PROGRAMME
The t-Forum Programme
The t-Forum Programme*
(Conducted by Zoom;
Western European Time - Lisbon Time)
Final Programme HERE
Wednesday, November 4h
14:00–14:30 Opening Ceremony
Paulo Águas, University of Algarve, Portugal
Pedro Lopes, Pestana Group, Portugal
João Fernandes, Algarve Tourism Board, Portugal
Patricia Pinto, CinTurs, University of Algarve, Portugal (Moderator)
Jafar Jafari, The t-Forum Co-Founder
Rita Marques, Secretary of State of Tourism, Portugal
14:30–16:00 Panel 1 - Plenary Session What the Industry wants the Academia to Investigate
Alexandra Rodrigues Gonçalves, CinTurs, University of Algarve, Portugal, Moderator
Francisco Serra, University of Algarve, Portugal
Mário Candeias, Espinas Hotel Group, Iran
João Ministro, Proactivetur, Portugal
16:00–16:30 t-Break
16:30–17:00 Keynote Talk Knowledge as the Driving Engine of Sustainable Tourism
João Albino Silva, CinTurs, University of Algarve, Portugal
17:00–17:30 Keynote Talk Utilizing Hotel Data to Maximize Tourism Intelligence
Steve Hood, STR, USA
17:30–19:00 Parallel Presentations
Workshop 1 Aligning the Shared Tourism Economy with a Destination Brand
Duarte B. Morais, North Carolina State University, USA, Moderator
Gene Brothers, North Carolina State University, USA
Jonathan Freeze, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, USA
Paper Sessions - Concurrent Sessions HERE
Thursday, November 5th
09:00-09:30 Keynote Talk How to Reduce Operating Cost, Increase Environmental Sustainability and Improve one's Image
Sara Dolnicar, University of Queensland, Australia
09:30 -11:00 Panel 2 - Plenary Session Covid-19 and the New Challenges for Tourism: shaping a new reality
Leonídio Paulo Ferreira, Diário de Notícias, Portugal (Moderator)
Elidérico Viegas, Algarve Hotels and Resorts Association, Portugal
Cristina Siza Vieira, AHP – Portuguese Hotels Association, Portugal
João Fernandes, Algarve Tourism Board, Portugal
Alberto Mota Borges, Faro Airport Director, Portugal
11:00-11:30 t-Break
11:30-13:00 Parallel Presentation
Panel 3 Managing Tourism Under Uncertainty (RTA)
Luís Serra Coelho, University of Algarve, President of the Algarve Regional Delegation of Economists Order,
Portugal, Moderator
Luís Correia da Silva, D. Pedro Golf CEO, former Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal
José Lopes, Portugal Easyjet Country Manager, Portugal
Ana Carvalho, Executive Member of COSEC, Portugal
Mário Azevedo Ferreira, NAU Hotels & Resorts CEO, Portugal
Paper Sessions - Concurrent Sessions HERE
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 Panel 4 - Plenary Session Covid-19 and the New Challenges for Tourism: from crisis to recovery
14:30-14:45 Francisco Calheiros, Portuguese Tourism Confederation, Portugal
14:45 -16:00 Luis del Olmo, Passionality Group, USA, Moderator
Pedro Lopes, Pestana Group, Portugal
Tom Jenkins, representative of European Tourism Association, London
Francisco Pita, Representative of ANA, Portugal
Nuno Pimenta, Representative of Google, Portugal
16:00-17:30 Parallel Presentations
Panel 5 Smart Destination – Solutions Made in Algarve (CCDR)
Francisco Serra, University of Algarve, Portugal, Moderator
Adelino Venturinha, Itelmatis, Portugal
João Raposo, Âmago, Portugal
Bruno Martins, Conceptek/Shiji, Portugal
Paulo Bica, SPIC, Portugal
Workshop 2 Introduction to Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Hessam Sarooghi, Butler University, USA
Paper Sessions - Concurrent Sessions HERE
17:30-18:00 Keynote Talk Tourism Research, Policy and Industry: Forging a Common Ground
Renata Tomljenović, Institute for Tourism, Croatia
Friday, November 6th
09:00-09:30 Keynote Talk Tourism Experiences
Noel Scott, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
09:30-10:30 Panel 6 - Plenary Session Tourism Experiences for Success
Noel Scott, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, Moderator
Jianyu Ma, Shanghai Normal University, China
Serena Volo, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano-Brunico, Italy
Magdalena Osmola, Vale do Lobo, Luxury Golf & Beach Resort, Portugal
10:30-11:30 t-Break
11:30-13:00 Parallel Presentations
Panel 7 Road-mapping Training/Education for Boots on Tourism Grounds
Fanny Vong, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, China, Co-Moderator
Kazem Vafadari, Asia Pacific University, Japan, Co-Moderator
Diamantina Rosario, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, China
Ali Jafari, Indiana University, USA
Paper Sessions - Concurrent Sessions HERE
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30–15:00 Keynote Talk Climate: An Existential Crisis
Geoffrey Lipman, SUNx, Malta
15:00–16:30 Panel 8 - Plenary Session Climate Friendly Travel by Águas do Algarve
Geoffrey Lipman, SUNx, Malta, Moderator
Herbert Hamele, Ecotrans, Germany
Gordon Sillence, Janela Aberta 2, Portugal
Leslie Vella, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta
Teresa Fernandes, Águas do Algarve, Portugal
16:30-18:00 Closing Session
Panel 9 - Plenary Session Agenda for Mobilizing Intelligence in Tourism (the t-Forum)
Alfonso Morvillo, The t-Forum Co-Founder
Geoffrey Lipman, SUNx
Jafar Jafari, The t-Forum Co-Founder (Moderator)
João Albino Silva, CinTurs, University of Algarve
Pedro Lopes, Pestana Group, Portugal
Presentation of the Best Papers Awards
*The programme might suffer some changes.
