Program
8:00
Registration
9:00
A welcome greeting from the organisers
Eleni Kaloyirou
9:10
Cyprus Tourism - The Vision
HE The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides, fireside chat with Athanasios Ellis
9:30
Facts and Figures
Ged Brown
9:45
Repositioning Cyprus. It starts from the inside.
Keynote from Peter Economides
10:15
Quality Tourism and Connectivity
Eftichios Vasilakis, fireside chat with Athanasios Ellis
10:35
Discussion
Creating Experiences: From Gastronomy to Arts & Nature
Demetris Lottides (moderator), Christoforos Peskias, Sofoklis Vlasides, Vasiliki Kassianidou, Antonia Theodosiou
11:15
Athens: A Tourism Metropolis – The Story Behind the Scenes
Kostas Bakoyiannis, fireside chat with Yiannis Olympios
11:30
Discussion
Creating Experiences: Infrastructure
Evgenios Evgeniou (moderator), Andreas Vyras, Charalambos Prountzos, George Paschalis, Jelena Stupalo, Phivos Stasopoulos
12:10
JET 2 – Loves Cyprus
Video Interview with Stephen Paul Heapy
12:30
Discussion
Rebranding Cyprus: Strategies for Targeted Audience Engagement and Promotion
Yiannis Olympios (moderator), Charis Papaharalambous, Yrjotapio YT Kivisaari, Peter Economides, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Nana Asmeni
13:10
Wizz Air base in Cyprus. The vision.
Michael Delehant, interview with Shemaine Bushnell
13:30
Engaging a Community to change
Yrjotapio YT Kivisaari
13:40
Discussion
Cultivating Skills and Culture: Labor and Education Strategies for a Year-Round Tourism Destination
Demetris Lottides (moderator), Thanos Michaelides, Kostas Koumis, Natasa Iacovidou, Phedonas Phedonos, Akis Vavlitis
14:20
Closing Remarks
Maria Kouroupi
14:30
Networking Cocktail