2nd Mountain Resort Summit Central Europe 10-12 September
Fostering Mountain Resort Sustainable Development
WHERE
Zlatibor
Republic of Serbia
WHEN
10 – 12 September, 2018.
starting at 10:00
THEME
Resort Development
About the event
The Government of Serbia, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, the Ski Resorts of Serbia and the Centre for Tourism Research and Studies will organize the 2nd Mountain Resort Summit Central Europe, in Zlatibor, Serbia (10-12 September, 2018). Under the theme “MoReSCE 2018: Fostering Mountain Resort Sustainable Development” and in B2B setting, decision makers from the region, investors and developers accompanied by international experts will discuss sustainable development of mountain resorts throughout Central Europe region, international success stories , PPP platforms as well as investment opportunities followed with innovative marketing and branding solutions.
MoReSCE 2018 is adding value to the previous edition of the Mountain Resort Summit Central Europe, ”MoReSCE: Understanding Tools for the Future” held at the Mountain Resort Kopaonik in 2013 that was organized with the purpose to start dialogue among public and private stakeholders in order to built on the foundations to increase competitiveness of mountain resorts in the region.
This year, MoReSCE is addressing three major pillars essential for the sustainable development and future positioning of mountain resorts in the region:
MoReSCE 2018 is adding value to the previous edition of the Mountain Resort Summit Central Europe, ”MoReSCE: Understanding Tools for the Future” held at the Mountain Resort Kopaonik in 2013 that was organized with the purpose to start dialogue among public and private stakeholders in order to built on the foundations to increase competitiveness of mountain resorts in the region.
This year, MoReSCE is addressing three major pillars essential for the sustainable development and future positioning of mountain resorts in the region:
PILLAR 01
Sustainable development
and planning
PILLAR 02
Investments, incentives and
PPP
PILLAR 03
Marketing and mountain resorts branding
Topics
01.
The future of mountain resorts tourism (market trends, challenges, seasonality, sustainability issues: e.g. climate change), infrastructure and transport planning for mountain destinations.
02.
Investment policy planning issues, government incentive models and instruments to attract investors and entrepreneurs, PPP models.
03.
Innovative practices for marketing use of IT and smart devices, internet marketing for mountain resort development, resort branding.
Speakers
Miroslav
Kneževic
State Secretary in tne Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Government of the Republic of Serbia
Damir
Davidovic
State Secretary in tne Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro
Cristina
Tarteata
Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Government of Romania
Damjan
Pintar
Vice President of the Association of Mountain Centers of Europe, Republic of Slovenia
Who shall attend?
• National Tourism Administrations/Organizations, Mountain destinations( DMOs), regional DMOs,
• Local authorities, municipalities and regional administrations in mountain areas,
• International and/ or regional associations/networks with focus on mountain development,
• Ski resort developers, investors and infrastructure providers,
• Associations and institutions related to snow tourism, adventure tourism,
• Spa and wellness tourism, outdoor sports activities, ecotourism,
• Academia.
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Program at Glance
10.00h – 19.00h
Participants and Speakers registration
19.00h – 19.30h
Welcome Note
• Mr. Dejan Cika, Director General at the PE “Ski Resorts of Serbia”, Serbia,
• Mr. Dimitrije Lazarovski, Director of World Para Snow Sports International Paralympics Committee (IPC), Germany.
19.30h – 20.30h
Opening Plenary Panel: “The Rise of Central Europe Mountain Resorts”
• Mr. Miroslav Knezevic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Serbia,
• Mr. Damir Davidovic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro,
• Ms. Cristina Tarteata, Deputy Minister at the Ministry for Tourism, Romania,
• Ms. Eva Strafs Podlogar, Deputy Minister for Tourism at the Ministry of Economic Development and
Technology, Slovenia,
Moderator: Sinisa Topalovic, Partner at Horwath HTL Zagreb, Croatia.
20.30h – 23.00h
Welcome cocktail by Mona Hotel Management
10.00h – 10.45h
“Mountain Resort Planning and Design: Creating Sustainable Platform for the Future and Showcasing Success
Stories”
• Mr. Pascal Roux, President and CEO at the MDP Consulting and Engineering, France,
• Mr. Michael Bitterl, Former authorized representative and director for the CEE market at Doppelmayr, Austria.
10.45 – 11.15h
“EU Development projects in Mountain Resorts: Is there a Pot for such initiatives in Brussels”
• Mr. Francesco Comotti, Founder and CEO, Evolution Tourist Marketing, Italy.
11.15h – 12.00h
Good morning by Bean and Leaf Belgrade
12.00h – 13.00h
“The Big Picture of Mountain Resort Development and Region Competitiveness”
• Mr. Ernest Kovac, President of the Association of Ropeways Slovenia,
• Mr. Igor Siljak, Director at the Ski Slopes Sljeme Zagreb, Croatia,
• Mr. Vuk Popovic, Director at the Ski Center Javorovaca, Montenegro,
• Mr. Tomislav Momirovic, Chairman of the Board at the Mona Hotel Management Serbia.
Moderator: Mr. Damjan Pintar, Former Vice-President at the Association of European Ski Centres FIANET and
GM at the Sportour Slovenia.
13.00h – 14.00h
Lunch Break
14.00h – 14.45h
“Financing Projects in Mountain Resorts: Investment Opportunities and Challenges”
• Ms. Tatjana Vukic, CMO at Direktna Banka Belgrade, Serbia,
• Mr. Lazar Sestovic, Senior Country Economist, Serbia, Europe and Central Asia Region at the World Bank,
• Mr. Aleksandar Bucic, Director at KPMG Belgrade, Serbia,
• Mr. Miroljub Aleksic, President of Alco Group, Serbia.
Moderator: Mr. Vladimir Pavlovic, Partner at WM Equity Partners Belgrade, Serbia.
14.45h – 15.45h
“Innovative Marketing and Branding Solutions for Mountain Resorts: Way Forward for Cutting Edge Platforms”
• Mr. Gorazd Cad, CEO at Toleranca Marketing, Slovenia,
• Mr. Ljupco Janevski, Director at the Agency for Tourism Promotion and Support of Macedonia,
• Mr. Danijel Koletic, CEO at Apriori World Zagreb, Croatia.
16.30h – 18.30h
B2B Speed Meetings (Registration available upon request) over Bean and Leaf and Royal Spring
20.30h – 24.00h
Roof Top MoReSCE 2018 Dinner and Party
9.30h – 10.30h
Shepherds breakfast: Panel Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia on the topic of joint regional cooperation in touris
10.30h – 11.00h
MoReSCE energizer by the British Motors Serbia: Your Active Holiday Partner
11.00h – 11.45h
“365 days in Mountain Resorts: Innovative Platforms for All Year Round Tourism”
• Mr. Andrej Zigon, CEO at Alliance, Slovenia,
• Ms. Stephan Penz, Partner at Deutcher SportAusweis, Germany.
11.45h – 12.00h
“The Case of International Ski Patrol”
• Mr. Luca Sardelli, Board Member at the International Ski Patrol, Italy.
12.00h – 13.00h
Au Revoir MoReSCE 2018 Brunch
13.00h
Departures