Structure
“The essence of EnoGastro Tourism is to get to know a region through its cuisine and wine making, admiring its landscape, its architectural jewels, its cultural heritage, its roots. Gastronomy is solid and liquid food where Tourism acquires a fundamental importance as an element of socioeconomic dynamization where both types of food traditions meet”.
Rafael Ansón, Dr. Honoris Causa
GWTO & Academy President of Honor
International Academy of Gastronomy (Paris) Founder & Honorary President
Governing Board
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
José Antonio Vidal
Founder President & CEO, EnoTourism Spain (AEE Association & IEE Institute)
DIR. MEMBERS RELATIONS
Dina Gimbatova
Master in International Business Protocol, EIP Int’l Protocol School (Madrid, Spain)
Master in Tourism Marketing, ESERP Business School (Madrid, Spain)
Higher Technician in Tourist Accommodation Management, European University (Madrid, Spain)
HONORARY BODY
President of Honor
Rafael Ansón
President of Honor, International Academy of Gastronomy
Dr Honoris Causa and Director Gastronomy Chair, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio
Ambassador for Sustainable Tourism, UNWTO
Ambassadors Advisors
GLOBAL LATIN AMERICA
Adolfo Favieres
Ambassador for Iberoamerica, WTTC
Former Secretary General’s Advisor, UNWTO
José Carlos de Santiago
Vice-President, Iberoamerican Academy of Gastronomy
Founder President, Grupo Excelencias Comunicación
Tomás Poveda
Executive Vice President EMEA, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL, Perú)
Former Gral. Mngr., Casa de América (based in Madrid)
Former Gral. Mngr. of Media and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain
ARGENTINA
Javier Espina
Director of the Federal Council of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Former Minister of Tourism of Mendoza
BRASIL
Márcio Favilla
Former Executive Dir. for Operational Programs and Institutional Relations, UNWTO
Former Vice Minister of Tourism
URUGUAY
Arnaldo Nardone
Minister of Tourism’s Assistant
Former World President, ICCA
CHINA
Margaret Chen
Former Director for China, Telefónica Movistar
FRANCE
Hervé Novelli
President, Conseil Superieur de l’Oenotourisme
GEORGIA
Ilia Giorgadze
Ambassador (Diplomatic Body, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
GREECE
Polykarpos Efstathiou
Former Countries’ Director, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO)
SPAIN
Germán Porras
Former General Director of Tourism and National Tourism Office Director (Tourspain), Ministry of Tourism
Isabel Mijares, In Memoriam Feb 10, 2024
‘The Wine Woman’
Chemist and Oenologist
Winemaking advisor
Management Body
CORPORATE
CEO
José Antonio Vidal
Operations Director
Verónica Salvatierra
Degree in Communication Sciences, specializing in Publicity and IR, and Diploma in Cultural Management, University of Uruguay
Dir. Members Relations
Dina Gimbatova
Master in International Business Protocol, EIP Int’l Protocol School (Madrid, Spain)
Master in Tourism Marketing, ESERP Business School (Madrid, Spain)
Higher Technician in Tourist Accommodation Management, European University (Madrid, Spain)
General Assistant
Alix Zavaris
Former Enotourism Manager, Santo Tomás Wineries (Ensenada, Baja California, México)
Gastro Business Advisory & Management
MICE Managers:
Congresses and Exhibitions
Arnaldo Nardone
Director, MICE International Consulting
Former World President, ICCA
Meeting and Incentives
Charo Trabado
Director, MITM Events
Administration and Treasury Head:
Mercedes Sánchez
Secretary General & Treasurer, Spanish EnoTourism Association
Legal Head:
Maurizio Di Ubaldo
President, Di Ubaldo Advocats
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT
LatAm Director
Pablo Singerman
Director Economic Observatory EnoTourism and MICE, Ministry of Tourism of Argentina
EurAsia Director
Leonid Gelibterman
President CEO, International Center of Wine and Gastronomy
COUNTRY MANAGERS LatAm
Argentina
Rodrigo Lemos
Wine tourism advisor, Corporación Vitivinícola de Argentina (COVIAR)
Director, Academic Program International (Government of Mendoza)
Romanella Paggi
Owner, Ketek Eventos & Turismo
Moderator ‘Mendoza en Una Copa’, Ministry Tourism of Mendoza
Brasil
Milton Zuanazzi
National Secretary for Tourism Planning, Competitiveness and Sustainability, Ministry of Tourism
Co-founder & CEO, Hotel Sustentável consulting
Chile
Miloš Mišković
Former Director, SERNATUR Valparaíso
Judith Ramírez
Partner, La Recova Wines
México
Marisa Ramos
Professor and Researcher, Faculty of Tourism and Gastronomy, Univ. Anáhuac
Perú
Alan Watkin
President, Wine Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ica
Manager, Tourism and Economic Development of Nasca
Uruguay
Javier Azcurra
General Manager, Enjoy Hotel Punta del Este
COMMUNICATIONS LatAm
Com. & PPRR
Charlie Rangel
Press
Daniel Baroni
Director, Turismo 530 Comunicación
COUNTRY MANAGERS EurAsia
China
Jiawei Jiang
Assistant Director, Monitoring Center for UNWTO Sustainable Tourism Observatories in China
Ruylene Gao
Director Government Relations for China
Italy
Nicola D’Auria
President, Italian Enoturism Association (MTV)
Portugal
Maria João de Almeida
President, Portuguese Enotourism Association (APENO)
Russia
Leonid Popovitch
Former President, Union of Winegrovers and Winemakers of Russia
Spain
Mercedes Sánchez
Secretary General, Spanish EnoTourism Association
Turkey
Fatma Bilge
President, Urla Viticulture and Winery Association (UVWA)
Uzbekistan
Sergei Danilov
Co-owner & Chief Adviser, Delicious Uzbekistan and Silk Road
COMMUNICATIONS EurAsia
Com. & Social Media
Julia Smirnova
Travel advisor, Komsomolskaya Pravda
Press advisor, Cervantes Institute Moscow
