Advisors & Partners
ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board of the Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme consists of leading authorities from the tourism and heritage sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Gamini Wijesuriya: ICCROM Secretariat, Italy
• Giovanni Boccardi: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, France
• Kris Endresen: Nordic World Heritage Foundation, Norway
• Lhatu Wangchuk: Department of Tourism, Royal Government of Bhutan, Bhutan
• Lin Lee Loh Lim: Penang Heritage Trust, Malaysia
• Lisa Choegyal: Tourism Resource Consultants, Nepal
• Lynne DiStefano: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
• Mike Robinson: Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Met Uni
• Pradech Phakakvichien: Tourism Authority of Thailand
• Richard Engelhardt: Thailand
• Ryuji Yamakawa: UNESCAP, Thailand
• Sakchai Saisingha: Silpakorn University, Thailand
• Sorasak Chanwattanakul: Sawasdee Holiday Tours Co. Ltd, Thailand
• Steven Schipani: Lao National Tourism Administration, Lao PDR
• Tashi Densapa: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, India
• Walter Jamieson: School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii
EXPERT ADVISORY BODIES
Members of the Asian Academy for Heritage Management, a network of institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific offering professional training in the field of heritage management
• UNESCO Bangkok, which serves as the secretariat for the AAHM
IN COLLABORATION WITH
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
• United Nations Economic & Social Commission Asia Pacific (UNESCAP)
