International Gastronomy Forum, Macao 2016 Power of Gastronomy 23-26 November 2016 Program Time
Events
Venue
23 November 2016 (Wednesday) All Day 15:00 – 17:30 16:30 – 17:30 17:50 – 18:00 19:00 – 19:10 18:00 – 20:00 20:00 – 20:05 20:15 – 20:20
Delegates arrival Foyer, Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau Speakers Room, MGM Macau
Registration UCCN Gastronomy Cities Internal Meeting (UCCN Member Only) Group 1 to depart at 17:50 (43 pax) Group 2 to depart at 19:00 (9 pax) Mandarin Oriental Macau Sai Van Lake Square Visit the 16th Macau Food Festival Dress code: casual
Sai Van Lake Square
Sai Van Lake Square Mandarin Oriental Macau 24 November 2016 (Thursday)
08:30 – 09:45
Registration
09:00 – 09:40
Speakers briefing – Session 1
09:40 – 09:55
Group Photo
Foyer, Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau Speakers Room, MGM Macau Foyer, Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau
Opening Ceremony
10:00 – 10:25
Welcome Speech Alexis Tam Chon Weng, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR Government
Keynote Message Du Yue, Secretary-General, Commission for UNESCO
China
National
Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau
Souvenir Presentations
Dress code: Formal 10:25 – 10:30
MGTO promotion video Session 1：Creativity and Gastronomy
10:30 – 12:00
Gastronomy is an important part of creative economy development. Through listening to the experience shared by different creative cities and experts, to enlighten and boost gastronomy development in the creative field.
Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau
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Moderator：Christina Hedin, Vice Mayor of Ö stersund (Sweden) Speakers: 1. Dave Cull, Mayor of Dunedin (New Zealand, Literature) 2.
Li Xin, Deputy Sectretary-General of World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (China)
3.
Lu Jianzhong, Director of Shunde Administration (China, Gastronomy)
4.
Damian Valles, CEO and Innovation Strategist of Ensenada Creativa (Mexico, Gastronomy)
5.
Sylvie Yilmaz, Project Expert of Department of Foreign Affairs, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey, Gastronomy)
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:00 – 13:30
Speakers briefing – Session 2
Tourism
Aux Beaux Arts, MGM Macau Aux Beaux Arts, MGM Macau
Session 2: Sustainability on Gastronomy and Cultural Development Gastronomy is an indispensable part of human civilization. Gastronomy evolves and develops side by side with humanities in different times, different regions and different environment. It is an intangible culture, what should we do to integrate gastronomy and culture in order to make them sustainable in the new era? Moderator: Philip Xie, Dean of Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology (Macao, China) 14:00 – 15:30 Speakers: 1. Chen Xiaobing, Director of Chengdu Municipal Commission of Commerce (China, Gastronomy) 2.
Kong Ngai, Head of Division of Continuing Education, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macao, China)
3.
Bian Jiang, Vice Association (China)
4.
Graça Pacheco Jorge, Author of “The Cuisine of Macao from My Grandfather’s House” (Portugal)
President
of
China
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:10 – 16:45
Mandarin Oriental Macau City of Dreams
Grand Ballroom, MGM Macau
Cuisine
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17:00 – 18:30
Enjoy the spectacular show “ The House of Dancing Water”
18:30 – 19:00
Welcome Reception
19:00 – 21:00
Welcome Dinner Dress code: Business attire
21:00 – 21:20
Return to Mandarin Oriental Macau
City of Dreams Foyer of Salão do Teatro, Grand Hyatt Macau Salão do Teatro, Grand Hyatt Macau
25 November 2016 (Friday) 09:00 – 09:20
Hotel Institute for Tourism Studies Round Table Session Experience sharing among cities in forging ahead as a Gastronomy City
Presentation by Macao Government Tourism Office
General discussion among participants
Moderator: Fanny Vong, President of Institute for Tourism Studies
09:30 – 11:30
Attendees: Head of Delegation of China National Commission for UNESCO Director and Deputy Directors of MGTO Heads of Delegation and Coordinators of UCCN Gastronomy Cities Mayor of Dunedin, City of Literature Head of Delegation of China Cuisine Association Application of Macao, China for the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Committee, Project Consultant
Meeting Room of Pousada de Mong-Há, Institute for Tourism Studies
Dress code: Smart casual Parallel event: Cooking demonstration
12:00 – 12: 30
Attendees: Other Chinese and Overseas delegates Dress code: Smart casual Institute for Tourism Studies Macau University of Science and Technology
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Visit Macau University of Science and Technology
15:00 – 18:00
Visit Taipa Village and Taipa Houses
18:30 – 20:00
20:00 – 21:00
Dinner Dress code: Smart casual Night Tour through COTAI Strip on Open-top Bus Galaxy Macau, The Venetian, City of Dreams, The Parisian, City of Dreams, Wynn Palace - from Sai Van Bridge to Macao Peninsula - Macau Tower Convention and Exhibition Centre - Mandarin Oriental Macau
Demonstration Kitchen, Institute for Tourism Studies
The Seasons, MUST Training Restaurant Macau University of Science and Technology
Oasis, Galaxy Hotel
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26 November 2016 (Saturday) 09:30
Assemble at Mandarin Oriental Macau hotel lobby (Dress code: casual)
09:45 – 10:15
Visit Ruins of St. Paul's
10:15 – 12:30
Macao Highlight Tour Walking along Lou Kau Mansion, St. Dominic's Church, Leal Senado Building, Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, Dom Pedro V Theatre, Macao SAR Government Headquarters, Anim'Arte NAM VAN 360° Cafe, Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 15:00
Return to Mandarin Oriental Macau Forum Closes and Delegates Departure
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