Barbara is frequently invited to speak at international research conferences and industry events. A list of her future and past speaking engagements and presentations is shown below.

Current and Future Speaking Schedule

2020

TTRA Europe 
Innsbruck, Austria 28-30 September 2020
Keynote: What do Astronauts and Tourists have in common? New Perspectives for Tourism Experience Design

Conventa Crossover 2020

Ljubljana, Slovenia 27-28 August 2020
Talk: The future of experience design for the events industry

Future Leaders Forum – Meetings Week Poland 2020
Warsaw, Poland 24 April 2020
Keynote: Event experience design: Emotions, memories & transformations

Experience Design Summit Year Zero 
Mondsee, Austria 9 March 2020
Year Zero Opening Speech

Warsaw School of Hospitality – Vistula Group of Universities
CSR Conference 
Warsaw, Poland, 21 January 2020
Presentation: 2020s: The decade of transformation and global consciousness

Surrey, UK 7-10 January 2020 
Presentation: Exploring the Impact of Multisensory VR on Travel Recommendation: A Presence Perspective

2019

Consumer Behaviour in Tourism Symposium (CBTS) 2019
Bruneck, Italy, 11-14 December 2019.
Presentation: The psychological dimensions of transformative festival experiences

TEDx Bucharest 2019
Bucharest, Romania, 17 November 2019
TEDx Talk: The Global State of Awe

Breda University of Applied Sciences
Breda, Netherlands, 3 November 2019
Invited Guest Lectures: Digital Human Experience Design

Kohl & Partner
Salzburg, Austria, 8 October 2019
Invited Talk: Digital Human Experience Design

dmma-Innovationswerkstatt
Salzburg, Austria, 15 July 2019
Keynote: Digital Experience Design

Creators Camp Biosphere Lab Lungau
Tamsweg, Lungau, Austria, 31 May 2019
Keynote: Erlebnisse – Das Herzstück Deiner erfolgreichen Produktentwicklung.

APacCHRIE & EuroCHRIE Joint Conference 2019
Hongkong, 22-25 May 2019
Presentation: The Impact of AI on Event Experiences: A Scenario Technique Approach.

Tourism Fast Forward 2019
Mayrhofen, Zillertal, Austria, 14-15th May 2019
Keynote: Smart Tourism Destination: Erlebnisse der Zukunft     

Ashkelon Academic College 
Ashkelon, Israel, 24-30 March 2019
Guest Lecture: Experiences & Digital Transformation in the Heritage Sector

Future Leaders Forum – Meetings Week Poland 2019
Warsaw, Poland, 22 March 2019
Keynote: Experience Designer – Your Future Job

Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality – Vistula Group of Universities
2B Seminar Series
Warsaw, Poland, 20 March 2019
Presentation: Experience Design – New Ways of Thinking

IULM – Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione
Digital Innovation for the Travel Sector Competitiveness Seminar Series
Milano, Italy 7-8 February 2019
Presentation and Panel Discussion: Technology Enhanced Experience Design

Nicosia, Cyprus, 29 January – 1 February 2019 
Presentation: The Effects of Virtual Reality on Destination Image Formation.

Past Speaking Engagements

2018

Bozen, Italy, 29 November 2018
Keynote: Die smarte Reise – Wie die Digitalisierung das Gäste Erlebnis verändert 

Tourism Conference Itaipu, Brasil

Itaipu, Brasil, 27 November 2018
Live-video conference presentation: Technology enhanced tourism experiences

Tourismustag Saalfelden Leogang
Salzburg, Austria, 26 November 2018
Keynote: Digitalisierung – wie digitale Technologien das Gästeerlebnis verändern
Smart Tourism Congress Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain, 22-23 November 2018
Keynote: Smart Travel Experiences in the Age of Transformation
Salzburg, Austria, 12 November 2018
Presentation: Digitalisierung – wie digitale Technologien das Gästeerlebnis verändern

Linz, Austria, 8 November 2018
Presentation: Beyond the Experience Economy: Experience co-creation in the transformation age.

FH-Professorship Award Ceremony – FH Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria, 19 June 2018
Inaugural Lecture:Transformational: Designing experiences in the transformation economy

ISCONTOUR 2018 Conference
Krems, Austria, 14-15 May 2018
Conference Chair Opening and Closure
Club Tourismus: Smarte Zukunftslösungen für Hotellerie und Gastronomie
Salzburg, Austria, 21 March 2018
Keynote: Smarte Technologien für Erlebnisse im Tourismus / Hotellerie
EY Warsaw / UX Plus
Warsaw, Poland, 7-9 February 2018
Internal Company Workshop: Experience Design
MUC Munich Airport

Munich, Germany, 6 February 2018
Internal Company Workshop: Experience Design

 ENTER2018 eTourism Conference
Jönköping, Sweden, 24-26 January 2018
Presentation: Mobile eyetracking of museum learning experiences
ENTER2018 eTourism Conference
Jönköping, Sweden, 24-26 January 2018
PhD Workshop: Academic Branding and Online Visibility

2017

Next Generation 2017: HOGAST
Salzburg, Austria, 22 November 2017
Keynote: Erlebnisinszenierung in der Hotellerie: Visionen für 2020
Smart Destinations: new horizons in tourism research and management
Alicante, Spain, 25-27 October 2017
Keynote: Smart destinations and technology enhanced tourist experiences
Tourismusschulen Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria, 5 September 2017.
Training Workshop: Social Media Training Workshop for Teachers
Brennpunkt Innovation
Salzburg, Austria, 23 May 2017.
Presentation: Digitale Erlebnisse im Tourismus: Innovationen für 2020.
IFITT Doctoral Summer School & ISCONTOUR 2017
Salzburg, Austria, 15 May 2017.
Presentation: Creating your own brand identity
IFITT Doctoral Summer School & ISCONTOUR 2017
Salzburg, Austria, 15 May 2017.
Presentation: Academic writing and publishing
Cascais Tourism Forum 2017
Cascais, Portugal, 05 May 2017.
Panel Keynote: Experience Economy in Tourism: Co-Creation of Innovative Travel Experiences 
ENTER2017 Conference 
Rome, Italy, 23-27 January 2017.
Presentation(Dis)Connectivity in the Travel Context: Setting an Agenda for Research.

2016

Consumer Behaviour in Tourism Symposium (CBTS) 2016
Bruneck, Italy, 14-17 December 2016.
PresentationMemories and timelessness in technology enhanced tourist experiences.
INTO 2016 International Innovation & Tourism Seminar
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 24-25 November 2016.
PresentationExperience Economy in the 21st Century: Creating dynamic and consumer-driven experiences through technology.
University of Surrey Research Seminar
Guildford, United Kingdom, 19 October 2016.
PresentationExperience Economy in the 21st Century: Co-Creating Technology Enhanced Consumer Experiences.
University of Surrey Tourism Management Conference
Guildford, United Kingdom, 19-22 July, 2016.
Presentation: Connected and disconnected travel experiences in the digital age.
Bournemouth University: Should we still switch off our phones on holidays?
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 29th June, 2016.
Presentation: Should we still switch off our phones on holidays?
Bournemouth University : eTourism: harnessing technology to increase competitiveness
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 28th June, 2016.
Presentation: Connecting vs. Disconnecting: Digital Detox as an Emerging Trend for Tourism and Hospitality.
EPSRC Balance Network: Beyond Balance Event
London, 27th June 2016
Presentation: Employee connectivity during travel.
ISCONTOUR 2016
Krems, Austria, 23 May, 2016.
Workshop: Qualitative Enquiries and NVivo in Tourism and Hospitality Research.
Edinburgh Napier University Research Seminar
Edinburgh, 18th May 2016.
Presentation: Experience Economy in the 21st Century: Co-Creating Technology Enhanced Consumer Experiences.
Tourism School Klessheim
Salzburg, Austria, 4th April 2016.
PresentationeTourism: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien im Tourismus
EPSRC Digital Work-Life Balance: ‘Going off the grid’: Can employees really switch off during travel?
Bournemouth, UK 9 March, 2016.
Event Opening Speech: “Going off the Grid”.
Bournemouth DepTH Digital Marketing and eTourism Research Seminar
Bournemouth, 24th Feburary 2016.
Presentation: Technology enhanced customer experiences & disconnected experiences.
23nd International ENTER 2016 Conference
Bilbao, Spain 2-5 February, 2016.
Presentation: Value Co-Creation and Co-Destruction in Connected Tourist Experiences.

2015

IFITTtalk@Salzburg Brennpunkt eTourism
Salzburg, Austria, 22nd October 2015.
Presentation: Connecting vs. Disconnecting: Digital Detox as an Emerging Trend for Tourism and Hospitality.
Bournemouth University: Smart Tourism Workshop / IFITTtalk
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 14 July, 2015.
Presentation: Smart tourism and co-creation of experiences.
Video Conference “The Impacts of Social Media on Events”
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 8 July, 2015.
Presentation: Social Media, Co-Creation and Experiences: Creating Enhanced Customer Experiences.
22nd International ENTER 2015 Conference
Lugano, Switzerland, 3-6 February, 2015.
Presentation: Technology as a Catalyst of Change: Enablers and Barriers of the Tourist Experience and their Consequences.

2014

Brennpunkt eTourism 2014
Salzburg, Austria, 23rd October 2014.
Presentation: Experiences, Co-Creation & Technology: Creating Enhanced Customer Experiences.
Bournemouth University : eTourism Innovations in the Digital era
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 11 June, 2014.
Presentation: How can you create technology enabled memorable experience?
21st International ENTER 2014 Conference
Dublin, Ireland, 21-24 January, 2014.
Presentation: Co-Creation through Technology: Dimensions of Social Connectedness.
PhD Workshop 21st International ENTER 2014 Conference
Dublin, Ireland, 21-24 January, 2014.
Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.

2011 / 2012 / 2013

Forum on the Future of Management in the 21st Century
Adelaide, Australia, 11-13 November, 2013.
Presentation: The Experience Economy of the 21st Century: Innovation through Technology-Enhanced Tourism Experiences
IFITT Doctoral Summer School 2013
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 8-9 July, 2013.
Presentation: Technology Enhanced Tourist Experiences
Bournemouth University : eTourism Innovations in the Digital era
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 10 June, 2013.
Presentation: Technology Enhanced Tourist Experiences
5th Annual BU Postgraduate Researcher Conference
Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 29 April, 2013.
Poster Presentation: Technology Enhanced Tourist Experiences
CAUTHE Conference 2013
Christchurch, New Zealand, 11-14 February, 2013.
Presentation: Experiences, Co-creation and Technology: A conceptual approach to enhance tourism experiences.
20th International ENTER 2013 Conference
Innsbruck, Austria, 22-25 January, 2013.
Presentation: High Tech for High Touch Experiences: A Case Study from the Hospitality Industry
PhD Workshop 20th International ENTER 2013 Conference
Innsbruck, Austria, 22-25 January, 2013.
Presentation: Revisiting the Tourist Experience: An exploration of the essence of the technology-enabled enhanced tourist experience.
London Turismo.as
London, UK, 3 December, 2012.
Panel Discussion: Location Technology and Travel.
8th Brennpunkt eTourism
Salzburg, Austria, 19 November 2012.
Presentation: Using ICTs to enhance tourist experiences in three stages of the travel.
IFITT@WTM 2012 Technology enabling Travel World Travel Market
London, UK, 5 November, 2011.
Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.
BU Postgraduate Researcher Conference
Bournemouth, UK, June, 2012.
Poster Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.
The 2nd Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing & Management Conference
Corfu, Greece, 31st May to 3rd June 2012.
Presentation: Understanding and managing Technology-Enabled Enhanced Tourist Experiences.
BU School of Tourism Poster Workshop
Bournemouth, UK, May, 2012.
Poster Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.
IFITT@EyeforTravel Travel Distribution Summit Europe
London, UK, 18 April, 2012.
Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.
PhD Colloquium Innovative Approaches to Tourism Marketing and Management Research
Exeter, UK, 2-3 April, 2012.
Presentation: The Technology Enhanced Tourist Experience.
19th International ENTER 2012 Conference
Helsingborg, Sweden, 24-27 January, 2012.
Presentation: The Perceived Value of Touristic Location Based Services.
PhD Workshop 19th International ENTER 2012 Conference
Helsingborg, Sweden, 24-27 January, 2012.
Presentation: Revisiting the Tourist Experience: An exploration of the essence of the technology-enabled enhanced tourist experience.
7th Brennpunkt eTourism
Salzburg, Austria, 14 November 2011.
Presentation: Location based services in tourism: What is the real perceived value?