Speakers

  • Professor Jafar Jafari, University of Wisconsin, USA. Annals of Tourism Founding Editor. Founding President of International Academy for the Study of Tourism. Ulysses Award holder of 2005 given by United Nations World Tourism Organization.
  • Ray Bloom, IMEX Frankfurt, Germany. President.
  • Dejan Đorđević, Alatau Hospitality, Russia. CEO. Former General Manager at Hyatt Regency Almaty, Kazahstan. „2008 Executive of the Year Award“ holder by American Chamber of Commerce Kazakhstan.
  • Masih Sharif, Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations World Tourism Organization, Madrid, Spain.
  • Rick Taylor, The business tourism company Sandton, South Africa. CEO. Rick has established the first Convention Bureau in South Africa (Cape Town). Rick is member of the French Tourism Board International Advisory Committee – Maison de la France since 2007.
  • Professor Robert Maitland, University of Westminster, London, Great Britain. Center for Tourism Research. Director. He is Vice-Chair of the Association for Tourism in Higher Education, and Co-Chair of the ATLAS City and National Capitals Tourism Research Group.
  • Alison Cryer, Tourism Society London, Great Britain. President.
  • Professor Rob Davidson, University of Westminster, London, Great Britain. Senior Lecturer in business tourism. Rob is a Board Member of the European Chapter of TTRA (the Travel and Tourism Research Association). Meetings and Incentive Personality of the Year 2005.
  • Laurence Bresh, Visit Britain, London, Great Britain. Regional Director for Europe.
  • John Humphreys, Tourism Society London, Great Britain. Board member. People1st, London. Travel & Tourism Diploma Development. Manager.
  • Gorazd Čad, Go MICE, Slovenia, General Director. Helms Briscoe International Scottsdale, Arizona USA, Sales Director.
  • Miha Kovačić, Slovenia Convention Bureau, Slovenia. CEO.
  • Mady Keup, CERAM Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France. Lecturer.
  • Miroslav Dragičević, Horwath Consulting Zagreb, Croatia. Partner and General Director.
  • Željko Stašević, Westbury Mayfair Hotel, London, Great Britain. General Manager.
  • Sanja Vlahović, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism - Bar, Montenegro.
  • Giorgio Andrian, UNESCO BRESCE, Venice, Italy.
  • Scaillet Didier, Chief Development Officer at MPI, Dallas, USA
  • Amelija Tomašević, Zagreb Tourist Board, CEO, Croatia.
  • Zoran Đukanović, Duke & Peterson, Serbia.