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)
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
Carrie Broussard, Assistant Secretary, Louisiana Office of Cultural Development
Karin Emprechtinger, Executive Director, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
Dwight Norton, Chief Planning and Capital Projects Officer, RTA New Orleans
Daniel Hammer, President and CEO, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Mark Romig, Senior Advisor, New Orleans and Company
Bridget Bordelon, Professor and Endowed Chair in Hospitality Management, UNO
Christine Keith, Head of Cooperations and Services, Innsbruck Tourism
David Mueller, AVP for Corporate Sponsorships, Ochsner Medical Center

Panels include:

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.