Bulut Bağcı is the founder and President of the Executive Board of the World Tourism Forum. Mr. Bağcı graduated from the Tourism Administration department at Boğaziçi University in 2009. He has more than 8 years of experience working in both national and international non-governmental organisations and over 10 years of experience in the tourism industry. He is also the founder and CEO of Linkline Event and World Tourism Development. Mr. Bağcı started the World Tourism Forum in 2014, which, under the auspices of numerous countries and governments, brings together world tourism leaders and representatives at the forefront of global industry issues and trends.