H.E. Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, Malaysia	H.E. Francesco Frangialli Secretary-General, UNWTO	H.E. Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor, Minister of Tourism, Malaysia	H.E Dato' Ir Lim Siang Chai, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia	H.E. Dr Suvit Yodmani, Minister of Tourism & Sports, Thailand
Mr Geoffrey Lipman, Asst. Secretary General, UNWTO Spain	Mr Christopher Rodrigues CBE Chairman, VisitBritain, Britain	Prof. Dr. Amran Hamzah, Course Director, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia	Datuk Dr Victor Wee, Secretary-General, Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia	Mr Moeketsi Mosola, CEO, South African Tourism, South Africa
Dato Tony Fernandez, CEO, Air Asia, Malaysia	Mr James C. Ram, President, Indusa Global, USA	Mr Walter Jamieson, Dean, University of Hawaii, USA	Mr Peter De Jong CEO, PATA Thailand	Mr Jeff Javis, Program Director, Monash University Australia
Dato' Dr. K. Govindan, Head of Secretariat, National Economic Action Council, PM's Dept, Malaysia	Mr. Reas M Kondraschow, Executive VP,  Wyndham Hotel Group International, USA	Mr. Wayne Calder General Manager,  Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia	Mr Anthony Wong, Third Vice-President, ICCA’s International Board of Directors, Netherlands	Dr Frédéric Dimanche, Director-Center for Tourism Mgt, CERAM Sophia Antipolis, France
Ms King Chi, Au Commissioner of Tourism, Hong Kong	Mr. Thies Rheinsberg Director Corporate Development, TUI, Germany	Dr Buruhani Nyenzi, Director, World Climate Programme, World Meteorological Organisation	Mr. Lee Choong Yan, President & COO, Resorts World Bhd, Genting Highlands, Malaysia	H.E. Mr Abdul Hameed Zakariyya, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maldives
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In support of Malaysia’s long term and very successful tourism marketing efforts, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has decided to organize a 3 –day World Tourism Conference in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the Government of Malaysia. This Conference will take place from 4th to 6th June 2007, and will constitute one of the main events of “Visit Malaysia Year 2007” which coincides with the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence.

This conference aims to uncover the secrets of tourism’s leaders, learning from those destinations and organizations which have been conspicuously successful in tourism planning, development and marketing.

The UNWTO believes that sharing the experience of successful destinations and organizations will help increase total world tourism to the advantage of all, and will also help spread the benefits of tourism to less developed countries, thereby making an important contribution to one of the organisation’s principal goals – poverty alleviation.

Each of the sessions will be followed by a panel discussion in which the ideas presented will be analysed and practical recommendations for action by other destinations will be developed. This Conference will bring together a wide range of reputed world leaders in tourism, high-level policy makers, specialists and experts from both the public and private sectors, to exchange experiences, put forward valuable ideas and provide guidance for future tourism development. It will be of particular interest to National, Regional and Local Tourism Organisations as well as Non-Governmental Organisations and key tourism players in their field of expertise.

Distinguished Tourism Ministers and Deputies at the World Tourism Conference 2007 in Kuala Lumpur

	Brunei	H.E. Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Ahmad Haji Jumat
	Cameroon	H.E. Mr Hamadou Baba
	Gabon	H.E. Mr. Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
	Laos	H.E. Mr Somphang Mongkhonvilay
	Lesotho	H.E. Ms Lebohang Nitsinyi
	Malaysia	H.E. Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor
	Malaysia	H.E. Dato Ir Donald Lim Siang Chai (Deputy Minister)
	Maldives	H.E. Mr Abdul Hameed Zakariyya (Deputy Minister)
	Mozambique	H.E. Mr Mualeia Rosario
	Myanmar	H.E. Major General Soe Naing
	Papua New Guinea	H.E. Mr Nick Kuman
	Solomon Islands	H.E. Mr Bently Samuel Ragosomane
	Sudan	H.E. Mr Joseph Mawal
	Thailand	H.E. Dr Suvit Yodmani
	Uzbekistan	H.E. Mr Zakhid L. Khakimov
	Vanuatu	H.E. Mr James Bule
	Yemen	H.E. Mr Nabil Al Fakih

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