greenloop is Blooloop’s new conference focussing on sustainability in visitor attractions. Learn from leaders sharing their sustainability experiences at the first conference specifically for the industry.
Post COVID, the green agenda will be the most powerful driving force across all industries. Consumers will demand sustainable attractions. Be part of the solution for the planet – join the conversation at greenloop and help future proof your business and the industry.
Rachel Read, Director and Co-Founder, Blooloop
Join us April 20-21 online at greenloop.
Reasons to attend greenloop
- Find out from our speakers how leading international brands are innovating to tackle the world’s biggest problem.
- There will be superb networking opportunities to meet like-minded individuals.
- Be part of the solution for the planet – join the conversation at greenloop and help future proof your business and the industry.
- Blooloop is the world’s most read website for visitor attractions professionals, backed by powerful social media, with a proven track record in delivering successful online events.
Tickets
We recognise these are challenging times for many in our industry and so have £24 (incl UK VAT) tickets for operators, institutions, students and job seekers.
Standard tickets are available at £72 (incl UK VAT) each.
All sessions will be live. Recordings will only be available to ticket holders.
Blooloop is supporting EARTHDAY.ORG and has committed to plant a tree for every greenloop ticket sold, and in addition donate 5% of our ticketing revenue to EarthDay’s climate literacy programme.

Speakers
Speakers from some of the world’s leading visitor attractions, operators and institutions will present their sustainability strategies and highlight best practice, key trends and challenges.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from our sustainability leaders from across the sector – from historic attractions, to expos to new mega developments. In addition there will be opportunities to network with fellow professionals.
Speakers to date include:

Guillaume Allaire
Director of International Affairs, Puy du Fou

John Bull
Sustainability Pavilion Director,
Expo 2020 Dubai

Gaynor Coley
Chairman of the Board, The Wave & previously MD, Eden Project

Emily Dow
Design Studio Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering

Choni Fernandez Veciana
PortAventura Central Services Director: Purchasing, Logistics and Corporate Responsibility

Karen Fifield
Chief Executive, Wellington Zoo & Chair of the WAZA Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee

PY Gerbeau
Chief Executive, The London Resort

Dominic Hare
CEO, Blenheim Palace

David Harland
CEO, Eden Project International

Wayne Hitchings
Head of Sustainability, The Natural History Museum

Sara Kassam
Sustainability Lead, V&A

Ike Kwon
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Government Affairs, California Academy of Sciences

David Rosenberg
Vice President, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Lukas Scheub
Management representative for Public Affairs, Europa-Park

Alistair Gosling
Founder and CEO, Extreme International

Michel Linet-Frion
Founder, Studio Concepts and Innovations

Viorel Beltechi
CEO Therme Asia

Marie Balmain
Sustainability Unit Director, Egis

Chris Hall
Partner, Holder Mathias Architects

Peter Gamble
Senior Partner, Holder Mathias Architects

Philip Shepherd
Advisor

Geoff Dixon
Head of Research, A Different View

Michael Collins
Senior Partner, Leisure Development Partners

Franceen Gonzales
Chief Experience Officer, WhiteWater

Kelly Williams
Water Slide Engineering Manager, WhiteWater

Mark Locker
CEO, attractions.io

Jacob Thompson
Business Development Manager, attractions.io
Sponsors
Gold sponsor:


More sponsorship opportunities are available. We have some low maintenance, high impact, great value options for suppliers who would like to showcase their green innovations.
Please contact Alice at events@blooloop.com.
Programme
All times are BST (UTC+1)
Day 1 – 20 April
Charles Read, Blooloop’s MD, welcomes you to greenloop.
Choni Fernandez Veciana, PortAventura Central Services Director: Purchasing, Logistics and Corporate Responsibility, & PY Gerbeau, CEO, The London Resort.
PortAventura is the world’s first carbon neutral theme park. Choni will take attendees through an overview of the process from identifying UN sustainability goals to measurement to implementation.
The London Resort is one of the most ambitious projects in Europe. Set to open in 2024 the plan is to be an operationally carbon neutral theme park. PY will share how this will be achieved.
Sara Kassam, Sustainability Lead, The V&A, & Guillaume Allaire, Director of International Affairs, Puy du Fou.
Sara will look at the organisational change needed instilling sustainability into everyday processes in the world’s leading design museum.
Sustainability is in the DNA of Puy du Fou. Guillaume will explain how sustainable practices have been hard wired into historical spectaculars at “the best theme park in the world“.
Join in our speed networking session to be paired with other attendees for a 3-minute conversation.
Visit the virtual booths in the Expo Hall to learn more about our sponsors and see what sustainable solutions they provide.
Michel Linet-Frion chairs this panel session discussing the challenges faced by waterparks in becoming more sustainable. The panel includes Therme Group’s Viorel Beltechi, VP Energy & Engineering, CEO Therme Asia.
Thank you to our sponsor ProSlide.
Mark Locker, CEO of Attractions.io is joined by special guests in this talk which explores technology’s power to overcome environmental challenges.
Emily Dow, Design Studio Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering.
Emily will talk about how Disney Imagineering incorporate sustainable processes to deliver compelling visitor experiences.
Kelly Williams, Water Slide Engineering Manager and Franceen Gonzales, Chief Experience Officer from WhiteWater.
WhiteWater experts share how ride design advancements and extending the life of waterslides are practical sustainability solutions you can implement this season.
Wayne Hitchings, Head of Sustainability, The Natural History Museum & Ike Kwon, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Government Affairs, California Academy of Sciences.
Day 2 – 21 April
Alistair Gosling, Founder and CEO of Extreme International, Qiddiya Advisory Board Member.
Alistair will discuss how Extreme works to leave a positive legacy and how it has taken action to become more sustainable with its ‘Tread Lighter’ initiative.
John Bull, Sustainability Pavilion Director, Expo 2020 Dubai | Loic Finlan, Director – Environmental Sustainability, Qiddiya.
Expo 2020 Dubai has said Terra – the Sustainability Pavilion is already inspiring visitors to make changes that will contribute to a cleaner environment. John will take us through the hopes for a legacy for this meaningful visitor experience.
From 14 April 2022, Almere will be the stage for the Floriade Expo 2022 International Horticultural Expo for six months: the greenest day out. Once every 10 years Floriade is the park to enjoy the scent and colour of flowers, plants, vegetables and fruit. The Expo offers 40 inspiring country presentations, a spectacular greenhouse complex, a cable car over the Floriade park, pavilions with sustainable innovations and a vibrant arts and culture programme. We’ll hear how Floriade plans to create a green legacy.
David Harland, CEO, Eden Project International.
The Eden Project has been hugely influential in the creation of green attractions since it’s opening in a disused Cornish clay pit in 2001. The iconic biomes have led the way for eco-attractions. Eden Project International was launched in 2014 to deliver social and ecological benefits to new locations around the world.
The pandemic has shone a light on how many companies operate and has pushed ESG thinking even more to the forefront. We will consider the point of view of consumers, operators, developers and investors, revealing the compelling motivations for visitor attractions to become more sustainable.
We also have the results of an exclusive sustainability survey, carried out by A Different View for Blooloop, to share.
Gay Coley (Chairman of the Board, The Wave & previously MD, Eden Project) and Philip Shepherd (ex-PwC), Geoffrey Dixon (A Different View) and Michael Collins (Leisure Development Partners).
Visit the virtual booths in the Expo Hall to learn more about our sponsors and see what sustainable solutions they provide.
Join in our speed networking session to be paired with other attendees for a 3-minute conversation.
Karen Fifield, Chief Executive, Wellington Zoo & Chair of the WAZA Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee & David Rosenberg, Vice President, Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Karen will present WAZA’s new sustainability strategy. David will talk about Monterey Bay Aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the ocean, leading by example and the Aquarium Conservation Partnership,
Note: Sessions may be subject to change.