Summit Schedule
Pre Summit Activities | February 07
Wednesday, February 7th
Afternoon Outdoor Experiences (Choose One)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Fire, Forest and Resilience | Learn More
Banff Centre Campus
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Indigenous Practice in Banff via Fat-tire E-Bike Tour | Learn More
Downtown Banff
Evening
7:00 - 9:00 pm
The Future of Tourism in the Bow Valley - and Beyond.
Banff Centre Campus
Panel discussion featuring local tourism administrators, practitioners and environment advocates:
Heather Black
Darren Enns
Vamini Selvanandan
Jonathan Welsh
Ed Whittingham
Rachel Ludwig
Reception to follow
Summit Day One | February 08
Thursday, February 8th
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
9:00 - 10:15 am
Opening Remarks
Facilitated Session: Key Issues & Challenges
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
10:30 - Noon
Concurrent Session (2 Sessions: 60 Minutes with 15 Minute Q&A)
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 201 and 205
JoAnna Haugen: Decolonizing Tourism; destination marketing and product alignment | Learn More
Geerta Udo: Purposeful marketing and choosing destination guests | Learn More
Lunch Vista's Dining Room | Vista's Dining Room, Banff Centre Campus
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session (2 Sessions: 60 Minutes with 15 Minute Q&A)
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 201 and 205
Alex Bainbridge: Who- or what – will be guiding visitors in the next 10 years | Learn More
Zu’min Guiding - Tim Patterson: Not your average Indigenous tour operator | Learn More
3 - 4:30 pm
Facilitated Session: Debrief of the Four Plenary Speakers
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
Happy Hour (Informal)
Optional Walk - Continue Your Conversation While Moving
Banff Centre Campus
6:30 pm
Reception: Dinner with Keynote Speaker: Martha Honey (7:00 - 9:00 pm)
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
Martha Honey: Origins, Challenges & Future of Purposeful Travel: In Conversation with Joe Pavelka | Learn More
Summit Day Two | February 09
Friday, February 9th
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
8:30 - 10:00 am
Breakfast with Keynote Speaker: Casey Hanisko
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
Casey Hanisko: Bird or Binder? Values-Driven Leadership in Travel | Learn More
10:00 - 11:00 am
Framework for Solutions
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
Delegate Contributions
Develop a Framework for Solutions
Working Lunch with Speaker | Noon - 1:15 pm | Kinnear Centre Room 103
Maria Hasen: Organizational Shift to Purposeful Travel | Learn More
1:15 - 2:15 pm
Speakers' Panel Discussion
Challenges of the Moment
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Solutions Presentation
Solutions Groups' Presentations
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Where to from here & keeping connected
Banff Centre Campus
5:00 pm
Summit Close
Banff Centre Campus
