SPEAKERS
View the conference’s keynote speakers, special attendees, moderators and panellists below.
Keynote Speakers
With their expertise, experience and perspectives, they will play an important role in shaping the discussions at this year’s conference.
→ Dr. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj – Professor at the University of Ljubljana and one of Slovenia’s leading experts on climate change
→ Dr. Jens Thraenhart – Chief Executive Officer, Chameleon Strategies
→ Prof. dr. Peter Zimmer – Internationally recognised expert in sustainable tourism and regional development
Special Attendees
As representatives of a country recognised for its innovation, culture and commitment to sustainability, they reflect Slovenia’s growing leadership in sustainable tourism.
→ Matjaž Rakovec – ayor of the City of Kranj
→ Maja Pak Olaj – Director of the Slovenian Tourist Board
→ Klemen Malovrh – Director of the Kranj Institute of Tourism and Culture
Moderators
Experts from Green Destinations, the Good Travel Institute and other partner organisations who will guide discussions, encourage the exchange of ideas and explore key conference topics from different perspectives.
→ Dr. Albert Salman – Executive Director, Good Travel Institute
→ Dr. D’Arcy Dornan – Regional Director, Good Travel Institute
→ Patricia Marull – Executive Director, Green Destinations Foundation
→ Noah Pircher – Program Director, Green Destinations Foundation
→ Patice Talaue – Knowledge & Engagement Director, Green Destinations
→ Iyad Kayali – Regional Director, Good Travel Institute
→ Kirsi Hyvaerinen – Regional Coordinator, Good Travel Alliance
→ Emma Magistri – Top 100 Stories Competition Coordinator, Green Destinations
→ Simon Reuter – Outdooractive Research, Germany
→ Ulla-Alexandra Mattl – Eurakom, France
→ Anula Galewska – Planeterra, Canada
Panellists
A diverse group of sustainable tourism experts and representatives who will share their knowledge, experience and destination perspectives on the conference’s key topics.
→ Dr. Ali Akaak – University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS), Oman
→ Gregor Aljančič – Tular Cave Laboratory, Slovenia
→ Jana Apih – Goodplace, Slovenia
→ Pekka J. O. Alhojärvi – Silvacultura Ltd., Finland
→ Wilma Barros da Paixao – Good Travel Institute, Spain/Brazil
→ Jana Babšek – Gorenjska Museum, Slovenia
→ Kaja Beton – Radovljica Tourism and Culture Public Institute, Slovenia
→ Katya Bredikhina – Green Rock Foundation, Armenia
→ Elsa Brindazur – Elsa Happy Travels, France
→ Valerija Božič – Municipality of Škofja Loka, Slovenia
→ Petra Čad – GoodPlace, Slovenia
→ Dr. Fadwa Chbani Idrissi – Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco
→ Uche Emmanuel Chinonso – ETravels and Tours Company, Nigeria
→ Stefania Clemente – Trentino Marketing and VisitTrentino, Italy
→ Annie Combs – ECPC Travel, USA
→ Max Dubravko Fijacko – Interpret Europe, Croatia
→ Jesse Efron – Kyoto by the Sea DMO, Japan
→ Víctor Fernández Morales – La Buena Huella, Spain
→ Melissa Foley – All About Africa Sustainability Consulting, South Africa
→ Çağlar Gökgün – SGA Travel, Türkiye
→ Marie-Flo Guy – OTN – Regional Federation of Tourist Offices of Normandy, France
→ Tarek Habib – Murmuration, France
→ Hsiu-Chuan Pai – Taichung City Government, Taiwan
→ Lynn Huang – Community-Based Marine Conservation Project Consultant, Ocean Conservation Administration, Taiwan
→ Dr. Nikoletta Kaszás – University of Pannonia – University Center for Circular Economy, Hungary
→ Anna Karle – Gastrofreude Consulting, Germany
→ Melih Kayacik – İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye
→ Klemen Langus – Tourism Bohinj & Julian Alps, Slovenia
→ Radda Larpnun – Sustainable Island Alliance, Thailand
→ Radmila Lekić – Izola Tourist Board, Slovenia
→ Matthieu Le Scanf – MLS Conseil, France
→ Dr. Katarina Miličević – Tourism and Hospitality Lab, Croatia
→ Kaewta Muangasame – STAC Thailand, Mahidol University International College, Thailand
→ Júlia Nagy – Innotime Hungary, Hungary
→ Alex Narracott – Much Better Adventures, United Kingdom
→ Pawel Nizinski – BETTER, Poland
→ Biubwa Omar Khamis – Safari Gateway, Tanzania
→ Maja Pančur – Bled Tourism, Slovenia
→ Jana Pines – Public Company OKOLJE Piran, Slovenia
→ Sophie Pirkin – Occitanie Attractiveness and Development Agency AD’OCC, France
→ Liisa Kokkarinen – Visit Finland, Finland
→ Tonja Rojnić – Development and Social Institute Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia
→ Ceylan Sensoy – Discover Kaçkar – Eastern Black Sea Development Agency (DOKA), Türkiye
→ Luca Stančič Kodarin – Izola Tourist Board, Slovenia
→ Tanja Sodja – Tourism Bohinj & Julian Alps Association, Slovenia
→ Masaru Takayama – Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies, Japan
→ Leonora Tashkoska-Krsteska – Konak Hilltop Lodge & Villa – Destination Krusevo, North Macedonia
→ Kavya Trivedi – Tar Village, Ladakh, India
→ Gunilla Tegen – Visit Dalarna and Falun, Sweden
→ Alenka Tomašič – DMO Bela Krajina, Slovenia
→ Erik Wolf – World Food Travel Association, Spain
→ Camilla Zedendahl – Royal Djurgården Society/Kungliga Djurgårdens Intressenter, Sweden
→ Tina Hedi Zakonjšek – Goodplace, Slovenia
→ Tomaž Ambrožič – Sport Media Focus, Slovenia
→ Julijana Šumić – Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia
→ Lea Korva – City of Ljubljana, Slovenia
→ Miori Nishida – Yanagawa City, Japan
→ Masatoshi Ujiie – Yanagawa City, Japan
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