Building Community Resiliency and Sustainability With Tourism Development

Viana Hassan is actively involved in academic and research work in Tourism & Cultural Management in Lebanon and Malta. She is the Founder and CEO of European Tourism and Events training Academy, She got her Ph.D. in Tourism Management and Cultural from Saint Joseph University, Beirut. Her Thesis was entitled “Medical Tourism in Lebanon”. She has more than 19 years of tourism experience in many related Travel and Tourism Fields, varying from airline sales experience (MEA), to Co-management several Lebanese Travel agencies. She is an Experienced Lecturer with more than 16 years’ experience at several universities in Lebanon (Lebanese University, A.U. L, Lebanese International University, Islamic University), the Institute of Tourism Studies, STC higher education partner of Wolverhmapton University UK and University of Malta (Malta), GBS Malta, Scholars School system (UK) with a demonstrated history of working in the Higher education industry, Skilled in Tourism Management, Customer service, Branding, Event Management, Airline Business Management, Niche Tourism, Business operations management, Customer acquisition and Medical Tourism. Dr. Viana has participated in international conferences (Expo Dubai 2020, 7th Medical Tourism World Summit..) including Athens, Paris, Vienna, Dubai, Valencia, India, Turkey etc. Dr. Anna Staszewska , an Assistant Professor and Secretary of the Department of Tourism at the Upper Silesian Academy, holds a doctoral degree in management sciences from the Cracow University of Economics. She works closely with organizations such as the Polish Chamber of Tourism, the Silesian Tourist Organization, and the Silesian Chamber of Tourism. Additionally, she serves as the Chancellor of the Jurassic Folk University in Ogrodzieniec and is a member of the Silesian Marketing Association and the Zagłębie Association. Her work on sustainable development includes giving lectures to various educational institutions and teaching a related subject at her alma mater. She is also an Ambassador of the European Climate Pact and actively participates in expert work on Climate Education. Dr. Staszewska's research interests primarily revolve around industrial tourism, tourism management, and sustainable tourism. Attended in Europe’s influential climate adaptation conference, ECCA 2023, takes place from 19 to 21 June 2023, and will be held in Dublin, Ireland, Operational organization and challenges of Climate Pact Ambassadors in the European Union by Anna Staszewska (Akademia Górnośląśka). Dr. Shivam Bhartiya is an expert with more than 8 years of experience in Tourism Management. Prior to taking up the current role at the CDOE, Jain (deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Dr. Bharitya serverd at Central University of Karnataka, GD Goenka University, and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguan Garhwal Central University as an Assistant Professor at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguan Garhwal Central University. He holds a PhD in Tourism Management with expertise in community development, destination planning and management, tourism and gender, tourism marketing and tourism psychology.