Thelma L. Gómez Román

Thelma Leonor Gómez Román is a Colombian executive with more than twenty-five years of experience in the tourism, hotel and trade association sectors. She currently serves as Director of Tourism, Casa Fenalco and Protocol Affairs at FENALCO, leading national tourism strategies, institutional relations and public-private coordination to strengthen the sector’s competitiveness.

A specialist in meetings tourism (MICE), destination promotion and tourism business development, she has held senior positions in leading organisations such as COTELCO, Cadena Estelar and Plataforma AV, and has represented Colombia on international stages such as Expo Yeosu 2012 in South Korea. Throughout her career she has coordinated international programmes, large-scale events and strategic alliances in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

She has specialised training in MICE tourism, marketing, customer service and tourism management, complemented by executive programmes at internationally renowned institutions.

She is recognised for her leadership, negotiating skills, strategic vision and extensive experience in institutional relations, business diplomacy and destination positioning, contributing to the development and professionalisation of the tourism industry in Colombia.