Keynote Speakers for the Second Global Conference

Dr. Noel Brown
Former Director,
U.S. Peace Corps

"At the Earth Summit at Rio, 1992, world leaders reached a consensus unique in history. Known popularly as Agenda 21, the Rio consensus created a new framework for unprecedented cooperation for sustainable development among all sectors of society to conciously create the future.

As potentially the world's largest industry, this framework is particularly relevant to travel and tourism. UNEP welcomes IIPT's Second GLobal Conference as a clear reponse to the Earth Summit's invitation as humanity seeks to realize the vision of Rio."

-Noel Brown

Riane Eisler
Author
"The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future"

A world of partnership and peace is, in our age of high technology, a requisite for survival. Because it links people on the grassroots level and makes it possible for us to explore the beauties of nature, the travel and tourism industry can play a major role in accelerating the shift to a world where both human and ecological diversity will be truly valued. We can be empowered in this urgent task by what we are now learning about ancient partnership traditions, confirming that it is within our power to take concrete actions for transformative change."

-Riane Eisler