GW Tourism Alumni Network 2016 Spring Colloquium

Date: April 19, 2016
Time:    6:00 – 9:00pm
Location: 1889 F Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006

Description:

The George Washington University Tourism Alumni Network (GWTAN)

with the Organization of American States (OAS)

present the 2016 Spring Colloquium:

 

Crisis Management in Tourism:

Managing Destinations of Tomorrow

 

 

 

April 19, 2016

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Organization of American States

1889 F Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 (Padilha Vidal Room)

 

Schedule

Welcome Remarks: 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm  

Corina Serbanescu, MBA, President, GWTAN

Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, OAS

 

Program: 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

Featured Speakers

Malia Asfour, Director, North America, Jordan Tourism Board

Jonathan Grella, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, U.S. Travel Association

Rodrigo Esponda Cascajares, Regional Director North America, Mexico Tourism Board

Gloria Polastri, Alternative Representative of Ecuador to the OAS, former Vice Minister of Security

Marcos A. Espinal, MD, DrPH, MPH, Director, Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization

 

Moderated Discussion and Q&A Session: 7:15 pm

 Moderator: Maryse Robert, Director, Department of Economic Development, OAS

 

7:55 pm: Closing Remarks

Richard Campbell, Chief, Culture and Tourism Section, OAS

Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Director, Masters of Tourism Administration, the George Washington University

 

8:00 pm: Networking and Closing Reception

Business/Cocktail Attire

 

The 2016 GWTAN Colloquium is sponsored by: