Responsible and Resilient Tourism

With its first edition in 2001, and its renewed strategy in 2014, the Annual International Conference on Resilient and Responsible Travel and Tourism for Peace and Sustainable Development, each year marks the progress of solutions and agile tools available to players in the field.

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At a time when the UN is calling us all in 2027 for the World Year of Resilient Tourism, regenerative tourism emerges as a format capable of simultaneously generating local jobs and the financial abundance you need, while also engaging travelers to make themselves useful during their leisure time.

Come advance each of your initiatives and take advantage of the exclusive opportunities presented at the various Tourism Conferences of the Geneva Forums.

The exchanges between the stakeholders at this meeting will take place in the form of both a Round Table among speakers and subgroup debates involving the Assembly audience.

Geneva - Santiago - Bangkok - Nairobi

 Registration and Memberships

To participate in the Conferences and Geneva Forums, please select your preferred membership. See the various memberships here.

Once your membership is confirmed, you will receive all the necessary logistical information, as well as the link to generate your event badge, a few days prior.

By subscribing to one of the memberships, you become a member for one year.

 Call for Contributions

What format of regenerative tourism fits your projects? See the call for contributions here.

 Proceedings from Previous Years

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 Program of morning part

PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS

Geneva - Monday, December 8, 2025, Morning

Opening of the Geneva Forum
Schedule
09:00-10:00: Reception in the hall and one-on-one meetings
10:00: Opening of the Geneva Forum, Introductory notes and protocol, Session introduction
M. Thomas EGLI, Host of the Geneva Forum (Geneva Forum) and Session Chair, Switzerland

Details


- Explanation of the week’s schedule and the contributions of the Geneva Forum,

- Reminder of those present,

- Progressive advancement throughout the week of impact projects carried out by participants,

- Support provided to NGOs with ECOSOC status,

- Support for the efforts of UN bodies,

- Concept of the Blended Finance Party,

- Involvement of everyone during the week in preparation for the Operational Round Table on Friday morning, presenting the results of the Blended Finance Party,

- Preparations for everyone’s participation in the Strategic Round Table of the Think Tank on Friday afternoon.

INTERACTIVE ROUND TABLE
Questions and debates on the theme of regenerative economy, a review of impact projects present in the room, mutual networking among participants.
13:00: Morning session closure

 Program of afternoon part

Geneva - Monday, December 8, 2025, Afternoon

12th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Travel and Tourism for Peace and Development

This annual space for sharing enables stakeholders in the field to pool practices, challenges, solutions, ideas, and needs.

SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS

Schedule
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Welcome to the room and one-on-one meetings
3:00 PM: Conference Opening, Introductory Notes and Protocol, Session Introduction
M. Thomas EGLI, Host of the Geneva Forum (Geneva Forum) and Session Chair, Switzerland
3:15 PM - 4:10 PM: Pitch Round (6 min. max. per speaker)
THEME N°1: How to Propose Responsible Tourism Projects That Serve the Rights of Nature?


THEME N°2: Development of the Congo Basin: Issues, Short- and Long-Term Proposals
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM: Presentation of the question to work on
4:20 PM - 5:25 PM: Group Work Sessions
5:25 PM - 5:50 PM: Interactive Roundtable (Feedback Session)
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM: Closing Remarks
6:00 PM: End of the Workshop
7:00 PM: Geneva Forum Networking Dinner

At the end of this session, a position paper will be published by the Geneva Forum to compile what was discussed and decided during the session.



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