Program (subject to change)
Monday 9 February
| Schedule | Location | |
| Registration | Torrens University Australia, Wakefield Campus, Adelaide City | |
| PhD/ECR/MCA Workshop | TH&E Standards Workshop |
Tuesday 10 February
| Schedule | Location |
| Registration | National Wine Centre |
| Welcome to Country | |
| Conference Opening & Welcome Prof Naomi Dale (CAUTHE Chair) Prof Simon Pawson/Dr Anita Manfreda (CAUTHE 2026 Co-Convenors) | |
Keynote 1 – Happiest Destinations on Earth: Lessons from Disneyland for Tourism Futures Dan Cockerell (Former Vice-President of the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida, CEO Torrens Global Education, CEO Strategic Education, Inc. SEI, ANZ)Valerie Cockerell (Former Facilitator, Disney Institute) | |
Morning Refreshments OPTIONAL CAUTHE first-timers' get-together If this is your first time as a CAUTHE delegate this is the opportunity to meet other first timers. | |
| Panel
1 – Tourism & hospitality in an Age of
Social Isolation and Loneliness | |
| Lunch | |
Concurrent Session 1 | |
Concurrent Session 2 | |
| Afternoon
Refreshments | |
| Concurrent
Session 3 | |
| Pre-Welcome
Reception activities | |
| Welcome
Reception | National Wine Centre |
Wednesday 11 February
| Schedule | Location |
CAUTHE Chapter Directors’ Breakfast Meeting | National Wine Centre |
| Concurrent
Session 4 | |
| Concurrent
Session 5 | |
| Morning
Refreshments | |
| Keynote
2 – Reframing connection: Indigenous
storytelling and decolonial futures in tourism | |
| Lunch | |
Panel 2 – Breaking the mould: Shaping the future of tourism education and training | |
| Concurrent
Session 6 | |
| Afternoon Refreshments | |
| SIG Meetings | |
| SIG
Dinners / At Leisure |
Thursday 12 February
| Schedule | Location |
| CAUTHE Annual General Meeting (AGM) | National Wine Center |
Industry Panel – The Transformative power of tourism and hospitality: Shaping communities, economies, and connections | |
| Morning
Refreshments | |
Keynote 3 – Accessible, inclusive, and just: Designing tourism and hospitality futures that welcome all Oliver Hunter (Disability advocate/comedian/consultant) | |
| Lunch | |
| Concurrent
Session 7 | |
| Concurrent
Session 8 | |
| Afternoon Refreshments | |
| Conference
Closing – a little bit of closing and a lot of fun! | |
| CAUTHE
Conference Dinner | Mt
Lofty Estate, Adelaide Hills |
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Acknowledgement of Country
Torrens University Australia acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. Torrens University Australia respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present.
Diversity and inclusion commitment
CAUTHE strongly supports equity and inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and condemn any kind of discrimination, be it on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.