09:30
11:30

Registration for International Participants for the Masterclass

Transfers from official hotels to the Conference
12:00
14:30

Wines of Portugal Masterclass: 14 regions wine tasting & food paring

in collaboration with ViniPortugal and the Schools of Turismo de Portugal
Transfer back to the official hotels
14:30
18:30

Free Time

18:30

Departure from official hotel/s to Monsaraz

19:30
21:30

Welcome cocktail – Monsaraz

(by invitation only)
21:30

Return to official hotels

08:00
10:00

Registration

Morning transfers from official hotels to the Conference
10:00
10:45

Opening Ceremony

Portuguese Wine Tourism video
Master of Ceremonies:
Paulo Salvador

Journalist, Anchor, Editor-in-chief at TVI Portugal. Author, Gastronomy, Script Writing, video, winesummit

Speakers:
José Calixto

Mayor of Reguengos de Monsaraz

Vitor Silva

President, Turismo do Alentejo

Pau Roca

Director-General, International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV)

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Pedro Siza Vieira

Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition

10:45
11:00

Presentation of the Book 'The Wine Routes of the World'

Speakers:
Javier R. de Galarreta

Founder and President, Fundación Araex Grands

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Rita Marques

Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal

11:00
11:10

Signature of MOU between UNWTO and Great Wine Capitals

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Jacques Faurens

President, Great Wine Capitals (GWC)

11:10
11:20

Signature of MOU for the Creation of the National Strategic Council - Portuguese Action Program for Wine Tourism

11:20
11:50

Coffee break

11:50
12:30

High Level Debate on Wine Tourism and Rural Development: why and how?

Moderator:
Sandra Carvão

Chief of Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness, UNWTO

Speakers:
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne

State Secretary to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France

Sofia Zacharaki

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Greece

Mariam Kvrivishvili

Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia

Rita Marques

Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal

12:30
13:15

Wine Pairs with...Innovation

Moderator:
Luís Araujo

President of European Travel Commission and President of Turismo de Portugal

Speakers:
Adrian Bridge

CEO of The Fladgate Partnership, Portugal

Florence Maffrand

Marketing and Partnership Manager, Cite du Vin, Bordeaux, France

13:15
13:30

Signature of MOU between UNWTO and NEST – Tourism Innovation Center Portugal

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Rita Marques

Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal

André de Aragão Azevedo

Secretary of State for Digital Transfition, Portugal

Luís Araujo

President of European Travel Commission and President of Turismo de Portugal

13:30
15:00

Lunch

15:00
15:15

Keynote – The Future is today

Moderator:
Paul Mabray

Chief Executive Officer na PIX USA

15:15
16:00

Session 1: Brave People face up to Challenges

Session dedicated to innovative solutions in face of COVID and lessons learned for the future
Moderator:
Paul Mabray

Chief Executive Officer na PIX USA

Speakers:
Frederico Falcão

Chairman of Viniportugal, Portugal

Catherine Leparmentier Dayot

Managing Director, Great Wine Capitals Global Network, Bordeaux, France

16:00
16:15

A Tour of Portugal’s Wine Tourism

Speakers:
Sheree M. Mitchell

President & Founder of Immersa Global

16:15
17:00

Wine Pairs with…Nature

Moderator:
Maria João de Almeida

President of APENO - Portuguese Wine Tourism Association, Portugal

Speakers:
António Maçanita

Azores Wine Company, Portugal

Rita Andrade Soares

CEO and Owner of Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Portugal

Luca Ferrua

Director of ILGUSTO.it – GEDI Publishing Group

17:00
17:30

Coffee break

17:30
18:15

Session 2: Destination Wine Tourism

Session dedicated to how to build a wine tourism destination with the collaboration of all players. What make a great winetourism destination?
Moderator:
Journalist Manuel Carvalho

Director of Portuguese newspaper Público, Portugal

Speakers:
Luis Araújo

President of European Travel Commission and President Turismo de Portugal, Portugal

Jesús Camacho Arias

Technical Director, Spanish Association of Wine Tourism Cities (ACEVIN) and Spanish Wine Routes, Spain

Amaia Lopez de Heredia

Akimu, Proyectos Turísticos, Spain

Laure de Lambert-Compeyrot

CEO, Château Sigalas Rabaud, France

18:30
19:00

Departure from the Conference to Esporão

19:00
22:00

Wines at Sunset & Dinner at Esporão

22:00

Return to official hotels

08:00
10:00

Registration

Morning transfers from official hotels to the Conference
10:00
10:45

Wine pairs with… Food

Moderator:
Nuno Botelho

President, Porto Trade Association and Founder of ‘Essencia do Vinho’

Speakers:
Chef Diogo Rocha

Mesa de Lemos, Portugal

Mauro Carbone

General Manager, Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero, Italy

Amaia Lopez de Heredia

Akimu, Proyectos Turísticos, Spain

10:45
11:30

Session 3: Data, data, data... – how to better understand wine tourism

Session dedicated to the use of data in better understanding,measuring, and marketing wine tourism
Moderator:
Paula Sousa

Wine Tourism Director, Quinta da Aveleda

Speakers:
Giorgio Delgrosso

Chief of Statistics, International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV)

Calle Nilsson

WineTourism.com, Sweden

Daniel González

Senior Project Manager, Vivential Value

11:30
11:45

Conclusions

Speakers:
Sandra Carvao

Chief of Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness, UNWTO

11:45
12:30

Closing Ceremony

Speakers:
Jose Calixto

Mayor of Reguengos de Monsaraz

Vitor Silva

President, Turismo do Alentejo

Rita Marques

Secretary State for Tourism, Portugal

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Presentation of the 6th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism 2022, Italy

Speakers:
Alberto Cirio

President of Regione Piemonte, Italy

Massimo Garavaglia

Minister of Tourism of Italy

12:30
13:00

Press Conference

Speakers:
Jose Calixto

Mayor of Reguengos de Monsaraz

Vitor Silva

President, Turismo do Alentejo

Rita Marques

Secretary State for Tourism, Portugal

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

13:00
17:00

Wine Tourism Experiences: Discover Alentejo

(Departure transfers from the Conference)

Explore Alentejo: starts with lunch followed by visits to:

Esporão, Reguengos
Ervideira, Reguengos
Adega José de Sousa (amphore cellar) José Maria da Fonseca, Reguengos
17:00
19:00

Return transfers from the wine tourism experiences to the official hotels & time at leisure

19:00

Departure for the Closing Dinner at Barrocal

20:00
22:00

Amphora Passing Ceremony

Jose Calixto

Mayor of Reguengos de Monsaraz

Rita Marques

Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal

Zurab Pololikashvili

Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Massimo Garavaglia

Minister of Tourism of Italy

22:00

Return to official hotels