XXXVIII CONGRESSO NACIONAL
COIMBRA, 6 a 9 de dezembro 2012
TURISMO
POTENCIAR RECURSOS, ROMPER
BLOQUEIOS, GANHAR MERCADO
PROGRAM
Thursday | December 6th
3.00pm – Official Opening Cerimony – Rectory’s Auditorium University of Coimbra
Speakers: João Gabriel Silva - Rector of the University of Coimbra
João Paulo Barbosa de Melo, Mayor of Coimbra
Pedro Costa Ferreira, APAVT’s President
Paulo Portas, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs
4.30pm – Session (1): TOURISM | STRATEGIES AND POLICIES (Rectory’s Auditorium)
Speakers: Cecília Meireles – Secretary of State for Tourism
David Scowsill, President WTTC
Taleb Rifai, General Secretary, UNWTO
8.00pm – Caricatures Exhibition Inauguration “The Magnificent Travel agents”, at Vila Galé hotel
8.30pm – Welcome Dinner hosted by the City of Coimbra at Vila Galé hotel
Friday | December 7th
9.00am – Session (2): VALUE CREATION (Vila Galé hotel)
Keynote Speaker: Michel De Blust, General Secretary, ECTAA
Speakers: António de Azevedo, President, ABAV
Luiz Mór, Vice-President, TAP Portugal
John Pitman, Vice-President, ASTA
10.45am- Session (3): PORTUGAL: TRAVEL WITH VALUE (Vila Galé hotel)
Moderator: Michel De Blust, General Secretary, ECTAA
Speakers: Alberto Regueira, Vice-President, DECO
Vera Jardim, Purveyor of Travel Agencies
1.00pm – Lunch hosted by the Azores Tourist Board, at the Vila Galé hotel
3.00pm - Session (4): PORTUGAL: PRODUCTS AND MARKETS (Vila Galé hotel)
Keynote speaker: Patrick Delaney, Managing Director, Ovation
Moderator: João Soeiro, CEO, Geowinds
Speakers: Carlos Ferreirinha, President, MCF
Frederico Costa, President, Portuguese Tourist Board
8.30pm – Dinner hosted by TRAVELPORT Portugal, at the Figueira da Foz Casino
Saturday | December 8th
9.00am - APAVT CHAPTERS MEETINGS*
Retail/TO’s/Incoming-DMC/Cruise (Vila Galé hotel)
10.45am – Session (4): PORTUGAL: CHALLENGES FOR GROWTH (Vila Galé hotel)
Keynote Speaker: Jorge Vasconcellos e Sá, President, VS&Associates
Speakers: Francisco Sá Nogueira, CEO PortugalRES
José Theotónio, CFO Grupo Pestana
Raul Martins, CEO Altis Hotels Group
1.00pm – Lunch hosted by the Macau Tourist Board, at Vila Galé hotel
3.00pm – Session (3): PORTUGAL: REGIONAL TOURISM REORGANIZATION
Key-Note Speakers: Pedro Machado, President, Center of Portugal Tourism
Speakers: Fernando Seara, Mayor of Sintra
Tiago Franco, Managing Director, IPSIS
Duarte Correia, CEO, TUI Portugal
6.00pm – Official Closing Cerimony, at Vila Galé hotel
Speakers: Pedro Machado, President, Center of Portugal Tourism
Pedro Costa Ferreira, APAVT’s President
Francisco Calheiros, President, Portuguese Tourism Confederation
Cecília Meireles, Secretary of State for Tourism
8.00pm – Farewell Gala Dinner, hosted by TAP Portugal, at Adega Campolargo
*Exclusive to APAVT members