Speakers
| Name | Biography | Abstract | |
 | Simone Fanti Italian journalist |
Simone Fanti has been a professional journalist since February 2000 and in the last 14 years, he has written for the most important Italian newspapers: from Panorama to Espresso, from Mondo to... Read more | |
 | Valentina Rossi Historian and Cultural Heritage Expert |
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 | Lyubomir Durankev National and International Project Manager, Sozopol Foundation, Bulgaria: League of Historical and Accessible Cities (LHAC) - Case Study of Sozopol |
Mr. Lyubomir Durankev is an International Projects Expert at Sozopol Foundation. He has obtained both bachelor’s and master's degrees in Marketing from the University... Read more | Sozopol Foundation was established in December 2002, aiming to work for the public benefit. It is the only Bulgarian non-governmental organization in official partnership with UNESCO. Due to its... Read more |
 | Bernadette Lo Bianco Project Manager of Accessible Siracusa and Noto, Sicily, Italy: Accessible Itineraries-Siracusa and Noto also in Sign Language |
Professor Bernadette Lo Bianco, who was born in Catania on 7/28/73, a resident of Syracuse via Acradina 32, a professor of engineering at the Tourist Hotel Institute "Alfio Moncada" Lentini... Read more | “Syracuse and Noto also in sign language” is a pilot project in Sicily: up to now, in fact, no city of Southern Italy has proved to be fully accessible from the point of view of tourism and... Read more |
 | Sabine Neusüss Accessibility Manager, Municipality of Salzburg, Austria: Salzburg - Winner of the European Award of Accessible City in 2012 |
Sabine Neusüß is a graduate in journalism and communication. Since 2003 she has been responsible for project coordination in the office of women ́s affairs of the City of Salzburg... Read more | Access City Award – Accessible Salzburg? On the first of December 2011 the city of Salzburg gets the Access City Award 2012. This award is... Read more |
 | Elena de Mier Torrecilla Coordinator, Cooperation Agreement between the ACS Foundation/Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID): Accessibility in the National Heritage Sites in Spain and International Cooperation projects in Latin America |
Architect, Coordinator of the Agreement between the ACS Foundation and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). Since 2008 she is responsible for the line of... Read more | Accessibility in the National Heritage sites in Spain and International Cooperation projects in Latin America... Read more |
| Alain Pellet Legal Advisor of the UNWTO, former Chairperson of the International Law Commission of the UN and President of French Society for International Law |
Emeritus Professor at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Alain Pellet is a former member (1990-2011) and a former Chair (1997-1998) of the International Law Commission of the United Nations. He has been the legal adviser of the World Tourism Organisation since 1990... Read more | |
 | Jean-Marc Mignon President, International Social Tourism Organization (ISTO): Social tourism and universal accessibility |
Jean Marc Mignon, after language studies at the Catholic University of Paris(Spanish), dedicated his entire professional life to youth travel and then to social tourism... Read more | Jean Marc Mignon intends, during his presentation, to place accessible tourism in the wider scope of the obstacles which prevent nearly half European citizens from going on holidays and have... Read more |
 | Antonella Correra Policy Officer in charge of Accessible Tourism, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission: EU policy instruments on universal accessibility in tourism |
is a Policy Officer in the Tourism and Cultural Instruments Unit, Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, dealing with accessible tourism and safety of travellers. Read more | EU policy instruments on universal accessibility in tourism The intervention will be divided in two main parts 1) Overview of the significance of accessible tourism for the European tourism sector. The intervention will provide an overview of the significance of accessible tourism in Europe... Read more |
 | Paolo Rosso Commissioner for tourism of the Veneto Region |
Paolo Rosso was born in Agna, next to Pauda on may the 5, 1960. He is currently Commissioner for tourism of the Veneto Region. As a Tourism Commissioner Mr. Rosso is in charge of the.. Read more | Accessible tourism represents a crucial aspect of innovation for our destinations. After the World Tourism Day - that was celebrated in Mexico on September the 27th – “Tourism and community development” has become the new MANIFESTO at international level that I want to support both... Read more |
 | Teresa Ferreira Director, Development and Innovation Department, Turismo de Portugal: National tourism policies and universal accessibility in Portugal |
Degree in Sociology Master's degree in organizational psychology Working in Turismo de Portugal (the national authority for tourism) since 1998... Read more | The quality of Portugal as a tourist destination has been recognized worldwide. This is demonstrated by the data relating to tourism performance in 2013, with more than 40 million... Read more |
 | Annagrazia Laura President, European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT): Training modules on accessibility for tourism professionals |
ANNAGRAZIA LAURA has a long experience in promoting the rights of people with disabilities within CO.IN. (Cooperative Integrate Onlus and then Consorzio Sociale COIN), an... Read more | The tourism sector depends on the continual development of its human resources in order to create high quality products and give the best service to visitors. In order to achieve high... Read more |
 | Pete Kercher Ambassador of the EIDD Design for All in Europe |
Pete Kercher followed up a law degree from Southampton University with a period in international youth politics (Vice-President, European Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth, 1975-77)... Read more | A convinced believer in applying design methods to the strategic challenges generated by today’s complex and continuously changing society, so as to trigger interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation... Read more |
 | Roberto Torena Cristobal , Manager, ONCE Foundation, Spain: Smart technologies fostering accessible tourism | Roberto Torena holds the position of Manager of the Accessible Technologies and Innovation Business Unit of Ilunion Consulting, which is the technology and consultancy company belonging to the business corporation of ONCE Foundation. The ONCE Foundation was created by the ONCE ... Read more | Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRDP) states that: “To enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure... Read more |
 | Roberto Vitali President, Village for All (V4A), Italy: V4AInside...Take the measures for your holiday |
Roberto Vitali is from the city of Ferrara (Emilia Romagna – Italy). He is fifty-four years old, he has a wife and two children. He is registered at the Order of Publicists' Journalists of Emilia Romagna... Read more | Village for all – V4A® is the Interna?onal Quality Brand for Accessible Tourism, that through its informa0on guarantee to choose where to spend safely holidays. V4A® cer0fies under... Read more |
 | Magnus Berglund Accessibility Ambassador, Scandic Hotels, Sweden: Design for All in the hospitality industry |
Magnus BERGLUND, SCANDIC Hotels, Accessibility Ambassador since 2003. Magnus has created a unique program for the 230 Scandic hotels in 8 countries which has put Scandic... Read more | SCANDIC is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading hotel chain as concerns access for all, with 230 hotels in 8 European countries. Putting the needs of all guests firmly in the centre... Read more |
 | Ross Calladine Head of Business Support, Visit England, United Kingdom: Developing and promoting accessible destinations throughout England. |
Ross Calladine is Head of Business Support for VisitEngland. As part of his role at VisitEngland, Ross is the in-house accessibility expert developing initiatives... Read more | National Tourist Board VisitEngland takes a leading role in the development of England as a leading destination for people with access needs. Key areas of work are: developing Read more |
| Marina Diotallevi Programme Manager, Ethics and Social Responsibility, UNWTO |
