All Speakers Speaker Dimitrios Buhalis Position: Professor/Established Chair in Tourism and Director eTourismLab Company: Bournemouth University Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is Director of the eTourism Lab and Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, at Bournemouth University Business School in England. He is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialisation in Information Communication Technology applications in the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality and Leisure industries. He is the Editor in Chief of Tourism Review and the Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Professor Buhalis has written and co-edited more than 25 books and 400 scientific articles. Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Clarivate™. He is featured in the Stanford University’s database of the world’s top 2% of scientists. He is the 2nd most cited for tourism, 1st most cited for hospitality, 11th on strategy, and 24th in Marketing on Google Scholar with more than 80000 citations and h-index 120. Dimitrios works closely with United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the World Bank to ensure that his innovative research has relevance and impact to global communities. For more information, books, articles and presentations see www.buhalis.com. Sessions Wed 23 Oct 13:00 - 14:00 Auditorium Hainan Airlines Gold PassPlatinum Pass Business and leisure Travel ForumSmart Destinations ForumDestinations Manager AgendaDigital & CIO's Agenda Innovating Mediterranean Tourism: Sustainable Strategies for Growth Thu 24 Oct 17:00 - 18:00 Auditorium Mabrian Gold PassPlatinum Pass Business and leisure Travel ForumCMO's & CSO's AgendaDigital & CIO's Agenda Adapting to Changing Preferences: Using AI and Big Data to Anticipate Trends