Day One - Tuesday 1 December 2020

First Session 11.30am - 3pm

Opening Session

11:30am Welcome to Country - Josh Whiteland, Koomal Dreaming, Wadandi Cultural Custodian

11:45am Convenor Welcome - Tony Charters AM, Co-Convenor, Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference

11:50am Keynote Speaker - Dr Claire Ellis, Chair, Ecotourism Australia

12:10am Keynote Speaker - Welcome from WA Government - Hon Paul Papalia CSC MLA, Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

11:20am Keynote Speaker - Welcome to Destination - Cr Ian Earl, Shire President, Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

Inspire

12:30pm Keynote Speaker - Craig Wickham, Managing Director, Exceptional Kangaroo Island

Taking Stock: Surviving the Impacts of Natural Disasters and Pandemics

1:30pm Keynote Speaker - Amy Carter-James, Founder and Managing Partner, rippl.

1:55pm Keynote Speaker - Lee Miezis, Chief Executive Officer, Bushfire Recovery Victoria

2:20pm Keynote Speaker - Sonia Beckwith, Co-Owner, Live Ningaloo

2:45pm Q & A

Second Session 4pm - 7.30pm

Ecotourism Futures

4:00pm Keynote Speaker - Adele Labine-Romain, National Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Sector Leader & Partner, Deloitte Access Economics Pty Ltd

4:25pm Keynote Speaker - Geoff Manchester, Co-Founder, Intrepid Travel

4:50pm Keynote Speaker - Peter Sharp, Executive Director, Parks and Visitor Services,

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia

Rhonda Murphy, Manager, Aboriginal Engagement and Heritage Unit,

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia

5:25pm Q & A

6pm Keynote Speaker - Phillipa Harrison, Managing Director, Tourism Australia

6:25pm CEO Forum

Day Two - Wednesday 2 December 2020

First Session 11am - 3pm

11am Plenary Session - Ecotourism Post COVID-19

Second Session 4pm - 7.30pm

Inspire

4pm Keynote Speaker - Gary Muir, EcoGuide, WOW Wilderness EcoCruises

Forum of Revolutionary Ideas

4:30pm Keynote Speaker - Ecotourism and Climate Action Innes Larkin, Owner, Mt Barney Lodge

4:40pm Keynote Speaker - Ecotourism and Indigenous Tourism

4:50pm Keynote Speaker - Dr Erika Jacobson, Owner/Operator, Edgewalkers

5pm Forum Discussion

New Alliances, New Paths

6pm Keynote Speaker - Prof Ross Dowling AM, Honorary Professor of Tourism, School of Business & Law Edith Cowan University

6:25pm Keynote Speaker - Prof Brent Ritchie, Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland

6:50pm Keynote Speaker - Louise Cashmore, Curator, Origins Market

7:15pm - Q & A

Day Three - Thursday 3 December 2020

First Session 11am - 3pm

11am Plenary Session - Evolving Ecotourism and ECO Destinations

Second Session 4pm - 7.30pm

Indigenous Ecotourism

4pm Keynote Speaker - Cameron Costello, Chief Executive Officer, Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation

4:25pm Keynote Speaker - Rosie Sandover, Owner and Operator, Kingfisher Tours

Co-Presenters: Rebecca Sampi, Head Guide, Kingfisher Tours

Neville Poelina, Guide Trainer, Kingfisher Tours

4:50pm Keynote Speaker - Robert Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, WAITOC

5:15pm Q & A

INSPIRE

6pm Keynote Speaker - Anna Pollock, Founder, Conscious.Travel, United Kingdom

EVOLVING ECOTOURISM

6:30pm Keynote Speaker - Alexandra Burt, Co-Founder & Proprietor, The Landsmith Collection

6:55pm Keynote Speaker - Dermot O’Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, WWF-Australia

7:20pm Q & A

Conference Close

7:30pm Dr Claire Ellis, Chair, Ecotourism Australia