Official Rio+20 Side Event: Tourism for a Sustainable Future
AGENDA
11:00 – 11:10 WELCOME REMARKS
H.E. Mr. Gastão Dias Vieira, Minister of Tourism of Brazil
11:10 – 11:15 INTRODUCTION
Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
11:15 – 12:00 DEBATE SESSION WITH PANELISTS
Moderator: Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of UNWTO
H.E. Mr. Allan Flores, Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica
H.E. Mr. Jean Max Rakotomamonjy, Minister of Tourism of Madagascar
H.E. Mr. Freddy Ehlers, Minister of Tourism of Ecuador
Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary General of UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Ms. Dho Young-Shim, Member of the UN MDG Advocacy Group & Chair of the ST-EP Foundation
Mr. Francesco Frangialli, President of the ST-EP Foundation; former UNWTO Secretary-General
Mr. Jorge Mezher, Subsecretary, Secretariat of Tourism of Mexico
Dr. Shahrazad Roohi, Environmental Advisor, The Abu Dhabi Tourism & Cultural Authority, United Arab Emirates
12:00-12:15 Interactive Q&A with the Audience
12:15-12:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr. Maurice Strong, Special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations; former Secretary-General of the Earth Summit 1992
Presentation of the book Green Growth and Travelism
Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO
Mr. Geoffrey Lipman, Chair, Green Earth Travel
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Tourism For a Sustainable Future Agenda
