DISCUSSION PANEL NO. 5

VALUES OF BUDDHIST AND NATIONAL CULTURE AS DRIVERS OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT

Moderators
Candidate of Political Studies, TA Advisory partner. Ven. Lektsog lama Darizhapov, Shireete lama of Aninsky datsan, Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia.
Shireete lama of Aninsky datsan, Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia.
Secretary
Deputy Minister of Tourism, the Republic of Buryatia (Ulan-Ude, Russia).
Keynote speakers
1. Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage, Senior Professor, University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka). The Role of Buddhist Values and Cultural Heritage in Achieving Sustainable Peace.

2. Keo Khanteymethea, Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Cults and Religion in Cambodia (Cambodia). Cambodia’s Experience in the Development of Religious Pilgrimage Tourism.

3. Ranjana Devamitra Senasinghe, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the National Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka). The Role of Buddhism in the Cross-cultural Dialogue between Sri Lanka and Russia.

4. Chen Junkai, Director of the Shaolin Songyang Martial Arts School in Denfeng City (China, Zhengzhou). Sport Wushu and Religious Tourism.

5. Rajesh Ranjan, Professor, Rector of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies under the Ministry of Culture of India (Vice Chancellor, Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Ministry of Culture of India) (India). The contribution of Buddhism to the development of global education.

6. Dashinima Balzhimaevich Namdakov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. The Opportunities Presented by a Buddhist Worldview to Raise Happy Children in a New World.

7. Aldar Dzhangarovich Dorzhiev, Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Buryatia. The Role of Buddhism among the Pillars of the National, Cultural and Spiritual Ways of Buryatia

8. Sat Aydys Aleksandrovich, Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Republic of Tyva. Religious Tourism as a Factor in the Development of Tyva Economy.

9. Ekaterina Vadimovna Cherkessade, Director of Center for Creative Economy Development, Agency for Strategic Initiatives for the Promotion of New Projects (ASI). Buddhism in Tourist Brands of Territories.

10. Alla Dambaevna Namsaraeva, Head of Information and Public Relations Service, Ivolginsky Datsan. Five Buddhist Objects of Worship in Russia.

11. Erdeni Chimitovich Dymchikov, Director of BaikalBuddatur LLC. «Ekhegoroo» as Educational Project for Developing Local Communities and Rural Areas.

12. Elena Alekseevna Bartanova, Chief Physician of the «RCLRC Center for Oriental Medicine», Honored Physician of the Republic of Buryatia, Candidate of Medicine (Ulan-Ude, Russia). Buryat Traditional Medicine Ecosystem as Tourist Hot-Spot.

13. Oyuna Sanzhimitupovna Rinchinova, Candidate of History, Oriental Medicine Advisor to the Head of the Republic of Buryatia, “Aurmedika” Center for Oriental Medicine. Tibetan Medicine Atlas as Source of Knowledge for Oriental Medicine.
Participants
1. Pakir Mohidin Amza, Head of Mission, Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, (Sri Lanka).

2. Hewa Dewage Chamila Prasad Jayarathna, Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation (Russia, Moscow).

3. Baazr Aleksandrovich Bicheev, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Gorodovikov Kalmyk State University (Russia, Elista).

4. Lyudmila Sergeevna Veselova, Associate Professor, the Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg State University (Russia, St. Petersburg).

5. Liang Zhiyong, coach of Shaolin Songyang Martial Arts School in Denfeng City (China, Zhengzhou).

6. Chu Jiahai, Director, Calligraphy and Painting Academy of the Shaolin Monastery Founders (China, Zhengzhou).

7. Chen Pengbo, Head, Shaolin Monastery Sports Medicine Association in Denfeng (China, Zhengzhou).

8. Yulia Leonidovna Belyaeva, translator, Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation (Russia, Moscow).

9. Ai-Herel Olegovich Hertek, Director, State Educational Institution «Tourist Information Center in the Republic of Tyva».

10. Shoraan Olegovich Hertek, URIANHAI TRAVEL LLC tour operator, the Republic of Tyva.

11. Anna Vladimirova, Doctor, specialist in Chinese medicine, founder of the WuMingDao Healing Practice School.

12. Yulia Yuryevna Ivanova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Zabaikalskiy krai.

13. Irina Sergeevna Tsyrempilova, Doctor of History, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Research, East Siberian State Institute of Culture.

14. Aryuna Valerianovna Mantatova, Candidate of Geography, Associate Professor, Chair, the Department of Tourism and Service, Dorzhi Banzarov Buryat State University.

15. Bayaskhalan Batoevich Tsyretorov, public representative of the ASI in the Republic of Buryatia.

16. Wang Ting, Assistant, «Orientir» Oriental Research Laboratory, Humanities Institute, Novosibirsk State University (LabVIOGI NGU) (China).

17. Rajabhandari Dina Nath, Vice President, the Society for Cooperation and Friendship with Nepal (SCFN); Russian Buddhist Temple Project Coordinator in Lumbini, Nepal (Nepal, Kathmandu).

18. Siviengphet Phetvorasack, Director, the Center for Open Education (Laos).

19. Anoma Singhavong, Head of LFND Division (Laos).

20. Kulkaew Kowattanawaranon, First Secretary of the Thailand Kingdom Embassy.

21. Kin Phea, Director General, the Institute of International Relations in Cambodia, Royal Academy of Cambodia (Cambodia, Phnom Penh).

22. Yang Peou, Secretary, the Royal Academy of Cambodia (Cambodia, Phnom Penh).

23. Palzom Tsering (India, New Delhi), Researcher, International Center for Cultural Studies.

24. Shakya Rajesh, Member of the Board, Lumbini Development Foundation (Nepal, Lumbini).

25. Zayar Aung, Doctor, Myanmar Cultural Center (Myanmar, Yangon).

26. Kumar Sunny, Associate Professor, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi (India, New Delhi).

27. Hoang Minh Khang, staff member, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam, Hanoi).

28. Vu Chien Thang, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

29. D. Nyamtseren, Consul General of Mongolia, (Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar).

30. Vinay Kumar, Minister of Education and General Welfare, Embassy of India.