Programme

Preliminary programme – subject to change

Tuesday, 28th April 2026 

10:00 – 10:30 Arrivals and morning coffee

10:30 – 10:35 Welcome, Juulia Räikkönen, Chair of the Board, Finnish Society for Tourism Research

Revisiting the Experience Economy in Tampere

10:40 – 11:25 Keynote 1: Miika Lipiäinen, Professor of Practice at Tampere University

11.25 – 12.10 Keynote 2: n.n.

12.10 – 12.55 Keynote 3: Anna-Kaisa Heinämäki, Director of the Attraction and Advocacy Unit, City of Tampere

13.00 – 13:45 Lunch

13:45 – 15.00 Session 1

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 16.45 Session 2

18:00 – 22.00 Tampere Urban Experience – Casual Conference Dinner

Wednesday, 29th April 2026

9:00 – 9:30 Keynote 4 – Finnish Journal of Tourism Research

9.30 – 10.45 Panel discussion/workshop

10.45 – 12.00 Session 3

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 – 14.00 Session 4

14:00 – 14.30 Coffee and have a safe journey home