World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Adolfo Poveda Salinas is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in financial management and analysis across various sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Financial Specialist at the UN Tourism since March 2024, Adolfo prepares and monitors budgets, produces compliant financial statements, and manages treasury operations. Previously, as Senior Manager Funds at Auxadi, responsibilities included expanding client portfolios and supervising a sizable internal team. Adolfo has also held significant roles at Sherpa Capital, Amadeus IT Group, Gallina Blanca, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young, where accomplishments ranged from financial planning and analysis to transaction services and corporate strategy. Adolfo holds multiple degrees including an MBA from IESE Business School and has specialized training in structured finance and private equity.
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. UNWTO encourages the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, to maximize tourism’s socio-economic contribution while minimizing its possible negative impacts, and is committed to promoting tourism as an instrument in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), geared towards reducing poverty and fostering sustainable development. UNWTO generates market knowledge, promotes competitive and sustainable tourism policies and instruments, fosters tourism education and training, and works to make tourism an effective tool for development through technical assistance projects in over 100 countries around the world.