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ABOUT

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center and the support of the TUI Care Foundation, presents the Final of the 2nd UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Tourism officials, tourism technical teams, tourism boards, travel associations, Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), corporations, entrepreneurs and tourism/gastronomy value chain and innovation stakeholders are encouraged to participate.

Join us and discover the future of gastronomy tourism!

AGENDA

- Welcome remarks

Natalia Bayona, Director of the Innovation, Education and Investments Department, UNWTO

- Presentation: Impact of Gastronomy as an Engine for Sustainable Development

Joxe Mari Aizega, Managing Director of the Basque Culinary Center

- Presentation: New Role of Tourism in the Post Covid-19 Era

Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General, UNWTO

- Keynote speech: Gastronomy and tourism as social impact drivers

Manoela “Manu” Buffara, Award-winning chef founder of Manu Restaurant (Brazil). Finalist of the Basque Culinary Center World Prize 2016 and one of the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2019.

- Social Innovation Award 2020

Jiranis Food (Kenya): Peter Muchemi, CEO and Cofounder.

- Pitches of finalists (pitches)

• Cookly (Thailand): Benjamin Ozsanay, Founder and CEO
• Foodications (Puerto Rico): Paul Gonzalez-Mangual, Founder
• Foodieon (Korea): Taehyun Kim, CEO and Founder
• UpperEat (Denmark/Spain): Louise Koefoed, CEO and Founder
• Eatour (Italy): Vincent Spaccapeli, CEO and Founder

- Presentation: How do we face the future of Gastronomy Tourism

Sandra Carvão, Chief of the Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness Department, UNWTO

- Presentation: Education in Gastronomy: approach from the Basque Culinary Center

David Mora, Coordinator of the Master in Gastronomy Tourism, Basque Culinary Center

- Deliberation of the jurors

• Natalia Bayona, Director of the Innovation, Education and Investments Department, UNWTO
• Sandra Carvão, Chief of the Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness Department, UNWTO
• Begoña Rodríguez, Director, Basque Culinary Center Innovation Lab
• Jost Neumann, Head of Economic Development, TUI Care Foundation
• José Luis Chicoma, Executive Director, Ethos Public Policy Lab (Mexico/Peru)

- Announcement of the winner and final remarks