Programme
Day 1
10th May 2026, Sunday
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Venue: Villa College
6.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Pre-Event Reception with Networking
9th Asia Euro 2026 Conference
Alumni Event, Maldives Country Chapter
6.00 pm Guest Arrival and Registration
6.30 pm Welcome Address by Associate Professor Dr. Ali Najeeb, Villa College
6.40 pm Welcoming Speech by Professor Dr. Barry Winn, Taylor’s University
6.50 pm Address by University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès
7.00 pm Alumni Address by Maldives Country Chapter President - Mr. Riza
7.10 pm Networking
8.00 pm 9th Asia Euro Conference and Alumni Dinner Reception
9.00 pm Alumni Awards Nominations for 2027
10.00 pm Closing
Day 2
11th May 2026, Monday
Venue: Villa College, Maldives
8.00 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9.00 am - 9:10 am
Introductory Speech
Professor Dr. Barry Winn
Vice Chancellor and President, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
9.10 am - 9:20 am
Introductory Speech
Professor Dr. Emmanuelle Garnier
President of University of Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, France
9.20 am - 9:30 am
Welcoming Speech
Associate Professor Dr. Ali Najeeb
Vice Rector of Villa College, Maldives
9.30 am - 9:45 am
Keynote 1
Minister of State for Tourism, Maldives
9.45 am - 10:00 am
Morning Refreshment and Networking
10.15 am - 11:15 am
Panel session - Tourism
11.15 am - 12:15 pm
Concurrent Session
12.15 pm - 1.30 pm
Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.15 pm
Keynote 2
President of AIUTA and Professor of International Tourism Economics
at University of Toulouse, France
2.15 pm - 3.15 pm
Panel session - Gastronomy
Fusion or Confusion? The Fine Line Between Innovation and Appropriation
3.15 pm - 4.15 pm
QS Ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management
Dr. Ashwin Fernandes
Chair, QS India & Vice President, Strategic and International Engagement, QS Quacquarelli Symonds
4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
Afternoon Refreshment and Networking
4.45 pm - 6:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Day 3
12th May 2026, Tuesday
Venue: Villa College, Maldives
8.00 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9.00 am - 9:30 am
Keynote 3
Professor Dr. Jean-Pierre Poulain
Chair, Professor of Food Studies, TTUC, Malaysia
9.45 am - 10:45 am
Panel session - Hospitality
10.45 am - 11:15 am
Morning Refreshment and Networking
11.15 am - 12:00 pm
Keynote 4
Associate Professor Dr. Anahita Malek &
Buckinghamshire New University, UK
12.00 pm - 1:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1.00 pm - 2.15 pm
Lunch
2.15 pm - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
3.15 pm - 3.45 pm
Afternoon Refreshment and Networking
6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Closing Ceremony and Gala Dinner
