Program
In the meantime, please explore the information about the ⤷technical visits!
09:15 - 09:30
Reception for Speakers and International Guests
09:15 - 09:30
Academic FORUM
09:15 - 09:30
Check-in
08:00
09:15 - 09:30
Exhibition area official walkthrough (VIP guests and speakers)
08:30 - 09:00
09:15 - 09:30
Kick-off Toast - OFFICIAL WELCOME Ceremony
09:00 - 10:25
09:00-09:05 - host: Subject to confirmation
09:05-09:15 - Nuno Palma, Major of Beja Municipality
09:20-09:30 - Li Jun, Representative of Yantai 2025 GWTO Summit host
09:35-09:40 - Rafael Ansón, President of Honor GWTO and Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy; President European and Ibero American Academies of Gastronomy
09:45-09:55 - Harry Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Former Minister of Tourism of Greece; Finalist UN Tourism Secr. Gral. 2026-2029
10:00-10:10 - José Manuel Santos, President of Alentejo Tourism Entity
10:15-10:25 - Pedro Machado, Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services
09:15 - 09:30
2nd Toast - OPENING KEY-NOTE
10:30 - 10:45
Placing Wine Regions on the Global Responsible Enotourism Destinations Map’
José Antonio Vidal, GWTO Founder President CEO
09:15 - 09:30
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:00
Networking Station
09:15 - 09:30
THE PORTUGAL DAY
09:15 - 09:30
3rd Toast for PORTUGAL: ‘WINE&FOOD TOURISM TODAY’
11:00 - 12:30
11:00-11:15
Host:
Carlos Fontão, President Portuguese Academia of Gastronomy; Secr. Gral. European Community of New Gastronomy
Presentations I:
11:15-11:30 - Luis Sequeira - Alentejo Regional Winegrowing Commission (CVRA) Sustainability Plan
11:30-11:45 - Manuela Murteira - ENOTUR Collective Efficiency Strategy (EEC) Provere, focused on Enotourism in Alentejo and Ribatejo
11:45- 12:00 - Ricardo Bonito - Major Vidigueira Municipality - Talha Wine – UNESCO World Heritage Candidacy
12:00-12:15 - Juan José Villaverde - Project Coordinator, Tenured Scientist Biological Mission of Galicia, Soil & Wine Residues project
12:15-12:30 - Fernando Romba - 1st Secretary CIMBAL ‘Baixo Alentejo European Wine City 2026’
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
Host:
Carlos Fontão, President Portuguese Academia of Gastronomy; Secr. Gral. European Community of New Gastronomy
Presentations II:
14:00 - 14:15 - Lídia Monteiro, Member of the Board of Directors of Turismo de Portugal: Portugal’s Wine Tourism Strategy
14:15 - 14:30 - Jaime Serra, ASTO Alentejo Sustainable Tourism Observatory
14:30 - 14:45 - Portugal Association APENO: Maria João de Almeida, President
09:15 - 09:30
4th Toast - NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM
15:00 - 16:30
Host: Maria João de Almeida, President APENO
Presentations:
15:00 - 15:20 - Herdade do Rocim “Talha wines heritage”
15:20 - 15:40 - Herdade do Malhadinha Nova “A matter of Detail”
15:40 - 16:00 - Herdade do Sabroso “Wild Nature Enotourism”
16:00 - 16:20 - Herdade dos Lagos “Organic wines”
09:15 - 09:30
Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries
16:30 - 19:00
Group A: Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine” (Tour operators)
Group B: Herdade do Rocim
Group C: Quinta do Paral
09:15 - 09:30
5th Toast - ENOTOURISM TECH
09:00 - 09:55
Host:
Chen Jin Hong, GWTO corporate Senior Advisor; Former Director Telefónica-China Unicom.
Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Science and Trade, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
Master in Industrial Engineering, Tennessee Tech Univ,
Advisory Board - RCC, Harvard Business School Executive Program
09:10 - 09:55 - Presentations:
Business Intelligence: Data
‘GWTO Global Economic Monitor’
Pablo Singerman, Director; Argentina Tourism Observatory Director
Commercialization: Straight-To-Market
‘ETC. EnoTourismClub’ booking platform
Selim Akl, GWTO IT Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Promotion: Recognition
‘GWTO-Biosphere International Responsible Enotourism Certificate’
Patricio Azcárate, Secr. Gral. Biosphere-Responsible Tourism Institute
09:15 - 09:30
6th Toast - MICE AS A RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM EXPERIENCE
10:00 - 10:55
Host and Moderator:
Arnaldo Nardone, GWTO MICE Senior Advisor; Former advisor of the Minister of Tourism of Uruguay; Former President ICCA
Presentations and Talk table:
Pablo Sismanian, Dir. GWTO MICE South America
Christos Kousouris, Dir. GWTO MICE Europe
Jiang Qian, Dir. GWTO MICE Asia-Pacific
09:15 - 09:30
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
11:00 - 11:15
Directory ‘Who is Who in Global EnoGastro Tourism’
LluísTolosa, Sociologist, Editor and specialist writer in Enotourism and Wine
09:15 - 09:30
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30
Networking Station
09:15 - 09:30
7th Toast - FOREIGN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM
11:30 - 12:55
Presentation & Moderator:
Batin Mumcu, WeinPilot Founder CEO
Presentations:
Viagens Abreu: José Pedro Gonçalves, International projects Director
The Iberian Wine&Food Tourism Route “The Raya border”
Stage: Baixo Alentejo with Badajoz
Dulaan Wine Village (China, Ningxia): Zheng Zifeng, President
Azienda & Casa Tenute (Brindisi, Italia): Sergio Aloi, Director
Bodega La Abeja (Argentina): Pablo Asens, President
Château Longting (Yantai, China) ‘Reverence for Nature’: Xu Rongji, GM
09:15 - 09:30
Cocktail-Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Pousada: Alentejo cuisine
09:15 - 09:30
8th Toast - URBAN RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM
14:00 - 16:00
Host and Moderator:
Daniel Baroni, GWTO Latam Media
Presentations and Round table:
JNCQUOI (Portugal)
Abrau-Durso (Moscow, Russia): Dziuban Artem, Dep. Vice President
Grand Hotel Yerevan (Armenia): Zara Mazmanian, CEO
Divinus Gourmet (Évora, Portugal)
09:15 - 09:30
Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries
16:30 - 19:00
Group B- Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”
Group C- Herdade do Rocim (Tour operators)
Group A- Quinta do Paral
09:15 - 09:30
B2B Rounds Wine & Travel Week - Pop Up Alentejo 2026
09:00 - 16:30
09:15 - 09:30
9th Toast - Talk Tables: GWTO Academy
09:00 - 11:30
09:00 - 10:00 - Research: Governance for a Responsible WINE&FOOD TOURISM practices
Host and Moderator:
Marisa Ramos, GWTO México Director.; Prof. Researcher Anáhuac Univ.
Presentations and Talk table:
Alla Peresolova, GWTO Academy corporate Advisor
Former UNWTO (UN Tourism) Silk Road Programme Head
Lecturer Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
‘Key pilars of responsible enotourism governance and critical challenges’
Panagiota Dionysopoulou, GWTO Academy Division Europe Director
Former DG Tourism Policy, Ministry of Tourism of Greece; Former DG of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education of Greece:
‘Responsible Enotourism Governance and Academic Capacity Building’
10:00 - 11:30 - Education: International Training cooperation
Host and Moderator:
Javier Sánchez-Verdejo, GWTO Academy Dir. Coord. Training Programs
Talk table: GWTO Academies
GWTO Academy Nigxia (China): Dulaan Wine Village, Zheng Zifeng, President
GWTO Academy Querétaro (México): IGES, Olivia González, Rector
GWTO Academy Advisor (Greece): Anastasia Troumba
GWTO Academy Ciudad Real (Spain): Chamber of Commerce, Luis Rodríguez, Director
GWTO Academy Advisor (Romania): Alexandra Galbeaza
GWTO Academy Portugal: Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre
09:15 - 09:30
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Sation Opening
09:15 - 09:30
10th Toast - FOREIGN ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS
11:30 - 13:00
Host and Moderator:
John Bell, Journalist (international broadcasting expert)
Presentations:
Querétaro (México): Adriana Vega, Secretary of State for Tourism
Ningxia (China): Ma Danyang, Vine&Wine Coordination Dpt. Director
Italia: Alessandra Priante, ENIT President
Mexican: Marilú Correa, Mexican Wine Council Enotourism Director
Mendoza (Argentina): Julieta Rosi, COVIAR Enotourism Director
Yantai (China): Li Jun, Enotourism Association President
Bío-Bío (Chile): Teresa Alarcón, Enotourism Association President
09:15 - 09:30
Cocktail-Lunch at Pousada: Alentejo cuisine
13:00 - 14:00
Pousada: Alentejo cuisine
09:15 - 09:30
11th Toast - WINE ISLANDS RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATIONS
14:00 - 15:00
Host:
Horacio Repucci, Secr. Gral. Chamber of Tourism Argentina CAT
Presentations:
Crete (Greece): Elli Gkika, Wines of Crete Operational Manager
Madeira
Açores
Spain
Italy
09:15 - 09:30
12th Toast - QUERÉTARO RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ON WINE&FOOD TOURISM
15:00 - 16:00
Host:
Gino Parrodi, Querétaro Clúster President
Presentations:
Viñedo Azteca: Jorge Ferreira, Owner
Puerta del Lobo: Marilú Correa / Eusebio Goyeneche, Owner
Viñedos Donato: Myrna Hernández, Owner
Puerta de la Peña: José Antonio Dorantes, Owner
09:15 - 09:30
Final Toast - CLOSING CEREMONY GALA
16:00 - 16:30
Master of Ceremony: Charlie Rangel, GWTO Latam Public Relations
GWTO-Alentejo Declaration:
José Manuel Santos, Turismo do Alentejo President
José Antonio Vidal, GWTO Founder President
GWTO Acknowledgments
GWTO Diplomas to Responsible Practices and Destinations
GWTO-Biosphere Int’l Certificate, Alentejo commitment to as ‘RESPONSIBLE ENOTOURISM DESTINATION':
Patricio Azcárate, SG Biosphere - José Antonio Vidal, GWTO President
José Manuel Santos, Turismo do Alentejo President
Official announcement of the 2027 GWTO Summit Host Destination
09:15 - 09:30
Technical visits - Destination and Talha wines wineries
16:30 - 19:00
Group C: Vila de Frades “Capital of Talha Wine”
Group A: Herdade do Rocim
Group B: Quinta do Paral (Tour operators)
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