Friday 19 September 2025 from 15.30
Red Building, USI West Campus, Lugano (CH)
Programme:
15.30: Welcome and Registration
16.30: Plenary Session
- Welcome by Gabriele Balbi, USI’s Prorector for Education and Students Experience
- Opening Remarks by Lorenzo Cantoni, Director Master in International Tourism
- A retrospective by Rico Maggi, former Director Master in International Tourism
- Keynote conversation: Nadzeya Sabatini (USI & Gdansk University of Technology) with Eduardo Santander Fernandez-Portillo, CEO, ETC – European Travel Commission
17.30: Workshops
- Enogastronomic Tourism
- Tourism and Fashion
- A conversation with our Alumni
- AI for recruiting in Hospitality and Tourism
19.30: Apero
- Greetings by the Mayor of the City of Lugano, Michele Foletti at Lugano Town Hall
20.30: Gala Dinner at Lugano Dante Restaurant
The dinner costs 100 CHF per person: USI is pleased to cover half fee for our MT alumni and MT students, reducing their price to 50 CHF. Guests are required to pay the full amount.
Mark your calendars and reconnect with fellow alumni, faculty, and the USI community. Spread the word among your former classmates and encourage them to join this special event.
Stay tuned for further details.
