Speakers 2019

Professor of Civil Law in the University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria She has a large background of publications and researches.

Counsellor of the Canary Advisory Council. Former Superior Judge of the Supreme Court PhD in Law by the University of Bologna (Italy). His Doctoral Thesis received the Award Luigi Ravà, granted to the best thesis in Public Law. He is Professor of Administrative Law in the University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria [...]

Economist, Commercial Technician and State Economist For many years, he has worked in issues related to International Economy, commerce promotion, attraction of investments, environment and tourism. Additionally, he has been Regional Director of Commerce for the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and Delegate of ICEX (2011-2018), as well as Manager of the [...]

Frontera, El Hierro Technical teacher of Vocational Training, he is passionate for the stories that lie behind each dish, and also for creating a peer to peer discourse between front of houses and kitchens. Quintero started developing his career in Spanish establishments like Restaurant Amós (Cantabria), Club Oliver (Tenerife), and the Grand [...]

Managing Director of the Gran Canaria Tourism Board Pablo Linares has been the Managing Director of the Gran Canaria Tourism Board for the past 6 years. Graduate in Business Management and Administration by the CEU San Pablo University and Executive MBA by the International Institute Bravo Murillo, currently he is a PhD student [...]

Full-time Professor of Applied Economics at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain) She has a PhD in Economics and Business Management from the ULPGC and a Master Degree in Econometrics from the University of Essex (England). Additionally, she has been General Director of Research, Technological Development and Innovation for the Department of [...]

Practicising lawyer and owner of the firm BG ABOGADOS Y CONSULTORES. He is specialized in both New Technologies and Tourism Law. Practicising lawyer and owner of the firm BG ABOGADOS Y CONSULTORES (Kanzlei Bethencourt-González), with offices both in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria and in Playa del Inglés (St. Bartolomé de Tirajana), [...]

President of AEAT (Association of Tourist Accommodation Businesspeople of the Province of Las Palmas) Business Studies and Department Store Management Training. 4 years by KLM as Chief Flight Attendant in Intercontinental Routes. Airport Traffic Responsible for Dutch Tour Operator MARYSOL in Benidorm (Spain). In 1976, I arrived to Gran Canaria as head [...]

Professor of Human Geography by the University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands). PhD in Geography. Graduated in Primary Education. Master in Environmental Impact Assessment. Assistant Director of the Caja Canarias-Ashotel Tourism Professorship of the University of La Laguna. Coordinator of the Research Group ReinvenTUR (University of La Laguna): Tourist Renovation Observatory. He [...]

Founder and CEO of Hospitality Linser Hospitality GmbH Franz Linser is founder and CEO of Hospitality Linser, an international consultant firm with its headquarters located in Austria and specialized in the industry of hospitality, spa and wellness, developing projects in over 10 European countries. Franz has been also coach of the Austrian national [...]