Tentative Programme

DAY 1: International speakers on Global Sustainable Standards and Practices and Strategic Directions for Sabah

07.00 am - Participants registration

08.00 am - Arrival of invited guests and speakers

08:15 am - Speaker 1 – GSTC / AEN - 'What is GSTC and AEN and why sustainable standard and practices?

- Speaker 2 – GSTC / AEN - ‘Benefits to travel and tourism stakeholders’

10.00 am - Coffee break

10.10 am - Arrival of YB Datuk Christina Liew Chin Jin, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah

10.15 am - Opening remarks by the Chairperson and welcoming address by the Vice Chancellor of UMS

10.30 am - Officiating Speech by the Minister

10.45 am - Montage of GSTC and AEN

11.30 am - Presentation by Sabah Tourism Board - ‘Vision and directions towards Sustainability in travel and tourism and Positioning Sabah as a Green Destination’

12.15 pm - Sustainable standards and practices in Accommodation sector by Hilton Kota Kinabalu.

12.45 pm - Lunch

02.00 pm - Presentations by DBKK and Sabah Parks

03.30 pm - Coffee break

04.00 pm - Presentation by Wildlife – ‘Contribution by Sabah Wildlife Department to Eco-tourism Development’

- Questions, discussions and concluding remarks

05.00 pm - End of program Day 1

DAY 2: International and local cases sharing and the way forward for Sabah as green destination

08.00 am - Participants registration

08.30 am - Drawing from Tourism Practitioners and Sabah context: Local speakers – lodge sustainability and standards

09.30 am - Coffee break

10.00 am - Speakers – AEN and GSTC – ‘Drawing from international perspectives and international cases - a Green destination from holistic perspective and the roles of key tourism players in embracing sustainable standards’

11.00 am - Speakers GSTC / AEN to lead the discussion on Learning outcome no 4-6 and break the participants into groups.

- Discussion and presentation based on No 4-6 inputs from Speaker GSTC / AEN (Group Discussion)

12.00 pm - Lunch break and Friday prayer

02.00 pm - Group discussion and presentations

03.45 pm - Coffee Break

04.00 pm - Concluding remarks: The way forward: Sabah as a Green Destination

05.00 pm - Certificate Presentation and end of Program