Participants in this conference were: Mirela Kumbaro - Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mr. Eden Mamut - General Secretary of BSUN - who discussed "Fishing and aquaculture, coastal and maritime tourism and maritime transport", Mrs. Vilma Bello - Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment, Prof. Dr. Lorenc Bejko - University of Tirana, Mr. Zak Topuzi - Chairman of the Association of Tourist Operators, Mr. Enrico Ceko - Canadian Institute of Technology, who discussed "A comparative analysis of the state of the tourism sector in the Western Balkans", Prof. Dr. Emel Gönenç Güler – Trakya University, Prof. Dr. Erhan Tabakoğlu – Rector, Trakya University and Prof. Dr. Artan Hoxha – Rector of the University of Tirana.