Symposium Natur.Tourismus.Zukunft

10:00 h

Registration and welcome coffee

10:30 h

Opening

N.N., President Caravaning Industrie Verband e.V. [New election of the Presiding Committee on 25.08.2023].

10:35 h

Greeting

Oliver Krischer, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

10:45 h

Input from the world of science:

Challenges and strategies for sustainable outdoor sports tourism in times of climate change
Dr Mirjam Limmer, DSHS Cologne, Institute for Outdoor Sport and Environmental Research

11:00 h

Panel: Living and experiencing nature - bundling potentials: perspectives for sustainable outdoor tourism

Oliver Krischer,  Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Ute Dicks, Managing Director of Deutscher Wanderverband e.V.
Daniel Onggowinarso, Managing Director Caravaning Industrie Verband e.V.
Dr. Mirjam Limmer, DSHS Cologne, Institute for Outdoor Sport and Environmental Research

Moderation: Alexander Krug

11:45 h

Coffee break / snack

12:00 h

Opening of the 2nd part of the symposium

Erhard Wienkamp, Managing Director Messe Düsseldorf

12:05 h

Key Insights: Outdoor sports and tourism - developments and trends

12:05 h

Potentials of the low mountain ranges for sustainable tourism through nature-friendly outdoor sports

Ferdinand Reb, Vice Chairman Bundesverband Deutsche Mittelgebirge e.V., Managing Director Tourismuszentrale Fichtelgebirge e. V.

12:20 h

Adventure on two wheels: Cycling as a sustainable outdoor activity

Tilman Sobek, Managing Director absolut GPS

12:35 Uhr

Current developments in the hiking market and importance of hiking in the RV market

Matthias Behrens-Egge, Managing Director BTE
Erik Neumeyer, Authorised signatory DWV Service GmbH

12:55 h

Short Insights Destinations: Adventure, outdoor sports and sustainable tourism: best practice examples

12:55 h

Nature conservation & tourism - love at second sight?

Constanze Höfinghoff, Tourism Director Oberstaufen in the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park

13:10 h

"Urban Outdoor - Active Tourism in Metropolitan Regions" using the Example of the Ruhr Area

Christoph Lottritz, Head of Department Active Tourism Ruhr Tourismus GmbH

13:25 h

Flach.Weit.Einzigartig - North paths from the idea to a sustainable hiking destination in the north of Lower Saxony

Udo Fischer, Managing Director Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) e.V.

13:40 h

Project "Katzensprung 2.0 - Aktiv für den Klimaschutz im Deutschlandtourismus" (Active for Climate Protection in German Tourism)

Martina Leicher, research assistant at the Association of German Nature Parks (VDN)

13:55 h

Closing argument

Thomas Gemke, Vice President German Hiking Association

14:00 h

Conclusion with a snack