Conference Program 2016
Day 1: Monday 21 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Plenary Sessions Eros and Thanatos, MONA |
|
| 7:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 8:30am | Welcome to Country Alison Overeem, Palawa Community Member |
| 8:40am - 8:50am | Convenor Overview of Conference Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 8:50am - 9:00am | Ecotourism Australia Welcome Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | Official Welcome The Hon. Will Hodgman MP, Premier of Tasmania |
| 9:15am - 9:25am | Daniel Leesong, Chair, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania |
| The Business of Best Practice Ecotourism | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 9:25am - 9:50am | Keynote Speaker Robert Pennicott, Founder & Managing Director, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 9:50am - 10:15am | Keynote Speaker Brett Godfrey, Tasmanian Walking Company |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Q & A |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| Community & Social Licence | |
| Chair | Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting and Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Katherine Teh-White, Managing Director, Futureye |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Keynote Speakers Ceillhe and Neill Sperath, Founders & Directors, TIME Unlimited Tours |
| 11:50pm - 12:15pm | Keynote Speaker What is the Relationship between Peace and Tourism? Steve Killelea AM, Founder & Executive Chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace |
| 12:15pm - 12:35pm | Q & A |
| 12:35pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Aust/NZ CEO Ecotourism Panel | |
| Chair | Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Keynote Panelists Dr. Kay Booth, Deputy Director-General, Department of Conservation, New Zealand John Fitzgerald, CEO, Tourism Tasmania Wendy Hills, Acting Director Customer Experience Division, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service Daniel Leesong, Chairman, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania David Major, Executive Director, Visitor Engagement and Conservation, Parks Victoria Tamara O'Shea, Director-General, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing John Schutz, Director of National Parks, Department of Environment, Water & Natural Resources Jim Sharp, Director General, Department of Parks & Wildlife Western Australia (DPaW) Steve Wroe, Director of Customer Experience and Destination Planning, Parks Australia General Manager, Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| Tourism in Protected Areas | |
| Chair | Andrew Fairley AM, Deputy Chair, Tourism Australia and Chair, Parks Victoria |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Keynote Speaker Managing Parks in a Connected and Competitive World: marketing, engagement, digital transformation & digital service delivery Steve Wroe, Director of Customer Experience and Destination Planning, Parks Australia |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Tourism and Conservation: a natural marriage Peter Mooney, Retired General Manager, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Kay Booth, Deputy Director-General, Department of Conservation, New Zealand |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | MONA Gallery Viewing (Optional event. Please register here) |
| 5:30pm | Coach departs from MONA to Welcome Cocktails (Please register here for transport) |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Welcome Cocktails Government House Tasmania |
| 7:00pm | Coach departs Government House, returning to CBD Hotels (Please register here for transport) |
Day 2: Tuesday 22 November
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| Plenary Sessions Eros and Thanatos, MONA |
|
| 7:30am | Registration Desk Opens |
| Community-Based Ecotourism | |
| Chair | Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting and Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 8:30am - 8:55am | Keynote Speakers Melina Chan, Co-Founder, Kinyei Katie Hallaran, Co-Founder, Kinyei |
| 8:55am - 9:20am | Keynote Speaker Bridging the Gap-Indigenous Eco-Tourism in the NT Helen Martin, Owner Operator, Banubanu Wilderness Retreat, Bremer Island, North East Arnhem Land, Chair, NT Indigenous Tourism Advisory Council (ITAC) and Board Member, Centre for Appropriate Technology, Alice Springs |
| 9:20am - 9:45am | Keynote Speaker Robert Taylor, CEO, WAITOC |
| 9:45am - 10:10am | Q & A |
| 10:10am - 10:30am | EA 25th Anniversary Reflections and Outlooks Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| ASEAN Ecotourism | |
| Chair | Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 11:00am - 11:25am | Keynote Speaker Dr. Kaewta Muangasame, Assistant Dean and Lecturer Mahidol University, Thailand |
| 11:25am - 11:50am | Keynote Speaker Inthy Deuansavan, CEO, Green Discovery Adventure and Ecotourism |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Walailak Noypayak, Executive Director, ASEAN South Asia and South Pacific Region Department, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Q & A |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| Ecotourism Contributing to Private Conservation | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 1:30pm - 1:55pm | Keynote Speaker Ecotourism Needs Nature, but Does Nature Need Ecotourism? Jane Hutchinson, CEO, Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC) |
| 1:55pm - 2:20pm | Keynote Speaker Vince Coulthard, CEO, Adnyamathanha Traditional Land Association |
| 2:20pm - 2:50pm | Keynote Speaker Conservation, Wildlife Management and Ecotourism - the Turner Family Approach Ben O'Hara, General Manager Land and Environment, The Gainsdale Group |
| 2:45pm - 3:20pm | Afternoon Tea |
| Innovation & Ecotourism Futures | |
| Chair | Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Conference |
| 3:20pm - 3:45pm | Green Growth, Travelism and the 2015 SDG / Climate Targets Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, Founder, Green Growth & Travelism Institute |
| 3:45pm - 4:10pm | Keynote Speaker Craig Wickham, Owner, Exceptional Kangaroo Island |
| 4:10pm - 4:35pm | Keynote Speaker Hitesh Mehta, President, HM Design |
| 4:35pm - 4:45pm | Official Closing & Announcement of 2017 Host Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia and Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia |
| 7:00pm | Conference Dinner Frogmore Creek Winery |
Day 3: Wednesday 23 November
This day will consist of workshops located in the Hobart CBD. See venues for more information.
Morning Streams (8:30am - 12:20pm)
Choose to attend one of the four morning streams
| Ecotourism Planning and Development | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Royal Society Room, TMAG. See venues for more information | |
| Chair: Rick Murray, Chairman, Ecotourism Australia | |
| Time | Details |
| 8:30am | Introduction to Workshop |
| 8:40am - 9:00am | Help for Ecotourism Investors: finding the right path Neal Muller, General Manager, Industry Development, Tourism Division, Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games |
| 9:00am - 9:20am | Jaliwang - the Diamond Dreaming Story (of the Argyle Diamond Mine) Ted Hall, Proprietor Luridgii Tours, East Kimberley WA |
| 9:20am - 9:40am | Moving Mountains - Aligning Everything Against the Odds for Eco-Tourism Adrian Bold, CEO, Mount Wellington Cableway Company |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am - 10:50am | Indigenous Tourism Development John Huggins, Director of Brand and Communications, IBA Tourism Asset Management |
| 10:50am - 11:10am | Maximising the Potential of a Site with Sustainable Initiatives Justine Thompson, Project Manager, Ecoline / TreeTops |
| 11:10am - 11:30pm | Sink or Swim: developing and promoting sustainable tourism in the coral triangle Carl Solomon, Partner, Destination Marketing Store |
| 11:30am - 11:50am | Developing a Great Walk in Queensland Ben O'Hara, General Manager Land and Environment, The Gainsdale Group |
| 11:50am - 12:20pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 12:20pm - 12:30pm | Walk to lunch venue |
| 12:30pm - 1:20pm | Lunch Sovereign Room, HFCC See venues for more information |
| 1:20pm - 1:30pm | Walk to next workshop venue |
| Ecotourism Quality and Standards | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Gretel Room, HFCC. See venues for more information | |
| Chair: Michael Collins, Deputy Chairman, Ecotourism Australia and Principal, CF Global |
|
| Time | Details |
| 8:30am | Introduction to Workshop |
| 8:40am - 9:00am | Securing The Excellent? The Case of Whale Watching Ecolabel Scheme in Taiwan Li-Yi Huang, Member, Taiwan Ecotourism Association |
| 9:00am - 9:40am | Building Quality Tourism in Vanuatu Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia Jerry Spooner, Principle Accreditation Officer, Vanuatu Department of Tourism |
| 9:40am - 10:00am | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am - 10:50am | Australia's First Ecotourism Destination Certification Leonie Bowles, Program Manager, Ecotourism Australia |
| 10:50am - 11:10am | A New Era for EcoGuides Russell Boswell, Manager,Savannah Guides |
| 11:10am - 11:30pm | Implications of More Developed Offshore Islands in Taiwan for Developing Marine Ecotourism on Remote Orchid Island, Taitung Dr. Yung-Song Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National I-Lan University and Supervisor of Taiwan Ecotourism Association (TEA) |
| 11:30am - 11:50am | Engaging the Tourism Industry in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the South Pacific Cherise Addinsall, PhD Candidate, Business and Tourism Southern Cross University, Lismore |
| 11:50am - 12:20pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 12:20pm - 12:30pm | Walk to lunch venue |
| 12:30pm - 1:20pm | Lunch Sovereign Room, HFCC See venues for more information |
| 1:20pm - 1:30pm | Walk to next workshop venue |
| Supporting Sustainable Tourism in Marine Reserves | |
|---|---|
Venue: The Jones & Co. Room, Henry Jones Art Hotel. Download the Supporting Sustainable Tourism in Marine Reserves Flyer |
|
| Chair: Hilary Schofield, Director, MPA Management South, MPA Branch, Parks Australia | |
| Time | Details |
| 8:45am | Introduction to Workshop |
| 8:55am - 9:15am | Maximising the Tourism Benefit of Commonwealth Marine Reserves Jason Mundy, Assistant Secretary, MPA Branch, Parks Australia |
| 9:15am - 9:35am | The Spectrum of Opportunities Hilary Schofield, Director, MPA Management South, MPA Branch, Parks Australia |
| 9:35am - 10:00am | Facilitated group discussion Marine Tourism in Australia: International and Domestic Trends |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | TBC |
| 11:00am - 12:20pm | Interactive Forum Co-designing a New Work Program with Parks Australia to Support the Commonwealth Marine Reserves Visitor Economy What can Parks Australia do to facilitate growth in marine reserve experiences and create greater visitor engagement and awareness of our marine reserves? What barriers exist? How could we remove/ modify any of these? How could Parks Australia partner to create needed change? |
| 12:20pm - 12:30pm | Walk to lunch venue |
| 12:30pm - 1:20pm | Lunch Sovereign Room, HFCC See venues for more information |
| 1:20pm - 1:30pm | Walk to next workshop venue |
| Ecotourism Futures: a national nature-based tourism strategy | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Marina Room, HFCC. See venues for more information | |
| Chairs: Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia and Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting and Director, Ecotourism Australia | |
| Time | Details |
| 8:30am | Introduction to Workshop |
| 8:40am - 9:00am | Outline of Current Draft Strategy Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting and Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 9:15am - 12:20pm | Workshop - Review of content, next steps – communication, partners and building support Participatory approach with attendees working in groups through each section of the draft strategy and adding comment / identifying issues and potential additions. In addition, ideas around communication, partners and building support through the next steps will be workshopped. |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am - 12:20pm | Workshop continued. |
| 12:20pm - 12:30pm | Walk to lunch venue |
| 12:30pm - 1:20pm | Lunch Sovereign Room, HFCC See venues for more information |
| 1:20pm - 1:30pm | Walk to next workshop venue |
Afternoon Streams (1:30pm - 5:00pm)
Choose to attend one of the four afternoon streams
| Innovative Approaches to Ecotourism Workshop | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Royal Society Room, TMAG. See venues for more information | |
| Chair: Lizzie Corke, CEO, Conservation Ecology Centre, Cape Otway | |
| Time | Details |
| 1:30pm | Introduction to Workshop |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | Near Zero Energy Passive House Provides Optimum Comfort Fiona McKenzie, Superpod Pty Ltd |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | An Innovative Approach to Ecotourism Marketing Melanie Grevis-James, Director, Our Planet Travel |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | Shift happens! Changing the Way Tasmania is Experienced by Visitors Penny Spoelder, Senior Consultant, TRC Tourism |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | The Unique Malik ManagementSystems® and their Range of Powerful Instruments for Fostering Innovation and Sustaining Excellence in Ecotourism Dr. Nam Nguyen, Director, Malik Institute |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Let's do an Unzoo John Hamilton, The Tasmanian Nature Company |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Tourism in a Low-Carbon Economy - Adjusting to a Carbon-Constrained Future Alex Stathakis, Director, Conversio Pty Ltd |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | The Blue Mountains Low Carbon Tourism Project Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| Geotourism Forum | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Marina Room, HFCC. See venues for more information | |
| Chair: Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chairman, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia | |
| Time | Details |
| 1:30pm | Introduction to Workshop |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | Role of Geotourism in Australia’s Nature Based Tourism Strategy 2025 Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chairman, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | Gunduwa - A Case Study for Geotrails Alan Briggs, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | A New Form of Geotourism with Great Marketing Value: mass geotours in Hungary Nikolett Csorvasi, Geotourism Researcher, Eötvös Loránd University |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 3:00am - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | UNESCO Global Geoparks - Pointers for Australia Angus M. Robinson, Managing Partner, Leisure Solutions® and Chairman, Geotourism Standing Committee, Geological Society of Australia |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Tasmanian Geotrails Ralph Bottrill, Mineralogist, Mineral Resources Tasmania |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Geotourism Futures for the Asia-Pacific Region Discussion |
| Ecotourism in Protected Areas Forum | |
|---|---|
| Venue: The Jones & Co. Room, Henry Jones Art Hotel. See venues for more information |
|
| Chair: Wendy Hills, Acting Director Customer Experience Division, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service | |
| Time | Details |
| 1:30pm | Introduction to Workshop |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | Sustaining Marine Tourism through a Major Environmental Incident: adaptive management strategy and responses to the 2016 coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef Dr. Matt Curnock, Regional Liaison Manager, Tourism and Stewardship, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | Values or Value - An Innovative Approach to Marketing Our National Parks Patricia Wilkinson, Tourism Strategy - Senior Project Officer, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | Great White Shark Cage Diving David Lake, Manager Planning and Special Projects, South Australian Tourism Commission |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Tomorrow's Profession Leonie Bowles, Program Manager, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Nature Like Nowhere Else, Activating Nature-Based Tourism in South Australia Chris Thomas, Program Manager, Parks, Partnerships and Resource Protection, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | Innovative Exhibit Design on a Budget Michael Johnson, Director, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| Creating a Walking Destination – The Walking Experience of the Three Capes Track | |
|---|---|
| Venue: Gretel Room, HFCC. See venues for more information | |
| Chair: Dr. Claire Ellis, Consultant, Claire Ellis Consulting and Director, Ecotourism Australia | |
| Time | Details |
| 1:30pm | Introduction to Workshop |
| 1:40pm - 2:00pm | A Walking Experience at the World's Edge – The Birth of the Three Capes Track Ben Clark, Business Enterprise Coordinator -Three Capes Track, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service |
| 2:00pm - 2:20pm | Three Capes Lodge Design – Part of the Experience Scott Verdouw, Director, Jaws Architects |
| 2:20pm - 2:40pm | Trail Design – More than Putting One Foot in Front of the Other David Mason, Director, Mountain Trails |
| 2:40pm - 3:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm - 3:50pm | Building a Sea Leg into a Walk Andrew Hennessy, General Manager, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys |
| 3:50pm - 4:10pm | Ecological Design for Walking Destinations Hitesh Mehta, President HM Design |
| 4:10pm - 4:30pm | The Great Walks Success Story - The Benefits When Competitors Work Together Ian Johnstone, Director/Owner, The Maria Island Walk |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Interactive Panel Discussion |
*This program is correct at the time of publication and will be subject to change
Tasmania
