IRELAND’S ASSOCIATION FOR ADVENTURE TOURISM CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE IN MUNSTER VALES
Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) will host our 2019 conference on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November in Charleville Park Hotel, Co. Cork. This year’s event is with the support of official event partner Cork County Council, and in conjunction with Munster Vales and Ballyhoura Development.
DAY 1 will offer delegates the opportunity to experience a range of activities in the Munster Vales region (FULL ITINERARY HERE) with dinner, entertainment and a networking event that evening.
DAY 2 schedule is as follows:
8.00: AGM (Members only)
9.00: Registration at hotel reception
9.45: Opening Address from Rob Rankin – Chairman, IAAT
10.00: Welcome from Cllr Pat Hayes (Cork County Council) and Mairead Winters (Munster Vales)
10.15: Panel Discussion: INSURANCE – The Insurance Landscape for 2020 and beyond
Panelists: Peter Boland (Alliance for Insurance Reform), Harry Thompson (Worldwide), Brendan O’Connell (RDJ Solicitors), Derek Binchy (Fota Adventure)
11.00: Eoghan O’Mara Walsh – CEO, ITIC (Irish Tourism Industry Confederation)
11.20: Networking (with tea/coffee)
11.40: Key Note: Mike O’Shea – Adventurer & Businessman
12.10: Panel Discussion: PR/MARKETING – Getting Your Story Told at Home and Abroad
Panelists: Sharon Plunkett (Plunkett PR), Róisín Finlay (Outsider Magazine), Yvonne Gordon (Journalist), Marie Brouder (Brouder Marketing)
13.00: Lunch in hotel’s Greenfinch Restaurant (buffet style)
14.00: Paul Kelly (CEO, Fáilte Ireland)
14.20: Panel Discussion: GUIDE MANAGEMENT & STANDARDS for Adventure Tourism
Panelists: Tony Wright (Sport Ireland), Jim Kennedy (Atlantic Sea Kayaking), Trevor Fisher (Tollymore National Outdoor Centre), Jane Carney (Mountaineering Ireland)
15:00: Breakout Session Option 1: ‘Accessing Public Funding’
Breakout Session Option 2: ‘Financial Planning for Seasonal Businesses’
15.45: Networking (with tea/coffee)
16:00: Michael Lennon – President, Irish Hotels Federation
16.20: Ciara Myburgh – EcoTourism Ireland
Margaret Atalla – Deebert House Hotel
16.40: Key Note: Jim Bonney – Adventurer & Motivational speaker
17.10: Closing Address: Maurice Whelan, Incoming Chairman, IAAT
17.20: Conference ends