Crai S Bower
Flowing Stream Writing
Crai S Bower contributes scores of travel and lifestyle articles annually to more than 25 publications and online sites including Journey, Alaska Airlines and Up! Magazines, MSN.com and The Huffington Post. If he has a niche, it would be "adrenaline rushes that won’t kill you and end with a decent bottle of wine." He appears monthly as the travel commentator on NPR-affiliate KUOW and biweekly on American Forces Radio and KIRO FM. He co-wrote the 2010 edition of Fodor’s Vancouver-Victoria Guide. Bower’s Escape Magazine profile, “Excess is Enough: Riding Whistler-Blackcomb” received a 2008 Northern Lights Award. Crai was recently featured in the bestselling book, “The Seattle 100: Portrait of a City, Voices that Matter.”

Visit his website: www.FlowingStreamWriting.net

Daniel Edward Craig
The former general manager of Opus Hotel in Vancouver, Daniel Edward Craig is a hospitality consultant specializing in social media strategy and online reputation management. He is the author of three hotel-based novels, a popular blog, and various articles about issues in the hotel industry as well as The Hotelier’s Guide to Online Reputation Management.

Visit his website: www.danieledwardcraig.com

Alisa Choi Darcy
Quote EndQuote Cross-Cultural Strategy Inc.
Alisa has over 20 years' experience in the marketing and advertising field and currently is President of Quote EndQuote Cross-Cultural Strategy Inc., a business and marketing consultancy that provides holistic, cross-cultural advice and solutions. She has worked in both advertising agency side as well as in advertising sales with U.S. and Canadian newspapers, magazines and broadcast.

www.quoteendquote.ca

Prior to joining T4G, Nigel Collett was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tourism British Columbia, a crown corporation whose core mandate was to market the destination to the world. Directly reporting to the CEO, Nigel was responsible for the Information Technology strategy and execution for the Corporation as well as being a member of the executive team.

www.t4g.com

Susan Rybar, Assistant Deputy Minister
Tourism Partnerships, Tourism BC
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation

As Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Partnerships, Susan is responsible for the development and implementation of key programs optimizing visitor experiences and promoting growth within British Columbia’s tourism sector. In this role, Susan also holds the position of Publisher of British Columbia Magazine™.

Prior to her appointment, Susan served on the executive of Tourism BC as Vice President of Visitor Experiences and previously held roles as Publication Director and General Manager of British Columbia Magazine, as well as Manager of North American Consumer Marketing.

Ms. Rybar brings more than 18 years of marketing and management experience, with a strong focus on strategic planning, customer marketing and project management. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for go2, the human resources organization for tourism.

Susan has lived in B.C. virtually all of her life and spends her free time exploring the province with her family and her camera.

Ian Maw
Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa
Ian Maw knows firsthand what attracts visitors to Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa. He left a top sales position at a leading downtown Vancouver hotel to live and work in the Fraser Valley. For him it's an easy sell when it comes to marketing breathtaking scenery, outdoor recreation and a grand hotel with an 80-year history.

Maw, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria, has spent several years in sales positions with increasing responsibilities representing significant Canadian corporations. He has enjoyed 20 years in the hospitality industry, initially with the Four Seasons and Pan Pacific Hotels in Vancouver. He has spent the last 9 years as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in the Fraser Valley

Charlie James
Gobi Carbon Management Solutions
With more than twenty years experience in travel and tourism marketing, sales, management and operations, Charlie helps tourism companies integrate sustainable practices into every aspect of their business. Before the BC Partnership for Sustainable Tourism (ETHOS) closed their doors in November last year, she was spearheading the development of the national certification program in sustainable tourism. Today she is Director of Marketing for Gobi Carbon Management Solutions and also continues her work with Green Tourism Canada to bring a sustainable tourism certification program to BC and the rest of Canada.

Charlie is a graduate of UBC’s Institute in Sustainability Leadership, and has a Certificate in Sustainability Management. She is an active Board member of The Icarus Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental, research and education organization focused on sustaining a climate friendly tourism industry.

Join Charlie as she provides an easy-to-follow road map for your business to “go green” – while improving your bottom line and building your brand.

www.gobinet.co