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SUMMARY:Smart and Sustainable Tourism: Impacts\, Approaches\, Solutions
DESCRIPTION:The importance of tourism stems from its sheer scale: international tourism alone moves 1.5 billion people annually\, generating over 2 trillion dollars and contributing to the employment of one in ten workers globally.  \nOther factors also contribute to its importance\, alongside these large numbers and growth. The cross-cutting nature of the economic\, environmental\, and socio-cultural impacts in places visited by tourists leads to infrastructure development\, enhancement\, cultural production and exchange\, the multifunctionality of businesses\, and the creation of new market outlets for local products. \nIn this perspective\, Biennale della Sostenibilità 2025 “Urbs et Civitas” will host the international conference “Smart and Sustainable Tourism. Impacts\, Approaches\, Solutions”\, an initiative organised by VSF in collaboration with the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority – Ports of Venice and Chioggia as part of the ADRIJOROUTES Project funded by the European Interreg Italy-Croatia programme. The meeting will provide an opportunity to hear about the current state of tourism and its future prospects\, as well as a discussion on innovative approaches and solutions for smart and sustainable tourism\, with a focus on global urban areas. With this in mind\, the urbs expands and contracts according to the presence of the civitas\, which is composed not only of residents but also of workers\, students\, and visitors themselves. \nCities are privileged centres of innovation\, connectivity\, skills\, and density\, as well as destinations for tourist flows concentrated in time and space. They therefore act as laboratories for tourism innovation\, integrating sustainability\, inclusion\, technology\, and participation. Cities such as Venice\, the heart of VSF’s activities\, act as catalysts for processes that facilitate technical\, economic\, and social development towards smart and sustainable tourist destinations. \nThe conference will consist of three sessions:  \n\nSession I: Impacts. Looking at the world through the lens of tourism. \nSession II: Approaches. Cities as laboratories for smart\, innovative\, and sustainable tourism.\nSession III: Solutions. VSF members for smart and sustainable tourism.\n\nThe detailed programme is available at the following link: PROGRAMME \nCONFERENCE MATERIALS\n\nSpeakers’ biographies \nStefano Sisto – Region of Veneto\, Director of the Tourist Planning Organizational Unit\, presentation (ITA)\nDamiano De Marchi (moderator Session I) – VSF\, Project Manager | Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia\, Professor\, presentation (ITA)\nElena Nembrini – ENIT\, Director General | VSF\, Statutory Auditor of the Board of Auditors\, presentation (ITA)\nIoannis Pappas – GSTC\, Regional Director for Europe | European Climate Pact Ambassador | URBACT Lead Expert | European Urban Initiative\, Expert Innovative Actions\, presentation (ENG)\nGuido Licciardi – World Bank\, Senior Operations Officer\n\n \n \n\nCostanza Alesse – NECSTouR\, Project Manager\, presentation (ITA)  \nDamiano De Marchi (moderator Session II) – VSF\, Project Manager | Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia\, Professor\, presentation (ITA)\nDomenico Carretta – City of Turin\, Deputy Mayor for Tourism\, video (ITA)\nKyriaki Boulasidou – Ente Nazionale Ellenico Per il Turismo\, Director\, video (ITA)\nJohannes Lutter – UIV – Urban Innovation Vienna\, Head of International Affairs & Strategic Partnerships\, presentation (ENG)\nJosep Xurigué Camprubí – Barcelona Comerç\, Deputy Director\, presentation (ENG)\nLeonardo Ricci – City of Florence\, Director of Technological Infrastructure Development\, presentation (ITA)\nEmanuele Geri – City of Florence\, Technical IT Manager\, Open Data\, SIT\, presentation (ITA) \nDamiano De Marchi (introduction Session III) – VSF\, Project Manager | Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia\, Professor\, presentation (ITA)\nPaolo Clini (moderator Session III) – Università Politecnica delle Marche\, Director of DhekalosLab IA e Digital Heritage\, presentation (ITA) \nMaria Sol Scanferla – North Adriatic Sea Port Authority\, Promotion\, Communication and Institutional Relations Unit\, Strategic Planning and Development Department\, presentation (ITA)\nAndrea Casadei – Almaviva\, Tourism Practice Manager – SME Culture\, Tourism and Sport\, presentation (ITA)\nSilvia Oliva – VSF\, Coordinator of Project Activities\, presentation (ITA)
URL:https://vsf.foundation/en/eventi/smart-and-sustainable-tourism-impacts-approaches-solutions/
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SUMMARY:Venice Climate Week 2026 | Business under pressure: a crisis simulation workshop for SMEs
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Venice Climate Week 2026 – Planet Aqua\, Planet Peace\, of which Venice Sustainability Foundation is a partner\, VSF promotes and organizes the workshop “Business under pressure: a crisis simulation workshop for SMEs”\, scheduled for Friday\, June 5\, 2026\, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM\, at Sala due Colonne – Tolentini – Università Iuav di Venezia.  \nVenice Climate Week 2026\, to be held in Venice from June 3 to 8\, focuses on water as a decisive element for the future of cities\, territories\, and economic systems\, from an adaptation\, resilience\, and international cooperation perspective. \nWithin this framework\, the workshop will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion and exchange on how small and medium-sized enterprises can strengthen their ability to respond to climate emergencies\, infrastructure disruptions\, and sudden crises through preparedness tools\, business continuity planning\, and risk assessment. \nThrough a simulation exercise inspired by water-related risks in the Venetian context\, the meeting will explore the role that businesses\, institutions\, and local actors can play together in improving business continuity and contributing to the development of more resilient territorial systems. \nThe workshop is aimed at SMEs\, merchants\, entrepreneurs\, hospitality facilities\, museums\, cultural operators\, professionals\, technical experts\, and local stakeholders interested in the topics of resilience\, business continuity\, and adaptation to climate risks. \nSpeakers will include Yigyeong Oh\, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Implementation Expert at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) – Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ROECA)\, and Ignasi Fontanals\, SME Resilience & City Ecosystems Consultant at UNDRR and founder of Resilient Systems Hub. \nThe initiative is organized with the support of Università Iuav di Venezia and Alilaguna\, in collaboration with institutional partners United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). \nThe workshop will be conducted in English.\n\nParticipation is free of charge\, subject to registration\, and until seats are filled: REGISTRATION FORM.
URL:https://vsf.foundation/en/eventi/workshop-strengthening-sme-resilience-in-challenging-contexts/
LOCATION:Sala Due Colonne\, Università Iuav di Venezia – Tolentini\, Santa Croce 191\, Campo dei Tolentini\, Venezia\, 30135\, Italy
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SUMMARY:35 Economic Forum di Karpacz: Panel VSF "Between Two Pressures – Climate Risk and People Flows in Tourist Cities"
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Panel VSF “Between Two Pressures – Climate Risk and People Flows in Tourist Cities” \n9th September | 6:25 pm \n35°Economic Forum | Karpacz (Poland) \nABSTRACT\nTourism destinations are increasingly exposed to two simultaneous pressures: the effects of climate change and the growing concentration of visitors. \nFlooding\, heatwaves\, drought\, wildfires\, extreme weather events and sea-level rise affect cities and territories with different geographical and economic characteristics. At the same time\, large visitor flows place increasing pressure on mobility\, public spaces\, housing\, waste management\, urban services and local communities. \nAlthough different in nature\, these phenomena raise a common governance challenge: how can destinations understand changing conditions\, anticipate critical thresholds and act before their impacts become unmanageable? \nData\, forecasting systems\, resilient infrastructure and coordinated decision-making can help cities and territories move from emergency response to prevention. The session will explore how climate adaptation\, data-informed decisions and visitor-flow management can be integrated into the governance of tourism destinations\, before addressing the economic\, institutional and insurance implications of increasing climate risks. \nThe discussion will draw on the emblematic case of Venice\, where the MOSE system regulates tidal flows and the analysis of city-user movements supports the understanding and management of pressure on the urban system. The aim is not to present Venice as a model to be replicated\, but to use its experience as a starting point for a broader discussion on solutions that can be adapted to destinations facing different combinations of climate and tourism pressures. \nAGENDA\nINTRODUCTION \nDamiano De Marchi\, Project Manager for Sustainable Tourism\, Venice Sustainability Foundation (VSF)\nThe Venice case. The double flood of sea and tourism: data\, tools and solutions for urban resilience \nPANEL \nAnna Pilarczyk\, Mayor\, Ogrodzieniec City Council \nOgrodzieniec and the tourism tide: promoting and governing a phenomenon\, not enduring it \nMonika Besenyei\, Director\, Climate Policy Institute Mathias Corvinus Collegium\nClimate mitigation policies: the role of institutions and education \nAlessandro Moricca\, Chief Executive Officer\, Consap\nManaging climate crises: public responsibility\, insurance and reconstruction \nRafał Zwolak\, Mayor\, Zamość \nMODERATED DISCUSSION \nThis session will bring together the five speakers and address two questions: \n\nIn your view\, what is the priority action for strengthening the capacity to anticipate the negative impacts of tourism or climate change on territories and communities?\nWhich tools\, in your view\, can facilitate stronger public-private collaboration in managing tourism and climate phenomena?\n\nCONCLUSION REMARKS \nModerator: Damiano De Marchi\, Project Manager for Sustainable Tourism\, Venice Sustainability Foundation (VSF) \n\nDOWNLOAD\nPanelist Bios \nSlide Deck
URL:https://vsf.foundation/en/eventi/25-economic-forum-di-karpacz-panel-vsf-between-two-pressures-climate-risk-and-people-flows-in-tourist-cities/
LOCATION:Hotel Gołębiewski in Karpacz\, Karkonoska 14\, Karpacz\, Poland
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