Integrating Nature, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures (NEST) - Day 2nd

09:30-10:30

Digital Innovation & Sustainable Tourism Transformation

CHAIR: Adamantia Pateli

Ionian Academy - Auditorium

OleaAI – An Artificial Intelligence Tool for Estimating the Monumental Value of Olive Trees

Konstantinos Asiklaris, Katerina Kabassi, Aristotelis Martinis

Interpretation-Led Visitor Flow Management in Historic Cities: An Agent-Based Assessment of Regenerative Access and Routing Policies

Andreas Grammenos, Georgios Papaioannou

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:40

Parallel A: Innovation, Data & Decision-Making in Tourism Systems

CHAIR: Naoum Mylonas

Ionian Academy - Auditorium

 

Invited Opening Talk: The ethnobotanical knowledge of Cyprus and Greece- preserving traditional medical knowledge and reviving culture

Rebecca Lazarou

Accessible information for all as a pillar of destination resilience

Aikaterini Milingou Manolakou, Polyxeni Moira, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos

CORFUGEN: An Integrated Model for Resilient Island Destinations Through Culture, Sustainability, and Innovation

Vasileios Laopodis, Sophia Panagoulia

Τhe Council of Europe's Cultural Routes at the region of Epirus – Western Macedonia, a new tool of cultural tourism

Chrysoula Voskopoulou

The Right to Housing Through Industrial Heritage: Adaptive Reuse Strategies in Corfu

Symela Iliadou, Stavros Vlizos

Mapping the Pulse of Authenticity: A Temporal "Destination Uniqueness Index" based on Activity Taxonomies and AI-Driven Analysis

Sofia-Maria Poulimenou, Konstantinos Vogklis, Minas Pergantis, Ioanna Mazi, Varvara Garneli, Elizabeth Filippidis, Anastasios Manos, Ioannis Deligiannis

11:00-12:40

Parallel B: Interpreting Heritage: Education, Inclusion & Visitor Experience

CHAIR: Katerina Kontopanagou

Ionian Academy - Conference Room

Integrating Cultural Narratives and Predictive Thinking in Adult Education: Framework and Instructional Design

Vasiliki Drosou, Agnes Papadopoulou

Gamified Media Literacy as an Innovation for Resilient Tourism Futures: Educating Young Learners to Detect Tourism-Related Fake News

Androniki Koutsikou, Andreas Kanavos, Nikos Antonopoulos

When Educational Accessibility Becomes Tourism Innovation: Adapting Inclusive AR Heritage Tools for Diverse Visitors

Stefanos Papadopoulos, Polyxeni Kaimara, Varvara Garneli, Konstantinos Vogklis

12:45-14:30

Lunch Break

14:30-15:45

Parallel C: Cultural Heritage, Identity & Place-Based Tourism

CHAIR: Andreas Kapetanios

Ionian Academy - Auditorium

Invited Opening Talk: “Water Monuments as 'Usable Past':  Lessons in Resilience from the Thirsty Island of Aigina”

Irene Polinskaya

Regional Folk Museums of Limited Scale: Can they serve as Cultural Assets for Sustainable Tourism Development and Resilience?

Foteini Tsakmaki, Aikaterini Konstantina Kontopanagou

Post-Byzantine Monastic Centers Beyond Established Routes: From Spiritual Networking to Sustainable Resilience

Maria Gkina, Aikaterini Konstantina Kontopanagou

Military tourism in Kalpaki of Epirus, as a geopolitical vector of soft power projection and an enabler of sustainable development

Dimitrios Katiniotis, Miltiadis G. Botsis

Expanding Tourism Policy as a Negotiated Instrument of Soft Power: Applying the NEFTOUR Framework to Greece - China Bilateral Cooperation

Maria Tatsi, Miltiadis G. Botsis

14:30-15:45

Parallel D: Integrating Nature, Culture & Policy: Pathways to Resilient Tourism Futures

CHAIR: Michael Heinrich

Ionian Academy - Conference Room

Invited Opening Talk: “The value of visiting wild spaces for mitigating shifting baseline syndrome”

Ian Thornhill

Ethical AI-driven UX in online travel agencies: A pathway towards resilient destinations

Sofia Alexandra Pachoumaki, Nikos Antonopoulos, Naoum Mylonas, Andreas Giannakoulopoulos

Digital Deepening Experiences for Cultural Heritage as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Case Studies from the Region of Peloponnese

Vasileios Papadopoulos, Ioannis Poulios

15:45-16:15

Coffee Break

16:15-17:30

Keynote Talks: Leading biographer Jenny Uglow | Professor Ian Goldin

CHAIR: Simon Karythis

Ionian Academy - Auditorium

Keynote Talk: "Edward Lear in Corfu – no place in the world is so beautiful"

Jenny Uglow

Keynote Talk: “Resilient Tourism for Resilient Economies and Sustainable Societies”

Ian Goldin

17:45-19:00

Round table discussion titled “Integrating Nature, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures”

CHAIR: Drummond Bone

Ionian Academy - Auditorium

Members of the round table: Lee Durrel, Charalambos Voulgaris and Dr. Halla Hazelrigg Bates more to be confirmed.

Roundtable: Integrating Nature, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures

Halla Hazelrigg Bates, Lee Durrell, Charalambos Voulgaris