Dean and Chair Professor Kaye Chon
Dean & Chair Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing and the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research.
Topic of Keynote Speech:
The Future of Hospitality and Tourism Education: Technology, Innovation and Sustainability
Professor Marianna Sigala
Professor of Marketing and Director of the International Hotel School, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (SSCI Journal in HTM)
Topic of Keynote Speech:
Tourism and Hospitality in the age of the creative machine: implications of generative AI for academia and industry
Professor Stanislav Ivanov
Professor in Tourism Economics and Past Vice-Rector (Research) at Varna University of Management and Director of Zangador Research Institute, Bulgaria.
Editor-in-Chief of ROBONOMICS: The Journal of the Automated Economy, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Tourism Research
Topic of Keynote Speech:
The economic aspects of automation technologies in tourism and hospitality
MOST Hospitality and Tourism SIG workshop (Mandarin Only)
MOST SIG Speech
Panel Discussion
Industry Expert