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Speakers' Biographies EUROPEAN TOURISM DAY BRUSSELS, 7 NOVEMBER 2018 SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES ELŻBIETA BIEŃKOWSKA European Commission Ms Bieńkowska has been the EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs in the European Commission of Jean-Claude Juncker (since 2014). She was the Minister for Regional Development of Poland (between 2007 and 2013) and the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Poland (2013-2014). As the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Infrastructure and Development, she was in charge of the strategic development system of the country, including the effective investment of European funds. Her work resulted in the full absorption of EU funds from the 2004-2006 budget and the successful distribution of almost EUR 68 billion granted to Poland (for the years 2007-2013). She managed the process of the preparation of the efficient EU funds implementation system from the EU budget for the years 2014-2020. Apart from the European funds, her tasks in the Polish Government included the management of transport infrastructure (roads, railway, air traffic and ship transport) and issues related to construction and housing. Between 1999 and 20017, she worked for the local government of the Silesia Region in Southern Poland. KARMENU VELLA European Commission Mr Vella is the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the European Commission. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1976 and has been re-elected nine consecutive times. During his political career, he has served as the Minister for Tourism and Aviation (2013-2014), the Tourism Minister (1996-1998), the Minister for Public Works (1981-1983), as well as a Member of the Maltese Parliament (1976-2014). He has also held various senior positions in the private sector. Mr Vella obtained his Master’s degree in Tourism Management from the University of Sheffield in 2000, and his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering in 1973. ELIZABETH KÖSTINGER Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger was born on 22 November 1978 in Carinthia and grew up on a small family farm at St. Paul in Lavanttal. In 2009 she was elected Member of the European Parliament, and was spokesperson for agricultural, environmental and women’s affairs of the delegation of the Austrian People’s Party until 2017. From 2011 to 2017 she was Deputy Head of Delegation of the delegation of the Austrian People’s Party to the European Parliament, from 2014 onward also Vice-President of the European Parliamentary Association. Köstinger was the President of the Ecosocial Forum Europe and Vice-President of the Ecosocial Forum Austria. In May 2017 she became the Secretary-General of the new People’s Party; in the same year she was elected Member of the National Council as well as President of the National Council. Since 18 December 2017 Elisabeth Köstinger has been Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism. The responsibilities of the Ministry comprise agriculture and forestry, environment, climate protection, energy and mining, tourism, and regional policy. Tourism 6 LOWRI EVANS European Commission Ms Evans was appointed Director-General of DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs on 1 September 2015. From 2010 to 2015, she has been the Director-General in DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Prior to that, she has worked in several policy areas in the European Commission, notably in competition and employment. She started her professional career in audit and accountancy with Deloitte. ANTTI PELTOMAKI European Commission Mr Antti Peltomäki is Deputy Director-General of the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate-General since February 2012. In this function, Mr Peltomäki is responsible for Single Market Policy, Regulation and Surveillance; Industrial transformation and Advanced value chains; Consumer, Environmental and Health Industries; and Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing Directorates. Mr Peltomäki is also the Commission representative at the Management Boards of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Before that, Mr Peltomäki was Deputy Director-General in the Information Society and Media Directorate General where he was firstly responsible for research cooperation in the context of the seventh research framework (2007-2013) and thereafter for regulatory policy in the telecommunications, media and internet fields. Mr Peltomäki has also worked as Head of the Commission’s representation in Helsinki in 2006-2007. Prior to joining the Commission in 2006, Mr Peltomäki worked for almost ten years in the office of the Prime Minister of Finland, initially as State Under-Secretary, then State Secretary for EU affairs. A lawyer by training, Mr Peltomäki began his career as a coordinator of international research and training courses at the Helsinki University of Technology. ISTVAN UJHELYI European Parliament Mr Ujhelyi joined the Hungarian Socialist Party in 1993, where he has served in many leading positions. For example, he was the State Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (between 2006 and 2008) and for the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet of Gordon Bajnai (2009-2010). During the past years, he has initiated tourism related programmes, such as the EU-China Tourism Year 2018 and the European Capital of Tourism project called ‘European Capital of Smart Tourism’, including the Europe-China OBOR Culture & Tourism Development Committee. He was also the Political Mentor for the FreeInterRail-programme (DiscoverEU) in 2016, and was appointed as special ambassador for the UN World Tourism Organisation in 2018. He graduated with a law degree from the József Attila University in Hungary (2002). RENAUD MUSELIER European Parliament Mr Muselier has been a member of the European Parliament since 2012. In his role: he has served as Vice-President of the French delegation to the EPP Group; Vice-President of the delegation to the ACP-EU; and a member of the Transport and Tourism Committee. He has also been the President of the Europe Committee of the Association of French Regions (since 2015), and the President of the Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur Region (since 2017). Earlier on in his career, he served in many leading positions such as: the President of the Arab World Institute (2011-2013); the President of the Cultural Council of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-2013); the Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Affairs (2002-2005); a member of the French Parliament in the National Assembly (1993-2012); and the Deputy Mayor of Marseille (1995-2008). 2 OSSI MARTIKAINEN European Committee of the Regions Mr Martikainen is the local councillor from Lapinlahti in eastern Finland, and a former Special Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development. He has been a member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) since 2004 and is currently chairing the CoR Commission for Natural Resources (NAT). The NAT Commission is responsible, among other policy portfolios, for tourism. His opinions, studies and meeting notices can be found on the NAT Commission website (https://cor.europa.eu/en/ our-work/Pages/nat.aspx). Mr Martikainen is also a member of the European Jury that selects European Capital of Smart Tourism. He holds a master degree in social education and is an active farmer. JUAN-JESÚS GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ Amadeus IT Mr Sánchez works as Head of Industry Affairs Europe at Amadeus IT. In his role, he leads relevant Amadeus strategic initiatives undertaken with industry and regulatory bodies such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Travel & Technology Trade Associations. He also represents Amadeus at relevant tourism organisations like the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), and provides assistance in the definition of programs and policies to foster tourism and economic growth. Mr Sánchez graduated with a PHD (which focussed on strategies of Spanish tourism companies via mobile) from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid. He is also a member of AECA’s (Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas) Tourism Committee. JAN LUNDIN Swedish Tourism Innovation Center Mr Lundin has a long experience in the travel and tourism industry and has held several senior positions in Sweden and internationally. He started his career in the tour operator and airline industry, and has held senior commercial positions in the travel distribution company, Amadeus Marketing. He has funded several companies, was one of the pioneers in spearheading the mobile commerce arena, and founded one of the world’s first companies that develops mobile travel applications. As the Secretary General of the Swedish Travel and Tourism Industry Federation and the CEO of the Swedish Tourism Innovation Center, he works daily with business development and innovation processes at national and international level, with a focus on building a green and sustainable tourism industry. Mr Lundin international engagement is primarily with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) through the joint development programs that focus on innovations and sustainability, as well as several project initiatives with the EU. He holds several board member positions in both private sector and non- profit organisations, and holds a business degree from Stockholm University. EIJA RAASAKKA Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Lapland University of Applied Sciences Ms Raasakka has a degree in hotel and tourism management and in vocational teacher education. Since 1997, she has been working in the Lapland University of Applied Sciences, first as a Lecturer and then as a Project Manager in the RDI department. Prior to her academic career, she worked in the tourism sector in Finland, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Greece and Spain. She has expertise in project management, tourism and hotel management, and in tourism safety. Ms Raasakka is also the contact person of the lead region of Lapland in the thematic network of Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism on the Smart Specialisation Platform for Modern Industrialisation.
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