Who’s Who Alejandra De María Hernández González Speaker Ale Hernández has a degree in Sustainable Tourism and Hotel Management from the Universidad del Caribe, Cancún, Quinta Roo, and a Master in Tourism Companies and Markets from the Antonio de Nebrija... read more
Who’s Who Liana Miate Speaker Liana has been the Social Media Editor at Ancient History Encyclopedia for the past five years and she also currently works at a Digital Marketing Agency. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University in Sydney, where she... read more
Who’s Who Sara Mair Bellshaw Speaker Sara Mair Bellshaw is the Senior Innovation Manager at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research in Scotland and focuses mainly on applied practical research projects that involve... read more
Who’s Who Deepak Chhabra Speaker Deepak Chhabra (PhD) is an associate professor in the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University (ASU), USA. She also holds the position of Senior Sustainability Scientist, in the Global... read more
Who’s Who Rafael Oliveira Speaker Rafael Oliveira graduated in Tourism and Public Administration. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in Knowledge Management and Organization at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a visiting researcher at UNESCO Chair at USI... read more
Who’s Who Engelbert Ruoss Speaker Dr. Engelbert Ruoss is lecturer at USI – Univerity of Southern Switzerland, of the course “Tourism and World Heritage” within the Master in International Tourism and associated expert of the USI UNESCO Chair in “ICT to... read more
Who’s Who Andela Sormaz Speaker Andela Sormaz is a Master student graduating in Economics and Communication, Major in International Tourism at USI-Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. She is a former intern at the UNESCO Chair at USI where... read more
Who’s Who Roland Murauer Speaker Born in 1966, Mr. Murauer studied Business Administration in Linz, Austria. After the development of the spa landscape in the Upper Austrian region of the “Innviertel” (e.g. spa resort Therme Geinberg), he became managing partner... read more
Who’s Who Marcela Iturbe Vargas Speaker Marcela Iturbe Vargas was Director of Municipal Tourism in Tapachula in Chiapas, Mexico, during two municipal periods, between 1997 and 2002. She was responsible for the formation of the first Municipal Tourism Advisory... read more
Who’s Who Romina Mellino Poretti Host & Guide Special Session on Location Romina Mellino Poretti is a fully licensed professional guide graduated in tourism with moe than 20 years of experience as interpreter, guide, tour leader and trainer of tour leaders.... read more
Who’s Who Kaspar Schürch Speaker Kaspar Schürch is director of World Heritage Experience Switzerland (WHES). He has a background in economy and tourism (Hochschule für Wirtschaft Luzern) and international management (University of Applied Sciences FHNW). WHES is... read more
Who’s Who Cynthia Dunning Thierstein Speaker Cynthia Dunning Thierstein studied archaeology in the University of Geneva, Switzerland where she presented a PhD thesis on the Early Iron Age. She also obtained a Master of Advanced Studies in Cultural... read more
