15 December
Local Date: Dec 14 2024 |
Local Time: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
SooCheong (Shawn) Jang, Ph.D., is a full professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. His research interests are twofold: hospitality finance/strategic management and hospitality/tourism marketing. Dr. Jang has more than 200 published articles in refereed top-tier HTM and business journals and has received numerous accolades including the W. Bradford Wiley Memorial Best Research Paper of the Year Award 2009 and the Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award 2015. In addition, he was recognized as the top-ranked author in HTM academia during the past decade by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. |
Geoff Wall Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, where he taught for almost 40 years. A prolific writer and researcher, Professor Wall has published over 270 publications in refereed journals, more than 100 book chapters and about 20 books and monographs. He has also supervised more than 100 graduate students; many of them are now leaders in the tourism field. In 2016, Dr. Wall received the UNWTO’s Ulysses Prize for his ‘pioneer role in developing tourism studies and disseminating knowledge to the tourism community worldwide.’ This award seeks to highlight the work of organizations and individuals around the world that have positively impacted and inspired the tourism sector through Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge in Tourism. |
Riall Nolan Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Purdue University, USA and an affiliated lecturer in the MPhil program in International Development at the University of Cambridge, UK. A scholar of international development, cross-cultural adaptation, and applied anthropology, he has conducted research on issues of change and development in Eastern Senegal, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Somalia, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinee, Indonesia, Thailand, and Western Siberia. He is the author of eight academic books, including Development Anthropology (Westview Press 2001), the Handbook of Practicing Anthropology (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013), and Using Anthropology in the World (Routledge 2017). He has published nearly forty articles, including “Anthropology and Development,” in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology (Oxford University Press 2019). His work as a researcher and project specialist has included community led development initiatives with the Peace Corps, USAID, the World Bank, and numerous university and local NGO partners. Dr. Nolan was Associate Provost and Dean of International Programs at Purdue. |
Dori Davari holds a Ph.D. from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, USA. Having worked as a consultant for a number of industries, including tourism, she has more than 15 years of prior experience in strategic management and strategic marketing in different parts of the world. She has served on projects with the World Bank, AccorHotels, and other global organizations. She has graduate degrees in systems engineering and planning as well as a Master of Science in Management Studies from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Her earlier publications have focused on destination image and guest-host relations, as well as targeting purpose of visit and strategies for uplifting tourism. Dr. Davari will join the faculty of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, HK Polytechnic University this coming fall semester (2022). |
Jafar Jafari is Founding Editor, Annals of Tourism Research; Chief Editor, Tourism Social Science Series; Co-Editor, Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice; Co-Editor, Encyclopedia of Tourism; Co-Founder, TRINET; Founding President, International Academy for the Study of Tourism; Co-Founding Editor, Information Technology & Tourism; and Co-Founding President Tourism Intelligence Forum. |
Dr. Kazem Vafadari is Director of International Center for Asia Pacific Tourism (iCAPt); and Academic Director of the Kunisaki City Research Center for world agriculture heritage in Oita, Japan. He is a Professor and Vice Dean for International Affairs, College of Sustainability and Tourism at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU). He worked with United Nations University and Kanazawa University in Japan before joining APU in 2011. He is an expert on sustainable tourism, natural resource management and tourism applications of agriculture heritage landscapes. His research background also includes community building, rural revitalization and destination branding. |
Mahda Tadbiri is Assistant General Manager, Espinas Palace Hotel, Tehran. She has a Master degree in English Translation (University of Damavand), a degree in Aircraft Safety and Services (Prince Sultan Aviation Academy, Saudi Arabia), Executive MBA (Sharif University of Technology), and a certificate in (online) Executive Education Programs (Harvard University, USA). She assists in designing and implementing staff matrix, BSC strategic management, and budgeting system in the Espinas Hotel Group. Previously she was Senior Flight Attendant in Saudi Arabian Airlines. |
Shawn Jang Moderator | |
Geoff Wall Panelist | |
Riall Nolan Panelist | |
Dori Davari Panelist | |
Jafar Jafari WelcomeRemarks | |
Kazem Vafadari Conclusion | |
Mahda Tadbiri Interpreter | |