Evaluation Committee

An Evaluation Committee has been set up to monitor project's progress and conduct the quality assessment, as well as verify the visibility of the project's results, via a remote evaluation. The Advisory Board is composed of three external experts in the Blue Economy, Green Skills and Tourism Development.

Dimitra Vlachou

Founder and Managing Director of Hospitality Stories Company.

A result oriented executive with 21 years of expertise in marketing and communication roles in a leading multinational advertising agency and two leisure companies. Welcomes new and challenging roles, especially if subject has never been tackled before, by providing a fresh outlook with creative ideas, implementing integrated marketing communication strategies for maximizing product development. Deep knowledge of global consumer insights and trends as a result of extensive research studies conducted under her supervision in major tourism source markets. Major contributor in product development and establishment of USP's in all areas she has been actively involved.

Anthony La Salandra

Managing Director at Risposte Turismo research and consulting company and lecturer at Università Ca' Foscari of Venice.

Some lectures (since 2009)

- "Anti-crisis strategies", Destination management (to Tourism Mangers of EBT, Ente Bilaterale Turismo Venezia);

- "Tourism and local development" for the Globalization Program VIU 2009. Regions and Cities in the Global Economy". Venice International University;

- “ORIOR", Orientamento professionale" for Sive Formazione in collaboration with Università Ca'Foscari, Venezia;

- "Tourism Economy", data gathering and forecasts, Bachelor students, Economics Faculty, Università Ca'Foscari, Venezia

- "Sport Tourism and Golf niche" for EBV Veneto.

- "Cruise Industry", economic impact of cruisers, , Università Ca'Foscari, Venezia

- "Local tourism development" and "Tourism marketing strategies" in “Tecnico superiore per la promozione del turismo enogastronomico e del territorio rurale nel distretto termale euganeo”, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia.

- "Nautical tourism" for EBV and Confersercenti Chioggia.

Silvia Livoni Colombo

Industry expert in the tourism sector, with specific reference to the design and luxury one, international network as promoter of Made in Italy brand for a long time.

Public Relations, Communication & Marketing, she is a well-known industry consultant with a focus on lifestyle and territorial marketing, aligning her experience with some of her great passions.

• Bike Hub format creator
• Founder of Terre di Casole Bike Hub
• Luxury Bike Hotels curator for strategies and marketing
• Consultant for the Municipality of Siena, the Municipality of Casole and for the Union of the Valle dei Savio Municipalities
• Vice-president of the Bikeconomy Observatory
• Relator in training courses for cycle tourism and slow tourism