• Dr.Carlos Jose Rodrigues da Silva, University of Brazil
• Mr.Gary Dodds, Regional Vice President - HR, UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa
  Marriott Hotels International Limited
• Dr. Veronica Velo, Senior Lecturer in HRM, Faculty of Business,
  Environment and Society, Coventry University, UK.

The list of prospective speakers/participants whose abstracts have been accepted.

• Dr.Candice Clemenz, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
  Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia
• Ms. Diana M.Edwards, International Consultant for Service-and Innovation-based Ventures, USA
• Dr. Jeanne P. Friedman, Principal
  Miami Beach Senior High School, USA
• Ms. Joanne Malone, Lecturer
  Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
• Dr.Ken McCleary, Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia
• Dr.Matthias Fuchs, Director,
  e-Tourism Competence Centres, Austria
• Mr. Ozgur Ozdemir, University of Delaware, USA
• Dr. Pamela A. Weaver, Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Mr. Pawan K. Gupta, Lecturer, Department of Hotel Management & Catering Technology
  Rohilkhand University, India
• Mr. Philippe Rossiter, Chief Executive
  Hotel & Catering International Management Association, UK
• Prof. Regina Schlüter, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina
• Prof. Rhodri Thomas, Professor of Tourism and Events Policy
  Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University
• Ms. Ruth Taylor, Academic Area Head Services & Tourism Management
  School of Management,
  Curtin University of Technology, Australia
• Dr. Sander M. Allegro, Director of Innovation, Hotelschool The Hague, The Netherlands
• Dr. Sandra Watson, Head of Human Resource Management
  Napier University Business School, Edinburgh, UK
• Dr. Stefan Gröschl, Assistant Professor of Human Resources Management,
  Faculty of Management, ESSEC Business School, France
• Dr.Thomas Bauer, Assistant Professor in Tourism,School of Hotel and Tourism Management,
  Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Dr. Yiping Li, Assistant Professor
  Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong