Date
- Jul 09 2022
- Expired!
Time
New York time- 9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Larry Yu, Ph.D., is Professor of Hospitality Management in the Department of Management, School of Business, The George Washington University. He has been involved in international tourism development and education since 1979. His teaching and research interests focus on organizational, strategic and global aspects of tourism and hospitality business, particularly on organizational behaviors, management innovation, employee creativity, and human capital development. He has authored, co-authored, co-edited six books and published 70 research articles. Dr. Yu consults with government agencies, international aid organizations and business firms and worked on tourism and hospitality programs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. |
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Taleb Rifai, Ph.D., was the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, heading the (UNWTO) from 2009 for two consecutive terms, ending in January 2018. Dr. Rifai has an extensive background in international and national public service, the private sector, and academia. Before his election as Secretary General of the UNWTO, he was Assistant Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), based in Beirut and Geneva. Dr. Rifai also had held several ministerial portfolios in Jordan. First as Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, then Minister of Information and spokesman for the Government, and finally, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. Dr. Rifai has a Ph.D. in Urban Design and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA; an M.A. in Engineering and Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology; and a BSc in Architectural Engineering from the University of Cairo. |
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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. |
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Dori Davari started her career as an entrepreneur and founded DORSA Management Consulting firm in Tehran, IR. The company started with outsourced contracts and expanded to provide service to the local branches of global firms (e.g., SONY and BOSCH). In its early years, DORSA was identified as a successful entrepreneurial firm by the Japanese Embassy in Tehran, and Dori was invited to the “Japan Youth Invitation Program” (2003) hosted by Japan’s Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI). Dori has more than 15 years of prior experience in strategic management and strategic marketing in different parts of the world, serving on projects for global organizations including World Bank and AccorHotels. She received her PhD from Purdue University and holds three master’s degrees from globally reputable universities. Dori is the architect of “Destination Curiosity”, and her scholarship is mainly on meaningful travel experiences and humane aspects of tourism and hospitality. She actively participates in university-wide initiatives on the impacts of teaching-learning enhancements on students’ learning experiences and outcomes (e.g., Flipped Classroom, Assessment Practices in the Age of AI, etc.). دردانه داوری استادیار دانشگاه پلی تکنیک هنگ کنگ است. زمینه های پژوهشی وی شامل مهمان نوازی در سطح جامعه، سیاست گذاری و رویکرد استراتژیک در صنعت گردشگری، روابط بین مهمان و میزبان، کنجکاوی نسبت به مقصد سفر، و پایداری فرهنگی می شود. تاکنون چند عنوان مقاله انگایسی در باب موضوعات یاد شده از دکتر داوری (بعضا با همکاری دیگر محققان) در مجلات معتبر انتشار یافته است. او همچنین کتاب هایی به زبان فارسی تالیف و ترجمه کرده است. در سطح بین المللی، دکتر داوری سابقه همکاری با شرکت های جهانی (مانند آکور)، بانک جهانی و دانشگاه ام آی تی را دارد و پیشتر، موسس و مدیرعامل شرکت مشاوره مدیریتی درسااندیش در تهران بوده است. وی دارای مدرک دکتری گردشگری از دانشگاه پردو (ایالات متحده)، فوق لیسانس مدیریت از دانشگاه ام آی تی (ایالات متحده) و نیز تحصیلات عالی در برنامه ریزی شهری و سیاست گذاری (دانشگاه ایالتی راتگرز ایالات متحده) و |
![]() | Larry Yu Moderaror |
![]() | Taleb Rifai Panelist |
![]() | Geoff Wall Panelist |
![]() | Dori Davari Panelist |
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Jul 09 2022
- Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Volume 42
Geoff Wall
Dori Davari
Kazem Vafadari
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