Tentative Programme as of September 7, 2012 Theme: It's More Fun ...

Tentative Programme as of September 7, 2012
Theme: It’s More Fun to be PATA’s Next Gen Professionals!
JPL Hall of Freedom, Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU), Manila
September 27, 2012
time
Topic and Speaker/Activity
0800-0830 Registration
0830-0900 Welcome Ceremony
• Invocation
• National Anthem
• Introduction of Delegates
• Welcome Remarks
0900 - 0930 Introduction to PATA and the Next Gen
Ivy Chee, PATA Regional Director – East Asia
0930 -1000 Innovation and Marketing – Why We Need To Think And Do Things
Differently
Dr Perry Hobson, Pro Vice Chancellor of Taylor’s University
1000-1025 Importance of Trade Shows, Introducing the ITB concept to Young
Professionals
Rika Jean-François, Regional Manager South Asia & Pacific,
Messe Berline/ITB Berlin
1025-1040 Network Break
1040-1100 Social Media/PATA POWER
Jens Thraenhart, Co-founder and President, Dragon Trail
1110 - 1140 Crisis Prevention Management in Tourism
Bert van Walbeek, Founder and the Managing Director of The
Winning Edge, ( www.twe-winningedge.com )
1145 - 1315 Lunch with cultural show
• Song
• Dance
1315 - 1330 PATA and You : How PATA can Support your Career
Martin J Craigs, CEO, PATA
1330 – 1400 Developing the Tourism Professional: Attitude, Knowledge and Skills
Peter Semone, Chairman of PATA Education and Training
Committee and PATA Executive Board Member
1400 - 1500 “Thrilla in Manila, Part II”
Debate on The Future of Leadership in Travel and Tourism in the
Emerging New World Order - What's Important, and What's Not?
Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire
Martin J Craigs, CEO, PATA
with two LPU student debaters
1500 – 1515 Closing Ceremony
• Closing Message
• Evaluation
• Group Picture
1530 Transfer to SMX - Visit PTM
1600 -- 1700 PTM2012 Walk-around
1700 – 1800 Attend day-ending "Social Hour"
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Programme of “Thrilla in Manila, Part II”
Debate on the Future of Travel and Tourism in the
Emerging New World Order –
What's Important, and What's Not?
Motion
This house believes “To realise a new world order” now is the time for
Asia/Pacific to become the leaders in world travel and tourism.
The proposer (Imtiaz Muqbil) and his seconders (a LPU student), will
outline what’s important and what’s not. The challenger (Martin J Craigs)
and his seconder (a LPU student) will question the proposition.
1400-1415 Opening statement for the proposition by Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor,
Travel Impact Newswire
1415-1430 Opening statement by Martin J Craigs, CEO, PATA
1430-1440 Student seconders statement For/Against
1440-1445 Student supporting statement
1445-1450 Questions from the floor to be the texted/tweeted to the LPU Moderator
between 1400 and 1430. Five will be selected to read to the students (no
more than 168 characters!)
The debating team will have no more than 45 seconds to answer them
1455-1500 No more than five minutes closing statements
1500-1510 Vote for and against the audience by show of flags and closing remarks by
leadership of LPU
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