To mark World
Environment Day, to hear from experts in the field and those
making sustainable practice work for their businesses and to discuss
ideas for working towards a sustainable Queenstown,
Southern PR hosted the
Sustainable Business Seminar on June 6, 2008.
AGENDA
Welcome and Queenstown perspective: CEO of Destination Queenstown,
David Kennedy
Ecotourism and the web: Planeta.com founder Ron Mader virtually
joins us from Mexico to introduce Planeta.com, the web's first
site dedicated to ecotourism. Ron is a journalist and facilitator
who visited New Zealand as keynote speaker to the Ecotourism
NZ Conference held in Greymouth last August.
Tourism New Zealand: Development Manager Kiri Goulter talks
about kaitiakitanga
as a foundation for sustainability and insights into the expectations
of international visitors.
The opportunity for Queenstown – local, national and international
perspectives: Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice,
Steve Henry
Sustainable practice in action series: Presentations from those
taking a sustainable approach to business
- David Gatward-Ferguson, Nomad Safaris
- Jamie Galley, Crowne Plaza Queenstown
- Trent Yeo and Tom Walter, Ziptrek Ecotours
- Erna Spijkerbosch, Creeksyde Queenstown Holiday Park
Communicating sustainability: Tim Rainger and Andy Allison from
Creo Sustain, the country's leading communication agency specialising
in sustainability issues
Adventurer and eco travel journalist - Richard Bangs
An eco traveller, particularly to extreme, pristine and challenging
places, Richard is the founding partner of Mountain Travel Sobek,
has a TV series 'Richard Bangs' Adventure with a Purpose' and
a book The Quest for Kaitiakitanga:
The Ancient Maori Secret from New Zealand that Could Save the
Earth.
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