Program

Timetable

The program is subject to change in the future.

The official language of the ICDES2025 conference is English.
Simultaneous interpretation from English to Japanese will be available in Room A.

Date Time Room A Room B Room C Room D Room E
May 8
(Thu.)
17:00 - 20:00 Conference Registration (Hall)
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception
May 9
(Fri.)
8:30 - 9:15 Venue Opens / Morning Coffee Break (Hall)
9:15 - 9:30
Welcome Address & Guest Introduction
9:30 - 10:20
Session 1: Keynote Lecture 1
Role of Events and Sports in the Marketing of Oregon
Kevin Wright (Travel Oregon, USA)
10:30 - 11:50
Session 2A: Event Tourism I
Session 2B: Technology & Innovation in Tourism I
Session 2C: Sustainable Tourism & Development I
Session 2D: Sport Tourism I
12:00 - 12:50
Session 3: Lunchtime Seminar
Concept of Events at Theme Parks
Masashi Yokoyama (Oriental Land Co., Ltd.)
13:00 - 14:20
Session 4A: Event Tourism II
Session 4B: Technology & Innovation in Tourism II
Session 4C: Sustainable Tourism & Development II
Session 4D: Social Media & Influencers I
14:30 - 15:30
Session 5: Panel 1
Adventure Tourism & Sports Tourism
  • Yasuhiro Oshima (Tokyo Marathon Foundation / National Stadium (during the Tokyo Olympics))
  • Munehiko Harada (Chairman, Japan Sports Tourism Alliance)
  • Judith Mair (University of Queensland, Australia)
  • Karina Mukanova (International University of Monaco)
15:30 - 16:00
Session 6: Poster Presentations and Coffee Break (Hall)
16:00 - 17:20
Session 7A: Tourism Experience & Behavior I
Session 7B: Cultural & Heritage Tourism I
Session 7C: Sustainable Tourism & Development III
Session 7D: Tourism in Crisis & Recovery I
17:30 - 18:30
Session 8A: Tourism Experience & Behavior II
Session 8B: Cultural & Heritage Tourism II
Session 8C: Social Media & Influencers II
Session 8D: Tourism in Crisis & Recovery II
18:30 - 19:10
Session 9: Keynote Lecture 2
Emerging Trends in Tourism Statistics in the Context of Destinations, Events and/or Sports
Peter Laimer (Statistics Austria)
May 10
(Sat.)
9:00 - 9:30 Venue Opens / Morning Coffee Break (Hall)
9:30 - 10:20
Session 10: Keynote Lecture 3
Emerging Trends in the Hosting of Major Sporting Events
James Bulley (Trivandi, UK)
10:30 - 11:50
Session 11A: Tourism Experience & Behavior III
Session 11B: Technology & Innovation in Tourism III
Session 11C: Sustainable Tourism & Development IV
Session 11D: Destinations I
12:00 - 12:50
Session 12: Lunchtime Seminar
Overview of the Radiative Cooling Material, “Radi-Cool”
Efforts toward carbon neutrality at Haneda Airport Terminal Building
Ryoichi Shimada (Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd., Japan)
13:10 - 14:30
Session 13A: Tourism Experience & Behavior IV
Session 13B: Miscellaneous I
Session 13C: Sport Tourism II
Session 13D: Destinations II
14:30 - 15:10
Session 14: Keynote Lecture 4
Sustainability Trends and Development in the Context of Destinations, Events and/or Sports
Susanne Becken (Griffith University, Australia)
15:10 - 15:40 Coffee Break (Hall)
15:50 - 16:50
Session 15: Panel 2
Sustainable Tourism & Events
  • Fumiko Kato (CEO, WAmazing)
  • Susanne Becken (Griffith University, Australia)
  • Segio Alverez (University of Central Florida)
  • Maharaj Vijay Reddy (Associate Dean, University of Wolverhampton, UK)
17:00 - 17:50
Session 16: Special Session
The Future of Tourism in Hokkaido
Moderator:
Jusuke Ikegami (Waseda University)
Panel:
  • Tadayuki Hara (University of Central Florida)
  • Yoshiaki Hompo (Representative of the UNWTO Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific in Japan, United Nations Tourism (UN Tourism))
  • Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi (Managing Director, Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.)
  • Tsutomu Tsuchiya (Deputy Director, Hokkaido University)
19:00 - 20:30 Dinner Party (Former Hokkaido Government Office Building)
Date Time Rusutsu Resort
May 11
(Sun.)
8:00 - 10:00 Travel to Rusutsu Resort
10:00 - 11:30 Mountain Visit
12:00 - 13:00
Session 17: Lunchtime Seminar
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HOKKAIDO TRAVEL
Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi (Managing Director, Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.)
13:00 - 13:50
Session 18: Keynote Lecture 5
Destination Planning for Events: A Portfolio Perspective
Alan Fyall (University of Central Florida, USA)
14:00 - 14:50
Session 19: Panel 3
Tourism Digital Transformation
  • Hisatake Kamori (Rusutsu Resort)
  • James N. Suzuki (Chief Director, Kutchan Tourism Association [NISEKO])
  • Vanessa Borkman (SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences)
  • You Cheng Wang (University of Central Florida, USA)
14:50 - 15:20 Closing Reception
15:20 - 17:00 Enjoy the Rusutsu Resort
17:00 Depart for Sapporo
Rusutsu Resort:

Situated in the Niseko area, Rusutsu Resort is one of the largest all-season resorts in Hokkaido. It has been acclaimed as one of the world’s best resorts by various Western ski magazines and enjoys substantial popularity among international visitors.

Keynote Lectures

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Session 1: Keynote Lecture 1
Kevin Wright
Kevin Wright

Travel Oregon, USA

Session 9: Keynote Lecture 2
Peter Laimer
Peter Laimer

Statistics Austria

Session 10: Keynote Lecture 3
James Bulley
James Bulley

CEO, Trivandi

Session 14: Keynote Lecture 4
Susanne Becken
Susanne Becken

Griffith University, Australia

Session 18: Keynote Lecture 5
Alan Fyall
Alan Fyall

University of Central Florida, USA

Special Session

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Session 16: Special Session

The Future of Tourism in Hokkaido

Professor Jusuke Ikegami
Moderator: Jusuke Ikegami

Waseda University

Dr. Tadayuki Hara
Tadayuki Hara

University of Central Florida

Mr. Yoshiaki Hompo
Yoshiaki Hompo

Waseda University

Mr. Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi
Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi

Managing Director, Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.

Tsutomu Tsuchiya
Tsutomu Tsuchiya

Deputy Director, Hokkaido University

Panel

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Session 5: Panel 1

Adventure Tourism & Sports Tourism

Yasuhiro Oshima
Yasuhiro Oshima

Tokyo Marathon Foundation / National Stadium (during the Tokyo Olympics)

Munehiko Harada
Munehiko Harada

Chairman, Japan Sports Tourism Alliance

Session 15: Panel 2

Sustainable Tourism & Events

Fumiko Kato
Fumiko Kato

CEO, WAmazing

Susanne Becken
Susanne Becken

Griffith University, Australia

Session 19: Panel 3

Tourism Digital Transformation

Hisatake Kamori
Hisatake Kamori

Rusutsu Resort

Norihiko Suzuki
Norihiko Suzuki

Director-General, Kutchan Tourism Association [NISEKO]

Seminar

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Session 3: Lunchtime Seminar
Masashi Yokoyama
Masashi Yokoyama

Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

Session 12: Lunchtime Seminar
Ryoichi Shimada
Ryoichi Shimada

Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.

Session 17: Lunchtime Seminar
Mr. Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi
Kenjiro (Ken) Karahashi

Managing Director, Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.

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