15 December
Local Date: Dec 14 2024 |
Local Time: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Dr. Alan Fyall is Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. Alan is Founding Editor of the Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, an elected Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, where he currently serves as Second-Vice-President, and a former Board Member of the Bournemouth Tourism Management Board (DMO). Alan has conducted numerous tourism destination development and management projects for clients in the UK, European Union, Africa, the Caribbean, USA, and Southeast Asia. Clients include the ESRC (UK), Grant Thornton, Ernst & Young, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Malaysian Government, the Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (Saudi Arabia), World Travel & Tourism Council and The Ocean Panel. Alan’s current research interests relate to tourism sustainability and resilience with a specific focus on inclusive and accessible destination development and the impacts of tourism and events on resident communities. Alan recently served as one of the lead authors of The Ocean Panel publication “Opportunities for Transforming Costal and Marine Tourism: Towards Sustainability, Regeneration and Resilience” while he also now serves on the Advisory Board of TravelAbility, an organization dedicated to providing thought leadership in accessible travel. |
Dr. Maksim Godovykh is conducting international research projects aimed at exploring the impacts of tourism development on the quality of life, health, and well-being of local communities. He also focuses on developing new methods and technologies to measure tourists’ and residents’ experience, combining psychophysiological techniques, self-reported surveys, online testing tools, social media analytics, and other metrics to evaluate pre-visit, on-site, and post-visit experience. His works have been published in leading academic journals and disseminated through books, encyclopedias, industry magazines, and news media. He has developed several government programs and organized over a hundred conferences, forums, trade shows, and workshops. |
Dr Marina Novelli (PhD) is a globally renowned tourism and sustainable development expert and Professor of Marketing and Tourism at The University of Nottingham Business School (UK). She is known for her contributions to the concept of Niche Tourism, Tourism Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and critical elaboration of the Overtourism phenomenon. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, Alternate Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics (2021-2025) and Member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Sustainable Development (2023-2024). She has written and advised in the field of international tourism policy, planning and development in Africa, Europe and Asia for institutions such as the World Bank, the EU, the UN, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Ministries and Tourism Boards, Regional Development Agencies, private sector and NGOs. She distinguishes herself as a particularly active member of the global tourism community and for her inclusive research leadership practice and excellence in collaborating with multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholders and multi-cultural teams. |
Dr. Brian Garrod is Professor of Marketing at Swansea University, Wales, UK. He is the author of eight textbooks and more than fifty research articles, focusing on the marketing and management of tourism destinations. He is founding co-editor-in chief of the Journal of Destination Marketing & Management and sits on the editorial board of seven other academic journals. He has undertaken research for a wide range of organizations, including the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the European Union Interreg IIc fund, the Welsh Government, Visit Wales, the Countryside Agency and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). |
Dr. Kayode D. Aleshinloye, received a Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, & Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (2015) and M.S. in Tourism Management at Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus (2009). Prior to that, Kayode attained his Bachelor’s degree at University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, majoring in Home Science and Management (Nutrition & Dietetics Option, 2000). He is an Assistant Professor of Event Management for the Department of Tourism, Events, and Attractions, at Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. His research interests focus on cultural festival and event management, World Heritage Sites, rural and community tourism, social and economic impact studies in developing countries, resident and tourist interactions, and sustainable tourism. Dr. Aleshinloye’s work has appeared in Tourism Management, Intl. Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Travel Research, Event Management, and other academic publications. He has presented his works at major national and international conferences. |
Alan Fyall Moderator | |
Maksim Godovykh Panelist | |
Marina Novelli Panelist | |
Brian Garrod Panelist | |
Kayode D. Aleshinloye Panelist | |