GTEF

2026 Program Agenda

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October 15 | 09:00AM — 07:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Lion Lobby

Trade Exhibition

October 15 | 12:00PM — 01:30PM GMT+8

MGM Macau

Lunch

By invitation only

October 15 | 01:00PM — 09:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Lion Lobby

Delegate Arrival & Registration

October 15 | 02:00PM — 06:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Vista

Business Matching

By appointment only

October 15 | 03:00PM — 04:00PM GMT+8

3/F Banquet Hall 8, Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre

GTEF Council Meeting

Members only

October 15 | 03:00PM — 07:00PM GMT+8

MGM Macau

Cultural & Entertainment Activities – Poly MGM Museum Exhibition

October 15 | 04:30PM — 06:00PM GMT+8

City of Dreams Macau

Cultural & Entertainment Activities – House of Dancing Water Show

Speaker

TIM KELLY

Property President of City of Dreams Macau

Pre-registration is required. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact the Forum Concierge Team at GTEF26@occasionspr.com.

October 15 | 05:00PM — 06:30PM GMT+8

UTM Taipa Campus - Forward Building Grand Hall

GTEF Side Event — UTM Tour + Seminar: The Next Generation of Tourism Leadership

Host

CHIN EE ONG

Professor of Faculty of Creative Tourism and Intelligent Technologies, Macao University of Tourism

ZHANG CHAOZHI

Executive Dean of The Department of Tourism, Fudan University

XU HONGGANG

Professor, Dean of School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-Sen University

LV NING

Dean and Professor of the School of Tourism Sciences, Beijing International Studies University

By invitation only

October 15 | 07:30PM — 09:00PM GMT+8

Wynn Palace Ballroom

Welcome Dinner hosted by Macao SAR Government

Remarks

NG WAI HAN

Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Executive Chairman of Global Tourism Economy Forum

Remarks

ZHANG XU

Chairman of World Tourism Alliance (WTA)

Inauguration Ceremony of the GTEF Council

By invitation only

October 16 | 08:30AM — 03:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Lion Lobby

Delegate Arrival & Registration

October 16 | 08:30AM — 07:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Lion Lobby

Trade Exhibition

October 16 | 09:00AM — 12:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Vista

Business Matching

By appointment only

October 16 | 09:00AM — 11:45AM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Vista

Spain Business Matching

By appointment only

October 16 | 09:00AM — 10:45AM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Theatre

Opening Ceremony — 12th Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao

Master of the Ceremony

YANG SHU

News Anchor of Phoenix TV

Welcome Remarks

HO HAU WAH

Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Forum Chairman of Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF)

Welcome Remarks

SAM HOU FAI

Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region

Opening Remarks

SHAIKHA AL NUWAIS

Secretary-General of UN Tourism

Keynote I — China's Model of Inclusive Growth

LONG YONGTU

Former Vice Minister of Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation of China, Former Secretary-General of Boao Forum for Asia

Opening Remarks

GLORIA GUEVARA

President & Chief Executive Officer of World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Congratulatory Remarks

LUO LAIJUN

Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

Partner Country Remarks

MIGUEL SANZ CASTEDO

Representative of Minister for Industry and Tourism of Spain, Director General of Turespaña, President of the European Travel Commission

Featured Province Remarks

BATEER

Executive Vice Governor of Hainan Provincial People's Government

October 16 | 10:50AM — 11:35AM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Theatre

Panel Session I — The Road to 2027: Building a Resilient Tourism Economy (in collaboration with UN Tourism)

Moderator

ANITA MENDIRATTA

Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of UN Tourism, Founder and President of ANITA MENDIRATTA & ASSOCIATES

CHIEW CHOON MAN

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia

KIM DAE-HYUN

Vice Minister, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Republic of Korea

MAO XIAO

Director & CEO of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co., Ltd. & Shanghai Jin Jiang United Procurement Supply Chain Co., Ltd.

HARY TANOESOEDIBJO

Executive Chairman of MNC Group

HAMISH KEITH

Chief Executive Officer of EXO Travel Group

October 16 | 11:40AM — 11:55AM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Theatre

Keynote II — AI and the Future of Travel

DECIUS VALMORBIDA

President, Travel, Amadeus IT Group

October 16 | 12:30PM — 02:15PM GMT+8

Grand Lisboa Palace Garden House

GTEF 2026 Partner Country — Spain Luncheon

XAN CARLOS GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ

Projects and Promotions Area Manager, TURISMO DE GALICIA

ANTONIO LI

Director CPT-China, Catalan Tourist Board

FELIPE MONTAÑO

Tourism Information Specialist, Madrid Region

LIQIONG XU

Representative of Spain’s Gran Canaria in China

By invitation only

October 16 | 12:30PM — 02:15PM GMT+8

Galaxy International Convention Centre Hall A & B

Delegate Luncheon

Remark

PHILIP CHENG

Director of Galaxy Entertainment Group

Presentation

AUGUSTUS LEUNG

Assistant Vice President of Hospitality & MICE Sales of the Galaxy Entertainment Group

Focus Session MGM Cotai Theatre 02:45PM — 05:40PM 9

October 16 | 02:45PM — 03:00PM GMT+8

Keynote III — The Marco Polo Drive: Travel, Peace and the Case for Connection

JEFFREY D. SACHS

World-renowned Economics Professor, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University

October 16 | 03:05PM — 03:20PM GMT+8

Keynote IV — Re-imagining Value: New Drivers of Sustainable Tourism in a Changing World

YU MINHONG

Founder, Chairman of New Oriental Education & Technology Group; Chairman of New Oriental Cultural Tourism Group; Founder, Chairman and CEO of East Buy Holding Limited

October 16 | 03:25PM — 03:35PM GMT+8

Keynote V — Multilateral Collaboration and Exchanges Among Civilizations — The Path of Partnership for Asian Cultural Heritage Conservation

KONG VIREAK

Secretary-General, Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia

October 16 | 03:40PM — 03:50PM GMT+8

Presentation I — Leading the Transition to Zero-Carbon MICE

GERARD WALKER

Chief Hospitality Officer of SJM Resorts, S.A.

October 16 | 03:55PM — 04:10PM GMT+8

Presentation II — Only People Make People Happy: AI, Technology and a Human-Centric Future of Hospitality

PRICE KARR

Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Macau, Limited

October 16 | 04:15PM — 04:25PM GMT+8

Keynote VI — Reaching Peaks, Embracing Warmth — Together for a Sustainable Bright Future

GAO DEKANG

Founder of Bosideng, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Bosideng International Holdings Limited, President, Chamber of Commerce for Textile and Apparel Industry, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

October 16 | 04:30PM — 04:50PM GMT+8

Fireside Chat I — Tourism + Sports: A Winning Combination

Moderator

LEE WILLIAMSON

Editorial Director, Asia at Fortune

ERIC FOK

Vice Chairman of the Fok Ying Tung Group, Chairman of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China

WEN JIAHONG

Deputy Secretary of the Taijiang County Party Committee, County Magistrate of the People’s Government of Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Concurrent Director of the Administrative Committee of the Guizhou Taijiang Economic Development Zone

WILFRED WONG

Executive Vice Chairman of Sands China Ltd.

October 16 | 04:55PM — 05:20PM GMT+8

Culture + Tourism Pillar Presentation — The Future of Experiential Destinations

Presentation III: Tangshan Banquet and Hetou Old Street

QIU KAI

Founder of Tangshan Banquet, Hetou Old Street

Presentation IV: Siam Piwat

MAYUREE CHAIPROMPRASITH

President of Corporate Partnership and Communications at Siam Piwat Company Limited

October 16 | 05:25PM — 05:40PM GMT+8

Interview: Fear, Focus, and Fortitude: A Conversation with Rhiannan Iffland (Red Bull Presents)

Moderator

ANITA MENDIRATTA

Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of UN Tourism, Founder and President of ANITA MENDIRATTA & ASSOCIATES

RHIANNAN IFFLAND

Red Bull Cliff Diving Athlete, Red Bull GmbH

Forum Session MGM Cotai Ballroom 02:55PM — 05:55PM 5

October 16 | 02:55PM — 03:25PM GMT+8

Concurrent Session

Panel Session II — The Destination Advantage: What Draws Investment and Why (in collaboration with World Travel & Tourism Council)

Moderator

MARIBEL RODRIGUEZ

Executive Vice President of Destinations, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

ALISON GRINNELL

Group Chief Operating Officer of Marjan, Chief Executive Officer of Marjan Hospitality

LUO SUPING

Chairman of the board of Hainan Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd.

ANDREW XU

Co-President and Chief Growth Officer of Club Med Lifestyle Group

October 16 | 03:30PM — 04:05PM GMT+8

Concurrent Session

Panel Session III — Asia in Motion: Who is Travelling, Where Growth is Heading (in cooperation with Pacific Asia Travel Association)

Session Keynote Speaker

HENRY OH

Chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Chairman of Global Tour, Ltd.

Moderator

LEE WILLIAMSON

Editorial Director, Asia at Fortune

TONY FERNANDES

Co-Founder of AirAsia, Chief Executive Officer of Capital A Group

ARTHUR YU

CFO of H World Hotels Limited

TYRION TONG

Vice President of Public Affairs of Alibaba Group

FRED ZHOU

President and Board Director of MGM Hospitality Asia Pacific Limited

October 16 | 04:10PM — 04:40PM GMT+8

Concurrent Session

Panel Session IV — Europe and China: Facilitation, Connectivity and Exchange (in cooperation with European Travel Commission)

Session Keynote — The EU’s Strategic Transition Towards a More Sustainable, Resilient and Competitive Tourism Model: The Policy Behind the Transition

ELENA KOUNTOURA

Member of the European Parliament; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism

Moderator

LUDIVINE DESTRÉE

Senior Marketing Manager of European Travel Commission (ETC)

SU GUOXIN

Chairman of the Board of Directors of CITIC Europe Holdings a.s.

MIGUEL SANZ CASTEDO

Representative of Minister for Industry and Tourism of Spain, Director General of Turespaña, President of the European Travel Commission

LEO LIU

Vice President of Public Sector of Mastercard China

October 16 | 04:45PM — 05:20PM GMT+8

Concurrent Session

Panel Session V — Deeper into China: The Next Chapter of Inbound Tourism (in cooperation with Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting)

Session Keynote Speaker

WANG XINJUN

President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting

Moderator

XU JING

Former Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Vice Chairman of Global Tourism Economy Research Centre (GTERC)

MARIA HELENA DE SENNA FERNANDES

Director of Macao Government Tourism Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Vice Chairman of Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF)

HYUNGTAE SON

Director, HanaTour Hongkong Co. Ltd., Chairman of HanaTour Hongkong Co. Ltd. Taiwan Branch

LEO ZHANG

Vice President & General Manager of Destination Cooperation Department of Trip.Com Group

October 16 | 05:25PM — 05:55PM GMT+8

Concurrent Session

Panel Session VI — Mountain Residential Tourism: A New Model for Mountain Communities (in cooperation with the International Mountain Tourism Alliance)

Session Keynote Speaker

LU YONGZHENG

Member of the Standing Committee, Director of the Publicity Department, and Secretary of the Education Working Committee of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee

Moderator

LIU ZHAOHUI

Vice Chairman of the International Mountain Tourism Alliance (IMTA)

FRANCESCO FRANGIALLI

Honorary Secretary-General of UN Tourism

GUO SHAOXIN

Vice President of Aranya Holdings Group Limited

JI XIAODONG

Chairman of China Chamber of Tourism

Travel Trade Presentation MGM Cotai Vista 02:45PM — 04:30PM 1

October 16 | 02:45PM — 04:30PM GMT+8

Travel Trade Presentation

Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin Presentation

VIC LAM

Head of the Tourism and MICE Division, Industrial Development Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Co-operation Zone in Hengqin

IPIM Presentation

STEPHANIE U

Acting Senior Manager of Investment Promotion and Commerce Development Affairs Department, Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR (IPIM)

Spain Presentation

TERESA SILES SUÁREZ

Counsellor for Tourism (South China, Hong Kong & Macau), Consulate General of Spain in Guangzhou Tourism Office

Hainan Presentation

CHEN CHEN

President of Hainan Association of Travel Services；General Manager of Hainan Kangtai Travel Co., Ltd.

Heilongjiang Presentation

HE JING

Director-General of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

MHG Group Presentation

KEVIN LEE

Senior Vice President of MGM Hospitality Asia Pacific Limited

Mekong Tourism Co., Ltd. Presentation

YU JINFANG

Chairman of Kingland Group, Yunnan Mekong Group, and Mekong Tourism Co., Ltd.

Great Wall Wine Presentation

MANDY CAO

President of Shanxi Pangquan Liquor Group

Great Wall Wine Presentation

WANG LEI

Founder of Ftsino Digital Technology

October 16 | 06:15PM — 06:45PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Theatre

Closing Ceremony — 12th Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2026

Closing Remarks

MARIA HELENA DE SENNA FERNANDES

Director of Macao Government Tourism Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Vice Chairman of Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF)

Concluding Remarks

PANSY HO

Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Global Tourism Economy Forum

GTEF 2026 Featured Province Remarks

BATEER

Executive Vice Governor of Hainan Provincial People's Government

Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony

Group Photo Session

October 16 | 07:30PM — 09:30PM GMT+8

MGM Macau, Fantasy Box

GTEF 2026 Featured Province — Hainan Dinner

Remarks

PANSY HO

Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Global Tourism Economy Forum

Remarks

BATEER

Executive Vice Governor of Hainan Provincial People's Government

Remarks

MARIBEL RODRIGUEZ

Executive Vice President of Destinations, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

By invitation only

October 16 | 10:00PM — 01:00AM GMT+8

Studio City, Club MOP

¡Vive la noche! GTEF Post-Forum Celebration in Tribute to Spain, Featuring DJ Quintino

By invitation only

October 17 | 09:00AM — 07:00PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Lion Lobby

Trade Exhibition

October 17 | 09:00AM — 11:00AM GMT+8

Macao UNESCO Cultural Tourism Tour

Pre-registration is required. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact the Forum Concierge Team at GTEF26@occasionspr.com.
Route A — UNESCO Heritage Journey: “Macau’s Historic Centre: A Living Museum”
Route B — Gastronomy Journey: “Macau as UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy”

October 17 | 10:00AM — 03:00PM GMT+8

Health and Wellness Industry Inspection Tour

Pre-registration is required. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact the Forum Concierge Team at GTEF26@occasionspr.com.
Visit: Macau Xiehe Hospital; Hengqin Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Experience Hall; Hengqin International Movie City; lunch at Chimelong Hengqin International Resort; Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Center or Tianmu Qintai

October 17 | 11:30AM — 12:50PM GMT+8

MGM Cotai Theatre

Cultural & Entertainment Activities – 2049 Macao

Pre-registration is required. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact the Forum Concierge Team at GTEF26@occasionspr.com.