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July 2024 The 7th TEJ Ministerial Round Table in collaboration with UN Tourism Tourism EXPO Japan 2024 13:00 – 16:45, September 26, 2024 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Framework and Guidelines for Panelists Dear Panelist, We are pleased to bring to your attention the “Framework and Guidelines for Panelists” of the 7th Tourism EXPO Japan Ministerial Round Table in collaboration with UN Tourism. 1. Basic Information (1) Venue Tokyo Big Sight, Japan (2) Panelists 15 - 20 Tourism Ministers/Vice Ministers, Chief Executives of International Tourism Organizations (3) Time Schedule Thursday, September 26, 2024 13:00 – 13:20 Signing Ceremony of The Private Sector Commitment to the UN Tourism Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (tentative) 13:30 – 14:30 Keynote Panel Discussion 14:45 – 16:45 Ministerial Round Table (120-minute discussion) 18:00 – 19:30 Welcome Reception (4) Moderator Ms. Marjorie Dewey President, Connect Worldwide Japan, Co.Ltd. (5) Discussion Style - At the start of the discussion, the moderator will briefly introduce all the panelists. - Each panelist is invited to make 3-minutes of remarks at the beginning of the discussion and present his/her view or experience based on a theme of Ministerial Round Table 2024. (Oral presentation only, no video/PowerPoint) - Discussion points and issues to be addressed for a 3-minute speech are provided below. - If time permits, you may have an opportunity to speak for an additional 2 minutes. (6) Language English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation) 2. Discussion Points at the Ministerial Round Table Theme of the Ministerial Round Table: Creating a New Travel Journey Background: Tourism has enormous potential. As stakeholders in the tourism industry, how can we harness this power? What are our responsibilities? This forum aims to explore what each stakeholder should focus on and how we should act. Discussion Points ・What kind of message is needed to get young people thinking about the tourism of the future? ・How can we increase the value of regions themselves in order to promote sustainable regional development? (Shift from quantity to quality) ・How can we create a new high-value tourism industry, such as by incorporating cultural tourism (e.g., gastronomy tourism)? The panelists of the Ministerial Round Table are invited to share the goals and specific policies of their countries with a focus on “Creating a New Travel Journey” so that we can extract the common challenges which the sector as a whole need to deal with. 3. Contact If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. - Mr. Kazuhiro Ito, Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) [email protected] - Ms. Misako Muto, Tourism EXPO Japan Promotion Office [email protected] The 7 th T EJ Ministerial Round Table Reply Form #1 Please fill out this form and return it to us by e-mail no later than F riday , July 1 9 , 20 2 4 Email: [email protected] Name of the Minister (Delegate) English Japanese (Katakana) Official name of the organization English Japanese Job Title/Position English Japanese 38100 40639 0 0 *We will need the Delegate ’s name in Japanese ( Katakana) when we introduce them at the Ministerial Round Table . Thursday, Septem ber 2 6 , 20 2 4 ( Tokyo , Japan) S igning Ceremony of t he Private Sector Commitment to the UN Tourism Global Code of Ethics for Tourism at Tokyo Big Sight, International Conference Tower, International Conference Hall (7 th floor) 13:00 – 13:20 K eynote Panel Discussion at Tokyo Big Sight, International Conference Tower, International Conference H all (7 th floor) 1 3: 3 0 – 14: 3 0 The 7 th T EJ Ministerial Round Table in collaboration with UN Tourism at Tokyo Big Sight , International Conference Tower I nternational Conference Hall (7 th floor) 1 4 : 45 – 1 6 : 45 ☐ Will attend ☐ Will not attend W elcome R eception at Tokyo Big Sight, International Conference Tower, Reception Hall (1 st floor) 1 8 : 0 0 – 1 9 : 3 0 ☐ Will attend ☐ Will not attend Saatja: "forum" <[email protected]> Saaja: [email protected] Teema: Estonia - Invitation to the 7th Tourism EXPO Japan Ministerial Round Table Kuupäev: 2024-07-02 07:09 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Dear Ms. Külli Kraner, Greetings from the Tourism EXPO Japan Promotion Office. Further to our official letter of invitation to H.E. Mr.Tiit Riisalo, Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology for the 7th Tourism EXPO Japan Ministerial Round Table in collaboration with UN Tourism, please find attached the Framework & Guidelines and the Reply Form for the Ministerial Round Table. We would be very grateful if you could forward the guidelines to the Honorable Minister and send us the confirmation of participation with the attached reply form. If we are to have the honor of the participation of the Honorable Minister, we would be grateful if you could also send us the photo and CV of the Honorable Minister. We thank you for your kind cooperation and look forward to your favorable response. Best regards, Misako Muto *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Forum Secretariat Tourism EXPO Japan Promotion Office Japan Association of Travel Agents Phone: +81-3-5510-2004 E-mail: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* May 2024 H.E. Mr.Tiit Riisalo Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Republic of Estonia Subject: Invitation to participate in the 7th Tourism EXPO Japan Ministerial Round Table in collaboration with UN Tourism, September 26 2024, Tokyo, Japan. Dear Minister, First and foremost, we would like to inform you that the 7th Edition of the Ministerial Round Table within the framework of Tourism EXPO Japan will be held on September 26, 2024 in Tokyo. In this context, it is our great honor to invite you to this most significant event of the year as a special panelist at the Round Table. The panelists will present views on how we will rethink tourism for a better future from the standpoint of tourism stakeholders. We believe the in-person Ministerial Round Table will become a great platform to share the ideas and overviews from the tourism authorities. Theme of the Ministerial Round Table: Creating a New Travel Journey Tourism EXPO Japan 2024, one of the world’s most momentous travel and tourism events with participation from all over the world, will be held from September 26 to 29, 2024 in collaboration with UN Tourism, Japanese government ministries and international tourism organizations. We are confident that your participation will contribute to a fruitful discussion for all the participants involved. We would be grateful if you could kindly confirm your participation at your earliest convenience to Ms. Misako MUTO ([email protected]) at Tourism EXPO Japan Promotion Office and Mr. Takayuki SHIMANE ([email protected]) at UN Tourism. While we are looking forward to welcoming you in Tokyo, please accept, dear Minister, the assurances of our highest consideration. Hae-guk Hwang Hiroyuki Takahashi Director Chairperson Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific Tourism EXPO Japan Executive Committee UN Tourism Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)