| Tuesday - May 4, 2010 |
| 1:00pm - 6:00pm |
REGISTRATION and INFORMATION |
1:00pm - 6:00pm
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SPONSOR EXHIBIT SETUP |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
OPENING OF THE 14TH ANNUAL CARIBBEAN HOTEL & TOURISM INVESTMENT CONFERENCE |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
OPENING RECEPTION
Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Network while experiencing the hospitality of the Islands of Puerto Rico!
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Wednesday - May 5, 2010 |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm |
REGISTRATION and INFORMATION
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| 7:30am - 8:30am |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST and SPONSORS’ EXHIBIT |
| 8:45am - 9:45am |
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION |
| 9:45am-11:15am |
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE CARIBBEAN REGION |
| 11:15am-11:40am |
NETWORKING BREAK and SPONSORS EXHIBIT
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
11:00am – 11:15am
11:20am – 11:35am |
| 11:40am-1:10pm |
THE TOURISM & HOSPITALITY GLOBAL LEADERS’ FORUM
What is their prescription for the sustainability of the Caribbean tourism industry in this decade? |
| 1:10pm - 3:00pm |
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and KEYNOTE ADDRESS LUNCH
Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
BILL BISSELL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Awardees: Frank and Haydee Rainieri, Punta Cana Resort & Club |
| 3:10pm – 4:15pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 – The New Dynamics of Mixed Use Resort Development in the Caribbean
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 – How national infrastructure influences potential development, shapes the total experience and encourages investment.
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 – Protecting the Assets – The economics of being green
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
3:15pm – 3:30pm
3:35pm – 3:50pm
3:55pm – 4:10pm
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| 4:15pm – 5:30pm |
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
4:15pm – 4:30pm
4:35pm – 4:50pm
4:55pm – 5:10pm
5:15pm – 5:30pm |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm |
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Sponsored by Interval International |
Thursday - May 6, 2010 |
| 7:30am - 4:00pm |
REGISTRATION and INFORMATION |
| 7:45am - 8:45am |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, SPONSORS’ EXHIBIT AND “MEET THE EXPERTS” ROUNDTABLES |
| 9:00am – 10:30am |
CUBA – SOON TO BE THE #1 TOURISM DESTINATION |
| 10:30am – 11:10am |
NETWORKING BREAK and SPONSORS’ EXHIBIT
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
10:35am – 10:50am
10:55am – 11:10am |
| 11:15am – 12:15am |
SESSION CARIBBEAN OPEN FOR BUSINESS |
| 12:15pm - 1:15pm |
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY IN MODELING THE FUTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN
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| 1:15pm - 3:00pm |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS LUNCH
Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company |
| 3:15pm – 4:15pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 – Get all your Cuba questions answered
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 – Successful development strategies for small hotels
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 – Destination and resort marketing – If you build it, they will come
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
3:15pm – 3:30pm
3:35pm – 3:50pm
3:55pm – 4:10pm |
| 4:15pm – 5:10pm |
ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
4:15pm – 4:30pm
4:35pm – 4:50pm
4:55pm – 5:10pm |
| 7:00pm |
CLOSING DINNER
Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company
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Confirmed speakers as of March 15th
• Hon. Luis A. Fortuño, Governor Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Jean Claude Baumgarten, President, World Travel & Tourism Council
• Carlos Vogeler, Regional Representative for the Americas, World Tourism Organization
• Mark Lomanno, President, Smith Travel Research
• Simon Townend, Director, KPMG
• Matthew E. Avril, President, Hotel Group for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
• Hon. Allen Chastanet, Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation, St. Lucia
• Sebastian Escarrer, Vice Chairman, Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts
• David Gilbert, Executive Vice President, Interval International
• Joe Young, Executive Vice President, Columbia Sussex Hotel Corporation
• Anthony Bowen, Vice President & Managing Director, Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort & Spa
• David Jessop, Executive Director, Caribbean Council
• Timothy Ashby, PhD, JD, MBA
• Emily Morris, Director of Research, Centre for Caribbean and Latin American Research and Consultancy, London Metropolitan University |
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