Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan, OAS Acting Executive Secretary for Integral Development
Bio │ Welcoming Remarks

Magali Silva
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru
Bio

Experiences with Community-based Rural Tourism in the Americas

Leyla Solano
Board Member, Costa Rican Tourism Institute
Panel Moderator

Sandra Naranjo
Minister of Tourism, Ecuador
Bio │ Presentation

Maru Acevedo
Deputy Director, Institute of Tourism of Guatemala
Bio │ Presentation

Jim Sano
Vice President, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Bio │ Presentation

Ed Hall
Tourism and Transport Specialist, BIA, Department of Interior, United States
Bio │ Presentation

Competitiveness Factors in Community-based Rural Tourism

Alejandro Varela
Deputy Regional Director for the Americas
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Panel Moderator

Lcdo. José Napoleón Duarte D.
Minister of Tourism, El Salvador
Bio │ Presentation

Marko Machicao
Minister of Cultures and Tourism, Bolivia
Bio │ Presentation

Cristina Suaña
Community-based Rural Tourism Entrepreneur, Puno, Peru
Bio │ Presentation

Magali Silva
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru
Bio │ Presentation

Competitiveness Factors in Community-based Rural Tourism (cont.)

Seleni Matus
Vice President of Global Programs, Sustainable Travel International
Panel Moderator │ Bio │ Presentation

Richard Sealy
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Barbados
Bio │ Presentation

Emilio Silvestri
Director of the Honduran Institute of Tourism
Bio │ Presentation

Telémaco Talavera
Presidential Advisor for the Promotion of Nicaragua
Bio │ Presentation

Elecia Meyers, Senior Director, Tourism Policy and Monitoring, Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Jamaica
Bio │ Presentation

Pedro Gamboa Moquillaza
Chief, National Protected Natural Areas Services, Peru
Bio │ Presentation

Measuring the Impact of Community-based Rural Tourism

Dr. Maryse Robert, Director
Department of Economic Development, OAS
Panel Moderator │ Bio

Víctor Chalé, International Tourism Expert / Professor, University of Anáhuac México Norte
Bio │ Presentation

Dr. Kristin Lamoureux
Director of the International Institute of Tourism Studies, George Washington University, United States
Bio │ Presentation

Ena Harvey,
IICA Representative, Barbados and Management Coordinator, Caribbean Region
Bio │ Presentation

Guidelines for the Future of Community-based Rural Tourism

Davina Layne
General Secretariat, Caribbean Tourism Organization
Panel Moderator │ Bio

María Elena Mejia
Director, Fundación Sonrisa de Vida, Colombia
Bio │ Presentation

Margarita Mateu
Director of AGRORURAL,
Ministry of Agriculture, Peru
Bio │ Presentation

David Vicent
Director of Innovation, STA Consultants, Spain
Bio │ Presentation

Dr. Don Hawkins
Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy, School of Business, George Washington University, United States
Bio │ Presentation

Reports

Emilio Silvestri
Director of the Honduran Institute of Tourism, Chair CITUR
Presentation

Richard Campbell
Chief of the Culture and Tourism Section, Department of Economic Development, OAS
Bio │ Presentation

CLOSING SESSION