Cast Final Conference

iCAST is pleased to invite you to its final conference! On 29 June we will celebrate the best creative, sustainable and digital business solutions for tourism in Europe.

OBJECTIVES

How can creative and digital technologies create more sustainability in the tourism sector?
What are the main drivers of regional economic development and tourism recovery?
What role can open innovation and co-creation play in improving sustainability in the tourism sector?
What smart strategies can unlock the full potential of this sector?
How EU support actions in the tourism sector are addressing challenges such as seasonality, harnessing technology and creativity, as well as integrating sustainability as part of their unique selling proposition.

BENEFITS

Participants will benefit from networking opportunities with tourism innovators, industry specialists, financiers, corporations, EU | BICs, incubators and accelerators, specialising in sustainable tourism.

For the past three years, the CAST project has provided incubation and acceleration support for sustainable tourism start-ups and SMEs to grow and scale. We help generate new products, services and business models, facilitating access to finance and new markets.

PROGRAMME

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Ceremony

09:15 - 10:00 Creative and Digital Technologies for greater Sustainability in the Tourism Sector

10:00 - 10:45 Drivers for regional economic development and tourism recovery

10:45 - 11:30 Open Innovation and co-creation for a sustainable tourism industry

12:15 - 12:45 Lunch Break Investing in sustainable tourism and technology? Smart strategies to responsibly unlock the full sector potential

12:45 - 13:15 Closing Ceremony Spotlight on EU support actions in tourism sector

DATE: 29 June 2021.

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