Programme

 

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Tuesday, 17.12.2019

13:00 - 18:00 Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019

Start-Up Pitching

Wednesday, 18.12.2019

09:00 - 12:00 Start-Up Coaching Sessions

Start-Up Coaching Session

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome

Aradhana Khowala, Board Member, World Tourism Forum Lucerne & CEO Aptamind Partners

14:05 - 14:20 Setting the Scene

Reto Wittwer, Chairman, World Tourism Forum Lucerne
Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL

14:20 - 14:40 Innovation Talks

Marc Hauser, World Record Holder and Entrepreneur
Presentation 

14:40 - 14:55 Pitch Session I

Start-Up Winner – Conservation Category

14:55 - 15:35 Panel Discussion: Thinking bigger and focusing on transformation through tourism at scale

Moderated by - Soity Banerjee, Outlook Group

Panelists:

Rajan Bahadur, CEO, Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council

Scott DahlMaster's Program Director, Les Roches Global Hospitality

Maninder Kohli, Director and Founder, Juniper Outdoors 

Prabhat Pani, Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Technology, Tata Trusts

Gopinath Parayil, Founder, The Blue Yonder

15:35 - 15:50 Pitch Session II

Start-Up Winner – Culture Category

15:50 - 16:15 Inspiration Talks: Against all odds

Interview by Aradhana Khowala, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

Madhavi Latha, National Paralympic Swimming Champion, President of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India

&

Dr. Akkai Padmashali, Transgender human rights activist, motivational speaker, founder of multiple social start-up’s

16:15 - 16:45 Networking Break
16:45 - 17:00 Pitch Session III

Start-Up Winner – Community Category

17:00 - 17:15 Inclusion Talks: Community in the lead

Gerry Martin, Nat Geo Hero and Conservation Specialist

17:15 - 17:30 Pitch Session IV

Start-Up Winner – Commerce Category

17:30 - 17:35 WTFL Social Impact Initiative in India

Reto Wittwer, Chairman, World Tourism Forum Lucerne
Paras Loomba, Founder, Global Himalayan Expedition
Representative, Government of India, TBA

17:35 - 17:45 Summary & Outlook

Martin Barth, President & CEO, World Tourism Forum Lucerne

From 17:45 Networking Reception