Program

Please note that simultaneous translation will be available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish throughout the event.

Explore the information about the ⤷technical visits!

From inspiring summit sessions to dynamic B2B meetings, technical visits and open knowledge exchange, every moment is designed to engage.

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A unique experience to learn, connect and shape the future of wine and food tourism.

calendar23^rd October,2024

09:15 - 09:30

Reception for Speakers and International Guests

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

Temas a abordar: Transições em curso no Mundo; Criação do Departamento da Felicidade; Estratégias para conseguirmos ambientes saudáveis e produtivos; Monitorização de KPI’s; Pilares de uma Liderança Humanizada

09:15 - 09:30

GWTO-Alentejo Meeting: Boards, speakers and exhibitors

17:00 - 18:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

calendar23^rd October,2024

09:15 - 09:30

Academic FORUM

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

09:15 - 09:30

Check-in

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

09:15 - 09:30

Exhibition area official walkthrough (VIP guests and speakers)

08:30 - 09:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

09:15 - 09:30

Kick-off Toast - OFFICIAL WELCOME Ceremony

09:00 - 10:25

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

09:00-09:05 - Presentations by the Master of Ceremony

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09:05-09:15 - Nuno Palma, Mayor of Beja Municipality

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09:20-09:30 - Li Jun, Representative of Yantai 2025 GWTO Summit host

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09:35-09:40 - Rafael Ansón, President of Honor GWTO and Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy

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09:45-09:55 - Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Former Minister of Tourism of Greece; Finalist candidate to UN Tourism Secr. Gral. 2026-2029

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10:00-10:10 - José Manuel Santos, President of Alentejo Tourism Entity

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10:15-10:25 - Pedro Machado, Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services

09:15 - 09:30

2^nd Toast - OPENING KEY-NOTE

10:30 - 10:45

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

José Antonio Vidal, GWTO Founder President CEO

‘Placing on the Global Responsible Wine Regions on the Global Responsible Enotourism Destinations Map’

09:15 - 09:30

Coffee break

10:45 - 11:00

Networking Station

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

PORTUGAL WELCOMES YOU

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

09:15 - 09:30

3^rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

11:00 - 12:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍Carlos Fontão, President of the Portuguese Academy of Gastronomy, member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Gastronomy, and Secretary-General of the European Community of New Gastronomy

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Presentations I:

11:15-11:30 - Luis Sequeira - President of the Alentejo Regional Wine Commission

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11:30-11:45 - Manuela Murteira - Technician at the Department of Tourism Development and Promotion, Innovation, Supply Qualification and Investment Support Unit, of the Alentejo and Ribatejo Regional Tourism Authority

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11:45- 12:00 - Ricardo Bonito - Major of Vidigueira Municipality

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12:00-12:15 - Juan José Villaverde - Senior Scientific Researcher at CSIC

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12:15-12:30 - Fernando Romba - First Secretary of the Baixo Alentejo Intermunicipal Community

09:15 - 09:30

Cocktail - Lunch

12:30 - 14:00

Pousada: Alentejo cuisine

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

Cont. 3^rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

14:00 - 14:45

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host: ‍

Carlos Fontão, President of the Portuguese Academy of Gastronomy, member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Gastronomy, and Secretary-General of the European Community of New Gastronomy

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Presentations II:

14:00 - 14:15 - Nuno Madeira, Product Manager at Turismo de Portugal

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14:15 - 14:30 - Jaime Serra, Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Tourism, at the University of Évora, in Tourism Studies

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14:30 - 14:45 - Portugal Association APENO: Maria João de Almeida, Executive President

09:15 - 09:30

4^thToast - NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

15:00 - 16:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍Maria João de Almeida, Executive President of APENO - Portuguese Association of Wine Tourism

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Presentations:

15:00 - 15:20 - Herdade do Rocim “Talha wines heritage”

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15:20 - 15:40 - Herdade do Malhadinha Nova “A matter of Detail”

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15:40 - 16:00 - Herdade do Sobroso “Wild Nature Enotourism”

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16:00 - 16:20 - Herdade dos Lagos “Organic wines”

09:15 - 09:30

Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries

16:30 - 19:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”

Herdade do Rocim

Quinta do Paral

09:15 - 09:30

Social Program

18:30 - 22:00

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

(by Invitation for Press, Speakers and Guests only)
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Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”

calendar23^rd October,2024

09:15 - 09:30

5^th Toast - ENOTOURISM TECH

09:00 - 09:55

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍Chen Jin Hong, GWTO corporate Senior Advisor

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Presentations:

Business Intelligence: Data

‘GWTO Global Economic Monitor’

Pablo Singerman, GWTO Monitor Director

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Commercialization: Straight-To-Market

‘ETC. EnoTourismClub’ booking platform

Selim Akl, GWTO Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Promotion: Recognition

‘GWTO-Biosphere International Responsible Enotourism Certificate’

Cristina Rocha, CCO Biosphere-Responsible Tourism Institute

09:15 - 09:30

6^th Toast - MICE AS A RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM EXPERIENCE

10:00 - 10:55

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host and Moderator:

Paula Sousa, Director Essência do Vinho

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Talk Table:

Arnaldo Nardone, GWTO MICE Senior Advisor; Former President ICCA

Pablo Sismanian, Director GWTO MICE South America

Christos Kousouris, Director GWTO MICE Europe

Jiang Qian, Director GWTO MICE Asia-Pacific

09:15 - 09:30

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK DIRECTORY presentation

11:00 - 11:15

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

GTWO Directory ‘Who is Who in Global EnoGastro Tourism’

Lluís Tolosa, Sociologist, Editor and specialist writer in Enotourism and Wine

09:15 - 09:30

Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Station

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

7^th Toast - SINGULAR RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

11:45 - 13:15

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍Batin Mumcu, WeinPilot Founder CEO

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Presentations:

Viagens Abreu: José Pedro Gonçalves, International projects Director

The GWTO Iberian Wine&Food Tourism Route “The Raya border”

Madalena do Pico (Portugal): Catarina Manito, Mayor of the Municipal Council

Dulaan Wine Village (China, Ningxia): Zheng Zifeng, President

Tenute Carrisi (Brindisi, Italia): Sergio Angioi, General Manager

Château Longting (Yantai, China) ‘Reverence for Naturee’: Xu Neil, General Manager

09:15 - 09:30

Cocktail-Lunch

13:30 - 14:45

Pousada: Alentejo cuisine

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

8^th Toast - URBAN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

15:00 - 16:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host and Moderator:

Daniel Baroni, GWTO South America Press & Media

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Presentations and Round table:

Divinus Gourmet (Évora, Portugal): Sandra Dourado, Owner

Abrau-Durso (Moscow, Russia): Dziuban Artem, Project Director

Grand Hotel Yerevan (Armenia): Ani Shahbazyan, Head of Marketing & Events
The Library (Madrid, Spain): Juan Antonio Herrero, Director Boutique

09:15 - 09:30

Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries

16:30 - 19:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”

Herdade do Rocim

Quintado Paral

09:15 - 09:30

Social Program

18:30 - 22:00

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

(by Invitation for Press. Speakers and Guests only)

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Herdade do Sabroso

Concert and Dinner at winery

09:15 - 09:30

Academic FORUM

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

Break

Abstract

calendar23^rd October,2024

09:15 - 09:30

B2B Rounds Wine & Travel Week - Pop Up Alentejo 2026

09:00 - 16:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Presentation & Moderator: TBC by GWTO

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Presentations:

Azienda & Casa Tenute (Brindisi, Italia): Sergio Aloi, Director

Vinology (Madrid, Spain): Pilar Oltra, Founder CEO

Winery & Grand Hotel Yerevan (Armenia): Zara Mazmanian, CEO

TBC by GWTO

09:15 - 09:30

9^th Toast - TalkTables: GWTO Academy: Governance & Education

09:00 - 11:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

09:00 - 09:55 - Research: Responsible Enotourism Governance for a Responsible WINE&FOOD TOURISM practices

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Host and Moderator:

Gabriel Fidel, GWTO Academy South America Director

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Presentations and Talk table:‍

Alla Peresolova, GWTO Academy corporate Advisor

Responsible Enotourism Governance: Keypillars and critical challenges’

Marisa Ramos, GWTO México Director

‘Responsible Enotourism Governance for social development’

Panagiota Dionysopoulou, GWTO Academic Director for Europe; Ministry of Tourism of Greece, Former Director General of Tourism Policy, Hellenic Open University, Adjunct professor

‘Responsible Enotourism Governance and Academic Capacity Building’

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10:00- 11:10 - Education: International Training cooperation

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Host and Moderator:

Javier Sánchez-Verdejo, GWTO Academy Dir. Coord. Training Programs

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Talk table: GWTO Academies

GWTO Academy Nigxia (China): Dulaan Wine Village, Zheng Zifeng, President

GWTO Academy Querétaro (México): IGES Univ., Olivia González, Rector

GWTO Academy Advisor (Greece): Academic researcher, Anastasia Troumpa

GWTO Academy Advisor (Romania): Enotourism Association, Alexandra Galbeaza, President

GWTO Academy Portalegre (Portugal): Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Eva Milheiro and João Estevão

09:15 - 09:30

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Sation Opening

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

10^th Toast - FOREIGN RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS

11:15 - 13:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host and Moderator:
‍John Bell, Journalist (international broadcasting expert)

‍Presentations:
‍Querétaro (México): Rodrigo Ibarra, Director of Tourism Promotion of the State
Ningxia (China): Ma Danyang, Vine&Wine Int’l. Coordination Dpt. Director
Italia: Alessandra Priante, President Ente Nazionale Italia Turismo ENIT
México: Marilú Correa, President Enotourism, Mexican Wine Council
Mendoza (Argentina): Julieta Rosi, COVIAR Enotourism team
Yantai (China): Li Jun, Enotourism Association President
Bío-Bío (Chile): Teresa Alarcón, Enotourism Association President
Peloponnese (Greece): Thanos Michelongonas, Vice Governor for Tourism

09:15 - 09:30

Cocktail-Lunch

13:00 - 13:30

Pousada: Alentejo cuisine

Break

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09:15 - 09:30

11^th Toast - WINE ISLANDS RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS
GWTO GLOBAL ENOTOURISM ISLANDS NETWORK presentation
Europe Edition

13:45 - 15:00

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍José Antonio Vidal, GWTO President CEO

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Presentations:

Crete (Greece): Elli Gkika, Wines of Crete Operational Manager

Açores (Portugal): José Toste, Azores DMO (Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructure), Judith Martin Saavedra, Director of Azores Wine Company

Tenerife (Spain): Dimple Melwani, CEO Tenerife Tourism

Majorca (Spain): José L. Roses, President D.O. Binissalem; Former President Chamber of Commerce of Majorca

Ischia (Italy): Luca D'Ambra, President della Federalberghi Ischia & Procida; Marco Starace, Sommelier

‍Malta: Joséf Bonello, Tourism authority, Brand Ambassador Wines of Malta & Gozo

09:15 - 09:30

12^th Toast - QUERÉTARO RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

15:00 - 16:00

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Host:

‍Gino Parrodi, Querétaro Clúster President

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Presentations:

Viñedo Azteca: Jorge Ferreira, Owner

Viñedos Puerta del Lobo: Eusebio Goyeneche, Owner

Viñedos Donato: Myrna Hernández, Owner

Puertas de la Peña: Diego Dorantes, General Manager

09:15 - 09:30

Final Toast - CLOSING CEREMONY GALA

16:00 - 16:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Master of Ceremony: Charlie Rangel, GWTO Latam Public Relations

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GWTO-Alentejo Declaration:

‍José Manuel Santos, Turismo do Alentejo President

José Antonio Vidal, GWTO President CEO

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GWTO Acknowledgments

GWTO Diplomas to Responsible Practices and Destinations

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GWTO- Biosphere Int’l Certificate, Alentejo commitment to as ‘RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATION':

Cristina Rocha, CCO Biosphere - José Antonio Vidal, GWTO President

José Manuel Santos, Turismo do Alentejo President

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Announcement of the GWTO Festival Host Enotourism Island candidate

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Official announcement of the 2027 GWTO Summit Host Destination

Closing speech: President of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade

09:15 - 09:30

Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries

16:30 - 19:30

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”

Herdade do Rocim

Quinta do Paral

09:15 - 09:30

Social Program

18:30 - 22:00

EDP Labelec Stage

_{Language: Portuguese}

Break

(by Invitation for Press, Speakers and Guests only)

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Herdade do Malhadinha Nova

Concert & Cocktail-Dinner

Program

09:15 - 09:30

Reception for Speakers and International Guests

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

GWTO-Alentejo Meeting: Boards, speakers and exhibitors

17:00 - 18:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Academic FORUM

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Check-in

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Exhibition area official walkthrough (VIP guests and speakers)

08:30 - 09:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Kick-off Toast - OFFICIAL WELCOME Ceremony

09:00 - 10:25

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

2nd Toast - OPENING KEY-NOTE

10:30 - 10:45

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Coffee break

10:45 - 11:00

Networking Station

09:15 - 09:30

PORTUGAL WELCOMES YOU

08:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

3rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

11:00 - 12:30

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Cocktail - Lunch

12:30 - 14:00

Pousada: Alentejo cuisine

09:15 - 09:30

Cont. 3rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

14:00 - 14:45

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

4th Toast - NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

15:00 - 16:30

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries

16:30 - 19:30

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Social Program

18:30 - 22:00

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

5th Toast - ENOTOURISM TECH

09:00 - 09:55

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

6th Toast - MICE AS A RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM EXPERIENCE

10:00 - 10:55

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK DIRECTORY presentation

11:00 - 11:15

EDP Labelec Stage

09:15 - 09:30

Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Station

09:15 - 09:30

7th Toast - SINGULAR RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

11:45 - 13:15

2^nd Toast - OPENING KEY-NOTE

3^rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

Cont. 3^rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’

4^thToast - NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

5^th Toast - ENOTOURISM TECH

6^th Toast - MICE AS A RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM EXPERIENCE

7^th Toast - SINGULAR RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

8^th Toast - URBAN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM

9^th Toast - TalkTables: GWTO Academy: Governance & Education

10^th Toast - FOREIGN RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS

11^th Toast - WINE ISLANDS RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS
GWTO GLOBAL ENOTOURISM ISLANDS NETWORK presentation
Europe Edition

12^th Toast - QUERÉTARO RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM