Extreme Hangout • COP29, Baku

Debbie Flynn: The Role of Media in Sustainable Development and Tourism: Ensuring Tourism Helps, Not Harms Nature

Wednesday

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20 November

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12:15-12:30

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Session Overview

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In this keynote session, Debbie Flynn, Managing Partner and Global Travel Practice Leader at FINN Partners, will explore the critical role media plays in shaping the future of sustainable tourism. Highlighting the power of storytelling, she will discuss how media can promote responsible travel that supports environmental conservation and local communities. Debbie will also address the risks of overtourism and the need for media to guide travelers toward eco-conscious decisions, emphasizing that tourism should be a force for ecological restoration and empowerment rather than harm. The session will provide actionable insights for leverging media to drive positive change in the tourism industry.

Meet Your Speaker

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Debbie Flynn is a Managing Partner and the Global Travel Practice Leader for FINN Partners, a global  purpose driven New York based marketing and communications agency with 34 offices worldwide.

Debbie has been in the travel and tourism industry for over 40 years, starting her career with 10 years at British Airways before she founded her own specialist travel pr and representation agency which she sold to FINN Partners in 2018. FINN Partners clients come from the entire tourism eco system and include destinations, tour operators, transportation and airlines, hotel groups and ancillary services.  Debbie and her team are passionate about climate change and the effects on people and planet  and along with the FINN Partners Purpose and Social Impact practice are determined to play their role in changing both narratives and mindsets of the industry and consumers alike.

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FINN Partners

Information coming soon!

Session Overview

Session information coming soon!

In this keynote session, Debbie Flynn, Managing Partner and Global Travel Practice Leader at FINN Partners, will explore the critical role media plays in shaping the future of sustainable tourism. Highlighting the power of storytelling, she will discuss how media can promote responsible travel that supports environmental conservation and local communities. Debbie will also address the risks of overtourism and the need for media to guide travelers toward eco-conscious decisions, emphasizing that tourism should be a force for ecological restoration and empowerment rather than harm. The session will provide actionable insights for leverging media to drive positive change in the tourism industry.

Meet Your Panel / Speakers

Debbie Flynn

FINN Partners

Debbie Flynn is a Managing Partner and the Global Travel Practice Leader for FINN Partners, a global  purpose driven New York based marketing and communications agency with 34 offices worldwide.

Debbie has been in the travel and tourism industry for over 40 years, starting her career with 10 years at British Airways before she founded her own specialist travel pr and representation agency which she sold to FINN Partners in 2018. FINN Partners clients come from the entire tourism eco system and include destinations, tour operators, transportation and airlines, hotel groups and ancillary services.  Debbie and her team are passionate about climate change and the effects on people and planet  and along with the FINN Partners Purpose and Social Impact practice are determined to play their role in changing both narratives and mindsets of the industry and consumers alike.

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FINN Partners
Day 12: World Leaders Summit

Friday, 22 November

Previous Days

Monday, 11 November
Day 01: COP29 Opening
Tuesday, 12 November
Day 02: World Leaders Summit
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:30-10:45
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
Welcome
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
09:15-10:00
Yoga with Jess
Jess Silva
Health and Wellness
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
14:00-14:30
Meditation Session
Workshop
Wednesday, 13 November
Day 03: World Leaders Summit
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:00-10:30
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
Welcome
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
18:00-18:45
Evening of Music
Whaia
Music Evening
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
09:15-10:00
Yoga with Jess
Jess Silva
Health and Wellness
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
13:00-13:30
Meditation
Jacques Sheehan
Health & Wellness
Friday, 15 November
Day 05: Energy, Peace, Relief, Recovery
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
12:00-12:15
Janine Campling
Janine Campling
Keynote
Saturday, 16 November
Day 06: Science, Technology, Innovation
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
18:00-20:00
Evening DancEvente
Evening Event
Sunday, 17 November
Day 07: Rest Day
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:30-12:30
Open Mic
Open Mic Session
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
14:00-18:00
COP Youth Day
Youth Activities
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:30-12:30
COP Youth Day
Workshop
Monday, 18 November
Day 08: Human Development, Children and Youth, Health
Tuesday, 19 November
Day 09: Food, Agriculture, Water
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:45-11:00
Caillum Hedderman
Caillum Hedderman
Keynote
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
16:00-17:00
Insights of Local Youth
Panel
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
14:00-16:00
EcoKnowledge Student Fair
Fair
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
16:00-17:00
Roundtable and Workshop (PRIVATE)
Workshop
Wednesday, 20 November
Day 10: Urbanization, Transport, Tourism
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:00-10:30
Extreme Hangout
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
10:45-11:00
Nico Nicholas
Nico Nicholas
Keynote
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
15:00-15:15
Ahmed Ag Mohamed
Ahmed Ag Mohamed
Keynote
 

Main Stage
 

Inspiration Stage
14:00-16:00
How Can Music Impact COPs?
Roundtable
Thursday, 21 November
Day 11: Nature and Biodiversity, Gender and Equality, Indigenous

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