Keynote speakers confirmed for Mekong conference

Tourism Ministers and CEOs are just some of the public and private sector speakers at the upcoming Mekong Tourism Forum 2010, set to take place early in May.

Thong Khon, Cambodia Minister of Tourism, Luzi Matzig, Asian Trails Group CEO, Pradech Phayakvichien, Tourism Authority of Thailand former Governor,and  Bill Black, Altiva Hospitality Managing Director, are just some of the speakers at the Siem Reap summit.

"One of the highlights will be "In Conversation with Lim Neo Chian". In this session Yeoh Siew Hoon, Editor & Producer of WIT-Web In Travel will interview the former CEO of the Singapore Tourism Board, who will share Mekong-region travel encounters from his 2009 "ASEAN On Wheels" 4-wheel drive adventure," say the organisers.

"Tourism demand for Mekong region destinations is storming ahead," adds Mason Florence, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office in Bangkok Executive Director. "We need to work together to make sure development is fair and sustainable and that we remove obstacles to growth and poverty alleviation."