Bangkok, 2013-03-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leaders of the Complete Visitor Economy will gather for the 2013 PATA Annual Summit (2013PAS) in Bangkok, April 25-28, 2013. The PATA Youth Forum will commence on Thursday, April 25, followed by the one-day summit on Friday April 26, and the PATA Board meetings and AGM on April 27-28 respectively.
Under the theme “Embracing the Complete Visitor Economy”, speakers from the public and private sector at the summit will show the considerable impact and social and economic reach of the complete visitor economy.
Delegates will hear and learn from the Complete Visitor Economy speakers including:
> Gloria Guevara, Former Minister of Tourism – Mexico
> Pansy Ho, Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings – Hong Kong SAR
> Lothar R Pehl, SVP Operations and Global Initiatives Starwood Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific
> Abid Butt, CEO – Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Singapore
> Martin Verdon Roe – Global VP, Display Sales, TripAdvisor, UK
> Ross Jackson, Head of Cross-Border Business APCEMEA, Visa Inc.
> Anita Mendiratta, Managing Director – CACHET Consulting/ lead consultant of the CNN T.A.S.K. Group.
Breakout session speakers include:
> Bert van Walbeek, Managing Director, The Winning Edge, Thailand
> Paul Gibson DSO MBE, Defence Consultant, Security Risk Mitigation, UK
> Kimberly Weissman, Department of Homeland Security, USA
> Gerard Brown, Tourism Development Director, UBM Routes Ltd
> Prof Dr Zadok S Lempert, President, Panorama-Medica Group, Bangkok
> Prof Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor School of Hotel and Tourism Mgmt, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
> Peter Semone, Chief Technical Advisor, LANITH Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality
Another highlight of the Forum will be the Digital Innovation Asia events, April 23- 25 in Bangkok.
PATA has partnered with E-Tourism Asia the producer of Digital Innovation Asia (DIA) to stage digital events, which include the Digital Innovation Asia Awards, Blogger Match-Up Asia, Speak-Up Asia, and the China Boot Camp.
Next Gen hospitality students and travel professionals are also invited to attend the PATA Youth Forum on April 25 at Sri Burapa Auditorium, Thammasat University – Tha Pra Chan Campus, Bangkok. Hosted by the College of Innovation at Thammasat University, the Forum is aiming to target 300 students and professionals. Delegates will also attend an evening reception in Siam Center Plaza hosted by Siam Piwat Co., Ltd. The forum will build on the recent PATA student forums held during the PATA Annual Conference at Taylor’s University in Kuala Lumpur in 2011 and Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila in 2012.
Registration is now open. Fees for the 2013 PATA Annual Summit are US$699 per person for PATA members, US$899 for Chapter members, and US$1,299 for non-members. Special rates for Young Tourism Professionals and students will apply. Package prices including PATA Annual Summit, PATA Youth Forum and Digital Innovation Asia are also available.
For further information, contact events@PATA.org or visit http://www.pata.org/events/pata-annual-summit-2013-pas. Click here to view brochure.
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