Programme

2023 Program Agenda (GMT +8)

Wed

Sep 20

Thu

Sep 21

Fri

Sep 22

Sat

Sep 23

10:00AM - 09:00PM

ONLINE BUSINESS MATCHING

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

11:00AM - 02:00PM

DELEGATE ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center – Convention Pre-Function Area

02:00PM - 02:35PM

THE 2ND GLOBAL TOURISM ECONOMY FORUM ∙ INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CONFERENCE

(in cooperation with Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting)

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center Hall C1

Moderators:

WANG Xinjun (王新軍)

President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting (Mainland China)

Speakers:

Natalia BAYONA

Executive Director, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (Spain)

MIAO Muyang (繆沐陽)

Director General of the Industrial Development Department, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China (Mainland China)

02:30PM - 06:00PM

GTEF PARTNER EVENT – TCC CHAIRMAN’S MEETING

Location:

MGM COTAI, Salon

02:45PM - 03:35PM

THE 2ND GTEF ∙ INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CONFERENCE PANEL SESSION 1: REDEFINING TOURISM INVESTMENTS: FROM PRIVATE EQUITY TO VENTURE CAPITAL ACCELERATION

(In collaboration with UNWTO)

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center Hall C1

Moderators:

Alex IRWIN-HUNT

Global Markets Editor of fDi Intelligence of Financial Times (United Kingdom)

Speakers:

Dawood AL SHEZAWI

President of Annual Investment Meeting (United Arabic Emirates)

Jose Carlos DÍEZ GANGAS

President of LUAfund (Spain)

Inge HUIJBRECHTS

Global Senior Vice President of Radisson Hotel Group (Belgium)

Edward Chung Nin KEUNG (姜松年)

Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (Singapore)

Manuel MARIN

Operating Partner and CTO of Yellow River Global Capital Limited (Spain)

03:35PM - 04:20PM

THE 2ND GTEF ∙ INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CONFERENCE PANEL SESSION 2: CHINA’S TOURISM INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION IN THE NEW ERA

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center Hall C1

Moderators:

WANG Xinjun (王新軍)

President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting (Mainland China)

Speakers:

WANG Wei (王韋)

Senior Vice President of Trip.com Group (Mainland China)

Peter SEMONE

Chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) (Thailand)

ZHANG Shumin (張樹民)

General Manager of OCT Tourism Development Group (Mainland China)

ZOU Feng (鄒風)

Managing Partner of Tourism Capital (Mainland China

04:20PM - 05:05PM

THE 2ND GTEF ∙ INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CONFERENCE PANEL SESSION 3: DISCOVER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES – INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MACAO’S CULTURAL & TOURISM, COOPERATION POTENTIAL BETWEEN GUANGDONG AND MACAO

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center Hall C1

Moderators:

Davis FONG (馮家超)

Professor of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management at the Faculty of Business Administration of University of Macau (Macao, China)

Speakers:

CAI Tao (蔡濤)

Vice President and Secretary General of Guangdong Tourism Association (Mainland China)

CHEUNG Kin Chung (張健中)

President of Macau Hoteliers and Innkeepers Association (Macao, China)

IP Sio Kai (葉兆佳)

Chairman, Macau Association of Banks (Macao, China)

ZHU Jie (祝傑)

President of the Tourism Association of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (Mainland China)

05:05PM - 05:45PM

THE 2ND GTEF ∙ INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CONFERENCE PANEL SESSION 4: FINANCING, M&A FOR TOURISM COMPANIES, IDENTIFYING PROMISING TOURISM PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS ---- FINDING VALUE AND MANAGING UNCERTAINTY

Location:

Galaxy International Convention Center Hall C1

Moderators:

DING Chongyang (丁重陽)

Senior Partner of T-identifier Think Tank (Mainland China)

Speakers:

FANG Yan (方言)

Vice President of Sunriver Holding Group Co., Ltd. (Mainland China)

HU Weidong (胡偉東)

Board Chairman of Zuoyu Investment Group (Mainland China)

YOU Qingji (游磬基)

Founding Partner, JNR Capital (Mainland China)

ZOU Jing (鄒晶)

Senior Vice President, HHAn Entertainment (Mainland China)