ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PRESIDENCY OF HONOR

Rafael Ansón
Dr. Honoris Causa and Director Gastronomy Chair, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio
President of Honor, International Academy of Gastronomy
Ambassador for Sustainable Tourism, UNWTO

AMBASSADORS

Adolfo Favieres
Ambassador for Spain and Iberoamerica, WTTC
Secr. General’s Advisor, UNWTO 

Tomás Poveda
Former General Manager, Casa de América
Former General Manager of Media and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain 

José Carlos de Santiago
Vice President, Iberoamerican Academy of Gastronomy
Founder President, Grupo Excelencias Comunicación

NATIONAL DELEGATES
(Countries in alphabetical order)

• France
  Hervé Novelli
  President Conseil Superieur de l’Oenotourisme

• Italy
  Nicola D’Auria
  President Movimento Turismo del Vino (MTV)

• Moldova
  Irina Bîstritchi
  Deputy Director Moldova National Office of Vine and Wine

• Portugal
  Maria João de Almeida
  President Associação Portuguesa de Enoturismo (APENO)

• South Africa
  Labeeqah Schuurman
  Acting Chief Marketing Officer, Official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape (WESGRO)
  
  
• Spain
  Germán Porras
  Former General Director of  Tourism, Ministry of Tourism of Spain 
  Former General Director of Tourspain, Ministry of Tourism of Spain
  
  
• Turkey
  Fatma Bilge
  President Urla Viticulture and Winery Association (UVWA)
  
  
• Uruguay
  Laura Nervi
  Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura de Uruguay (INAVI)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT CEO
José Antonio Vidal (ESP)
Founder President CEO, Spanish Wine Tourism Association-AEE
Founder President CEO, Spanish EnoTourism Institute
2018 Spanish National Wine Tourism Prize
Lecturer Master ‘VitEno’, Polythecnic Univ. Madrid

SENIOR ADVISOR
Carlos Vogeler (ESP)
Former Executive Director, UNWTO
Former Affiliate Members President, UNWTO

REGIONAL DIRECTORS:
(Regions in alphabetical order)

Africa
Marisah Nieuwoudt (SAF)
Wine Tourism Manager, VinPro South Africa

America, Latam
Pablo Singerman (ARG)
Director of the Wine Tourism Economic Observatory and Marketing Strategy for the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina

America, North
David Furer (USA)
Adult Beverage Communicator & Marketer

Asia, Eastern
Margaret Chen (CHN)
Founder CEO, Optimus Horizon

Europe, Eastern; Asia, Western & Central
Leonid Gelibterman (RUS)
President CEO, International Center of Wine and Gastronomy

Europe, Western & Central
Erik Wolf (UK)
Founder CEO, World Food Travel Association

Oceania
Robin Shaw (AUS)
Founder & CEO, Wine Tourism Australia

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS: 

ADMINISTRATION
Mercedes Sánchez

              SECRETARY
              Dina Gimbatova
              TREASURY
             Mercedes Sánchez

LEGAL
Maurizio Di Ubaldo
Di Ubaldo Advocats         

COMMUNICATION
Alexandra Stilwell
Com & Press Director
Global PR & Media Manager

• SOCIAL MEDIA
  Luisa Giraldo
  Former Social Media Chief ‘Marca España’,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain
  
  
•   PRESS DELEGATES
    Italy: Concetta D’Emma
                  Food & Green Marketing Strategies
                  Founder ‘Unconventional Hospitality’
    LatAm: Paula Labonia and Laura Gutiérrez
                  ‘The Fire Fly Solutions’ Communication
    Spain: Teresa Cruz
                  Former Marketing Director ‘Marca España’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
                  Former External Relations Manager ‘Red.es’, Ministry of Tourism and Industry

QUALITY
Ilya E. Loevsky
               Deputy CEO, Russia Quality

ECONOMIC MONITOR
 Pablo Singerman
               Director of the Wine Tourism Economic Observatory for the Ministry of  Tourism of Argentina

MICE
Arnaldo Nardone
                Director, MICE International Consulting
                Former President ICCA

SECTORIAL COMMISSIONS:
(Founding Members)

• Ana Paula Pais (POR)
  Head of Education, Turismo de Portugal

• Almudena Alberca (ESP)
  Master of Wine
  Technical Director, Bodegas Grupo Palacios

• Rodrigo Lemos (ARG)
  Wine Tourism Advisor, Corpor. Vitivinícola Argentina (COVIAR)
  Director, Academic Program International (Gob. Mendoza) 

• Julio Valles (ESP)
  President, Academia Castellana y Leonesa de Gastronomía
  President, Consejo Regulador de la D.O.P. Cigales

• Paula Sosa (POR)
  Wine Tourism Lecturer, Lisbon, Minho Universities, IPP-Porto
  Wine Tourism manager, Adega Aveleda

• April Cullom (USA-ESP)
  CEO, Global Bridges LLC Consultancy

• José Ramón Lissarrague (ESP)
  Full Professor and Dir. Master ‘VitEno’, Madrid Polytechnic Univ.
  Director, GiViTi Consultancy

• Lluís Tolosa (ESP)
  Sociologist, consultant and writer specialized in wine tourism

• Diana Isac (UK)
  Founder CEO, Winerist

• José María de Juan (ESP)
  Partner & Director, KOAN Consulting