For thousands of years, the tulip has captivated the minds and hearts of people across the globe. Originating from the East, this emblem of spring has journeyed far and wide, splashing landscapes with vibrant colors and joy. Each year, millions are drawn to parks, gardens, festivals, and farms globally—all united by their admiration for this exquisite flower. In fact, the tulip’s universal appeal transcends cultural barriers, forging connections among people worldwide.
Join us at the 9th World Tulip Summit in October 2024, a premier event dedicated to enhancing the tulip visitor experience and developing innovative promotion strategies. Here, you’ll gain invaluable insights, fresh ideas, and new contacts, empowering you to elevate your tulip attractions and visitor engagement.
Who Should Attend?
The World Tulip Summit is designed for executive directors and managers at gardens, parks, festivals, and farms, particularly those focusing on horticulture and marketing.
Tourism Boards keen on exploring the positive impacts of tulip tourism on local communities and economies will find this summit particularly beneficial.
Registration Desk is open to collect your badge and conference bag
Introduction of conference sponsor WAM Pennings
Eric Hull and Vanessa Harrington from Tulip Valley, USA; Sam Beare from Tulleys Tulip Fest United Kingdom and Sylvia Pennings from Tulip Experien Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Kang Han-sik from Korea Flower Park and Kim Sejin from Woori Flowers, South Korea
Carlos Moniz from The Butchart Gardens, Canada; Graham Dillamore from Hampton Court Palace, United Kingdom and Giuseppe Sigurtà from Festival di Tulipanomania, Italy
Jacky Kong from Beijing Oriental,Lianwei Qu from Institute of Flowers, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Zhulong Chan from Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Jo Riding from Canadian Tulip Festival,Canada
Gwen Auwerda from Tulip Time Festival, USA and Véronique Hermanjat from Morges Tulip Festival, Switzerland
Carolina Visser from Norrland Tulpaner, Sweden and Kate Onos-Gilbert from Harrison Tulip Festival, Canada
Korkut Yetgin from Asya Lale, Türkiye and Xavier Pelgrims from Floralia Brussels, Belgium
Break (snacks and refreshments) at BlueBlood Bar
by Martin de Vlugt TTD Gifts and World of Delight
by Elisabeth Rijkels, Founder of Piet Design
by Marco Manders, Omnus Design
Registration Desk Open to collect your badge and conference bag
by Andrew Miller, Founder/CEO of Tulip Valley, USA
by Martine de Ridder, manager Communications & Events at Keukenhof, The Netherlands
by Sam and Stuart Beare, Tulleys Farm, United Kingdom
by Anouk van Eekelen, director of Destination Development at the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, The Netherlands
Break (snacks and refreshments), BlueBlood Bar
by Luuc Elzinga, Founder of Tiqets
by Gwen Auwerda (Tulip Time Festival), Maranda (ABC 4 West Michigan) and Scott Stenstrom (Fifth Third Bank),USA
by Dirk-Jan Haakman, Haakman Flowerbulbs
Lunch Buffet in Hotel Restaurant
During this session, we kick off a unique publicity and media project with world-renowned landscape photographer Albert Dros about how the tulip connects with people worldwide — and your tulip garden or festival can be part of it! The series will be part of a global publicity campaign. We will share more about this during the summit. Albert has photographed three tulip shows in the USA, the Netherlands, and China; there is more to come!
by Wang Hua, deputy general manager Dafeng Holland Flower Park, China
by Allan Visser, Jaap van der Lans, WAM Pennings
by Peter Elstgeest, Jansen’s Overseas
by Arjo van den Berg, Agrifirm GMN
by Graham Dillamore, Hampton Court Palace, United Kingdom
by Chad Mesbergen, Tulip Time Festival, USA
by Bülent Evren, Yunus Emre Institute Amsterdam
replaced by Ibo Gülsen
by Arjan Smit, Joost Wesselman, Tulip Promotion Netherlands
Try the original Tulip Vodka Cocktail by Clusius!
acknowledgement of the main sponsors of the conference and artists
By Maranda and Ibo Gülsen incl. table speeches by ambassadors
pit stop at Schiphol Airport is possible, please inform us