Lisbon Tourism Summit | Lisbon Tourism Summit

WHAT IS THE LISBON TOURISM SUMMIT?

The Lisbon Tourism Summit is a full-day event dedicated to the tourism industry and its latest innovations. This is where national and international players, tourism professionals, startups and experts come to gather in an informal and relaxed environment. The Summit fosters the exchange of ideas and debate around the big trends in the sector.

PROGRAM
OUTLINE

What is impacting the tourism and travel industry nowadays?

The 2020 edition of the Lisbon Tourism Summit will focus on Sustainable Tourism and will cover the following topics:

Circular Economy Models

for the Tourism Industry

Sustainable Resource Management

in Hospitality

Mobility & Seamless Travel Experience

for travellers

Big Data & AI

transforming the Tourism Industry

Community Engagement

& Social Inclusion

WHO IS THE LISBON TOURISM SUMMIT FOR?

The Lisbon Tourism Summit is for tourism industry professionals, experts, entrepreneurs or students in the field of travel, hospitality, entertainment, leisure tourism activities, and travel tech startups seeking to meet and cooperate with leading organisations in the tourism sector .

SPEAKERS AND
PANNELISTS

Leyla Acaroglu

Sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist

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Luís Araújo

President of Turismo de Portugal

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Daniel Traça

Dean and Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business

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Pedro Rocha Vieira

Co-founder and CEO of Beta-i

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Meg Pagani

Founder of Impacton. Forbes 30 under 30

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Inês Sequeira

Founder and Director of Casa do Impacto at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa

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Pedro São Simão

Coordenador Pacto Português para os Plásticos

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Eduardo Moura

Direcção Sustentabilidade EDP

João Rebelo

AHP’s Onboarding Manager

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Mario Chessa

Executive Director, Nova Hospitality & Tourism Platform

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Paulo Rita

Professor of Marketing at NOVA Information Management School

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Nuno António

CTO of ITBASE/WAREGUEST

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Isabel Tejero

Enerbrain Country Manager

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Joana Paula Silva

Founder and CEO of Varina-Community Based tourism

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Daniela Basílio

Innovation Expert Leader at Beta-i

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more coming soon…

Preliminary

Agenda

Main Stage		Workshop Stage
09:00	Registration and check-in
09:30	Official Welcome and Opening
10:00	Keynote – Sustainable Smart Cities
10:45	Panel – Circular Economy Models for the Tourism Industry In the changing landscape of the tourism sector, companies will have to adapt to new trends and consumers’ desires. One of the main and current issues is climate change. To tackle this problem new ways of thinking appeared and circular economy embodies most of them. know more	10:45 11:45	Workshop 1: Business Innovation Tools (by Beta-i) In today’s changing and attention-seeking tourism environment, it can be challenging to keep up with our customer’s journey. We will explore how to draw his path in an innovative way and bring the traction we need while always looking through the changing lenses of our customers. know more
11:15	Coffee Break	10:45 11:45
11:45	The Journey Demo Day – 5/6 startup pilot presentations	12:00 13:00	Workshop 2: Data Science for Tourism Professionals Find out how some tourism organizations already use business analytics and data science to obtain a competitive advantage, and what resources they need to have to extract insights from data and become data-driven organizations. know more
12:30	Panel – Sustainable energy innovation for tourism Tourism is both a victim of and contributor to climate change. With over a billion tourists a year set to continue increasing, tourism’s energy consumption looks only set to grow. As such, tourism players can be incentivized to help accelerate the shift toward renewable energy. know more	12:00 13:00
13:00	Lunch
14:30	Keynote	14:30 15:30	Workshop 3: How to engage the local community and integrate inclusion practices Joana is the founder and CEO of Varina, a community-based tourism company that keeps changing the south bay. In this workshop, we will rethink what is solidarity and how to acknowledge and establish empowering practices in your business for the community’s benefit. know more
14:50	Panel – Mobility and seamless travel experience The idea of a seamless journey from your home to your destination is evolving into a near-future reality. This creates new opportunities for established travel brands and startups. know more	14:30 15:30
15:20	The Journey Demo Day – 5/6 startup pilot presentations The finalist startups of the open innovation program The Journey will present their solutions after developing pilot projects with the corporate partners of the program know more
16:00	Coffee Break
16:30	Panel – AI and Big Data Transforming the Tourism Industry Constantly-connected tourists are looking more and more for personalized experiences. Technologies like Big Data and AI have become crucial allies in understanding behavioral patterns and improving tourism offers. know more	15:45 16:45	Workshop 4: Adapting your business model to the new Circular Economy The journey towards sustainability and the Circular Economy is about transition and adaptation. Join this workshop to explore how to transform your current business model to move towards a circular and sustainable model. know more
17:00	Keynote	15:45 16:45
17:45	Closing
18:00	Networking Cocktail		*Workshops subject to registration. Limited capacity: 50 spots

Do you have an idea, a project or an established company? Come to our hands-on workshops to explore useful tools and discover new ways to make your business more sustainable and customer-centered.

Startup
Showcase

As in every edition, the Summit will host the Journey Demo Day! You will meet the finalists startups that were selected to develop pilot projects with the corporate partners.

GATHERING GLOBAL TOURISM INNOVATORS

Lisbon 17st March, 2020