Conference Proceedings 2015
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Day 1: Tuesday 17 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Plenary Sessions Hotel Rottnest Marquee |
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| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 8:30am - 8:35am | Convenor Overview of Conference Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference [presentation] |
| 8:35am - 8:45am | Ecotourism Australia Welcome Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia |
| 8:45am - 8:55am | Official Welcome - WA Government Derryn Belford, Executive Director Destination Development, Tourism Western Australia [presentation] |
| Global, Regional and National Perspectives | |
| Chair | Dr. Claire Ellis, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 8:55am - 9:15am | Keynote Speaker Glenn Jampol, Chair, Global Ecotourism Network (GEN) |
| 9:15am - 9:35am | Keynote Speaker Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network [presentation] |
| 9:35am - 9:55am | Keynote Speaker Justin Marshall, Manager - Regional Research and Insights, Tourism Research Australia [presentation] |
| 9:55am - 10:15am | Keynote Speaker Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia [presentation] |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Q & A |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Business Perspectives | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Jessica Quinlan, Senior Sales Executive – Destination Marketing - Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, TripAdvisor [presentation] |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Glenn Jampol, Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation and Inn, Costa Rica [presentation] |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | Keynote Speakers Mayah Brandon and Jefferson Dent, Co-Founders and Owners, Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve [presentation] |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Q & A |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Ecotourism Disruption | |
| Chair | David Morgans, Director - Destination & Experience Development, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) |
| 1:30pm - 2:20pm | Interactive Panel Discussion - Ecotourism - The Disruptor of Tourism
Panelists: Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Edith Cowan University Dr. Claire Ellis, Claire Ellis Consulting David Morgans, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) Keith Murray, Glasshouse Mountains Ecolodge, Queensland Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting Robert Pennicott, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| Expanding Ecotourism Horizons | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | Keynote Speaker Pat Gallardo-Dwyer, Founder & Director, The Purpose Business [presentation] |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Young Ng, Founder & Chairman, Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong [presentation] |
| 3:00pm - 3:10pm | Q & A |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| Quality and Sustainability | |
| Chair | Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3:30pm - 3:55pm | Keynote Speaker Rika Jean-Francois, Commissioner, ITB Corporate Social Responsibility, ITB Berlin [presentation] [video] |
| 3:55pm - 4:20pm | Keynote Speaker Bruce See, Managing Director, COMET Corporation [presentation] |
| 4:20pm - 4:45pm | Keynote Speaker Robert Pennicott, Founder & Managing Director, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 4:45pm - 5:00pm | Q & A |
Day 2: Wednesday 18 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Chair | Lizzie Corke, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Conservation Ecology Centre, Cape Otway |
| Investment and Innovative Partnerships | |
| 9:00am - 9:20am | Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International [presentation] |
| 9:20am - 9:40am | Graham Turner, Managing Director, Flight Centre and Owner, Spicers Group [presentation] |
| Climate Action | |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Keynote Speaker Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group [presentation] |
| 10:00am - 10:20am | Keynote Speaker Peter Gash, Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort [presentation] |
| 10:20am - 10:30am | Q & A |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Indigenous and Community Involvement in Ecotourism | |
| Chair | Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting [presentation] |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Keynote Speaker
Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve [presentation] |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | Keynote Speaker Robyn Mungulu, Senior Guide, Wandjina Tours Co-presenter - Peter Tucker, Director, Wandjina Tours [presentation] |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Q & A |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Sustainable Management of Islands | |
| Chair | Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Keynote Speaker Paolo Amaranti, Chief Executive Officer, Rottnest Island Authority [presentation] |
| 1:50pm - 2:40pm | Interactive Panel Session - Management of Small Islands - panelists from industry, government and academia Panelists: Paolo Amaranti, Rottnest Island Authority Linda Cash, Christmas Island Tourism Association Craig Doolan, Parks Australia Peter Gash, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Karl Plunkett, Australian Eco Constructions [presentation] Craig Wickham, Exceptional Kangaroo Island |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Kaewta Muangasame, Assistant Dean and Lecturer Mahidol University, Thailand [presentation] |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea Hotel Rottnest Gardens |
| Innovation | |
| Chair | Rod Quartermain, Manager, Tourism and Property Branch, Parks and Visitor Services Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife and Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Keynote Speaker Jim Sharp, Director General, Department of Parks and Wildlife Western Australia [presentation] |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Keynote Speaker Lucas Thomson, Renewable Energy Engineer, Hydro Tasmania [presentation] |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Keynote Speaker Greg Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Carnegie Wave Energy [presentation] |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Official Closing & Announcement of 2016 Host Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia and Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
Day 3: Thursday 19 November
Morning Streams (9:00am - 12:30pm)
Choose to attend one of the three morning streams
| Quality and Optimising Tourism Award Wins Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Michael Collins, Deputy Chair, Ecotourism Australia | |
| Quality Workshop | |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | Rika Jean-Francois, Commissioner, ITB Corporate Social Responsibility, ITB Berlin |
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Pat Gallardo-Dwyer, Founder & Director, The Purpose Business |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 9:45am - 10:30am | Discussion |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| Optimising Benefits of Tourism Awards | |
| 11:00am - 11:10am | Mayah Brandon and Jefferson Dent, Co-Founders and Owners, Laguna Lodge Eco-Resort & Nature Reserve |
| 11:10am - 11:20am | Peter Gash, Managing Director, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort |
| 11:20am - 11:30pm | Glenn Jampol, Chair, Global Ecotourism Network (GEN) |
| 11:30am - 11:40am | Robert Pennicott, Founder & Managing Director, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 11:40am - 12:30pm | Discussion |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Tourism in Protected Areas Masterclass | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Dr. Roger Beeden, Director - Tourism & Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) | |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | National Parks as a Driver for Tourism Growth - The Norfolk Island Case Study Craig Doolan, Park Manager, Norfolk Island National Park, Parks Australia [presentation] |
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Making Working World Heritage Matter - Reinvigorating Presentation in the Wet Tropics Dr. Paul Chantrill, Manager, Wet Tropics Management Authority [presentation] [paper] |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Parks 21 - Innovative Partnerships in Tasmania Jen Fry, Branch Manager, Visitor Services, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Co-presenter - Simon Currant AM, Chairman, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT) [presentation] |
| 9:45am - 10:00am | Navigating to Protect World Heritage – The Great Barrier Reef Experience Vicki Bonanno, Manager – Sustainable Development and Tourism Policy, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) [presentation] [presentation - discussion] |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Discussion |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am - 11:15am | Innovative Partnerships - A Positive for Ecotourism Sandrine Gaymard, Co-owner / General Manager, Ecoline [presentation] |
| 11:15am - 11:30am | The Value of Innovative Architecture for Ecotourism Daniela Simon, Architect, SODAA Co-presenter - Sarah Primusz, Designer, SODAA / Bright Spaces Design Studio [presentation] [paper] |
| 11:30am - 11:45am | Six Years On - Reflections on the Sustainable Visitor Capacity Assessment on Rottnest Island, Western Australia Dr. Pascal Scherrer, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University [presentation] |
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Creating Jobs by Boosting Nature-Based Tourism in South Australia's National Parks, Marine Parks and Reserves Chris Thomas, State Manager, Marine Parks and Nature-Based Tourism, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources - South Australia [presentation] |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Discussion |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Attracting Investment in Ecotourism | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference | |
| 9:00am - 9:20am | What Investors Need Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International |
| 9:20am - 9:40am | Adam Nitschke, Manager Master Planning, Parks Victoria [presentation] |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Neal Muller, General Manager - Tourism, Queensland Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games [presentation] |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Discussion - Attracting Investment in Protected Areas |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Crowdsourcing Tourism Projects Paul Niederer, COO Crowdsourcing Week and Chief Executive Officer, ASSOB International |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Panel Discussion - Crowdsourcing for Community-Based Projects Panelists: Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Panel Discussion - Crowdsourcing for the Private Sector Panelists: Bruce Bromley, Chief Financial Officer, Soneva Group Michael Lutzeyer, Owner & Managing Director, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Albert Teo Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Streams (1:30pm - 5:00pm)
Choose to attend one of the four afternoon streams
| Managing Marine and Island Ecotourism Masterclass | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Rod Quartermain, Manager, Tourism and Property Branch, Parks and Visitor Services Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife and Director, Ecotourism Australia | |
| 1:30pm - 1:45pm | Ningaloo's Whale Shark Industry - World's Best Practice Dani Rob, Whale Shark Conservation Officer, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia Co-presenter - Debbie Ferguson, Owner and Director, Exmouth Diving Centre [presentation] |
| 1:45pm - 2:00pm | Integrating Sustainability into Island Landscapes - An Indonesian Perspective Ellie Lovett, Sustainable Tourism Consultant [presentation] |
| 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Developing Ecotourism Destinations and National Landscapes - The Ningaloo Shark Bay Experience Cheryl Cowell, Project Officer, World Heritage, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia [presentation] |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | The Development of Marine Ecotourism in Taiwan - Case Studies of the Whale-Watching Industry in Eastern Taiwan and Sea Cattle Culture Off the Coast of Chang-Hua County, Central Taiwan Dr. Yung-Song Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National I-Lan University [presentation] |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Tourism and Conservation on Christmas Island - Interdependent Relationships and Initiatives Linda Cash, Marketing Manager, Christmas Island Tourism Association Co-presenter - Mike Misso, Manager, Christmas Island National Park [presentation] |
| 3:45pm - 4:00pm | Strings of Pearls - A Southern Tasmania Mooring Buoy Initiative Supporting Marine Tourism Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting [presentation] |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Sustainable Management of Tourism to Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Dr. Brent D. Moyle, Research Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University [presentation] |
| 4:15pm - 4:30pm | Voyaging into the Unknown - Ecotourism Businesses and the Need to Influence International Treaties Jose Palazzo, Vice-President, Augusto Carneiro Institute [presentation] |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |
| Geotourism Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chair, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia | |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Geotourism - Pathways for Future Development in Australia Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chair, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia [presentation] |
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | Geotourism – A Powerful New Tool for Sustainable, Regional Development Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University [presentation] |
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Establishing a Geopark from the Ground Up - A Community Process Alan Briggs, Lecturer in Tourism, Murdoch University [presentation] |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Incorporating More Geological Themes into Ecotourism - A Basis for More Successful Business Cases Dr. Ivor Roberts, Executive Director, WA Department of Mines and Petroleum Co-presenter: Michael Freeman, Project Manager, Legislation and Compliance Branch, Mineral Titles Division, WA Department of Mines and Petroleum [presentation] |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | From Ecolodge to National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World Albert Teo, Deputy Chair, Asian Ecotourism Network [presentation] |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Geotrails Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Professor of Tourism, Edith Cowan University [presentation] |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |
| Destination Development and Marketing Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Time | Details |
| Chair: Holly Knight, General Manager Environment, Heritage, Risk and Safety, Rottnest Island Authority | |
| 1:30pm - 1:50pm | Development Dilemmas - A Daunting Journey Howard Mitchell, Director, EPCAD [presentation] |
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | The Impact of Multi-Stakeholder Regional Marketing Projects on the Development of Regions within the Tension Field of Ecotourism Kim-Kathrin Kunze PhD Student, University of Siegen, Germany |
| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Ecotourism Development and Cooperation Mechanism with Indigenous People in Taiwan Nengao National Trail Yuh-Renn (Yuri) Guo, Executive Director, Taiwan Ecotourism Association [presentation] |
| 2:30pm - 2:50pm | Mid West Coastal Camping Nodes Nicole Nelson, Manager Tourism and Library Services, Shire of Irwin Dongara-Port Denison [presentation] |
| 2:50pm - 3:05pm | Discussion |
| 3:05pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Fish n Chips, Bubbles and a Good Splash of Eco - Taking Thematic Interpretation to the People Jim Smith, Managing Director, Sea Darwin [presentation] |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Beverley O'Neil, Owner, O'Neil Marketing & Consulting [presentation] |
| Unable to attend | Developing Ecotourism Destinations - Aligning Ecotourism and Spatial Planning Approaches Prof. Elizelle Juanee Cilliers, Associate Professor Urban and Regional Planning, North-West University [presentation] |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | An Analysis on Characteristics of Evolution Wuyishan Destination Based on the Tourist Flow Prof. Hongbo Li, Dean of Geography and Urban Planning Department, Huaqiao University [presentation] |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Discussion |
