2025 Edition calendar_today 1–4 July 2025

Event Agenda

Two days of policy dialogue and panel discussions, followed by a technical tour and cultural exchange.

calendar_month 1–4 July 2025

location_on Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam

Time	Program	Participants
All Day	Airport Pickup	Duy Tan University Team

Time	Program	Participants
08:00 – 08:30	Registration desk	—
08:30 – 09:00	Opening Ceremony Traditional Art Performances Congratulatory remarks Welcome remarks	H.E. Ho An Phong \| Vice Minister, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Mr. Kim Geun Ho \| Director General, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea Mr. Le Luong Minh \| Former Secretary-General of ASEAN, Senior Advisor to Passage to ASEAN (P2A) Mr. Tran Anh Tuan \| Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee Dr. Bao Le \| Provost, Duy Tan University Dr. Mo Chul Min \| Senior Project Manager, Senior Advisor to Passage to ASEAN (P2A)
09:00 – 09:15	Group Photo	—
~ 09:30	Coffee Break	—
Panel 1: Enhancing Security and Travel Facilitation
09:30 – 09:55	Keynote Presentation	Mr. Boonserm Khunkaew — Deputy Director General, the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand Consultant Dr. Daniel Chong — Dean, School of Hospitality and Service Management, Sunway University, Malaysia
09:55 – 11:30	Panel Discussion — moderated by Consultant Dr. Daniel Chong	Mr. Boonserm Khunkaew \| Deputy Director General, the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand Ms. Martini Mohamad Paham \| Deputy Minister for Resources and Institutions, Ministry of Tourism, The Republic of Indonesia Mr. Sieng Neak \| Deputy Director General, Tourism Development and International Cooperation, Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia Dr. You Hyun Jang \| Director, International Cooperation Team, Korea Tourism Organization, Korea Ms. Aditya Amaranggana \| Senior Officer Tourism Marketing, The ASEAN Secretariat Mr. Benjamin Cassim \| Senior Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Dr. Le Truong Hien Hoa \| Deputy Director, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, Vietnam Dr. Namjo Kim \| Professor, Hanyang University, Korea Mr. Hwang Joon Suk \| Vice President, Korea Association of Travel Agents, Korea Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai An \| Deputy Director, The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang City, Vietnam Dr. Kim Chul Min \| Project Manager
11:30 – 12:00	Steering Committee Meeting for policy recommendations	—
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch	Steering Committee members and Technical Working Party members
Panel 2: Improving Systems to Address Tourist Inconveniences
~ 14:00	Coffee Break	—
14:00 – 14:25	Keynote Presentation	Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh — Chairman, Viet Nam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), Vietnam Consultant Ms. Nia Niscaya — Senior Advisor, Ministry of Tourism, The Republic of Indonesia
14:25 – 16:00	Panel Discussion — moderated by Consultant Ms. Nia Niscaya	Mr. Boonserm Khunkaew \| Deputy Director General, the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Thailand Mr. Benjamin Cassim \| Senior Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Dr. Le Truong Hien Hoa \| Deputy Director, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, Vietnam Dr. Namjo Kim \| Professor, Hanyang University, Korea Mr. Hwang Joon Suk \| Vice President, Korea Association of Travel Agents, Korea Ms. Park Eun Jung \| Director, Korea Tourism Organization Hanoi Dr. Kim Chul Min \| Project Manager
16:00 – 16:30	Steering Committee Meeting for policy recommendations	—
18:00 – 20:30	Welcome dinner hosted by AK-RT 2025	—

Time	Program	Participants
Panel 3: Training Tourist Personnel
09:00 – 09:25	Keynote Presentation	Ms. Martini Mohamad Paham — Deputy Minister for Resources and Institutions, Ministry of Tourism, The Republic of Indonesia Consultant Dr. Paithoon Monpanthong — Dean, Graduate School of Tourism Management, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
09:25 – 11:00	Panel Discussion — moderated by Consultant Dr. Paithoon Monpanthong	Ms. Khaing Mee Mee Htun \| Director, International and Regional Cooperation Department, Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar Ms. Erissa binti Azmi \| Assistant Secretary of the Industry Development Division, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia Ms. Arlene A. Alipio \| OIC Director, Office of Industry Manpower Development of the Philippines, Philippines Ms. Ith Srey Keo \| Chief of Office, Department of International Cooperation and ASEAN, Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, Cambodia Mr. Cedric Zhou \| Assistant Director of Human Capital Policy and Development, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Dr. You Hyun Jang \| Director, International Cooperation Team, Korea Tourism Organization, Korea Ms. Undhan Sevisari \| Senior Policy Analyst, Directorate of Tourism Human Resource Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, The Republic of Indonesia Ms. Christina Chan \| Head of Culture and Tourism Unit, ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) Dr. Seo Won Seok \| Professor, President of The Tourism Sciences Society of Korea, Korea
11:00 – 11:30	Steering Committee Meeting for policy recommendations	—
11:30 – 13:30	Lunch	—
Panel 4: Understanding Cultural Diversity
~ 14:00	Coffee Break	—
14:00 – 14:25	Keynote Presentation	Mr. Kim Geun Ho — Director General, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea Consultant Dr. Pham Hong Long — Dean, Faculty of Tourism Studies, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam
14:25 – 16:00	Panel Discussion — moderated by Consultant Dr. Pham Hong Long	Ms. Arlene A. Alipio \| OIC Director, Office of Industry Manpower Development of the Philippines, Philippines Ms. Undhan Sevisari \| Senior Policy Analyst, Directorate of Tourism Human Resource Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, The Republic of Indonesia Ms. Mary Anne Luis \| Senior Officer, Culture and Information Division, Sustainable Development Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat Ms. Christina Chan \| Head of Culture and Tourism Unit, ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) Mr. Nguyen Xuan Binh \| Director, Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam Prof. Katherine Y. Cadalo \| Dean, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, World Citi Colleges, Philippines Dr. Seo Won Seok \| Professor, President of The Tourism Sciences Society of Korea, Korea Mr. Choi Seung Jin \| Director, Korean Cultural Center Hanoi
16:00 – 16:30	Steering Committee Meeting for policy recommendations	—
16:30 – 17:00	Review of Roundtable Outcomes & Directions for next Roundtable	—

Time	Program	Participants
08:30 – 11:00	Fieldtrip to Hoi An Ancient Town	—
11:00 – 12:00	Back to Da Nang	—
14:00 onwards	Airport Transfers	—