Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

 

 

14:00–18:00

Arrival, participant registration, and accreditation

 

19:00–21:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

 

The opening ceremony of the 6th international congress on rural tourism and the awarding of the best young farmer in 2024.

 

 

"Our Beautiful Homeland" and "Ode to Joy"

 

 

Nera Gojanović and Vladimir Garić accompanied by Gordana Pavić

 

 

WELCOME SPEECHES:

 

 

Dijana Katica, president of the Organizing Committee

 

 

Blaženko Boban, prefect of the Split-Dalmatia County

 

 

Igor Fazekaš, member of the Board of Hrvatske šuma d.o.o. – Golden sponsor

 

 

Tonči Glavina, State Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Sports

 

 

Frano Matušić, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

 

 

Danica Baričević, member of Parliament and representative of the President of the Croatian Parliament, Gordan Jandroković

 

 

OPENING OF THE CONGRESS:

 

 

Dubravka Šuica, Vice President of the European Commission

 

 

"My fairy"

 

 

Vladimir Garić with the musical accompaniment of Gordana Pavić

 

 

AWARDS:

 

 

The organizers of the election for the best young farmer are the Croatian representative in the European Parliament and the ambassador of this project for Croatia from the European People's Party (EPP) Sunčana Glavak and Jutarnji list

 

 

Sunčana Glavak, member of the European Parliament and project ambassador on behalf of the European People's Party (EPP for Croatia)

 

 

Marija Vučković, Minister of Agriculture in the Government of the Republic of Croatia and representative of the President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenković

 

 

Award ceremony for the best young farmer in 2024.

 

 

The best young farmer according to the vote of the readers of the Jutarnji list portal

 

 

The plaque is awarded by Goran Ogurlić, editor-in-chief of Jutarnji list

 

 

The award is given by Ivan Ostojić, a member of the Podravka Management Board

 

 

Third place in the selection for the best young farmer for 2024.

 

 

The plaque is awarded by Blaženko Boban, Prefect of the Split-Dalmatia County

 

 

The check is awarded by Marko Badurina, President of the Management Board of HPB

 

 

Second place in the selection for the best young farmer for 2024.

 

 

The plaque is awarded by Sunčana Glavak, member of the European Parliament and ambassador of the project in front of the European People's Party

 

 

The check is awarded by Marko Badurina, President of the Management Board of HPB

 

 

First place in the selection for the best young farmer for 2024.

 

 

The plaque is awarded by Marija Vučković, Minister of Agriculture

 

 

The check is awarded by Marko Badurina, President of the Management Board of HPB

 

 

"Far Away is my Split" from the operetta "Mala Floramy" - Nera Gojanović with musical accompaniment by Gordana Pavić

 

 

Hosts: Jasna Damjanović and Joško Bonaći

 

 

DRESS CODE: Business Formal

 

21:00–23:00

Welcome party

 

After Party - Not Before 23

DJ in Pivnica

 

   

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

 

 7:00–9:30        

Breakfast

 9:30-16:30

EXHIBITION: Croatian island products

 

VIDEO PROJECTION: Project "Dalmatia - Storytelling

 9:30–10:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

OPENING REMARKS:

 

Ivana Vladović, director of the Split-Dalmatia County TZ

 

Lidija Petrić, delegate of the president of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

 

Slavija Jačan-Obratov, director of the TZ system and product development department at HTZ

 

Stipe Čogelja, Deputy Prefect of Split-Dalmatia County

 

Her. Mr. Akylbek Kamaldinov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Croatia on behalf of the Excellencies present

10:00–11:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

INTRODUCTORY SPEECHES:

 

Sustainable tourism and smart rural communities, Dora Smolčić Jurdana, president of the Program Committee and professor at the Faculty of Management in Tourism and Hospitality

 

Global Standards for sustainable tourism, Luigi Cabrini, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council

 

European tourism fostering sustainable rural development, Andreea Staicu, Deputy Head of the Tourism and Textile Unit, DG Grow, The Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

 

Tourism, general useful functions of forests and hospitality in Croatian Forests, Josip Šešelj, Head of the Croatian Forests Ltd. Hunting Service

 

Host: Jasna Damjanović

11:00–12:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

PANEL: NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - CHALLNGES AND

 

OPPORTUNITIES

 

Moderator: Jasna Damjanović

 

Panellists:

 

Zdravko Tušek, State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture

 

Sunčana Glavak, member of the European Parliament and project ambassador for the European People's Party (EPP for Croatia)

 

Goran Punda, executive director of the ENNA Fruit cooperative

 

David Pejić, the best young farmer for 2023.

 

The best young farmer for 2024.

12:00–13:00

TERRACE of the Congress Center

 

DALMATIAN BREAKFAST – presentation of a new certified tourist brand and tasting organized by the Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board and working lunch

13:00–14:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

LECTURES:

 

Wine and fine food tourism facing a new demand and the role-played by the supply chain and local policies, Magda Antonioli, Bocconi – School of Management and vice president of ETC (European Travel Commission)

 

Rural tourism in the context of the Rural Vision and the Common Agricultural Policy, Silvia Nanni, DG Agri, European Commission

 

Improving coastal zone management for ensuring sustainable tourism: Case study Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Mariana Golumbeanu, vice president of Balkan Environmental Association, National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa", Constanta, Romania

 

Sustainability as a key success factor for agrotourism: experiences from Austria, Hans Embacher, CEO of Urlaum am Bauernhof, Austria

 

Host: Ivica Đuzel

14:00–15:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART RURAL TOURISM IN EUROPE

 

Moderator: Danijela Ferjanić Hodak

 

Panellists:

 

Carolina Clark, project manager at the European Institute of Cultural Routes - Cultural Routes program of the Council of Europe

 

Karolina Taczanowska, researcher at BOKU University Vienna, Austria

 

Andreas Niederl, Senior Researcher at POLICIES - Institute for Economic, Social and Innovation Policy, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria

 

Ljupcho Janevski, Faculty of Tourism, University of Skopje, North Macedonia

 

Darija Tankosić, Smartvill – smart villages of Europe, Serbia

 

Ivana Jurić, director of the Tourist Boards of Osijek-Baranja County

15:00–15:15

Break

15:15–16:45

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

SECTION 1 – Rural tourism – international experiences

 

Moderator: Oliver Kesar

 

HALL: Korčula

 

SECTION 2 - Rural tourism and development of tourist products

 

Moderators: Dejan Tubić and Božidar Jaković

 

HALL: Vis

 

SECTION 3 - Different aspects of sustainable rural tourism

 

Moderators: Ivana Vidak Teskera and Irena Bosnić

17:15

Departure by bus to Sinj in front of the main entrance to the hotel

18:00–22:00

Along the roads of Sinj Alkar

 

The Tourist Board of the City of Sinj will host the participants of the 6th International Congress on Rural Tourism on a tour of the historic Alkar town of Sinj. In the tour program lasting about 2 hours, we will visit the Church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj and the Museum of Sinj Alka. The tour will be followed by a reception in Alkarski dvori.

After Party - Not Before 22

DJ in Pivnica

 

Friday, April 12th, 2024

 

7:00–9:30                        

Breakfast

9:30–9:45                       

Gathering at the Congress Centre

09:30 – 16:00

EXHIBITION: Croatian island products

 

VIDEO PROJECTION: Project "Dalmatia - Storytelling

9:45-11:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

INTRODUCTORY SPEECHES

 

Empowering communities through smart strategies to build collaboration and improve communications, Diane Dodd, Institute for Gastronomy, Culture, art and tourism, Barcelona, Spain

 

"We are out of the niche" - Rural Tourism as Consolidated Part of the Tourism Economy, Klaus Ehrlich, RuralTour - European Federation of Rural of Tourism, Belgium

 

Agrotourism as a new trend towards Cluster Development and Sustainable Food Systems - the case of Albania, Valbona Ylli, National Agriculture and Food Policy expert, FAO Representation Office in Albania

 

Tourism for Rural Development: Opportunities and Challenges, Patricia Carmona, Market Intelligence, Policy and Competitiveness Department, UN Tourism

 

Host: Edita Lučić Jelić

11:00–12:00

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

PANEL: ENOGASTRONOMY - OPPORTUNITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND A PLEASURE FOR TOURISTS

 

Moderators: Damir Krešić and Edita Lučić Jelić

 

Panellists:

 

Diana Lazar, Senior Tourism Manager and Wine Director at USAID's Competitiveness and Resilience Project in Moldova, Moldova

 

Edith Szivas, Institute for Gastronomy, Culture, Art and Tourism, Spain

 

Renata Vincek, project manager at the Tourist Board of Kvarner

 

Ivana Vladović, director of the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County

 

Slavija Jačan Obratov, Director of Tourist Boards sector and Product Development at Croatian National Tourist Board

 

Antonia Radić Brkan, Deputy Mayor of Makarska

 

Josip Brna, Vilma confectioners Rab

12:00–13:00                  

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

PANEL: EMIGRANTS AND RETURNS - TOURISTS, INVESTORS AND REVITALIZERS OF SMART RURAL COMMUNITIES

 

Moderator: Lidija Petrić

 

Panellists:

 

Mirela Rubić, DALMACONSULT d.o.o.

 

Joško Lokas, Ethnoland Dalmatia

 

Croatiana Gregurić, Central State Office for Croats outside the Republic of Croatia

 

Ivo Đuračić, manager of P.Z. Putnikovic

13:00–14:30

 

 

14:30–16:00

TERRACE of the Congress Center

Presentation of the tourist offer of Baranja in the organisation of the Tourist Board of Baranja and working lunch

HALL: Grand Dalmatia

 

"Discover Sustainable Tourism with Stefan Pettersson: Transforming Rural Destinations through Co-creation and Cooperation - A Heritage Interpretation of future Smart Villages"

 

Facilitator: Stefan Pettersson, Sweeden

 

Co-facilitator: Daniela Hedström from Gameng

 

Dubravko Fijačko from Interpret Europe

 

HALL: Korčula

SECTION 4 - Rural tourism and the importance of the local community

 Moderators: Tihana Sudarić and Danijela Ferjanić Hodak

HALL: Vis

SECTION 5 - Practice speaks

Moderator: Lidija Petrić

16:30

Departure by bus to Split in front of the main entrance to the hotel

17:00–19:30

Along the paths of the Split momentous

Friday afternoon is reserved for a tourist tour of the world-famous Diocletian's Palace in Split. The palace was built around the year 300 by the Roman emperor Diocletian; he lived there after abdication (305) until his death (316). The remains of the palace today are part of the historic core of the city of Split, which was inscribed on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage back in 1979.

20:00–21:00

Return to the hotel and refreshments

21:00–23:00

Gala dinner: Following the heritage of Split-Dalmatia County

DRESS CODE: Formal

After Party - Not Before 23

DJ in Pivnica

 

 

Saturday, April 13th, 2024

 

 7:00–9:00                        

Breakfast

 9:00–18:00

Departure by bus to Brač in front of the main entrance to the hotel

Along the heritage paths of the island of Brač

The largest Dalmatian island, and the highest of all the Adriatic islands, it truly hides many heritage treasures. On Saturday's excursion around the island of Brač, we will visit the Native Museum of the island of Brač and the Uja Museum in Škrip, the Masonry School in Pučišća - the only stonemasonry school in this area of Europe that teaches exclusively manual stone processing techniques, and the "Stina" Winery in Bol, where we will taste some of their top wines

19:30

Return to the hotel Le Meridien Lav