Meet the Speakers
A huge thank you to the keynote speakers, workshop leaders, and performers who brought our convention to life with their expertise and artistry.
We were truly honored to host such an incredible international line-up of professional guides, stakeholders, and specialists whose contributions made this event unforgettable.
Morry the Magician
Licensed Tourist Guide in Japan and Magician
Reidun Alvestad-Aschenbrenner
Certified Official Tourist Guide in Munich
Prof. Anna de Jong
Professor at School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow
Yutaka Aso
COB of Aso Corporation and of the Fukuoka Directive Council
Stefan Choo
Licensed Tourist Guide in Singapore, Docent of Singapore Oceanarium
Clemens Coudenhove-Kalergi
Tourist Guide in Vienna
Ivana Curuvija
WFTGA Secretary and Lead International Trainer
Raniya Dass
Lawyer Specializing in Work with Associations
Hussein Dehghan
Tourist Guide and WFTGA International Trainer
Maricar Donato
International Trainer and Global Brand Ambassador with WFTGA
Nick Gray
CEO KeyGuidesConnect
Emma Guest-Consales
Official New York City Tourist Guide
Yosho Irie
Professional Calligrapher
Jack James
Qualified Instructor in Musō Shinden Jūshin Ryū, Translator and Interpreter
Koso Katayama
Instructor at the Sogetsu School Headquarters
Dr. Balvinder Kaur Kler
Tourism Scholar at Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Prof Shahbaz Khan
Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia
Eiktha MK
Founder of VegThisCity
Yoshihide Koizumi
Executive Vice Director of the Kyushu National Museum
Hiroki KOJIMA
Licensed Tourist Guide and Trainer
Kordula Kranzbuehler
Head of the Official Tourist Guide Training Programme for the City of Munich
Arja Krauchenberg
Certified Tourist Guide in Austria
Grace Leong
WFTGA Delegate and National Trainer
Kazuo Miyata
Chief Operating Officer of the Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum (Nagasaki), Part-Time Lecturer at Nagasaki University
Shinji Nakahara
Representative Director of Nakahara Suisan Co., Ltd.
Yoko Randell
President of Japan Association of Guide Organizations (JAGO)
Chiaki Sakaida
Senior Researcher at the Kyushu National Museum
Masahiro Sasaki
Chairman of the NPO SADAKO LEGACY, Representative Director of the Association "Sadako's Paper Cranes"
James Saunders
WFTGA ExBo
Sokyo Shimura
Senior Teacher for Tea Ceremonies
MASA SHINTANI
Interpretive Guide Trainer and Planner
Helga Sturzenegger
Qualified Tourist Guide in Paris, Teacher at Université Paris X
Yoshie Tachiki
Nihonga Artist, Associate Member of the Japan Art Institute
Juan Ignacio Vazquez
Treasurer of the WFTGA
Miriam L. Weiss
Researcher at Eurac Research
Jessica
Interpreter, Translator, Tourist Guide
Annerose Zoetelief
Certified Tourist Guide and Tour Manager