International Symposium on Cultural Tourism

University of New Orleans (UNO) – Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck (LFUI) 50th Anniversary Joint Symposium

Featuring presenters from the United States and Europe, including:<

Louisiana Lt. Governor and Commissioner of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Billy Nungesser
Joe Pine, Strategic Horizons, LLP, and author of The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve their Aspirations (2026)
Walter J. Leger III, President and CEO, New Orleans & Company
Mike Peters, Professor and Spokesperson, Tourism and Leisure Research Center, University of Innsbruck
Markus Mailer, Professor and Director of the Working Area Intelligent Transport Systems, University of Innsbruck
Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, Founding President and CEO Emeritus, the National World War II Museum and Founder of the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School

Panels include:

Cultural Tourism: Trends and Challenges
Sports Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Mobility and Tourism: Comparative Solutions
Transatlantic Educational Exchange as Tourism
Back to the Future Roundtable: 50th Anniversary of the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School and the UNO/LFUI Partnership

Sponsored by: the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, the Louisiana Lt. Governor’s Office, New Orleans & Company, Center Austria at the University of New Orleans, and the Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck.