ABOUT US
Our Committees: ADVISORY BOARD
The Executive Committee is supported by an International Advisory Board comprised of renowned senior academics in the field. Among other things, the board gives advice on the future development of the organization, and helps to identify cutting-edge Think Tank topics and host locations.
The members of the Advisory Board are:
Frederic Dimanche, PhD
Director
Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Ryerson University
Canada
Frederic attended the very first Think Tank in South Africa. He then hosted Think Tank XII on behalf of SKEMA Business School in France and joined the International Advisory Board in 2013.
Larry Dwyer, PhD
Professor
Australian School of Business
University of New South Wales
Australia
Larry holds the distinction of being the only individual to attend all of the first ten Think Tanks. He was instrumental in restructuring the BEST Education Network under Pauline Sheldon's leadership after the Ford Foundation's three year initiative had ended. After contributing as an Executive Committee member to BEST EN until 2006, he then joined the newly formed International Advisory Board.
Leo Jago, PhD
Chief Economist for Tourism and General Manager
Tourism Research Australia
Australia
Leo first attended Think Tank IV in Denmark. Since then he has regularly attended the BEST Education Network Think Tanks. When the International Advisory Board was founded in 2006, he accepted the invitation to support BEST EN's endeavours with his expertise.
Pauline Sheldon, PhD
Professor Emerita
School of Travel Industry Management
University of Hawai'i
USA
Pauline's first Think Tank experience was as the host of Think Tank II. In 2003 she took over as Chair developing the BEST Education Network. After handing over the position as chair in 2005, she first stayed on as Executive Committee member before joining the International Advisory Board in 2007.
