Purposeful Travel Summit '24 Schedule

Wednesday, February 7th

Afternoon Outdoor Experiences (Choose One)

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Fire, Forest and Resilience | Learn More
Banff Centre Campus

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Indigenous Practice in Banff via Fat-tire E-Bike Tour | Learn More
Downtown Banff

Evening

7:00 - 9:00 pm
The Future of Tourism in the Bow Valley - and Beyond. 
Banff Centre Campus

Panel discussion featuring local tourism administrators, practitioners and environment advocates:
Heather Black
Darren Enns
Vamini Selvanandan
Jonathan Welsh
Ed Whittingham
Rachel Ludwig

Reception to follow

Thursday, February 8th

Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity 

9:00 - 10:15 am
Opening Remarks
Facilitated Session: Key Issues & Challenges
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103

10:30 - Noon
Concurrent Session (2 Sessions: 60 Minutes with 15 Minute Q&A)
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 201 and 205

JoAnna Haugen: Decolonizing Tourism; destination marketing and product alignment | Learn More
Geerta Udo: Purposeful marketing and choosing destination guests | Learn More

Lunch Vista's Dining Room | Vista's Dining Room, Banff Centre Campus

1:30 - 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session (2 Sessions: 60 Minutes with 15 Minute Q&A)
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 201 and 205

Alex Bainbridge: Who- or what – will be guiding visitors in the next 10 years | Learn More
Zu’min Guiding - Tim Patterson:  Not your average Indigenous tour operator | Learn More

3 - 4:30 pm
Facilitated Session: Debrief of the Four Plenary Speakers
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103

Happy Hour (Informal)
Optional Walk - Continue Your Conversation While Moving 
Banff Centre Campus

6:30 pm
Reception: Dinner with Keynote Speaker: Martha Honey (7:00 - 9:00 pm) 
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103

Martha Honey: Origins, Challenges & Future of Purposeful Travel:  In Conversation with Joe Pavelka | Learn More

Friday, February 9th

Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity 

8:30 - 10:00 am
Breakfast with Keynote Speaker: Casey Hanisko
Banff Centre Campus |  Kinnear Centre Room 103

Casey Hanisko: Bird or Binder? Values-Driven Leadership in Travel | Learn More

10:00 - 11:00 am
Framework for Solutions 
Banff Centre Campus |  Kinnear Centre Room 103
     Delegate Contributions
     Develop a Framework for Solutions

​Working Lunch with Speaker | Noon - 1:15 pm |  Kinnear Centre Room 103 
Maria Hasen: Organizational Shift to Purposeful Travel | Learn More

1:15 - 2:15 pm
Speakers' Panel Discussion
     Challenges of the Moment
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103

2:30 - 3:45 pm
Solutions Presentation
      Solutions Groups' Presentations
Banff Centre Campus | Kinnear Centre Room 103

3:45 - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
     Where to from here & keeping connected
Banff Centre Campus

5:00 pm
Summit Close
Banff Centre Campus