TOPICS & MODERATORS

April 10, 2018, by Benjamin Buhl

THE HUMAN ADJUSTMENT SCREW

12 x 6 x 3 = an equation with no unknowns. TWELVE moderators, SIX workshops, YOUR topics, THREE sessions each. Bring on #DCHH18!

You voted, and with professional support from Claudia Brözel and Christina Bahmann of Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences, we analyzed the results and, together with our editor Wolfgang Weiler from Projekt D, assigned the topics to the sessions and moderators.

Under the overarching theme of "People," here are the topics you can look forward to at the 8th DestinationCamp in Hamburg:

TECH TRENDS 2020 - THIS IS HOW GOOD D ISTHE INDUSTRY (New Technologies)

(Hosts: Carsten Gersdorf & Dirk Schmücker)

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Benefits and Tools for Tourism Management
| Expert Insight: Chris Schwarzfischer
The Future of Payments: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Adoption of Cashless Payments in the Industry
| Expert Insight: Klaudius Nowak
Start-up Culture and Innovation Management
| Expert Insight: Eric Horster

CONTENT BROKER OR SYSTEM INTEGRATOR (Survival Strategies for the DMO)

(Hosts: Gieri Spescha & Orlando Steiner)

Virtual Reality / Merged Reality / Augmented Reality / New Storytelling
| Expert Presentation: Doris Schmid & Thomas Richter
Staging, Influencers, and Content Strategies
Channel and Knowledge Management Instead of POS

WHAT GUESTS WANT (Changing Demand Today and Tomorrow)

(Hosts: Sybille Wiedenmann & Jan Kobernuß)

Overtourism
| Expert Insight: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmude
Experiencing Nature as a Source of Meaning: Forest Wellness / Trail Running / Glamping
| Expert Insight: Dr. Nico Prinz
A New Kind of Leisure: Work Is a Vacation

THE HUMAN ADJUSTMENT SCREW (Work Models of the Future)

(Hosts: Theresa Semler & Gaudenz Thoma)

Higher Education / Training and Continuing Education for the Digital Transformation
Training / Skilled Workers / Career Changers / Those Returning to the Workforce / Women
Workplace 4.0 (Work-from-Home / Flexibility / Leisure Time)

EXPERTISE IN TOURISM (Acting Instead of Reacting)

(Hosts: Franziska Thiele & Dirk Rogl)

Lobbying for Tourism: How Does It Work, Who Does It, and on Whose Behalf?
| Expert Insight: Dieter Hütte
Current Challenges in EU Law: What Do We Need from Federal Policy? (Package Travel Directive, GDPR, etc.)
| Expert Insight: Florian Dukic
Open Data vs. Closed Platforms: Who Should We Partner With? Who Reaches the Customer?

MAGIC ROUNDTABLE (#BeYourself)

(Hosts: Claudia Brözel & Kirsi Hyvaerinen)

Think Freely—Speak Freely
FreiRaum: Women's Group
FreiRaum: Men's Group

Seated at a large “magical round table,” participants experience a culture of conversation on equal footing. Speaking time is measured in one-minute “sticks” and can be “given away” to engaging speakers. Topics emerge naturally during the conversation. You can team up with others and discuss topics that are “in the air”—moderated “magically”—or simply go with the flow of the conversation that unfolds at the table. New this year: While the second session is reserved for women, the third session is where the men can let loose...