“Smart Tourism Symposium 2025: Intersection of Technology and Applications” is now accepting applications! This symposium brings together top scholars from home and abroad to share their cutting-edge knowledge, and invites relevant tourism industry leaders and scholars to explore how AI, big data and privacy management can drive the sustainable development of tourism.
Time: May 20, 2025, 10:00-12:30 (Tuesday)
Venue: E22-G010
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Frontier Keynote Speech
“Experience-based Competitiveness Analysis: An AI Approach” Presented by Prof. Gang LI from Deakin University, Australia: AI-driven tourism competitiveness analysis to optimize destination strategies with a sentiment-based analytical framework.
“Impacts of Facial Recognition Payment on Tourists’ Pro-environmental Behaviors” Presented by Prof. Liang WANG from Zhejiang University, China: How facial recognition payment stimulates tourists’ environmental behavior? Uncovering the behavioral psychology mechanism behind the technology.
“Tourists’ Privacy Concerns and Managements in Smart Tourism” Presented by Prof. Ye WANG from the University of Macau, Macao, China: Cracking the privacy problems of smart tourism and providing a theoretical basis for building a trustworthy smart tourism service system.
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Prof. Rob LAW, APAEM Deputy Director. Prof. Quan VU from Deakin University, Australia; Prof. Chitlada PINTHONG from Burapha University, Thailand; Dr. Arinya PONGWAT from Chiang Mai University, Thailand; and Dr. Chris ZHANG from Deakin University, Australia, were invited. The panel discussion focuses on the trends and challenges of smart tourism in Asia-Pacific and explores opportunities for cross-regional cooperation.
From theory to practice, from data to ethics – the full-day program includes speeches, Q&A, and break, which will help you grasp the most cutting-edge technological tools and strategic thinking, and promote the innovation of the tourism industry.
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