MONDAY, JANUARY 9th 2017
From 18:00 to 21:00 | ACCREDITATION.
From 19:00 to 19:30 | Welcome and Introduction to the Summit. Diputación (Provincial Government) of Alicante / Generalitat (Government of the Valencian Autonomous Region) / Town Councils / CSD (Higher Council of Sports).
From 19:30 to 20:15
THE SPORTACCORD SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TOURISM: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
Speaker: MICHEL FILLIAU. Senior Advisor to the President SPORTACCORD. Membership Relations.
From 20:15 to 21:00 | Opening Lecture.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES AND TOURISM. KEYS TO SUCCESS: GLOBALITY AND INTERCONNECTION.
Speaker: JAVIER TEBAS MEDRANO. President of LaLiga.
Dinner / Reception of Authorities and speakers.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10th 2017
From 8:30 to 10:15 | ACCREDITATION.
BLOCK 1.- THE BIG SPORTING EVENT AS A DRIVER OF TOURIST ACTIVITY.
From 10:15 to 11:00.
RETURN AND POSITIONING OF THE CITY BRAND: ALICANTE DEPARTURE PORT.
Speaker: ANTONIO BOLAÑOS. Volvo Ocean Race Managing Director .
From 11:00 to 11:30 | Q&A Session.
From 11:30 to 12:00 | Coffee & NETWORKING.
From 12.00 to 12:45.
3x3, URBAN GAMES: NEW SPORTS EVENTS AND THEIR TOURISTIC IMPACT.
Speaker: IGNACIO SORIANO. 3X3 Event and Partners Manager en FIBA.
From 12:45 to 13:30.
THE PLANNING OF A BIG SPORTING EVENT.- CASES OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE WITH A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN GAMES.
Speaker: VICENTE AÑO SANZ. Dean of the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. University of Valencia.
From 13:30 to 14:00 | Q&A Session.
From 14:00 to 15:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING.
BLOCK 2. KEYS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF SPORTS COMPETITIONS WITH TOURISM-RELATED AIMS.
From 16:00 to 16:45.
STUDY ABOUT A CASE OF SUCCESS OR HOW TO PUT TOGETHER AN EVENT WITH 25,000 PROFESSIONAL SPORTSPEOPLE.
Speaker: JENS HOLM. CEO of International Masters Games Association.
From 16:45 to 17:30.
WVC2016. ORGANISATION OF A BIG EVENT AND PROFITABILITY VIA CONSUMPTION.
Speaker: JORDI SERRA. CEO of the Alicante - Elche 2016 World Table Tennis Championships.
17:30 | Q&A Session.
From 17.45 to 18:15 | Coffee & NETWORKING.
From 18:15 to 20:00.
DISCUSSION PANEL.- COSTA BLANCA. A SPORTS TOURISM CLUSTER (PART I).
FERNANDO BROTONS - Managing Director of Tour Sports. COSTA BLANCA CUP.
JESÚS VILLAR - Mayor of San Vicente del Raspeig / University of Alicante Sports Technician.
ROQUE ALEMAÑ - Organiser of the Santa Pola Half Marathon.
SALVADOR LUCAS - President of the Asociación de Campos de Golf de la Costa Blanca (ACGCB) [Costa Blanca Golf Courses Association].
ANTONINO MARTÍN PALACIOS - IUIT (Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Turísticas) [Higher Tourism Research Institute] of the University of Alicante. MODERATOR.
At 21:00 | SUMMIT OFFICIAL DINNER | attendees and speakers.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th 2017
BLOCK 3. SPORTS TOURISM AND INFRASTRUCTURES.- BASES FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
From 9:15 to 10:00.
STAGES OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CLUBS: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
Speaker: FRAN DE PAULA. Manager of Pinatar Arena Football Center.
From 10:00 to 10:45.
PRESENTATION OF THE "SPORTTOURY" SPORTS TOURISM SEAL.
Speaker: FABIAN QUESADA. Director General of Asociación del Deporte Español (ADESP) [Association of Spanish Sport].
From 10:45 to 11:30.
UNIVERSITY SPORTS MOVEMENT: AN EMERGENT REALITY.
Speaker: AITOR CANIBE. Member of the Executive Committee of the European University Sports Association (EUSA).
From 11:30 to 11:45 | Q&A Session.
From 11:45 to 12:15 | Coffee & NETWORKING.
De 12:15 a 14:00.
DISCUSSION PANEL.- COSTA BLANCA. A SPORTS TOURISM CLUSTER.- (PART II).
EDUARDO CERVELLÓ GIMENO - Director of Centro de Investigación del Deporte (CID) [Sports Research Centre] at Elche Miguel Hernández University.
ANDRÉS TORRUBIA - President of the Valencian Golf Federation.
BERNABÉ CANO - Mayor of La Nucía.
NURIA MONTES - Secretary General of HOSBEC [Spanish acronym for Benidorm and Costa Blanca Hotel Firm Association].
JOSÉ MARÍA GÓMEZ GRAS. Professor at Elche Miguel Hernández University. MODERATOR.
From 14:00 to 15:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING.
BLOCK 4.- SPORTS TOURISM AND TRANSVERSALITY.
From 16:00 to 17:30.
SPORTS TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF SPORTING SPECIALITIES.
Speaker: ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ ARIMANY. Secretary General of the International Triathlon Union and Member of the International Olympic Committee.
17:30. SUMMIT CLOSURE.
*Attendees will receive a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION of USTS 2017.
