign Paul Victory General Manager Growth & Innovation, SeaLink Travel Group Peter Gash Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Prof Ken Hughey Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand Rod Hillman Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia Ross McLennan Owner, Hidden Valley Cabins Scott Buchanan Executive Director, Wet Tropics Management Authority Shirley Hollingsworth General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Prof Susanne Becken Prof of Sustainable Tourism and Director of Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Dr Tom Goreau President, Global Coral Reef Alliance & Biorock Technology Inc Tony Charters Convenor, Global Eco Asia- Pacific Tourism Conference Sofie Formica Conference Master of Ceremonies GLOBAL ECO ASIA-PACIFIC TOURISM CONFERENCE

Day 1, Monday 26 November 7:30am REGISTRATION DESK OPEN PLENARY SESSION Location: Raffles, Rydges Southbank Convention Centre OPENING SESSION Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 8:30am 9:45am 8:45am 9:05am 9:10am WELCOME TO COUNTRY Duane Fraser, a Wulgurukaba and Bidjara man CONVENOR WELCOME Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Dr Claire Ellis, Chair, Ecotourism Australia INSPIRE Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 9:35am 10:30am 9:35am 10:30am Michael Groom, Renowned Adventurer and Mountain Climber MORNING TEA PARALLEL PLENARY SESSIONS 11:00am 12:30pm SESSION A: IT S TIME TO PUT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF FIRST Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Location: Raffles SESSION B: ECOTOURISM - MEETING THE MARKET Chair: Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia Location: Kingston 11:00am : Dr Wendy Craik AM, Chair, Climate Change Authority 11:00am : David Edwards, Projects Chief Executive, Special Projects Unit, Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games 11:20am : Dr David Wachenfeld, Chief Scientist, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 11:25am : Paul Victory, General Manager Growth & Innovation, SeaLink Travel Group 11:40am : Anna Marsden, Managing Director, Great Barrier Reef Foundation 11:50am : Dana Nikanpour, Group Manager, Sales & Marketing, Northern Escape Collection 12:00pm : Andy Ridley, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef 12:15pm 12:20pm 12:30pm LUNCH ECOTOURISM IT S TIME

PARALLEL PLENARY SESSIONS SESSION A: ECOTOURISM - PROTECTED AREAS AND OVERTOURISM Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Location: Raffles 2018 1:30pm 3:00pm SESSION B1: IT S TIME TO GIVE SUPPORT Chair: Innes Larkin, Director, Ecotourism Australia Location: Kingston 1:30pm : Prof Ken Hughey, Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand 1:30pm Amanda Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network 1:55pm : Jason Jacobi, General Manager, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service 1:50pm PANEL SESSION Ben O Hara, General Manager, Land and Environment at Turner Family Foundation Dana Nikanpour, Group Manager, Sales & Marketing, Northern Escape Collection Darrell Wade, Managing Director, Intrepid Travel Amanda Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network SESSION B2: IT S TIME FOR LATERAL THINKING Chair: Innes Larkin, Director, Ecotourism Australia Location: Kingston 2:20pm : Prof Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director of Griffith Institute for Tourism 2:20pm Greg Bruce, General Manager Environmental Services, Division of Planning, Environment and Culture, Townsville City Council 2:45pm 2:40pm Dr Thomas Goreau, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance &Biorock Technology Inc. 3:00pm AFTERNOON TEA PARALLEL PLENARY SESSIONS 3:30pm 5:00pm SESSION A: HEADS OF AGENCIES FORUM Chair: Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Tourism Industry Council Location: Kingston SESSION B: IT S TIME TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ECOTOURISM Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Location: Raffles 3:30pm : Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia 3:30pm : Kauahi Ngapora, General Manager, Kaikoura Whale Watch, New Zealand 3:50pm PANEL SESSION Leanne Coddington, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism and Events Queensland Ben Klaassen, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and wildlife Service John Schutz, Chief Executive, Department of Environment and Water Jeff McAlister, Deputy Director-General, Tourism, Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games Scott Buchanan, Executive Director, Wet Tropics Management Authority Catherine Basterfield, Chief Executive Officer, Phillip Island Nature Parks Jason Jacobi, General Manager, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service 3:50pm 4:10pm 4:30pm 4:50pm : Darrell Wade, Managing Director, Intrepid Travel : Peter Gash, Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort : Ross McLennan, Owner, Hidden Valley Cabins 5:30pm WELCOME COCKTAIL CIVIC RECEPTION GLOBAL ECO ASIA-PACIFIC TOURISM CONFERENCE

Day 2, Tuesday 27 November 7:30am REGISTRATION DESK OPEN PLENARY SESSION Location: Raffles, Rydges Southbank Convention Centre IT S TIME TO FACILITATE GROWTH Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 8:30am 9:20am 8:30am 8:40am 9:00am UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND & ECOTOURISM AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCEMENT : Barry Weare, Director of Operations, Cooee Traveller : Karla Way-McPhail, Director, NAIF EMERGING LEADERS IN ECOTOURISM Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 9:20am 10:00am 9:20am 9:40am : Anna Del Rio, Manager Economic Development and Tourism, Shire of Ashburton : Africa Berdonces, Freelance Naturalist Tour Guide, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador ECOTOURISM IN PROTECTED AREAS Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 10:00am 10:30am 10:00am 10:20am 10:30am : Ben Klaassen, Deputy Director-General, Queensland Parks and wildlife Service : Meaghan Scanlon MP, Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development, Queensland Government MORNING TEA INSPIRE Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 11:00am 11:25am 11:00am : Molly Steer, Straw No More Campaign INDIGENOUS ECOTOURISM Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 11:25am 12:30pm 11:25am 11:50am 12:15pm 12:30pm : Jacob Cassady, Traditional Owner & Director, Mungalla Aboriginal Business Corporation : Shirley Hollingsworth, General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park Corinne Brimm, Deputy General Manager, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park LUNCH AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS Choose to attend one of the three afternoon workshops 1:30pm 5:00pm 1:30pm 5:00pm 3:00pm OPTION 1: Ecotourism and Protected Areas OPTION 2: Accommodating Ecotourism: design, quality and modes OPTION 3: Building Sustainable Destinations: a community based approach AFTERNOON TEA 7:15pm CONFERENCE DINNER ECOTOURISM IT S TIME

2018 Day 3, Wednesday 28 November 7:30am REGISTRATION DESK OPEN MORNING WORKSHOPS Choose to attend one of the three morning workshops 9:00am 12:30pm 9:00am 12:30pm 12:30pm OPTION 1: Ecotourism and Conservation OPTION 2: Destination Development and Marketing OPTION 3: Evolving Ecotourism LUNCH PLENARY SESSION Location: Raffles, Rydges Southbank Convention Centre ECOTOURISM IN PROTECTED AREAS Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 1:30pm 2:10pm 1:30pm 1:50pm Katherine Zischka, Director, Australian Committee for IUCN Inc. Andrew Flannery, Eco-Active Business Leader, Spicers Group & Turner Family Foundation ECOTOURISM DESTINATIONS Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 2:10pm 3:00pm 2:10pm 2:30pm 2:50pm 3:00pm Deborah Dickson-Smith, Travel Writer and Co-Founder of Diveplanit Albert Teo, Managing Director, Borneo Eco Tour, Malaysia Suhaili Kahar, Naturalist guide, Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Malaysia AFTERNOON TEA INSPIRE Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 3:30pm 3:55pm 3:30pm Darren Jew, Wildlife Photographer IT S TIME TO RECOGNISE Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies A Panel of Australia s leading eco operators and foundation members of the Eco Certification program 3:55pm 4:45pm 3:55pm PANEL SESSION Lisa Groom, Managing Director, international PARKtours, accepting award on behalf of Binna Burra Lodge Michael Jerram, Owner, Gecko Canoeing and Trekking Jan Claxton, Owner, Ocean Rafting Sarah Vickory, Environmental Manager, Ocean Rafting Douglas Baird, Environment & Compliance Manager, Quicksilver Connects Richard Berman-Hardman, General Manager, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway Dean Bagley, Product Development Manager, SeaLink Travel Group, accepting award on behalf of Kingfisher Bay Resort CLOSING Chair: Sofie Formica, Conference Master of Ceremonies 4:45pm 5:00pm 4:45pm CONFERENCE CLOSE GLOBAL ECO ASIA-PACIFIC TOURISM CONFERENCE

ECOTOURISM AUSTRALIA PRESENTS Ecotourism Australia and the conference organisers gratefully acknowledge the contribution from our hosts sponsors, partner and supporters. HOST SPONSORS Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference Ecotourism It s Time TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND 26 28 NOVEMBER 2018 HOST PARTNER WHO WILL BE ATTENDING? The Global Eco Conference brings together all sectors of the tourism industry that play a role in delivering experiential, responsible and ecotourism. Attending the conference will be tourism operators, national park agencies, state and national tourism organisations, industry organisations, conservation bodies, marine and reef tourism organisations and a large number of international tourism representatives. CONTACT US Phone +61 474 747 773 mail info@globaleco.com.au globe globaleco.com.au SUPPORTERS STAY CONNECTED facebook Facebook.com/globalecoconference twitter Twitter.com/globalecoconf linkedin linkedin.com/company/global-eco-asia-pacific-tourism-conference/ * Please note that the program is correct at the time of publication and is subject to change. Images courtesy of Tourism Events Queensland andtownsville Enterprise Limited. PREMIER ANNUAL CONFERENCE BY CONVENOR AFFILIATE MEMBER OF