GWC Conference
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2025-11-06 | 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM | La Cité du Vin
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Make your own way to La Cité du Vin
Please be there 10 minutes before the beginning of the Conference.
The conference “Navigating the Future of Wine Tourism: Industry Challenges, Innovations, and Global Opportunities “ will be presented by Jean-Baptiste Thial de Bordenave, Bordeaux Great Wine Capitals Ambassador and President of the International Wine Law Association (AIDV). It will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Cité du Vin.
Keynote Speakers:
- Brigitte Bloch, President Bordeaux Tourism and Congress, Vie-President Wine Tourism Center, Atout France
Topics : Wine Tourism in France and in Bordeaux
- Rodolphe Lameyse, Director General, Vinexposium
Topics : An overview of the global wine industry : major trends in international wine and spirits business
- Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki, Professor of Market Research, Geisenheim University
Topics : Presentation of the 2025 Global Wine Tourism Survey results
- Arthur Yeung, Runaway Cow Winery, Yantai
Topics : The development of Wine tourism in China
- Felicity Carter, International expert on wine consumption, health issues, and tourism
Topics : Wine tourism, wine consumption, and health
- Magalie Dubois, Teacher and researcher in wine economics and marketing
Topics : The Effect of “Pay as you Want” on Wine Valuations
These presentations will be followed by a Great Wine Capitals Roundtable aimed at exploring how innovation can broaden the audience for wine tourism. The roundtable « Expanding the audience for wine tourism through innovation » will be moderated by Wendy Narby, journalist and writer.