Exploring the Cultural and Heritage Tourism (CHT) Landscape, 2007

About Centennial
Established as Toronto's first public college in 1966, Centennial College offers programs in business, communications, community and health studies, science and engineering technology, general arts, hospitality and transportation.
 

Linking Arts and Culture with Tourism and Heritage with Tourism

The inaugural conference was a perfect opportunity for us to launch the Institute.
Please follow this link: podcast for session archives and conference highlights.

  • Symposium Inauguration, Opening Plenary
    Keynote Speaker: Randy Williams, Tourism Industry Association of Canada
  • Integrity, credibility and sustainability in CHT
    Shari Simpson-Campbell, Green Tourism Association
    John Brotman, Ontario Arts Council
    Dr. Bikram Lamba, Tormacon Ltd.
    Moderator: Daniel O'Brien, Ministry of Culture
  • Creative Cities- a strategic approach for communities
    Helen Burstyn, Ontario Trillium Foundation
    Jane French, Doors Open Toronto
    Dan Taylor, PE County Economic Development Office
    Vicki Bismilla, Centennial College
    Moderator: Shelley Crawford, Arts Management UTSC
  • Culture & Youth: ‘Canadian Identity'
    Lata Pada, Sampradaya Dance Creations
    Philip Hamilton, Air Miles
    Carolyn King, Mississauga's of the New Credit
    Angela Reid, Student, Centennial College
    Moderator: Verona Barclay, Centennial College
  • Lunch & Keynote: Dr, Lidia Varbanova, LabForCulture.org
    Keynote intro. By: Lucy Fromowitz, Centennial College
  • Marketing/Interpreting Sites and Assets                                   
    Victoria Pearson, RoutesToLearning.com         
    Rolland Pangowish, Wikwemikong Community Devt. Group           
    Karen Kimbrel, ‘Swamp Gary' Colquitt     
    Lilian Tankard, Travel Manitoba    
    Moderator: Peter Carruthers, Heritage Toronto
  • Culture Intelligence           
    Damindra Dias, Coca Cola/Kellogg                     
    Shanker Seetharaman, Centennial College             
    Nalini Jugnundan, Centennial College   
    Moderator: Rhonda Singer, Progress Career Planning Institute
  • Exploring the digital wave in CHT                
    Patrick Michalak, Centennial College         
    Jaime Horwitz, Cactus Rock New Media Ltd, The Canada en Espanol Network     
    Nate Horowitz, Centennial College                                   
    Moderator:
    Paul Koidis, Centennial College