Honorary Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), master in politics of Paris Institute of Polit.Studies. He has written several books and discourses on French and international tourism, and served as the minister of the Atout France, the Deputy Secretary-General and Secretary-General of UNWTO. He has made outstanding contributions to the development of the global tourism industry.

Senior tourism adviser and former regional director for Asia and the Pacific, UNWTO. He has been responsible for Asia-Pacific tourism administration in the Secretariat of the UNWTO for many years. He has extensive organizational experience in international cooperation and coordination, and has a lot of research and accumulation in the areas of Asia-Pacific tourism development strategy and policy formulation. At the beginning of this century, he hosted or coordinated most of the technical cooperation projects in China on behalf of the UNWTO.

General counsel of the China Leisure Association(CLA), and Deputy Director of the National Technical Committee on Leisure of Standardization Administration of China. As a well-known tourism expert, he engaged in tourism research and practical work for 35 years, published about 50 publications and more than 20 million words, participated in major decisions on the development of Chinese tourism industry, drafted core documents of the Chinese State Council on tourism development, and participated in the formulation of tourism regulations.

Fellow of International Academy for the Study of Tourism ; Director of Center for Recreation and Tourism Research (CRTR) , Peking University.His main research areas include urban & regional tourism planning, destination management & marketing and tourism & recreation research.

2022 Beijing Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics Sports Consultant, former French vice-consul in Chengdu, the head of the Sino-French Mountain Tourism Cooperation Office, the outdoor sports expert. He has climbed Mount Everest four times and has created a comprehensive outdoor sports plan for several mountain destinations.

Former Managing Director of Czech Tourism and the Minister for Regional Development. He has more than 30 years of management and execution experience in the hospitality and marketing industry. For the past 20 years, Mr.Vondruska has been an executive in the hospitality industry. His research area focuses on inbound tourism, hotels, market management and regional institutional development. He currently focuses on managing investment projects.

Former Chairman of the Korea Student Alpine Federation; Professor of Dept. of Environmental Engineering University of Seoul(UOS), Korea; Ph.D.in Environmental Engineering of Hokkaido University in Japan. His main research directions include solid waste management, anaerobic digestion, organic waste management, etc. In addition, he has in-depth research and rich experience in mountain waste treatment. As of January 7, 2015, he has registered 11 patents and published 6 books.

Global Chairman of China Region of the Internationale Rganisation Für Volkskunst (IOV). Ms.Chen has been committed to the exploration, protection, promotion, and revival of folk art and cultural heritage in countries all over the world and has made great efforts to promote the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. And she has established a number of cultural heritage protection platforms and academic institutions to continuously promote the research and innovation of folk art.

Internationally renowned cave, caving, cave rescue and rope technics expert, Vice chairman of the French Federation of Speleology. Technical Expert of Guizhou Suiyang Shuanghedong National Geopark and Guangxi Leye-Fengshan UNESCO Global Geopark. In 2001, Bottazzi led a cave expedition consisting of six French cave experts to Suiyang County, Guizhou Province, to explore the Shuanghedong for the first time. He published 6 books and articles on cave exploration about Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Liaoning and Hunan.

Famous tourism expert, executive president of the China Chamber of Tourism; the founder of Beijing Davost Tourism & Cultural Creativity Co., Ltd.; the chairman of Overseas Chinese Town Tourism Investment Management Group Co., Ltd.; the founder of Lv Dou School; and also serves as the director of the Education Professional Committee of the China Association of Tourist Attractions and the vice chairman of the Tourism Geoscience Branch of the China Tourism Association.

Executive Director, Party Secretary, and General Manager of OCT (Shenzhen) Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd.; Vice President and Secretary General of the Tourism Marketing Branch of the China Tourism Association. He holds a PhD and is a senior economist. He is a special researcher at the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a member of the National Leisure Standardization Technical Committee, an expert on the Expert Committee of the China Association of Tourist Attractions, and an expert on the tourism think tank in Tianjin, Hebei, and other regions. He has served as Deputy Director of the former National Tourism Administration, Executive Deputy General Manager of Zhongjingxin Tourism Investment Group, President of OCT Tourism Research Institute, General Manager of OCT Tourism Management Center, Director and President of OCT Tourism Investment Management Group. He has participated in the drafting and development of many national laws and regulations, national standards, and policy documents. He has published many tourism monographs and research articles. He has participated in the planning, investment, construction, and operation management of many tourism projects. He has strong theoretical literacy in the industry and rich practical experience in the market.

Head of the China Department of the Land Research Center (CLR), Trier University of Applied Sciences in Germany. She is the expert in environmental economics and green ecology, has long been engaged in sustainable development, waste treatment research and planning. She is also committed to promoting the development of green sustainable ecotourism.

Professor of the University Savoie Mont Blanc，manager of the tourism center "Montagne Inventive", the head of tourism projects. Her research directions include: sports biomechanics, tourism innovation, French-Chinese relations, etc. She has published 32 international journal articles, 11 national journal articles, participated in 59 international symposiums and 31 national symposiums and attended various guest meetings 26 times.

Master of commercial and industrial sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland; President of Laurent Vanat Consulting SARL, expert in market research and Alpine tourism. Since 2009, he has published the annual report — "International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism" for 11 consecutive years which is regarded as an authority in this field. At present, he is the only professional expert having a comprehensive view on the ski and winter sports industry.

Doctor of Economics/Professor, Liaoning University China Business Development Research Institute Beijing Doctoral Supervisor, Deputy Director of the China Private Enterprise Research Center of Renmin University of China, Secretary General of the Global Top 500 Unicorn Enterprise Conference, Executive Chairman of the Shanghai Pudong Technology Finance Federation, former Deputy Mayor of Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of China Energy News, Chairman/General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of China City News, etc. He is the head of more than ten projects including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Energy Administration. 

Honorary member of the French parliament, vice president for finances & mountain policy and European cooperation of the Savoy provincial council, president of the public company for tourism engineering in the ski resorts and administrator of several ski lift companies. Former president of the French Alps public affairs committee. Author of several reports on tourism taxation, and leisure real estate.

Professor of Bordeaux University, Ph.D. in biology，holder of the UNESCO Chair in Education, Training and Research in Sustainable Development. He is mainly engaged in scientific research in biology, ecology and sustainable development. He has published more than 100 journal articles on sustainable development, ecology and biodiversity, and 4 scientific monographs. He has organized many international and national conferences on environmental and sustainable development.

He is currently the CEO of Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Co., Ltd., the executive director of China Tourism Hotel Association, the vice chairman of Shanghai Tourism Hotel Association, and the executive director of HAMA China. He actively participates in industry exchanges and cooperation, and promotes the healthy development of China's hotel industry. He has won many industry-leading awards such as "2018 Outstanding President of China's Hotel Industry", and is one of the outstanding representatives of China's hotel industry.

Former Vice President of Worldwide Association for Training in Hospitality and Tourism(AMFORHT), lecturer of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research & Development of Republic of Tunisia, member of International Coalition of Tourism Partners(ICTP), tourism marketing strategy expert. He has long been involved in the study of ecotourism, sustainable tourism, and hospitality management.

Dr. Jamir joined TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) in July 2012 as an Assistant Professor. Prior to joining TERI SAS she was at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), York, UK as a Ph.D. researcher. Her key research direction is climate change adaptation, air pollution , food security and sustainable development. She is also interested in working on environment and development issues by engaging with different stakeholders including local communities and people from different scientific and cultural background. Besides research and teaching engagements, she has also been organizing a number of training workshops for researchers from India and other countries.

Deputy Dean and Chief Planner of Sichuan Normal University Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning Research Institute; Evaluation Expert of National Social Science Foundation & Ministry of Education Social Science Fund, China; Expert of Yellow River Culture, Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Evaluation Expert of A-class tourist attractions and resorts, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism; special correspondent of "Chinese National Geography" and "China Tourism News". He is committed to the research and application of "Writing Biography for Chinese Rivers and Mountains" currently .

Director Assistant of Centre for Tourism Research,Planning & Design，Institute of Geographic and Natural Resources Research，CAS. He successively served as deputy director of Beijing Dongcheng District Tourism Bureau, served as a senior tourism consultant and project manager of an internationally renowned listed consulting company. Dr.Qi Xiaobo proposed the three-layer theory of ecological fragility of tourism resource development.

Vice President of China Tourism Association. He used to be the chairman of Yunnan Expo Tourism Holding Group Co., Ltd.，outside director of Yunnan Industrial Investment Group and Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd., chairman of Yunnan Tourism Industry Group Co., Ltd.

President of CYTS Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd.，expert of 7th CISM Military World Games 2020 Winter Olympic Games, Torch Bearer of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He has been responsible for the planning, investment and construction of many large-scale tourism complexes, such as the planning and development of the Badaling Great Wall tourism complex.

Executive Director at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), former President of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism now), Chairman of the Strong Global Network, globally recognized sustainable tourism expert, and academician of the World Academy for Sustainable Development. His main research areas are tourism strategic planning, climate change, sustainable development, and liberalization.

Executive Vice President of the Integrated Development Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, former Deputy Director-General and First Class Inspector of the Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, former Director of the China National Tourism Administration, Director of the Tourism Offices in Japan and South Korea, Deputy Director of the International Department, Deputy Director of the Planning and Finance Department, and Counselor.

Chief Chinese Representative of the International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) and the International Floorball Federation (IFF), and Chief Lecturer for National Forest Sports and Wellness, senior consultant of Wuzhishan Yatai Rainforest Hotel, former senior executive of joint ventures of Nike China, Adidas China, and the Sports Science Research Institute of the General Administration of Sport of China.

Secretary-General of the Tourism Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), with research interests including tourism industry policy, tourism investment management, and international tourism comparison. He is the deputy editor of two authoritative annual reports in the field of tourism and leisure in China, namely the "Green Paper on Tourism" and the "Green Paper on Leisure". He has participated in the formulation of important national tourism policies such as those of the National Tourism Administration, the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Finance.

Dr. Wang Xiaoyu, Ph.D. in Tourism Management (France), Postdoctoral Researcher in Tourism Economics, Principal Investigator of Ctrip Research Institute, Research Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Vice President of HCG International Travel Group (as part of Ctrip Destination Travel Group). Expert for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT). National Sports Tourism Expert for the General Administration of Sport of China (responsible for standard formulation and project evaluation of national-level tourism and leisure districts, National Tourism Counties, national service quality pilot programs, national credit economy pilot initiatives, and national sports tourism demonstration zones). Distinguished Expert for the World Tourism Cities Federation. Expert for the International Mountain Tourism Alliance. Adjunct Researcher at the Tourism Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Expert for the China Tourism Attractions Association. Advisor for multiple central state-owned enterprises (e.g., China Tourism Group), leading cultural tourism funds (e.g., CITIC PE), and major conglomerates (e.g., Fosun Group), as well as provincial governments (e.g., Hainan, Heilongjiang) on cultural tourism development and investment decision-making. Served in senior executive and project director roles at major state-owned enterprises and cultural tourism groups, including BTG Group, OCT Group, and Ctrip Group. Specialized in the investment, innovation, and full-cycle operation of high-profile projects such as high-A-grade tourist attractions, resorts, theme parks, and sports tourism destinations. Focused on theoretical research and industrial practices related to middle-class tourism and entrepreneurial innovation. Published research reports, interviews, and articles in People's Daily, CCTV News, Tourism Tribune, Journal of Industrial and Commercial Management (Renmin University), and other authoritative media and core journals. Presided over multiple provincial and ministerial-level research projects for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the General Administration of Sport, including the MCT's Major Project Research on the Generation and Cultivation Mechanism of New Cultural and Tourism Formats, the MCT's Social Science Project Research on the Development Path of National Tourism Counties, and the GASC's project Research on the Impact Mechanism of Sports Tourism. Awarded the Third Prize in the National Outstanding Research Achievements Awards by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Outstanding Tourism Paper Award, and the National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Tourism Management. He has published books such as "Who Travels, Who Innovates" (Chinese edition), "Middle-Class Tourism" (Chinese edition), "Stakeholder Relationships in Tourist Destinations" (French edition).

Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism and former Minister of Tourism and Culture of Peru, and Chairman of the Cusco Economic Research Institute, Director of Tek SAC Company, Researcher at the University of San Martin de Porres in Peru, and Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Peru.

Former Chairman of Nicchu Peace Travel Service Co., Ltd., and Representative of Nissin Group Travel Agency for Japan-China Peace Tourism. His main research areas include product development and sales policies, innovation models and emerging tourism markets, and industry integration and synergies.

Executive President of China International Camping Congress, President of the Camping Club TOP Program, a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney, Chairman of Beijing Camping Club Sports Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Chairman of Beijing Hualiweiye Sports & Leisure Equipment Co., Ltd., Director of Sports Industry Research Center of Xi'an Physical Education Institute, and Leader of the Research Group of the National Sports Administration on "Research on the Commercial Management of Urban Public Sports Spaces and Venues in China".

Professor and former Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Geneva, invited professor of the Institute of Human Sciences in Paris, France, invited professor of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, invited professor of Vassar College in New York, and invited professor of the University of Montreal in Canada. His main research areas are: tourism and heritage creation process, regional planning and environmental management.