THINK TANKS
- What a Think Tank is
- Past Think Tanks
- Think Tank XIX
- Think Tank XVIII
- Think Tank XVII
- Think Tank XVI
- Think Tank XV
- Think Tank XIV
- Think Tank XIII
- Think Tank XII
- Think Tank XI
- Think Tank X
- Think Tank IX
- Think Tank VIII
- Think Tank VII
- Think Tank VI
- Think Tank V
- Think Tank IV
- Think Tank III
- Think Tank II
- Think Tank I
PAST THINK TANK: THINK TANK XVI
Keynote Speakers
Petra Thomas is a professional in sustainable tourism management with extensive experience in product development, management, marketing, public relations, CSR and criteria development for responsible tour operating. Finishing her studies in archaeology and art history, she started to work in adult education institutions like museums and private academies conducting courses on art history and social impacts of art. She has also worked for a tour operator specializing in tours for small groups with the focus on social and ecological aspects. From 2010 to 2014 she was the Chair of the Board of Forum Anders Reisen – a business association of more than 130 tour operators promoting gentle forms of tourism based on sustainable development. Since 2015 she has been working as General Director of the Forum Anders Reisen, whose members have committed to comply with a comprehensive set of criteria, monitored through a CSR process.
Dr Xavier Font is an expert in responsible tourism marketing, with extensive experience in industry and government training on all aspects of sustainable tourism production and consumption. He is the most published academic in the world in sustainable tourism certification, having consulted on this subject for UNEP, UNCTAD, UNWTO, IFC, EC, VisitEngland, Fáilte Ireland, WWF and the Travel Foundation amongst others. He has conducted over 80 courses for businesses on how to market and communicate sustainability, analysed 100s of websites and conducted sustainability communication audits and experiments, much of which is gathered in www.responsibletourismcommunication.com. He is a full time member of staff at Leeds Beckett University, UK, and co-director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism.
