Sustainable Tourism Symposium – powered by TIAC (Ontario)
January 19, 2023
Ontario
Time: 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM AST
Online via Zoom Link - Click here
Sessions will be in English
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada introduces it's all-new Sustainable Tourism Symposium.
Agenda
Schedule in Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Introduction | |||
9:00 Am - 10:00 AM | SDG Decade of Action Planning | |||
Introduction to the UN SDGs and Synergy’s Decade of Action Plan Program Introduction to the UN SDGs. An overview of how organizations can develop their own sustainability/regenerative tourism plans build around the SDGs. |
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Fast Track to Sustainable Tourism & Pathway to Net Zero Carbon | |||
Gain a sneak peek into how your tourism business, organization, or destination can accelerate your sustainability efforts through our two highly interactive Masterclass options; the Fast Track to Sustainable Tourism, and the Pathway to Net Zero Carbon.
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Flourishing Business Strategy for Tourism | |||
If you are an owner or operator of a tourism business or a senior executive or manager at a tourism organization, and you want to effectively respond to perceived risks and opportunities, then you will benefit from the Flourishing Business Strategy for Tourism session! After a sense-check on the state of the world today and what this means for tourism now and into the future—including looking current trends, outlooks, and implications—this session will build the case for and share the benefits of planning with the future in mind. The Flourishing Business Canvas will then be introduced to participants as an innovation management and storytelling tool for strategically planning futures for integrated social, environmental and financial results, leading to the possibility remains for humans and all other life to flourish on this planet for generations to come. This session ends with an invitation to both reflect upon and explore whether you are ready to take action for your flourishing futures! |
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | BREAK |
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Regenerative Event Management |
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An introduction to the Masterclass on Regenerative Event Management In this short and dynamic session we will give you an introduction to the regenerative event management masterclass. We will look at the core concepts of regenerative development; explore how this applies to the events industry, and discuss what this means for your business and the services you offer. We will explore the concept of impact management and highlight the importance of both footprint and handprint measurement. We will do all of this in a fun. interactive and dynamic format using theoretic models and lots of real case studies. |
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | The Pathway to Regenerative Trails Tourism | |||
The Pathway to Regenerative Trails Tourism, an introduction to solutions to visitor use impacts. | ||||
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Strong Farm & Rural Shores - Rural Community Strategy | |||
Canada has more than 60 million hectares of farms and Ontario has one of the concentration areas. The economic importance of rural communities and farms drives the thinking behind the Strong Farm and Rural Shores Destinations programs, created and developed by EXA Group Canada. How to create strategies for economic growth and continuous improvement, seeking sustainability and the regeneration of the planet? Discover the Strong Farm and Rural Shores Destinations programs and learn how to create value in rural communities by developing sustainable tourism systems. |